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Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution

Entry ID: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_MULTI_MRD

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Summary

Abstract: Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid identifying and characterizing the nature of multihazard risk at the global scale. For this study, multihazard considers the hazards posed by cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, floods, landslides and volcanoes. The specific hazards Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid identifying and ...

Purpose: To identify areas of the world at multihazard mortality risk and to gain insight into the nature of this risk posed.

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Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 85.0

S: -58.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank

Dataset Title: Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution

Dataset Release Date: 2005

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Version: 1.00

Data Presentation Form: raster, map

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-multihazard-mortality...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.0417 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.0417 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > CYCLONES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > DROUGHT

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY

PALEOCLIMATE

Originating Center

NGDC

Data Center

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160 Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513 Email: paleo at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online - WWW and FTP

Fees: None

Publications/References

Cook, E.R., and Kairiukstis, L.A., eds. 1990. Methods of Dendrochronology.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, MA 02061 USA, or P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-05-09

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