Global Volcano Locations Database
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dateStamp: 2020-09-03
metadataStandardName: ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
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title: Global Volcano Locations Database
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date: 2002-01-01
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individualName: Nicolas Arcos
organisationName: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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electronicMailAddress: haz.info@noaa.gov
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organisationName: Smithsonian Institution > National Museum of Natural History > Department of Mineral Sciences > Global Volcanism Program
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deliveryPoint: PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010
city: Washington, D. C.
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country: USA
electronicMailAddress: gvp@si.edu
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linkage: http://volcano.si.edu/
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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.
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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
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maintenanceNote: Data in this collection are updated by the Smithsonian Institution as needed.
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fileName: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/icons/volcano_locs.jpg
fileDescription: Map of all volcano locations
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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
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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.
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keyword: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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useLimitation: Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
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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.
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title: Global Volcanism Program, 2013. Volcanoes of the World, v. 4.7.0. Venzke, E (ed.). Smithsonian Institution
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date: 2013-05-20
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Anchor: DOI doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW4-2013
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attributeDescription:
RecordType: Volcano Name
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descriptor: Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.
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descriptor: The elevation of the volcano above global mean sea level. Negative elevation indicates a submarine volcano.
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descriptor: The country in which the volcano is located.
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descriptor: The global region in which the volcano is located.
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RecordType: Volcano Type
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descriptor: The type of volcano.
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RecordType: Volcano Status
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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).
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Record: 1. "Historical" - documented during or shortly after observation
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Record: 2. Dated eruptions based on a spectrum of techniques from "Hydrophonic" through "Radiocarbon" to "Anthropology", which is transitional to "Holocene"
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Record: 3. Thermal features such as "Fumarolic"
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Record: 4. "Uncertain"
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Record: 5. Thermal features preceded by the word "Pleistocene-"
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attributeDescription:
RecordType: Last Known Eruption
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name: Last Known Eruption
definition: The date of the last known eruption (from the Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program).
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Record: D1 - Last known eruption 1964 or later
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Record: D2 - Last known eruption 1900-1963
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Record: D3 - Last known eruption 1800-1899
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Record: D4 - Last known eruption 1700-1799
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Record: D5 - Last known eruption 1500-1699
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Record: D6 - Last known eruption A.D. 1-1499
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Record: D7 - Last known eruption B.C. (Holocene)
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Record: U - Undated, but probable Holocene eruption
rangeElement:
Record: Q - Quaternary eruption(s) with the only known Holocene activity being hydrothermal
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Record: ? - Uncertain Holocene eruption
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linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/volcano/loc-search
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DateTime: 2015-04-22T00:00:00
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