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Global Volcano Locations Database


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        organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
        positionName:  Hazards Data Manager
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                electronicMailAddress:  haz.info@noaa.gov
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    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)
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    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)
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                        voice:  (303) 497-3158
                        facsimile:  (303) 497-6513
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                        deliveryPoint:  325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42
                        city:  Boulder
                        administrativeArea:  CO
                        postalCode:  80305-3328
                        country:  USA
                        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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                        voice:  202-633-1000
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                        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.
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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
        credit:  Smithsonian Institution > National Museum of Natural History > Department of Mineral Sciences > Global Volcanism Program
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        pointOfContact:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            individualName:  Nicolas Arcos
            organisationName:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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                    city:  Boulder
                    administrativeArea:  CO
                    postalCode:  80305-3328
                    country:  USA
                    electronicMailAddress:  haz.info@noaa.gov
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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
            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
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            thesaurusName:  (CI_Citation)
                title:  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
                date:  (CI_Date)
                    date:  2020-01-09
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                edition:  9.1
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                            linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
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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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                            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.
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                            linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
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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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                title:  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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                edition:  9.1
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                            linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
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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
            keyword:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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                            linkage: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
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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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            useLimitation:  Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
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            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.
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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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        language:  eng; USA
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                eastBoundLongitude:  180.000000
                southBoundLatitude:  -79.000000
                northBoundLatitude:  89.000000
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    contentInfo:  (MI_CoverageDescription)
        attributeDescription:
          RecordType:  Volcano Name
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) referenceInformation
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    contentInfo:  (MI_CoverageDescription)
        attributeDescription:
          RecordType:  Location
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) coordinate
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                aName:  Latitude
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.
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                identifier:  decimal degrees
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                aName:  Longitude
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            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.
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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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              MemberName:
                aName:  Region
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  The global region in which the volcano is located.
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    contentInfo:  (MI_CoverageDescription)
        attributeDescription:
          RecordType:  Volcano Type
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) thematicClassification
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            descriptor:  The type of volcano.
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    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"
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              Record:  3. Thermal features such as "Fumarolic"
            rangeElement:
              Record:  4. "Uncertain"
            rangeElement:
              Record:  5. Thermal features preceded by the word "Pleistocene-"
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          RecordType:  Last Known Eruption
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) physicalMeasurement
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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
            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
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              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
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                organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
                positionName:  Hazards Data Manager
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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.
                function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search
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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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