Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-05-19T01:31:27Z http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 111 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_VEG_BIOP -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-05-26T00:00:00Z 1989-08-18T00:00:00Z 2012-08-31T04:00:00Z

The Biophysical Properties of the Vegetation Data Set were collected as part of the larger FIFE Science effort to characterize the physical and biological properties of the sites within the FIFE study ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_VEG_SPEC -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1984-05-07T00:00:00Z 1989-08-18T00:00:00Z 2012-08-31T04:00:00Z

The Vegetation Species and Cover Abundance Data Set documents the species present at the FIFE staff data measurement sites. Percent cover is estimated for each species at approximately the time of ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_VEG_REF -97.0,39.0,-95.0,40.0 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2012-08-31T04:00:00Z

The Konza Natural Research Area is a tallgrass prairie in a biologically heterogeneous environment that is rich in native plant species. Species composition is extremely variable over sites because ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_WIND_LID -96.54,39.07,-96.54,39.07 1987-06-24T00:00:00Z 1987-07-11T00:00:00Z 2012-08-31T04:00:00Z

The aim of this wind profile study was to derive wind profiles and momentum fluxes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Wave Propagation Laboratory (WPL) Doppler LIDAR, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_WIND_SON -96.56,39.12,-96.56,39.12 1987-05-26T00:00:00Z 1989-08-12T00:00:00Z 2012-08-31T04:00:00Z

The wind profile data described in this document were derived from the raw radiosonde data collected during FIFE by Dr. Wilfred H. Brutsaert during the summer and fall of 1987 and the late summer ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFONEU88 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1988-04-11T00:00:00Z 1988-10-21T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Neutron Soil Moisture Data: 1988 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data of the neutron probe soil moisture collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Samples ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFONEU89 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1989-07-07T00:00:00Z 1989-08-07T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Neutron Soil Moisture Data: 1989 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data of the neutron probe soil moisture collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Samples ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOIL_CO2 -96.55,38.98,-96.54,39.09 1989-07-24T00:00:00Z 1989-08-12T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

In the Soil Carbon Dioxide Flux study, a prototype gas exchange system and sensor were used to determine the soil surface flux of CO2 and associated parameters at the three FIFE supersites. The goal ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOIL_GAS -96.6,39.03,-96.53,39.1 1987-05-28T00:00:00Z 1987-06-28T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

Nitrogen gas fluxes are important to ecosystem productivity and atmospheric chemistry. Scaling of these microscale fluxes to landscape and regional scales relevant to ecosystem and atmosphere-biosphere ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILHYDC -96.6,39.05,-96.47,39.09 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Data Set contains soil hydraulic conductivity, matric flux potential, and soil depth data collected during the 1989 FIFE soil properties investigation. The purpose ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_PECK_SM -96.62,38.97,-96.48,39.12 1987-06-02T00:00:00Z 1989-08-09T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

Water content measurements by gravimetric methods involve weighing a wet sample, removing the water via drying in an oven, and reweighing the sample to determine the amount of water removed. Water ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOIL_REL -96.6,39.05,-96.47,39.09 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

This data product was created based on the hypothesis that a variety of ground truth observations of soil moisture could be combined to estimate equal soil moisture contours across a large area (e.g., ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SM_TRAN -96.57,39.05,-96.54,39.08 1985-06-13T00:00:00Z 1987-10-15T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The aim of the FIFE soil moisture transect work was to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of soil moisture along selected transects at the FIFE study area. Two levels of ground data were collected ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILREFL -102.0,37.0,-95.0,40.0 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

Soil reflectance properties are an important factor in determining landscape reflectance characteristics. No soil reflectance data were collected as part of the FIFE experiment. Therefore, the FIS ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILSURV -102.0,37.0,-95.0,40.0 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The objectives of this study were to collect soil survey information from the FIFE study area, determine the soil types at the FIFE sites, and characterize the physical and chemical properties of ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILTHER -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-10-18T00:00:00Z 1987-10-18T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The purpose of the 1989 FIFE soil properties investigation was to obtain a description of the thermal properties of the soils within the FIFE study area. Soil thermal conductivity measurements describe ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILDERV -96.6,39.05,-96.47,39.09 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

During the 1989 FIFE field campaign, measurements were made of soil moisture release parameters and hydraulic conductivity. Bulk density and soil moisture release data were collected at five FIFE ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_BIOMASS -96.59,39.07,-96.53,39.1 1987-05-28T00:00:00Z 1987-10-12T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The FIFE Standing Crop and Nitrogen Content Data Set contains biomass and nitrogen concentration data for live and dead above-ground plant material collected along transects in watersheds within the ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_STRM_DAY -97.0,39.0,-95.0,40.0 1979-04-01T00:00:00Z 1988-09-02T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Daily Stream Flow Amounts Data Set contains daily measurements of stream flow for the four LTER stations and for the USGS stream-flow station located on tributaries to Kings Creek. This data set ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_STRM_ST -96.58,39.07,-96.56,39.09 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Storm Event Stream Flow Data Set were collected during storm events from five treatment areas within the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site located within the northwest quadrant ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SF_BL92 -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.11 1987-05-14T00:00:00Z 1987-10-19T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The FIFE Surface Flux Baseline 92 Derived Data Set was compiled from the original surface flux data collected during FIFE (i.e., no measurements were made specifically for this data set). This data ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_NCDC_SUR -97.87,37.62,-95.48,40.85 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The NOAA Regional Surface Data - 1989 (NCDC) Data Set contains hourly surface meteorological data for the FIFE area. Though the measurements presented in this data set were not taken precisely at ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_UNL_SURF -96.59,38.98,-96.47,39.12 1987-05-30T00:00:00Z 1989-08-11T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z

The Surface Temperatures, Reflected and Emitted Radiation, and PAR from UNL Data Set contains surface temperatures at different view zenith and azimuth angles, net radiation, incoming and reflected ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_IRT_MULT -96.55,39.05,-96.54,39.09 1989-07-12T00:00:00Z 1989-08-10T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Surface Temperatures Measured at Multiple Angles Data Set was collected at two locations within the northwest quadrant of the FIFE study area during July and August 1989. The data set contains ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_IRT_GRND -96.55,39.05,-96.54,39.09 1989-06-15T00:00:00Z 1989-08-11T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Surface Temperatures from UNL Data Set contains surface temperatures collected between July 15 and August 11, 1989 at three FIFE area sites. These surface temperatures were measured with an Everest ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_NOAA_SON -99.97,37.77,-95.63,39.07 1985-07-02T00:00:00Z 1988-10-23T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The NOAA Radiosonde Observations Data Set contains data that were extracted from the NOAA operational analysis system and transmitted to the FIS. Data are available from July 1985 to October 1988, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_ROOT_BIO -96.61,38.98,-96.47,39.12 1987-06-01T00:00:00Z 1987-11-12T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The FIFE Root Biomass data were collected from 16 locations within the FIFE study area during the 1987 growing season. They provide a measure of the below-ground biomass for the study area. Biomass ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SAT_COEF -102.0,37.0,-95.0,40.0 1987-02-10T00:00:00Z 1989-10-13T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The atmospheric effects on the transmitted and reflected solar radiation should be factored into the estimation of geophysical and biophysical parameters from remotely-sensed data, so that appropriate ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SAT_AVHR -96.63,39.13,-96.63,39.13 1987-02-03T00:00:00Z 1989-10-13T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a four- or five-channel scanning radiometer capable of providing global daytime and nighttime sea-surface temperature and information about ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SAT_LTM -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-04-09T00:00:00Z 1988-09-26T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Thematic Mapper sensor system was used to collect the original data between February 1987 and October 1989 from which this data set was produced. Landsat TM extract data contains the average instrument ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SAT_SPOT -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-03-20T00:00:00Z 1989-08-09T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Reflectances Extracted from SPOT HRV Imagery Data Set contains the average instrument corrected spectral radiances for each of the spectral bands (3 in XS and 1 in PAN) collected during the ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SE_GSFC -96.6,38.98,-96.5,39.1 1987-06-01T00:00:00Z 1989-08-11T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The SE-590 Spectroradiometer Reflectance Factors from GSFC Data Set contains spectral data collected with the Spectron SE-590 Spectral Radiometer at selected FIFE sites located primarily on the Konza ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SE_UNL -96.55,39.05,-96.54,39.09 1989-06-15T00:00:00Z 1989-08-11T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The SE-590 Reflectance Factors and Radiances from UNL Data Set contains surface reflectance and viewing angle data that was collected at three sites within the FIFE study area via a SE590 mounted ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SE_LEAF -96.55,38.98,-96.54,39.09 1989-08-02T00:00:00Z 1989-08-07T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The SE-590 Leaf Level Spectral Observations from GSFC Data Set were acquired in situ with a Spectron SE590 spectroradiometer fitted with the 1 degree IFOV lens, and coupled with a LI-COR integrating ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SE_HELO -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1989-07-28T00:00:00Z 1989-08-08T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The SE-590 Reflectance Factors and Radiances Measured from a Helicopter Data Set were collected using the helicopter-borne SE-590 during Intensive Field Campaign 5 (IFC-5) in 1989. These data were ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOAMS87 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-01T00:00:00Z 1987-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

ABSTRACT: The Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product of the Portable Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) data acquired during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFO_AMS -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-01T00:00:00Z 1989-11-19T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 - 1989 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product of the Portable Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) data acquired during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOAMS88 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 1988-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product of the Portable Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) data acquired during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Data ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOAMS89 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 1989-11-10T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product of the Portable Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) data acquired during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Data ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOFLX87 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-27T00:00:00Z 1987-10-16T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected by many PIs during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. This data set is a time series of 30-minute average ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOFLX88 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1988-04-27T00:00:00Z 1988-09-20T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Flux Data: 1988 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected by many PIs during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Data are in 30 minute time intervals and include ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOFLX89 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1989-07-21T00:00:00Z 1989-08-16T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected by many PIs during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Data are in 30 minute time intervals and include ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOGRV87 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-20T00:00:00Z 1987-11-06T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data: 1987 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Samples were averaged for each site, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFO_GRV -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-20T00:00:00Z 1989-08-12T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data: 1987 - 1989 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Samples were averaged for each ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFOGRV88 -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1988-04-11T00:00:00Z 1988-10-21T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data: 1988 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. Samples were averaged for each site, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_FFO_NEU -96.611,38.9753,-96.447,39.1161 1987-05-28T00:00:00Z 1989-08-08T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The Site Averaged Neutron Soil Moisture Data: 1987 - 1989 (Betts) Data Set contains the site averaged product data of the neutron probe soil moisture collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE experiment. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOILDENS -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

Soil bulk density is defined as the ratio of the mass of dry solids to the bulk volume of the soil occupied by those dry solids. Bulk density of the soil is an important site characterization parameter ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SOIL_IMP -96.61,38.98,-96.47,39.09 1987-05-24T00:00:00Z 1989-08-10T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The purpose of this research was to characterize the soil moisture distribution in the FIFE study area. Daily measurements of the soil dielectric properties were obtained at five locations throughout ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SM_GRAV -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-05-20T00:00:00Z 1989-10-31T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The gravimetrical soil moisture data were collected from many stations spread over the FIFE study area. These data were collected to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of moisture content ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIFE_SM_NEUT -96.61,38.98,-96.45,39.12 1987-05-28T00:00:00Z 1989-08-10T00:00:00Z 2011-05-20T04:00:00Z

The neutron-probe data present a series of measurements of volumetric water content in the soil profile compiled using the neutron method. These data were collected from throughout the FIFE study ...