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Data, Data Everywhere but Not a Byte to Read: Managing Monitoring Information.
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Stafford, Susan G. – Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 1993
Describes the Forest Science Data Bank that contains 2,400 data sets from over 350 existing ecological studies. Database features described include involvement of the scientific community; database documentation; data quality assurance; security; data access and retrieval; and data import/export flexibility. Appendices present the Quantitative…
Descriptors: Data, Databases, Ecology, Environmental Education
Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR).
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Olivier, J. G. J.; And Others – Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 1994
Presents the objective and methodology chosen for the construction of a global emissions source database called EDGAR and the structural design of the database system. The database estimates on a regional and grid basis, 1990 annual emissions of greenhouse gases, and of ozone depleting compounds from all known sources. (LZ)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Database Design, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Sources of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, Hydrofluorocarbons, and Fluorocarbons and Their Potential Emissions during the Next Twenty Five Years.
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McCulloch, Archie – Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 1994
Examines the potential for the replacement of CFCs for historic uses with substituting technologies. The potential production and emissions of the principal HCFCs and HFCs are calculated for the next 25 years. (LZ)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Database Design, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
The National Aerial Photographic Data Base and Its Use in Education.
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Baker, Simon – Journal of Geography, 1991
Describes the National Aerial Photography Program database that includes photographs of the 48 conterminous states. Gives characteristics of two different photography programs, one completed and one still in progress. Provides addresses for obtaining the photographs. Suggests uses of the photographs in education as visual aids and in research as a…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Change, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education