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Data release for Assessing the Uncertainties in Climatic Estimates Based on Vegetation Assemblages: Examples from Modern Vegetation Assemblages in the American Southwest

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Thompson, R.S., Anderson, K.H., Pelltier, R.T., Strickland, L.E., Shafer, S.L., and Bartlein, P.J., 2021, Data release for assessing the uncertainties in climatic estimates based on vegetation assemblages: Examples from modern vegetation assemblages in the American southwest: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CKCP22.

Summary

This data release includes climatic variables and associated descriptive material created for the purpose of assessing uncertainties associated with climatic estimates based on vegetation assemblages (Thompson and others, 2021). The data are from the interior of the western United States, including all of Arizona, and portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. The data are observed, interpolated, and estimated values for the mean temperature of the coldest month (MTCO, degrees C), mean temperature of the warmest month (MTWA, degrees C), and mean annual total precipitation (MAP, mm).

Contacts

Originator :
Robert S Thompson, Katherine Anderson, Richard T Pelltier, Laura E Strickland, Sarah L Shafer, Patrick J Bartlein
Point of Contact :
Robert S Thompson
Metadata Contact :
Richard T Pelltier
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Thompson_and_others_2021_QSR_data_release_metadata.xml
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Data_Table_1.csv 45.5 KB text/csv
Data_Table_2a.csv 11.55 KB text/csv
Data_Table_2b.csv 3.55 KB text/csv
Data_Table_2c.csv 10.68 KB text/csv
grid_point_virtual_vegetation_assemblages_interpolated_vs_estimated_climate_values.csv 309.57 KB text/csv
Thompson_and_others_2021_QSR_data_dictionary.csv 27.97 KB text/csv
Figure_1.png thumbnail 437.35 KB image/png

Purpose

The data included in this data release were developed for climate change research and may not be suitable for other applications.
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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9CKCP22

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