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Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_GSPCM

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition dataset consists of estimates of the percentage of children with weight-for-age z-scores that are more than two standard deviations below the median of the NCHS/CDC/WHO International Reference Population. Data are reported for the most recent year with subnational information available at the time of development. The data products include a ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a global subnational map of the prevalence of underweight children that can be used by a wide user community in interdisciplinary studies of health, poverty and the environment.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 85.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: raster, vector, tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-global-subnational...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-01-01
Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
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Platform
DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F8 Ancillary Description
EP-TOMS > Earth Probe-TOMS Ancillary Description
METEOSAT Ancillary Description
NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites Ancillary Description
Instrument
HIRS > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Ancillary Description
RADIOSONDES Ancillary Description
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Data Center
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ecmwf.int/
Dataset ID: ERA-40

Data Center Personnel
Name: CALLDESK
Fax: +44 118 986 9450
Email: calldesk at ecmwf.int
Contact Address:
Data Services
E C M W F
Shinfield Park
City: Reading
Postal Code: RG2 9AX
Country: UK
Personnel
CALLDESK
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Fax: +44 118 986 9450
Email: calldesk at ecmwf.int
Contact Address:
Data Services
E C M W F
Shinfield Park
City: Reading
Postal Code: RG2 9AX
Country: UK
Publications/References
ERA-40 Project Report Series No. 19
Kållberg, P., P. Berrisford, B. Hoskins, A. Simmmons, S. Uppala, S. Lamy-Thépaut and R. Hine:
ERA-40 Atlas. [Note: Large PDF file: 68.3 MB; Revised version posted 19.01.2006]
June 2005

Uppala, S.M., Kållberg, P.W., Simmons, A.J., Andrae, U., da Costa Bechtold, V., ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-07-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-28

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