Label 1: MASTER.FORMAT This file contains a description of the layout of the 6K data tape. The tape includes documenation as well as data files. The tape contains pollen, lake level, and marine plankton data from 6000 yr. B.P. and was prepared by T. Webb and R. Arigo at Brown University, Spring, 1984. The data appears in files subdivided by region and data type. Pollen data are in the subdivisions: ENA (Eastern North America), ALASKA (Northwest Canada and Alaska), EUROPE, USSR, and SAMERICA (South America), and NEWZEAL (New Zealand). The subdivision LAKELEVL (Lake Level) contains a global set of data on lake levels (i.e. the scaled height of water levels in lakes). The subdivisions ATLANTIC (Atlantic Ocean) and INDIAN (Indian Ocean) contain planktonic foraminifera data from these oceans, and data from isolated cores in the Pacific and Southern Oceans are also included in the subdivision ATLANTIC. Within each region, files with the filetype of FORMAT (e.g. ENA.FORMAT) contain documentation pertaining to the data files for that particular region. Label 2: COUNTRY.CODES This file contains a list of country names along with its associated index number. The country codes appear in all *.INDEX files (where * is MASTER, ENA, ALASKA, EUROPE, USSR, LAKELEVL, ATLANTIC, INDIAN, SAMERICA, or NEWZEAL). Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Country code 3 4 Country name 7 30 Label 3: STATE.CODES This file contains a list of state names, Canadian provinces, and U.S. territories along with their postal abbreviations. The state codes appear in all *.INDEX files. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Postal abbreviation 2 3 State name 7 35 Label 4: DATING.METHODS This file contains a list of dating methods used along with its associated index number. Some dating methods are a combination of 2 or more dating methods previously listed. The combinations are listed by dating method number. This code appears for each site in all *.INDEX files. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Dating method number 1 2 Dating method 5 55 LABEL 5: SITETYPE:CODES This file contains a list of site type codes along with a description of the code. The sitetype code character is left justified in its field. This code is used in describing the sites in all *.INDEX files. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site type code 1 2 Site type 6 30 Label 6: DATATYPE.CODES This file contains a list of data type codes along with a description of the code. The data type codes appear in all *.INDEX files. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Data type code 1 2 Data type 6 30 Label 7: DATING.CONTROL This file contains a list of codes (1 to 7) that rank the degree of dating control for the data at a selected date, e.g. 6000 yr. B.P. These codes appear in all *.INDEX files. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Dating control code 1 1 Dating control 5 50 Label 8: MASTER.INDEX This file contains information about each site in each subdivision of the global data set. There is one line of information per site. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Dataset ID number 10 12 Site name 15 44 Latitude in degrees 47 48 Latitude in minutes 50 51 Latitude character 53 53 N=North, S=South Latitude in decimal 55 60 Longitude in degrees 63 65 Longitude in minutes 67 68 Longitude character 70 70 W=West, E=East Longitude in decimal 72 78 Elevation in meters 81 86 Postal code 89 90 Refer to Label 3: STATE.CODES Country code 93 94 Refer to Label 2: COUNTRY.CODES Sitetype code 97 98 Refer to Label 5: SITETYPE.CODES Type of data 101 102 Refer to Label 6: DATATYPE.CODES Publication number 105 109 Refer to *.PUBINDEX files Number of C-14 dates 112 115 Dating control code 120 121 Refer to Label 7: DATING.CONTROL Dating method code 124 125 Refer to Label 4: DATING.METHODS Label 9: ENA.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other ENA files. Label 10: ENA.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in ENA and its data. Label 11: ENA.DATA6K Contains the pollen data and available climatic estimates from each site in ENA for 6000 yr. B.P. Data compiled by T. Webb and P.J. Bartlein. Label 12: ENA.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with the author and date. Label 13: ENA.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with the full bibliographic references. Label 14: ALASKA.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other ALASKA files. LABEL 15: ALASKA.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in ALASKA and its data. Label 16: ALASKA.DATA6K Contains pollen data from each site in ALASKA for 6000 yr. B.P. Data suppled by P.M. Anderson. Label 17: ALASKA.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with the author and date. Label 18: ALASKA.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with full bibliographic references for the data. Label 19: EUROPE.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other EUROPE files. Label 20: EUROPE.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in EUROPE and its data. Label 21: EUROPE.DATA6K Contains pollen data and available temperature estimates from each site in EUROPE for 6000 yr. B.P. Data supplied by B. Huntley and I.C. Prentice. Label 22: EUROPE.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication and an abbreviated reference. Label 23: EUROPE.REFERENC See Label 22: EUROPE.PUBINDEX for abbreviated references. Label 24: USSR.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other USSR files. Label 25: USSR.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in the USSR and its data. Label 26: USSR.DATA6K Contains pollen data from each site in the USSR for 6000 yr. B.P. Data supplied by G.M. Peterson. Label 27: USSR.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with the author and date. Label 28: USSR.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with the full bibliographic references for the data. LABEL 29: LAKELEVL.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other LAKELEVL files. Label 30: LAKELEVL.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each LAKELEVL site and its data. Label 31: LAKELEVL.DATA6K by F.A. Street-Perrott, S. Harrison, and N. Roberts. Label 32: LAKELEVL.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with its associated reference numbers. Label 33: LAKELEVL.REFERENC Lists the reference number for each reference along with the author(s), date and full reference for the data. Label 34: ATLANTIC.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other ATLANTIC files. Label 35: ATLANTIC.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in the ATLANTIC Ocean and its data. Label 36: ATLANTIC.DATA6K LABEL 37: ATLANTIC.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with its associated reference numbers. Label 38: ATLANTIC.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with the full bibliographic references for the data. Label 39: INDIAN.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other INDIAN files. Label 40: INDIAN.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in the INDIAN Ocean and its data. Label 41: INDIAN.DATA6K Contains foraminifera data and sea-surface temperature estimates for 6000 yr. B.P. Data supplied by W.L. Prell and R. Marvil. Label 42: INDIAN.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with its associated reference numbers. Contains pollen data from each site in SAMERICA for 6000 yr. B.P. Data supplied by V. Markgraf. Label 47: SAMERICA.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with the reference numbers, author(s), and date for SAMERICA. Label 48: SAMERICA.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with the full bibliographic references for the data. Label 49: NEWZEAL.FORMAT Describes the information and its format in each of the other NEWZEAL files. Label 50: NEWZEAL.INDEX Provides descriptive information about each site in NEWZEAL and its data. LABEL 51: NEWZEAL.DATA6K Contains pollen data from each site in NEWZEAL for 6000 yr. B.P. Data supplied by M.S. McGlone. Label 52: NEWZEAL.PUBINDEX Lists the index number for each publication along with the reference numbers, author(s), and date for the data. Label 53: NEWZEAL.REFERENC Lists the reference number along with the full bibliographic references for NEWZEAL. FORMAT INDEX DATA6K PUBINDEX REFERENC |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ENA | Label 9 | Label 10 | Label 11 | Label 12 | Label 13 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ALASKA | Label 14 | Label 15 | Label 16 | Label 17 | Label 18 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| EUROPE | Label 19 | Label 20 | Label 21 | Label 22 | Label 23 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| USSR | Label 24 | Label 25 | Label 26 | Label 27 | Label 28 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| LAKELEVL | Label 29 | Label 30 | Label 31 | Label 32 | Label 33 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ATLANTIC | Label 34 | Label 35 | Label 36 | Label 37 | Label 38 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| INDIAN | Label 39 | Label 40 | Label 41 | Label 42 | Label 43 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| SAMERICA | Label 44 | Label 45 | Label 46 | Label 47 | Label 48 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| NEWZEAL | Label 49 | Label 50 | Label 51 | Label 52 | Label 53 | |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|