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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

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Description: Data in XLS 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

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

Project

WAISCORES > West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores

Ancillary Keywords

accumulation

AGDC

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0121

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0121

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/usadcc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0121

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USADCC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: ~500 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Fees: none

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

RICHARD B ALLEY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 814 863-1700

Email: ralley at geosc.psu.edu

Contact Address:

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Geosciences

517 Deike Building

City: University Park

Province or State: PA

Postal Code: 16802

Country: USA

Publications/References

Alley, R. B. 2000. The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews 19, 213-226. Alley, R. B. and P. U. Clark. 1999. The deglaciation of the northern hemisphere: a global perspective. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences 27, 149-182. Alley, R. B. and K. M. Cuffey. 2001. Oxygen- and hydrogen-isotopic ratios of water in precipitation: Beyond ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-25

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