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                                                                   
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           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:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
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             Field Name           Column     Column   Description                                                                   
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           % 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:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
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             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:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
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             Field Name           Column     Column   Description                                                                   
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           % 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:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
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             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                                                                   
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           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                                                                   
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           Reference number          1          2                                                                                   
           Author & Date             6         80                                                                                   
           Title & Reference        10         80     For as many lines as needed