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ISLSCP I
type: Concept
alternative label: ISLSCP INITIATIVE-I
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definition: The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Initiative I data collection described here was borne out of a workshop organized by the ISLSCP scientific community in 1992. This workshop brought modelers, algorithm developers, and field experiment scientists together to discuss future steps for applying and translating current research findings into useful global data sets for land-atmosphere models; see the overview ( Acrobat version) paper by Sellers et al. The data sets contained within this CD set are a direct response to the recommendations of that workshop. The intent here was to produce, as quickly as possible, a consistent collection of high priority global data sets using existing data sources and algorithms, designed to satisfy the needs of those modelers. The workshop recommendations specified that global data sets at a consistent spatial and temporal resolution be compiled in four key areas: land cover, hydrometeorology, radiation, and soil! s. Contact Information: Eric Brown de Colstoun ericbdc&#64ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov David R. Landis David.R.Landis&#64gsfc.nasa.gov For more information, link to "http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/ISLSCP/islscp_i1.html" [Summary provided by NASA]
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