Research Data Catalog

View Core and Long-Term Data

Core data comprises data collections, normally long-term, that represent studies central to Coweeta LTER's primary scientific research. Data in this collection dates from the 1930's and represents the basis for much of the most important research in Coweeta's history.  

Data Policy - Terms of use of Coweeta LTER research data.
Project Proposal Form - The first step to conducting research at Coweeta.
Publications Criteria - Terms for publishing based upon research at Coweeta.

GIS Data (COGENT)
The centerpiece of the Coweeta Geographic Network (COGENT) is an interactive GIS map viewer and data downloader whose extents represent GIS data covering the 54,000 square kilometer range of the southern Appalachian region where Coweeta LTER research is focused.

Special Collections: 

Sample Archives
93 collections: 17,000+ archived samples.  The research staff of the USDA Forest Service - Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory as well as the University of Georgia and other cooperating institutions have been archiving soil and plant tissue samples since 1970. Historically, scientists have been solely responsible for the collection, analysis, and long term storage of samples. In an effort to better organize and to make these valuable plant and soil samples more accessible, a sample archive was established at Coweeta in 1997.

Demographics
Covering the southern Appalachian region, and provided in ArcView Shape format, at the block level, the most focused coverage area publicly available - 1980 & 1990.

Monthly Climate Data Across the Southern Appalachians (NOAA/NCDC)
This data set is collected from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).  The National Climactic Data Center is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The collected data represents monthly readings from weather stations throughout the Coweeta LTER southern Appalachian study region.

Over 120 stations throughout Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia contribute decades of weather data, currently spanning the years 1931-2004.

Species Lists I, Mammal/Amphibian
Over 20,000 mammals and amphibians, from 1905 to present, currently reside in Coweeta's GNMH Mammal/Amphibian Collection, currently housed at the Georgia Museum of Natural History.