Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-05-23T03:40:49Z http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 112 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_JECAM_Canada_Red_River -101.24,47.87,-94.24,51.25 2011-05-17T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-05-13T04:00:00Z

Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring The overarching goal of JECAM is to reach a convergence of approaches, develop monitoring and reporting protocols and best practices for a variety ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_JECAM_Canada_South_Nation -78.12,43.62,-72.9,46.99 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-05-13T04:00:00Z

Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring The overarching goal of JECAM is to reach a convergence of approaches, develop monitoring and reporting protocols and best practices for a variety ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0771 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.5033 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z

Arable Land: land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0691 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.5033 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z

Permanent Crops: Land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee and rubber; this category includes land under ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IUCN_CARING -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-02-11T05:00:00Z

"Caring for the Earth" provides governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and individuals with information and guidance needed to develop ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0395 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 1995-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-18T05:00:00Z

The objective of the "Carbon Sequestration by Switchgrass Managed as an Energy Crop" dataset is to monitor carbon sequestration over time in switchgrass and to compare the economic and carbon sequestration ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IPM -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z

Database of IPM Resources (DIR) is an information retrieval and referral system and a compendium of customized directories of worldwide IPM information resources accessible through the ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA.ARS.SWCRU.CropSysTrial2 -96.0,41.0,-96.0,41.0 1998-04-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z

(adapted from Project Summary) PROBLEM: Soil and water conservation concerns have been and continue to be the major driving forces in agricultural production in the western Corn Belt. In addition, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0098 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z

The dataset consists of data resulting from an experimental study involving seven cropping systems (three monoculture, two 2-year, and two 4-year rotations) with three rates of N fertilizer. Data ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CWIC_REG -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2008-04-27T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-11-13T05:00:00Z

The collection represents browse images and metadata for systematically georeferenced Radarsat-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) satellite scenes. The browse scenes are not geometrically enhanced using ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0567 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 2012-10-15T04:00:00Z

The objective of "Gender, Agriculture, and the Environment in Rural Areas" is to identify the effects of environmental problems on women and men. The data examine differences in women's and men's ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_CD_CTY_POPAG_GIS 73.0,18.0,135.0,54.0 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 2012-09-28T04:00:00Z

China County-Level Data on Population (Census) and Agriculture, Keyed To 1:1M GIS Map consists of census, agricultural economic, and boundary data for the administrative regions of China for 1990. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0428 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1986-03-01T00:00:00Z 1989-08-31T00:00:00Z 2011-10-14T04:00:00Z

The "Conservation Reserve Program Database" provides information on U.S. lands undergoing conservation treatments. Data include number of contracts enrolled by fiscal year and sign-up period; average ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0015 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-10-14T04:00:00Z

The "Conservation Reserve Program Statistics" database contains information on the number of contracts and acres enrolled by fiscal year from 1986 to 1993 and for sign-up periods 1 to 12. It also ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ISRIC_SOTWISsenegal -18.0,12.0,-11.0,16.5 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-08-30T04:00:00Z

This data set describes a harmonized set of soil parameter estimates for Senegal and The Gambia. It was derived from the Soil and Terrain Database for Senegal and The Gambia (SENSOTER ver. 1.0) and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MUSA_MGIS 0.0,-40.0,-180.0,40.0180.0,-40.0,0.0,40.0 2011-04-11T04:00:00Z

The Musa Germplasm Information System (MGIS) is a database of detailed and standardized information on Musa varieties maintained in the different collections throughout the world. MGIS facilitates ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA.ARS.NRI.ECL.RapidMeasure -77.0,38.0,-76.0,40.0 2011-03-21T04:00:00Z

(adapted from project description) Problem: The need to assess impact of conventional and sustainable agricultural practices on soil quality requires development of routine procedures that can rapidly ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA.ARS.NRI.ECL.TillMngt -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 2011-03-21T04:00:00Z

(adapted from project description) Problem: The use of no-tillage cropping systems has increased as their advantages in sustainable crop production have been documented. This includes better maintenance ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]HAU.FYM 75.75,29.17,75.77,29.19 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-03-21T04:00:00Z

This experiment began in 1967 at a site that was originally shrubland. The project consists of one rotation: Pearl millet-wheat. Treatments = 1) Absolute control, 2) Farm yard manure added, 3) N-fertilizer ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_Decadal_Survey_Place_Holder -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2010-08-19T04:00:00Z

[These missions are in the planning stage. Please monitor the project web sites for mission updates] [Source: NASA's Science ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA_AGRICOLA -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1500-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. Production ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NRCS_NRI_SotL_CROPLAND 157.56,49.18,-117.38,67.57-127.87,22.88,-65.36,48.24-160.25,18.9,-154.76,22.22-67.96,17.67,-64.56,18.51144.54,13.23,145.9,15.29-170.84,14.16,-169.42,14.38 1997-07-01T00:00:00Z 1998-10-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

The maps using data from the preliminary 1997 NRI for croplands deal with a variety of areas. These areas range from specific cultivated croplands, to erosion on cropland and changes in cropland. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WCMC_149 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

This sourcebook of biodiversity data was released in part as a contribution to the First Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Bahamas, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]SOIL_TERRAIN_DATABASE_NE_AFRICA 15.0,0.0,52.0,33.0 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

The Soil and Terrain Database for Northeastern Africa contains land resource information on soils, physiography, geology and vegetation for the following ten countries: Burundi, Djibouti, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]World_Potato_Atlas -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

The World Potato Atlas was started in the 1980's by Robert E. Rhoades at the International Potato Center (CIP) and provides information on ecological and economical ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WATER_CLIM_ATLAS -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z

Introduction IWMI's World Water and Climate Atlas is a growing collection of data products and analytical tools focused on climate and water resources. IWMI has assembled ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA.ARS.CGPRS.CNPcrp -105.0,39.0,-103.0,42.0 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-01-20T05:00:00Z

(adapted from abstract presented at ARS Carbon Storage Workshop, Jan 1999 Baltimore, MD) Problem: Marginal, highly erodible croplands have been taken out of production and replanted to grasslands ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]PU.Agronomy.TillageSystem -87.01,40.46,-86.09,40.47 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z

This experiment was initiated in 1976. In the previous years (1955-1975), the site had corn/soybean production with annual moldboard ploughing. It is estimated that between 1880-1955 ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EARTH_LAND_WDCD_AG1 73.0,17.0,136.0,54.0 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z

The data on Chinese agricultural resources includes population of agricultural regions, number of farmworkers, area of cultivated land, area of irrigated land, land area used for main ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UNE.LongtermTillage -100.8,41.2,-100.7,41.25 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-06-04T04:00:00Z

The site was in native short-grass prairie until 1969. The prairie was grazed by cattle and wildlife. Soil parent material is alluvium mixed with aeolian deposits. It has been cropland now for 25 ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0426 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-03-03T05:00:00Z

"CAB Abstracts" is a comprehensive bibliographic database of agricultural and biological data from all journals published by CAB International. Material abstracted and in the database include scientific ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0577 -124.9,32.02,-113.61,42.51 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z

The purpose of "Alternative Technology to Methyl Bromide for Control of Soilborne Diseases of Strawberries (Methyl Bromide Alternatives)" include: 1) evaluating alternative soil fumigants & non-chemical ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0546 165.0,0.0,0.0,85.0 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z

The purpose of "Light Regulated Vegetable Crop Development and Application in Agricultural Systems" is to determine the potential growth regulating effects of light conditioning on selected vegetable ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MSU0050 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z

The "Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Project" database includes summaries of the progress and completed research at land-grant universities, funded by the Cooperative State Research ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]India.Bhubaneswar 85.7,20.05,85.8,20.15 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

This long term experiment began in 1972. The experimental site is a tropical area, with a minimum annual temperature of 14 deg C, maximum annual temperature of 37.5 deg C, and mean annual rainfall ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]QWRI.BillaBilla 150.23,-28.18,150.27,-28.14 1983-11-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

The Billa Billa Folow Management Experiment was initiated in 1983. The soil parent material at the site consists of cretaceous sediments (lithic sandstone). The native vegetation was cleared in 1971. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]INRA.Deherain -2.5,54.45,-2.4,54.47 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

The Deherain long-term field experiment was started in 1875 to study the impact of fertilization on crop yield. Before 1875, the soil was cultivated with alfalfa without fertilization. Between 1929 ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KDAIS.TaiwanRice 120.4,22.4,120.8,22.8 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-12-31T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

SITE HISTORY For more than 20 years before the experiment began in 1974, paddy rice was the crop grown on the experimental site. The experimental site is located in the Pintung Plain of Southern ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IACR.Hoosfield -0.37,51.8,-0.33,51.83 1852-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

This experiment began in 1852 at Rothamsted, England. The site was occupied (farmed?) since Roman times. Map of 1623 shows field in arable. Arable crops 1847-1851. Clay-with-flints overlying chalk; ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]India.Jabalpur 79.9,23.1,80.0,23.3 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

This long term experiment began in 1972. The experimental site is a tropical area, with a minimum annual temperature of 5.9 deg C, maximum annual temperature of 42.8 deg C, and mean annual rainfall ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]HUB.IFP.DIII 13.2,52.4,13.4,52.5 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

This experiment began in 1923. The land uses in the project are: 1923-66 "free" rotation, 50% cereals,50% non-cereals; since 1967 4 year rotation either fodder beet,winter wheat,potatoes,winter wheat ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WAU.Static 20.15,51.95,20.17,51.97 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

This experiment began in 1923 at a site that was in arable crops from the 18th century. The original ecosystem (before cropping) was a forest. The experiment consists of the following land use and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UI.Morrow -88.24,40.0,-88.2,40.2 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z

The exact origin of the Morrow plots on the campus of the University of Illinois is obscure, but they are reputed to be the oldest continuous agronomic research study in the USA. Some evidence indicates ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]DRYAD_TREE_SHRUB_DB 3.54,50.56,7.62,53.59 2007-09-17T04:00:00Z

This web site allows users to stipulate the criteria they are looking for in their search of trees and shrubs. The user can choose from subcatagories under: Type Size Growth rate Leaf flushing period ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA.ARS.CPSWPRC.Lancaster -90.8,42.84,-90.6,42.86 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2007-09-10T04:00:00Z

The Lancaster Rotation, Wisconsin, legume cereal rotation began in 1967. The area is characterized by rolling to hilly landscapes, with soil developed in loess deposits of variable thickness over ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0566 -102.42,36.61,-94.23,40.38 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2007-08-30T04:00:00Z

The objective of "Carbon and Water Fluxes From Irrigated Corn: A Field-Scale, Full Season Study" is to evaluate the flux of energy, water vapor, and carbon dioxide from the soil and canopy in an irrigated ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0520 -172.0,19.0,-67.0,76.0 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2007-05-23T04:00:00Z

"Plant Systems for Aquacultural Waste Treatment" provides information that aids in the development of fruit and greenhouse crop production systems that utilize aquaculture effluent for growth and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0587 -177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2007-03-06T05:00:00Z

The purpose of "Reduced Tillage Systems and Soil Quality" is to determine the influence of tillage, soil management practices, and climate on changes in surface residue cover, surface roughness, and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0527 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2007-02-23T05:00:00Z

The objective of "Heat and Oxygen Stresses and Rotations as Alternatives to Methyl Bromide in Crop Production" is to characterize temperatures, redox potentials, and rotations that will control undesireable ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0524 -88.01,24.16,-79.65,31.38 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2007-02-23T05:00:00Z

The data in "Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests of Tomato as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide" was compiled to aid researchers in evaluating the efficacy of integrated pest management strategies ...