QUICK REFERENCE
VOLCANOES
Volcanoes: Identification Information
Originator: Smithsonian
Institution, Global Volcanism Program
Date: 1995
Title: Volcanoes of the
World; Volcano Basic Data
Purpose: Compile
and classify the known "volcanoes" on Earth
Abstract: This file contains basic geographic and
geologic information for volcanoes
thought
to have been active in the last 10,000 years (Holocene). The data include a
unique volcano number, volcano name, location, latitude and longitude, summit
elevation, volcano type, status, and the time range of the last recorded
eruption. More detailed descriptions of the data elements, plus more
information on the volcanoes and their eruptions, can be found below and in
"Volcanoes of the World" (Simkin and Siebert, 1994).
Access Constraints: none
Use
Constraints: Several requests exist for users of this
data file:
1)
Please let us know of corrections or additions (with
references
or reprints if possible) that will help us improve the data file.
2)
Please acknowledge "Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism
Program" as
the data source in any disseminated use of
the data file.
3) We
would appreciate a copy of whatever published work results from your use of the
data.
Ordering
Instructions: available online (see
online linkage below)
Contact
Address: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism
Program
City: Washington
State
or Province: D.C.
Postal Code: 20560-0119
Country: USA
Online Linkage: http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/links/index.htm
Entity and Attribute
Information (table heading explanations)
Shape: ArcView file type
Number: Unique identification number based on the scheme
Name: Name given to volcano
Location: Geographic and/or political area
Lat:
Latitude
given in decimal degrees
Lon: Longitude given in
decimal degrees
Elev: Summit elevation in meters
Type: Volcano morphology
Status: Type of evidence for Holocene activity
Time_frame: Code indicating whether dated eruptions
have been recorded, and the time
period of the
volcano's last known eruption