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(MI_Metadata) fileIdentifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G02135 language: eng; USA characterSet: (MD_CharacterSetCode) utf8 hierarchyLevel: (MD_ScopeCode) dataset contact: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information positionName: Hazards Data Manager contactInfo: (CI_Contact) address: (CI_Address) electronicMailAddress: haz.info@noaa.gov role: (CI_RoleCode) pointOfContact dateStamp: 2020-09-03 metadataStandardName: ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data metadataStandardVersion: ISO 19115-2:2009(E) return to top identificationInfo: (MD_DataIdentification) citation: (CI_Citation) title: Global Volcano Locations Database date: (CI_Date) date: 2002-01-01 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information role: (CI_RoleCode) publisher citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) individualName: Nicolas Arcos organisationName: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce contactInfo: (CI_Contact) phone: (CI_Telephone) voice: (303) 497-3158 facsimile: (303) 497-6513 address: (CI_Address) deliveryPoint: 325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42 city: Boulder administrativeArea: CO postalCode: 80305-3328 country: USA electronicMailAddress: haz.info@noaa.gov role: (CI_RoleCode) pointOfContact citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: Smithsonian Institution > National Museum of Natural History > Department of Mineral Sciences > Global Volcanism Program contactInfo: (CI_Contact) phone: (CI_Telephone) voice: 202-633-1000 address: (CI_Address) deliveryPoint: PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010 city: Washington, D. C. administrativeArea: District of Columbia postalCode: 20013-7012 country: USA electronicMailAddress: gvp@si.edu onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: http://volcano.si.edu/ protocol: http name: Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program description: The Volcanoes of the World database provides a catalog of Holocene and Pleistocene volcanoes, and eruptions from the past 10,000 years. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information contactInstructions: role: (CI_RoleCode) originator presentationForm: (CI_PresentationFormCode) tableDigital abstract: NCEI maintains a database of over 1,500 volcano locations obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World publication. The database includes information on the volcano name, location, elevation, volcano type, date of the last known eruption, and the certainty of Holocene volcanism. purpose: Environmental and hazard impact studies, Research credit: Smithsonian Institution > National Museum of Natural History > Department of Mineral Sciences > Global Volcanism Program status: (MD_ProgressCode) onGoing pointOfContact: (CI_ResponsibleParty) individualName: Nicolas Arcos organisationName: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce contactInfo: (CI_Contact) phone: (CI_Telephone) voice: (303) 497-3158 facsimile: (303) 497-6513 address: (CI_Address) deliveryPoint: 325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42 city: Boulder administrativeArea: CO postalCode: 80305-3328 country: USA electronicMailAddress: haz.info@noaa.gov role: (CI_RoleCode) pointOfContact resourceMaintenance: (MD_MaintenanceInformation) maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency: (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) asNeeded maintenanceNote: Data in this collection are updated by the Smithsonian Institution as needed. graphicOverview: (MD_BrowseGraphic) fileName: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/icons/volcano_locs.jpg fileDescription: Map of all volcano locations fileType: jpg descriptiveKeywords: (MD_Keywords) keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Eruption Dynamics keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Lava keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Magma keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Pyroclastics keyword: Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Volcanic Ash/Dust type: (MD_KeywordTypeCode) theme thesaurusName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords date: (CI_Date) date: 2020-01-09 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication edition: 9.1 citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System contactInfo: (CI_Contact) onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian descriptiveKeywords: (MD_Keywords) keyword: Visual Observations type: (MD_KeywordTypeCode) instrument thesaurusName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords date: (CI_Date) date: 2020-01-09 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication edition: 9.1 citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System contactInfo: (CI_Contact) onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian descriptiveKeywords: (MD_Keywords) keyword: ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System type: (MD_KeywordTypeCode) project thesaurusName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords date: (CI_Date) date: 2020-01-09 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication edition: 9.1 citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System contactInfo: (CI_Contact) onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian descriptiveKeywords: (MD_Keywords) keyword: Global type: (MD_KeywordTypeCode) place thesaurusName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords date: (CI_Date) date: 2020-01-09 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication edition: 9.1 citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System contactInfo: (CI_Contact) onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian descriptiveKeywords: (MD_Keywords) keyword: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce keyword: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce type: (MD_KeywordTypeCode) dataCentre thesaurusName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords date: (CI_Date) date: 2020-01-09 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication edition: 9.1 citedResponsibleParty: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System contactInfo: (CI_Contact) onlineResource: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian resourceConstraints: (MD_Constraints) useLimitation: Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States. resourceConstraints: (MD_LegalConstraints) accessConstraints: (MD_RestrictionCode) otherRestrictions otherConstraints: Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. aggregationInfo: (MD_AggregateInformation) aggregateDataSetName: (CI_Citation) title: Global Volcanism Program, 2013. Volcanoes of the World, v. 4.7.0. Venzke, E (ed.). Smithsonian Institution date: (CI_Date) date: 2013-05-20 dateType: (CI_DateTypeCode) publication identifier: (MD_Identifier) code: Anchor: DOI doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW4-2013 associationType: (DS_AssociationTypeCode) largerWorkCitation initiativeType: (DS_InitiativeTypeCode) collection language: eng; USA topicCategory: (MD_TopicCategoryCode) geoscientificInformation extent: (EX_Extent) geographicElement: (EX_GeographicBoundingBox) westBoundLongitude: -180.000000 eastBoundLongitude: 180.000000 southBoundLatitude: -79.000000 northBoundLatitude: 89.000000 temporalElement: (EX_TemporalExtent) extent: TimePeriod: beginPosition: NaN-99-01 endPosition: return to top contentInfo: (MI_CoverageDescription) attributeDescription: RecordType: Volcano Name contentType: (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) referenceInformation return to top contentInfo: (MI_CoverageDescription) attributeDescription: RecordType: Location contentType: (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) coordinate dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Latitude attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative. maxValue: Real: 90.00000 minValue: Real: -90.00000 units: UnitDefinition: identifier: decimal degrees name: decimal degrees dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Longitude attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative. maxValue: Real: 180.00000 minValue: Real: -180.00000 units: UnitDefinition: identifier: decimal degrees name: decimal degrees dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Elevation attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: The elevation of the volcano above global mean sea level. Negative elevation indicates a submarine volcano. maxValue: Real: 6887 minValue: Real: -6000 units: UnitDefinition: identifier: meters name: meters dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Country attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: The country in which the volcano is located. dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Region attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: The global region in which the volcano is located. return to top contentInfo: (MI_CoverageDescription) attributeDescription: RecordType: Volcano Type contentType: (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) thematicClassification dimension: (MD_Band) sequenceIdentifier: MemberName: aName: Type attributeType: (unknown) descriptor: The type of volcano. return to top contentInfo: (MI_CoverageDescription) attributeDescription: RecordType: Volcano Status contentType: (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) thematicClassification rangeElementDescription: (MI_RangeElementDescription) name: Status definition: The Status category conveys the following hierarchical progression from high to low certainty of Holocene volcanism (from the Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program). rangeElement: Record: 1. "Historical" - documented during or shortly after observation rangeElement: Record: 2. Dated eruptions based on a spectrum of techniques from "Hydrophonic" through "Radiocarbon" to "Anthropology", which is transitional to "Holocene" rangeElement: Record: 3. Thermal features such as "Fumarolic" rangeElement: Record: 4. "Uncertain" rangeElement: Record: 5. Thermal features preceded by the word "Pleistocene-" return to top contentInfo: (MI_CoverageDescription) attributeDescription: RecordType: Last Known Eruption contentType: (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) physicalMeasurement rangeElementDescription: (MI_RangeElementDescription) name: Last Known Eruption definition: The date of the last known eruption (from the Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program). rangeElement: Record: D1 - Last known eruption 1964 or later rangeElement: Record: D2 - Last known eruption 1900-1963 rangeElement: Record: D3 - Last known eruption 1800-1899 rangeElement: Record: D4 - Last known eruption 1700-1799 rangeElement: Record: D5 - Last known eruption 1500-1699 rangeElement: Record: D6 - Last known eruption A.D. 1-1499 rangeElement: Record: D7 - Last known eruption B.C. (Holocene) rangeElement: Record: U - Undated, but probable Holocene eruption rangeElement: Record: Q - Quaternary eruption(s) with the only known Holocene activity being hydrothermal rangeElement: Record: ? - Uncertain Holocene eruption return to top distributionInfo: (MD_Distribution) distributionFormat: (MD_Format) name: ASCII version: (unknown) distributionFormat: (MD_Format) name: ArcGIS version: (unknown) distributor: (MD_Distributor) distributorContact: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information positionName: Hazards Data Manager contactInfo: (CI_Contact) address: (CI_Address) electronicMailAddress: haz.info@noaa.gov role: (CI_RoleCode) pointOfContact distributionOrderProcess: (MD_StandardOrderProcess) fees: Free on the web transferOptions: (MD_DigitalTransferOptions) onLine: (CI_OnlineResource) linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/volcano/loc-search protocol: http name: Global Volcano Locations Search description: Use this form to search the catalog of global volcano locations. The database includes information on the volcano name, location, elevation, volcano type, date of the last known eruption, and the certainty of Holocene volcanism. function: (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search return to top dataQualityInfo: (DQ_DataQuality) scope: (DQ_Scope) level: (MD_ScopeCode) dataset lineage: (LI_Lineage) statement: This database was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program when the NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database was being developed in approximately 2006. The data are linked to the NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. The data were obtained to provide accurate information on the latitude, longitude, elevation, type of volcano, and last known eruption of the volcanoes. processStep: (LI_ProcessStep) description: This database was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program when the NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database was being developed in approximately 2006. processor: (CI_ResponsibleParty) individualName: Natural Hazards Data Manager organisationName: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce role: (CI_RoleCode) custodian source: (LI_Source) description: This database was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program when the NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database was being developed in approximately 2006. return to top dataQualityInfo: (DQ_DataQuality) scope: (DQ_Scope) level: (MD_ScopeCode) dataset report: (DQ_CompletenessCommission) evaluationMethodDescription: Since the database was obtained from the Smithsonian, it is of high quality and very complete. result: (unknown) return to top dataQualityInfo: (DQ_DataQuality) scope: (DQ_Scope) level: (MD_ScopeCode) repository levelDescription: (MD_ScopeDescription) other: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information lineage: (LI_Lineage) processStep: (LE_ProcessStep) description: NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. dateTime: DateTime: 2015-04-22T00:00:00 return to top metadataMaintenance: (MD_MaintenanceInformation) maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency: (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) unknown maintenanceNote: This record was automatically modified on 2015-10-01 to include references to NCEI where applicable. contact: (CI_ResponsibleParty) organisationName: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information positionName: Metadata Specialist role: (CI_RoleCode) editor |