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Online Files for Acid Deposition Sensitivity Map

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere (SAMAB) Cooperative

Publication_Date: 1995

Title: Online Files for Acid Deposition Sensitivity Map

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 95-0810

Other_Citation_Details: ARC/INFO export files. All coverages 1.3MB.

Online_Linkage: <http://minerals.usgs.gov/acid1.html>

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Theme_Keyword: 3110 - ESRI
Theme_Keyword: 3112 - export

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Description:

Abstract:: The following digital product represents the Acid Deposition Sensitivity of the Southern Appalachian Assessment Area. Areas having various susceptibilities to acid deposition from air pollution are designated on a three tier ranking in the region of the Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA). The assessment is being conducted by Federal agencies that are members of the Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere (SAMAB) Cooperative. Sensitivities to acid deposition, ranked high, medium, and low are assigned on the basis of bedrock compositions and their associated soils, and their capacities to neutralize acid precipitation.
Purpose:: To provide to the public online files for a acid deposition sensitivity of the Southern Appalachains.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: publcation date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Peper, John D
Contact_Organization: USGS-GEO-ERG-NGM

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 926, USGS
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6332

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpeper@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ARC/INFO version 7.0.3

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Compiled from mapping done by authors and digital data from the Defense Mapping Agency.

Completeness_Report: Complete

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: SAA-ACID: Compiled from a digital map of the generalized geologic setting of the southern U.S. Appalachians (Peper and others, in preparation). This data source was compiled by J.D. Peper from a draft map at a scale of 1:1,000,000 from various federal, state, and academic geologic maps. SAA-ACID_BASE: (1) State boundary data was extracted from the Digital Chart of the World on CD-ROM (1994) in Vector Product Format (VPF) and converted to ARC/INFO using VPFIMPORT on a Sun workstation. This digital data product was produced by the Defense Mapping Agency to produce small scale mapping of global coverage (except Antarctica) based on the 1:1,000,000-scale Operational Navigation Charts (ONC series). (2) Southern Appalachian Assessment Area boundary was obtained from K.A. Hermann of the National Biological Service, Norris, TN (karl@utkux1.utk.edu).
Process_Date: 1994-1995

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Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0810

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Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0810

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Attribute_Definition: acid deposition sensitivity

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0810

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Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0810

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing
Address: Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80255-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4695

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0810

Distribution_Liability:

This digital product, identified as open-file report 95-810, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this digital product has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the product pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Gzipped TAR containing ARC/INFO export files.

Format_Information_Content:

ARC/INFO export files	Description of coverage

saa-acid.e00           acid deposition sensitivity
saa-acid_base.e00      map base information

File_Decompression_Technique:

gzip utility is available free of charge over the Internet via links from the USGS Public Domain Software page:
<http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/public.html>

Digital_Transfer_Option: