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CLIMAP

CLIMAP: Modern and last glacial maximum (18 KBP) comparison of soil and vegetation characteristics from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: global;

• Last Glacial Maximum
  CLIMAP Last Glacial Maximum: Last glacial maximum (18 KBP) soil and vegetation characteristics from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
  Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
  • aug
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: global;
    sea surface temperature (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • exposed_soil
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • feb
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: global;
    sea surface temperature (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • glacial_ice
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • relief type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • soil type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • elevation (m) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • vegetation type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • vegetative
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • water
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
• Modern
  CLIMAP Modern: Modern soil and vegetation characteristics from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
  Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
  • aug
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: global;
    sea surface temperature (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • exposed_soil
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • feb
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: global;
    sea surface temperature (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • glacial_ice
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • relief type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • soil type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • elevation (m) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • vegetation type (ids) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • vegetative
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]
  • water
    Resolution: 2x2; Longitude: global; Latitude: [55S,83N];
    percentage of grid cell (unitless) [ Longitude Latitude ]