This file contains format information for pollen data in South America and refers to files 45, 46, 47, 48 on the tape: File 45: SAMERICA.INDEX File 46: SAMERICA.DATA6K File 47: SAMERICA.PUBINDEX File 48: SAMERICA.REFERENC Label 45: SAMERICA.INDEX This file contains information pertaining to each site in South America. There is one line of information per site. Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- TAPE ID number 2 6 Dataset ID number 10 12 Site name 15 44 Latitude in degrees 47 48 Latitude in minutes 50 51 Latitude character 53 53 N=North, S=South Latitude in decimal 55 60 Longitude in degrees 63 65 Longitude in minutes 67 68 Longitude character 70 70 W=West, E=East Longitude in decimal 72 78 Elevation in meters 81 86 Postal code 89 90 Refer to Label 3: STATE.CODES Country code 93 94 Refer to Label 2: COUNTRY.CODES Sitetype code 97 98 Refer to Label 5: SITETYPE.CODES Type of data 101 102 Refer to Label 6: DATATYPE.CODES Publication number 105 109 Refer to Label 47: SAMERICA.PUBINDEX Number of C-14 dates 112 115 Dating control code 120 121 Refer to Label 7: DATING.CONTROL Dating method code 124 125 Refer to Label 4: DATING.METHODS Label 46: SAMERICA.DATA6K This file contains all the data for each site in South America. There are seven (7) lines of information for each site in the file. Line 1: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 1 2 Site name 5 12 Country code 15 16 See Label 2: COU NTRY.CODES Latitude in decimal 20 31 Longitude in decimal 35 48 Elevation in meters 55 75 Line 2: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Acaena 5 9 % Acalypha 12 16 % Acnistus 19 23 % Alchornea 26 30 % Alnus undifferentiated 33 37 % Alternanthera 40 44 % Ambrosia 47 51 % Andean Herbs/Gramineae 54 58 % Annuals 61 65 % Avicennia 68 72 % Borreria 75 79 % Busera 82 86 % Byrsonima 89 93 % Carapa,Bombax,Gustavi 96 100 % Caryophyllaceae 103 107 Line 3: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Cecropia 5 9 % Chenopodaceae/ Amaranthaceae 12 16 % Compositae Herbs 19 23 % Compositae Shrubs 26 30 % Croton 33 37 % Cupressaceae 40 44 % Curatella 47 51 % Cyperaceae 54 58 % Dacrydium 61 65 % Dodonaea 68 72 % Drimys 75 79 % Empetrum 82 86 % Ericaceae 89 93 % Eucryphia 96 100 % Ferns 103 107 Line 4: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Fitzroya 5 9 % Galery Forest Trees 12 16 % Gramineae 19 23 % Gunnera 26 30 % Hedyosmum 33 37 % Herbs undifferentiated 40 44 % Hydrangea 47 51 % Lomatia 54 58 % Mauritia 61 65 % Monte Vegetation 68 72 % Moraceae 75 79 % Myrica 82 86 % Myrica/Myrtaceae 89 93 % Myrtaceae 96 100 % Nothofagus Antarctica 103 107 Line 5: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Nothofagus Betuloides 5 9 % Nothofagus Pumilio 12 16 % Nothofagus undiff. 19 23 % Nothofagus Dombeyi 26 30 % Other Herbs 33 37 % Other Trees 40 44 % Others 47 51 % Palmai, Ficus 54 58 % Phyllanthus 61 65 % Pilgerodendron 68 72 % Podocarpus 75 79 % Polylepis 82 86 % Polyepis-Acaena 89 93 % Quercus 96 100 % Rhizophora 103 107 Line 6: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Saxegothaia 5 9 % Secondary Forest 12 16 % Spondias 19 23 % Subandean Forest 26 30 % Symmeria 33 37 % Tepualia 40 44 % Terra Firma Forest/ Igapo Forest 47 51 % Transition Vegetation 54 58 % Trema Type 61 65 % Urticaceae 68 72 % Valdivian Element 75 79 % Weinmannia 82 86 % Wetland Taxa 89 93 % Zanthoxylum 96 100 % Other Savanna Trees 103 107 Line 6: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Other Savanna Herbs 5 9 Label 47: SAMERICA.PUBINDEX This file contains the list of publications concerning South America. A unique publications index number is given to each publication. This file also gives reference numbers for each publication which refers to the actual reference for the publication. The reference number corresponds to the reference numbers listed in the file SAMERICA.REFERENC. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Publication number 1 4 Reference number 8 18 Publication 20 90 Label 48: SAMERICA.REFERENC This file contains the actual bibliographic references to the publications listed in SAMERICA.PUBINDEX. There is a unique reference number for each reference listed in this file. The number of lines needed for each reference varies. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Reference number 1 2 Author & Date 6 80 Title & Reference 10 80 For as many lines as needed