This contains a growing list of data sets either used or generated by VCR LTER researchers. We request that users of individual data sets abide by use restrictions and provide appropriate citations. Details on data use are contained in the VCR LTER Data Management Policy. For data submission go to the VCR LTER Database Administration page (requires password).

VCR LTER DATASET CATALOG

• Physical Data
• Biological Data
• Images and Geographical Data
• Models
• Miscellaneous (software etc.)
• LTER Network Data

Physical Data

• Weather data and graphs from VCR weather stations
• Tides data and graphs from VCR tidal stations
• Water Quality and Nutrient Data from VCR monitoring sites
• Description of VCR LTER Climate and a climatic analysis of Long-Term Ecological Research Sites.
• Climate Data (from NOAA)
• Waves (from NOAA)
• Tides (from NOAA, for Wachaprerague)
• Climate Data for Painter VA
• Overwash disturbance probabilities on Hog Island

Biological Data

• VCR LTER Biodiversity Database
• Small Mammal Survey - 1975/77
• VCR Bird Database
• VCR Fish Database
• Aquatic Invertebrate Species List
• Vegetation Database
• Field Key to VCR Plant Species
• Vegetation Species Codes
• Island Vegetation Maps - 1974
• Spartina alterniflora Leaf & NPP Measurements - A
• Spartina alterniflora Leaf & NPP Measurements - B
• Decomposition Data for the VCR from the LIDET project.
• Parramore Island Permanent Vegetation Monitoring Plots:
  • 1992-93 Baseline Data

Images and Geographical Data

• Atlas of Aerial Photos and Satellite Images (raw images stored offline on optical disk)
• GIS Maps and Figures
• Historical Maps, Census information and Written Accounts from the UVA Center for Digital History
• Draft ARC/INFO coverages and metadata
• VCR Global Positioning System Network
  • Ongoing GPS projects from Randy Carlson
  • Map of measured ground elevations from Kathleen Overman
• Atlas of Topographic Surveys
• Research Site Coordinates
  • Interactive UTM & Lat./Long. coordinate Locater (click on photos to querry coordinates, find nearby research sites, or submit a new research site location description) ...under construction
• Photographic Images of Events, Places, Equipment and more
• Animation of Oyster Harbor, 1997
• Northampton County, VA GIS
• NASA MODIS Imagery (July 1993)
• EOS Land Validation Core Site Page
• TM scene from July 5, 1999 with text description

Models

• Animation of model by Shao et. al.

Miscellaneous

Software

• process_doc.pl an automated system for processing WWW forms
  
• PERL programs for creating MSQL databases