Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Library
Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_ICPRB_HYDRO_POTOMAC

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Summary
Abstract: The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) Library
contains 4750 entries, including a variety of data on the Potomac
River and its tributaries in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia,
Pennsylvania. The impact of the Potomac River on the Chesapeake Bay is
one of the areas highlighted. Data includes the history of the
hydrology, hydrography, plant life in the river, fish, crustaceans,
insects, waterfowl, and other animal species. Data on floods, water
flow, fish catches, and sedimentation goes back to the nineteenth
century. The contents of the library are computer indexed.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 41.0   S: 37.0   E: -76.0   W: -81.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1832-01-01
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS Parameter Definition
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 795

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 263-4-302603
Phone: 263-4-303211
Fax: 263-4-332857
Email: pfrost at zimbix.uz.zw
Contact Address:
Institute of Environmental Studies
University of Zimbabwe
P.O. Box MP 167
Mount Pleasant
City: Harare
Country: Zimbabwe
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-06-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-21

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