noaa-recon-6220
Ray and Adams 2001 GIS-based Vegetation Map of the World at the Last Glacial Maximum
Ray, N.; Adams, J.M.
Ray and Adams 2001 GIS-based Vegetation Map of the World at the Last Glacial Maximum
2002-05-01
NCDC-Paleoclimatology
ONLINE Files
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https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/6220
Investigator
N.
Ray
Investigator
J.M.
Adams
earth science
paleoclimate
reconstructions
earth science
paleoclimate
reconstructions
vegetation
geoscientificInformation
Vegetation Reconstruction
18000 cal yr BP
18000 cal yr BP
Complete
-90
90
-180
180
Geographic Region
Global
Global>LATITUDE >LONGITUDE
None
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DATA Center Contact
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Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables derived from paleoclimate proxies. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations.
STUDY NOTES: A preliminary, broad-scale vegetation map reconstruction for use by archaeologists
and anthropologists is presented here for the world at the Last Glacial Maximum
(18,000 BP, but broadly representing the interval from 25,000 to 15,000 BP).
The global LGM map was produced from a range of literature and map sources,
and drawn on a GIS with topographic information. Extended coastlines due to LGM
sea-level drop were obtained using bathymetric information. The map is
available in image and Geographic Information System (GIS) formats, on a
global or regional basis.
Accompanying each regional map is a
bibliography detailing the principal literature sources of evidence on
Late Quaternary palaeovegetation and climates. The maps presented here are
merely a preliminary attempt at appraisal of current knowledge and
opinion, and future updated versions will be produced as more information
on LGM environments becomes available. Nevertheless, together with the
accompanying citation summary they should provide a valuable and readily
accessible source of information on current opinion in the Quaternary
community. It is also hoped that the maps will themselves act as a
catalyst for archaeologists to use their own data to contribute to the
broader climatic/palaeovegetational picture
GET DATA
https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/ray2001/
Data Folder; Ray and Adams 2001 Vegetation Maps
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