The Miombo (Africa) Network Land Use/Land Cover CD-ROM from the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP)
Entry ID: IGBP_MIOMBO

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Summary
Abstract: The Miombo Woodlands system is taken to include all those Southern and
Central African ecosystems which occur under a hot, subhumid,
seasonally-wet climate on soils derived from acid crystalline
geologies. The components of this system include woodlands on
well-drained soils, and hydromorphic grasslands (called dambos) in
drainage lines. ... View entire text
Related URL
Description: LUCC Project Home Page; Miombo CD-ROM information

Description: Miombo introduction
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 15.0   S: -33.0   E: 49.0   W: -15.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Desanker, P.V., J.-I. Auge, P.G.H. Frost, J. Maso, and X. Pons
Dataset Title: Miombo Network CD-ROM
Dataset Series Name: Miombo Network CD-ROM
Dataset Release Date: 1998
Dataset Release Place: Spain and Virginia, USA
Dataset Publisher: IGBP LUCC and Miombo Network
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1901-01-01
Stop Date: 1995-12-31
ISO Topic Category
Use Constraints FUNDING SOURCE:
National Science Foundation (USA) Paleoclimate Program grant no. ATM-0455470.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Format: text
Fees: none
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Harvard University
City: Cambridge
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02138
Country: USA
Publications/References
Huybers, P. (in press 2006). Glacial variability over the last 2Ma: an extended depth-derived agemodel, continuous obliquity pacing, and the Pleistocene progression. Quaternary Science Reviews, in press.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-11-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-12-13

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