rainfall
atl_anntotprecip.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (114 K)
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Annual Total Precipitation
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Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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temperature
atl_avganntemp.jpg
1531 x 767 pixels (123 K)
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Average Annual Temperature
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Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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built-up land
atl_builtupland.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (86 K)
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Built-Up Land
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Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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croplands
atl_croplands.jpg
1530 x 765 pixels (113 K)
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Cropland Intensity (1992)
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Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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plant growth
atl_npp.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (102 K)
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Net Primary Productivity
(atmospheric carbon fixed by plants minus that lost in respiration, ie. growth)
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Data taken from: IBIS Simulation
(Kucharik, et al. 2000)
(Foley, et al. 1996)
Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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oil use
atl_oilusageperperson.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (134 K)
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Per Capita Oil Usage: 1994
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Data taken from: ESRI (2000)
Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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population
atl_population.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (116 K)
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Population (1995)
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Data taken from: CIESEN Gridded Population of the World, 2000
Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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pop growth
atl_populationgrowthrate.jpg
1532 x 767 pixels (120 K)
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Population Growth Rate: 1990-1995
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Data taken from: ESRI (2000)
Source: Atlas of the Biosphere,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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bio winter(N)
bio_Dec97-Feb98.jpg
1280 x 640 pixels (145 K)
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The Global Biosphere
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE
This image represents Northern Hemisphere Winter and Southern Hemisphere Summer
(Sep 97 - Nov 97).
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bio summer(N)
bio_Jun98-Aug98.jpg
1280 x 640 pixels (150 K)
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The Global Biosphere
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE
This image represents Northern Hemisphere Summer and Southern Hemisphere Winter
(Jun 98 - Aug 98).
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bio spring(N)
bio_Mar98-May98.jpg
1280 x 640 pixels (155 K)
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<image caption>
The Global Biosphere
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE
This image represents Northern Hemisphere Spring and Southern Hemisphere Autumn
(Mar 98 - May 98).
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bio autumn(N)
bio_Sep97-Nov97.jpg
1280 x 640 pixels (146 K)
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<image caption>
The Global Biosphere
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE
This image represents Northern Hemisphere Autumn and Southern Hemisphere Spring
(Sep 97 - Nov 97).
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earthquakes
earthcyl2.jpg
1024 x 512 pixels (206 K)
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Taken from Views of the Solar System.
Distribution of earthquakes of magnitude >4.5 over the period 1980-1995.
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sea surface temp
sea_surface_temp.jpg
2000 x 1000 pixels (306 K)
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Sea Surface Temperatures.
Downloaded from the Space Science and Engineering Centre,
part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Graduate School.
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ocean wind
wind_vectors.png
799 x 399 pixels (57 K)
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QuikSCAT Level 3 Average Wind Vectors for 2003/6/11
You can browse the database at this NASA/JPL site.
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