::Identification info
 

Title Matthews Seasonal Albedo July 1983 (GISS)
Date 1983-05-01 (creation)
Presentation form Map Digital
Language en
Character set Utf8
Abstract The Matthews Seasonal Albedo July map is based on Matthews Vegetation, Cultivation Intensity and Seasonal Albedo data files included in "Global Distribution of Vegetation at 1°×1° Resolution," a Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) dataset (Matthews, E., 1983. Global vegetation and land use: new high resolution data bases for climate studies, Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, volume 22, pp. 474-487.). Map data was converted for use in TerraViva!® global data-viewing software by ISCIENCES, L.L.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The map shows the seasonal percentage of incoming radiation reflected into space, integrated across the electro-magnetic spectrum. This map is part of a 4-map series. The complete Matthews Seasonal Integrated Albedo data set includes four data files for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn (January, April, July and October respectively in the Northern Hemisphere; and July, October, January and April for the Southern Hemisphere). These are based on the vegetation and cultivation intensity maps, rather than being measured directly, and are for snow-free conditions except for permanently snow-covered continental ice.
Supplemental Information System Requirement: To use the downloadable data file (*.xtvm) you must have TerraViva!® Global Data Viewer or TerraViva!® Global Data Analyst software installed. To obtain a free copy of TerraViva!® Global Data Viewer visit www.terraviva.net.
Purpose Matthews Seasonal Integrated Albedo data set provides a new high resolution data base for climate studies.
Status Completed
Topic category Environment
Descriptive keywords albedo, surface, TerraViva, July, summer, Matthews, seasonal, vegetation, land use, climate, 1983, GISS, Goddard, Mathews (theme).
Descriptive keywords World (place).
Spatial representation type 
::Equivalent scale
 
Denominator 35,000,000
 
::Geographic box
 
North bound latitude
90
West bound longitude
-180
East bound longitude
180
South bound latitude
-90
 
::Extent
 
Begin date 
End date 
 
Access constraints 
Use constraints 
Other constraints CITATION: "Matthews, E., 1983. Global vegetation and land use: new high resolution data bases for climate studies, Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, volume 22, pp. 474-487."
Maintenance and update frequency Not Planned
::Point of contact
 
Individual name Elaine Matthews
Organisation name Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
Role Originator
Voice 212-675-5628
Delivery point 2880 Broadway
City New York
Administrative area New York
Postal code 10025
Country USA
Electronic mail address ematthews@giss.nasa.gov
 
 
::Distribution info
 
OnLine resource 
Data for download Map: Seasonal Albedo-July
Data for download NASA Technical Memo 86096 (pdf)
Interactive Map Map Viewer
 
::Spatial representation info
 
Number of dimensions 2
Dimension name Row
Dimension size 2,160
Dimension name Column
Dimension size 4,320
Dimension name 
Cell geometry Area
 
::Reference system info
 
Code WGS 1984
 
::Data quality info
 
Hierarchy level Dataset
Statement Matthews Seasonal Albedo-July Map is based on Matthews Vegetation, Cultivation Intensity and Seasonal Albedo data files (Matthews, E., 1983).
 
::Metadata
 
File identifier 23f74530-45bf-11dc-91f9-0013720f00b3
Language en
Character set Utf8
Date stamp 2008-04-15T13:02:55
Metadata standard name ISO 19115
Metadata standard version FDIS
::Metadata author
 
Individual name Lisa Emmer
Organisation name ISCIENCES, L.L.C.
Role Point Of Contact
Voice 1-734-214-9810
Facsimile 1-734-214-9813
Delivery point 2155 Jackson Avenue
City Ann Arbor
Administrative area Michigan
Postal code 48103
Country USA
Electronic mail address lemmer@isciences.com