This file contains format information for pollen data in Alaska (Northwest Canada and Alaska) and refers to files 15, 16, 17, 18 on the tape: File 15: ALASKA.INDEX File 16: ALASKA.DATA6K File 17: ALASKA.PUBINDEX File 18: ALASKA.REFERENC Label 15: ALASKA.INDEX This file contains information pertaining to each site in Alaska. 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 18: ALASKA.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 16: ALASKA.DATA6K This file contains all the data for each site in Alaska. There are two (2) lines of information for each site in the file: Line 1: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 2 3 Site name 8 15 Latitude in decimal 20 31 Longitude in decimal 34 47 Elevation in meters 50 70 Line 2: Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- % Picea 11 15 % Betula 18 22 % Alnus 25 29 % Salix 32 36 % Cyperaceae 39 43 % Gramineae 46 50 % Artemisia 53 57 % Ericaceae 60 64 % Other Trees 67 71 % Other Shrubs 74 78 % Other Herbs 81 85 Label 17: ALASKA.PUBINDEX This file contains the list of publications concerning Alaska. 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 ALASKA.REFERENC. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Publication number 1 4 Reference number 8 18 Publication 20 90 Label 18: ALASKA.REFERENC This file contains the actual bibliographic references to the publications listed in ALASKA.PUBINDEX. There is a unique 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 90 Title & Reference 10 90 For as many lines as needed