Contribute Geolocation Data

Help us add geographic metadata to scientific works!

The works listed below have been harvested from various scientific sources but do not have geolocation data yet. If you know the geographic location or area mentioned in any of these works, you can help us improve our database.

Know a publication that should be in OPTIMAP? Enter its DOI and we will fetch its metadata from Crossref and enrich it automatically. If we already have it, you will be taken to its page.

Please log in to add works by DOI — use the user menu at the top right of the page.

Showing 5951 to 6000 of 7523 works

European pollen-based REVEALS land-cover reconstructions for the Holocene: methodology, mapping and potentials

Abstract. Quantitative reconstructions of past land cover are necessary to determine the processes involved in climate–human–land-cover interactions. We present the first temporal…

The Global Fire Atlas of individual fire size, duration, speed and direction

Abstract. Natural and human-ignited fires affect all major biomes, altering ecosystem structure, biogeochemical cycles and atmospheric composition. Satellite observations provide …

ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility…

Abstract. Ground-based instruments offer unique capabilities such as detailed atmospheric, thermodynamic, cloud, and aerosol profiling at a high temporal sampling rate. The U.S. D…

A restructured and updated global soil respiration database (SRDB-V5)

Abstract. Field-measured soil respiration (RS, the soil-to-atmosphere CO2 flux) observations were compiled into a global soil respiration database (SRDB) a decade ago, a resource …

Enhancing high-resolution forest stand mean height mapping in China through an individual tree-based approach with clos…

Abstract. Forest stand mean height is a critical indicator in forestry, playing a pivotal role in various aspects such as forest inventory, sustainable forest management practices…

Differences in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions estimates explained

Abstract. We examine differences in global and national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimates, focusing on the role of varying system boundaries and conceptual approaches in dr…

SMOS-derived Antarctic thin sea ice thickness: data description and validation in the Weddell Sea

Abstract. Accurate satellite measurements of the thickness of Antarctic sea ice are urgently needed but pose a particular challenge. The Antarctic data presented here were produce…

Two sets of bias-corrected regional UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) of temperature, precipitation and potential ev…

Abstract. The United Kingdom Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) regional climate model (RCM) 12 km regional perturbed physics ensemble (UKCP18-RCM-PPE) is one of the three strands …

A global data set of soil hydraulic properties and sub-grid variability of soil water retention and hydraulic conductiv…

Abstract. Agroecosystem models, regional and global climate models, and numerical weather prediction models require adequate parameterization of soil hydraulic properties. These p…

The Loobos ecosystem first tower dataset: meteorology, turbulent fluxes and net ecosystem exchange (1996 to 2021)

Abstract. We describe a 25 years (1996–2021) observational dataset of meteorology, turbulent fluxes and net ecosystem exchange collected from the first tower at the Loobos site, t…

Marine carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS <sub>2</sub> ): a compil…

Abstract. Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS2) are volatile sulfur gases that are naturally formed in seawater and exchanged with the atmosphere. OCS is the most abun…

Development of a high-resolution integrated emission inventory of air pollutants for China

Abstract. Constructing a highly resolved comprehensive emission dataset for China is challenging due to limited availability of refined information for parameters in a unified bot…

A 30 m resolution dataset of China's urban impervious surface area and green space, 2000–2018

Abstract. Accurate and timely maps of urban underlying land properties at the national scale are of significance in improving habitat environment and achieving sustainable develop…

African anthropogenic emissions inventory for gases and particles from 1990 to 2015

Abstract. There are very few African regional inventories providing biofuel and fossil fuel emissions. Within the framework of the DACCIWA project, we have developed an African re…

SM2RAIN–ASCAT (2007–2018): global daily satellite rainfall data from ASCAT soil moisture observations

Abstract. Long-term gridded precipitation products are crucial for several applications in hydrology, agriculture and climate sciences. Currently available precipitation products …

Combined wind lidar and cloud radar for high-resolution wind profiling

Abstract. This paper introduces an experimental setup for retrieving horizontal wind speed and direction profiles with a high temporal and vertical resolution for process studies …

A national landslide inventory for Denmark

Abstract. Landslides are a frequent natural hazard occurring globally in regions with steep topography. Additionally, landslides play an important role in landscape evolution by t…

AIUB-GRACE gravity field solutions for G3P: processing strategies and instrument parameterization

Abstract. This paper discusses strategies to improve the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) monthly solutions computed at the Astronomical Institute of the University…

GRAIN – a Global Registry of Agricultural Irrigation Networks

Abstract. Despite supporting roughly 40 % of the world's agricultural output, irrigation canal networks remain a critical data gap in global geospatial archives. Currently, there …

An accurate 10 m annual crop map product of maize and soybean across the United States

Abstract. High-resolution crop maps over large spatial extents are fundamental to many agricultural applications; however, generating high-quality crop maps consistently across sp…

High-resolution land use and land cover dataset for regional climate modelling: a plant functional type map for Europe …

Abstract. The concept of plant functional types (PFTs) is shown to be beneficial in representing the complexity of plant characteristics in land use and climate change studies usi…

Measurement of the fracture toughness of polycrystalline bubbly ice from an Antarctic ice core

Abstract. The critical fracture toughness is a material parameter describing the resistance of a cracked body to further crack extension. It is an important parameter for simulati…

Measurements of the stable carbon isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in the northeastern Atlantic and No…

Abstract. The stable carbon isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon (δ13CDIC) in seawater was measured in a batch process for 552 samples collected during two cruises in…

First release of the Pelagic Size Structure database: global datasets of marine size spectra obtained from plankton ima…

Abstract. In marine ecosystems, most physiological, ecological, or physical processes are size dependent. These include metabolic rates, the uptake of carbon and other nutrients, …

A global Lagrangian eddy dataset based on satellite altimetry

Abstract. The methods used to identify coherent ocean eddies are either Eulerian or Lagrangian in nature, and nearly all existing eddy datasets are based on the Eulerian method. I…

cigFacies: a massive-scale benchmark dataset of seismic facies and its application

Abstract. Seismic facies classification is crucial for seismic stratigraphic interpretation and hydrocarbon reservoir characterization but remains a tedious and time-consuming tas…

A climate data record of atmospheric moisture and sea surface temperature from satellite observations

Abstract. We developed a climate data record (CDR) of atmospheric column water vapor (CWV) and sea surface temperature (SST) under oceanic rain-free conditions using over two deca…

A homogenized daily in situ PM <sub>2.5</sub> concentration dataset from the na…

Abstract. In situ PM2.5 concentration observations have long been used as critical data sources in haze-related studies. Due to the frequently occurring haze pollution events, Chi…

A weekly, continually updated dataset of the probability of large wildfires across western US forests and woodlands

Abstract. There is broad consensus that wildfire activity is likely to increase in western US forests and woodlands over the next century. Therefore, spatial predictions of the po…

Mammals in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone's Red Forest: a motion-activated camera trap study

Abstract. Since the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986, there have been few studies published on medium and large mammals inhabiting the area from which the hum…

Radiocarbon measurements of ecosystem respiration and soil pore-space CO <sub>2</sub> …

Abstract. Radiocarbon measurements of ecosystem respiration and soil pore space CO2 are useful for determining the sources of ecosystem respiration, identifying environmental cont…

A revised marine fossil record of the Mediterranean before and after the Messinian salinity crisis

Abstract. The Messinian salinity crisis and its precursor events have been the greatest environmental perturbation of the Mediterranean Sea to date, offering an opportunity to stu…

An extensive data set for in situ microphysical characterization of low-level clouds in a Finnish sub-Arctic site

Abstract. Continuous, semi-long-term, ground-based in situ cloud measurements were conducted during eight Pallas Cloud Experiments (PaCEs) held in autumn between 2004 and 2019. Th…

The Cumulus And Stratocumulus CloudSat-CALIPSO Dataset (CASCCAD)

Abstract. Low clouds continue to contribute greatly to the uncertainty in cloud feedback estimates. Depending on whether a region is dominated by cumulus (Cu) or stratocumulus (Sc…

Editorial: Data publication – &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;ESSD&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; goals, practices and recommendations

Abstract. Earth System Science Data (ESSD) provides a wide range of openly accessible, high-quality, well-documented and highly useful data products while ensuring recognition of …

Hydrometeorological data from a Remotely Operated Multi-Parameter Station network in Central Asia

Abstract. The regional research network Water in Central Asia (CAWa) funded by the German Federal Foreign Office consists of 18 remotely operated multi-parameter stations (ROMPSs)…

Biogeochemical data from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in a periglacial catchment, West Greenland

Abstract. Global warming is expected to be most pronounced in the Arctic where permafrost thaw and release of old carbon may provide an important feedback mechanism to the climate…

A new compilation of stomach content data for commercially important pelagic fish species in the northeast Atlantic

Abstract. There is increasing demand for information on predator–prey interactions in the ocean as a result of legislative commitments aimed at achieving sustainable exploitation.…

Nordic Seas total dissolved inorganic carbon data in CARINA

Abstract. Water column data of carbon and carbon relevant hydrographic and hydrochemical parameters from 188 previously non-publicly available cruises in the Arctic, Atlantic, and…

Combining data from the distributed GRUAN site Lauder–Invercargill, New Zealand, to provide a site atmospheric state be…

Abstract. A site atmospheric state best estimate (SASBE) of the temperature profile above the GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN) site at La…

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watersh…

Abstract. From autumn 2021 through summer 2023, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners conducted the Study of Precipitation, the L…

Juneau Icefield Mass Balance Program 1946–2011

Abstract. The annual surface mass balance records of the Lemon Creek Glacier and Taku Glacier observed by the Juneau Icefield Research Program are the longest continuous glacier a…

A 30-month data set of glider physico-chemical data off Mayotte Island near the Fani Maoré volcano

Abstract. In May 2018, an unprecedented long and intense seismo-volcanic crisis broke out off the island of Mayotte (Indian Ocean) and was associated with the birth of an underwat…

A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2017 to 2023)

Abstract. Ice cover of water bodies in the northern high latitudes (NHL) is highly sensitive to the changing climate, and its dynamics exert substantial impacts on the NHL ecosyst…

The Ocean Carbon States Database: a proof-of-concept application of cluster analysis in the ocean carbon cycle

Abstract. In this paper, we present a database of the basic regimes of the carbon cycle in the ocean, the “ocean carbon states”, as obtained using a data mining/pattern recognitio…

Hydrometeorological and gravity signals at the Argentine-German Geodetic Observatory (AGGO) in La Plata

Abstract. The Argentine-German Geodetic Observatory (AGGO) is one of the very few sites in the Southern Hemisphere equipped with comprehensive cutting-edge geodetic instrumentatio…

Reanalysis of vertical mixing in mesocosm experiments: PeECE III and KOSMOS 2013

Abstract. Controlled manipulation of environmental conditions within large enclosures in the ocean, so-called pelagic mesocosms, has become a standard method to explore potential …

High-resolution in situ observations of atmospheric thermodynamics using dropsondes during the Organization of Tropical…

Abstract. The Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection (OTREC) field campaign investigated the dynamical structure of convection in the tropical east Pacific and Caribbean…

Simplified SAGE II ozone data usage rules

Abstract. High-quality satellite-based measurements are crucial to the assessment of global stratospheric composition change. The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE…

Thickness of marine Holocene sediment in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea)

Abstract. We use various geophysical datasets (multibeam and singlebeam echosounder data, sub-bottom profiling Chirp and sonar data and very high-resolution boomer seismic data) a…

How to help

If you recognize any works that reference specific geographic locations, please login, confirm your account, and contribute metadata.

In case you find any errors in other metadata fields, if you see a work with incorrect location or time information, or if you find works that should be included in our database, please contact us:

Contact Us Back to Map