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IPCC Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_IPCC_BASELINE

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Summary

Abstract: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset consists of population, human development, economic, water resources, land cover, land use, agriculture, food, energy and biodiversity data . This dataset was collated by IPCC from a variety of sources such as The World Bank, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The data in Microsoft Excel (XLS) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To provide a baseline dataset for the evaluation of climate change impact.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data in XLS format

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data in HTML format

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Dataset Title: IPCC Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset

Dataset Release Date: 2008

Dataset Release Place: New York, NY

Dataset Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Version: 1.00

Data Presentation Form: tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-assess-socio-economi...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-01-01

Stop Date: 1980-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > LAKES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

OCEANS

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

Access Constraints The data are available for download from the url given below.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Ancillary Keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE

AMMONIA

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 5 kb

Distribution Format: .csv

Fees: free

Personnel

JOHANNA LAYBOURN-PARRY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +44 (0117) 3314120

Email: Jo.Laybourn-Parry at bristol.ac.uk

Contact Address:

University of Bristol

School of Geographical Sciences

University Road

City: Clifton

Province or State: Bristol

Postal Code: BS8 1SS

Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-09

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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