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EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Entry ID: WRI_EarthTrends

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Summary
Abstract: EarthTrends is an online collection of information regarding the
environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our
world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives
responsible decisions by governments and individuals, EarthTrends
offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and
analytical data in easily accessible formats.
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Related URL
Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: The History of EarthTrends.
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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: World Resources Institute
Dataset Title: EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Washington, D.C.
Dataset Publisher: World Resources Institute
Data Presentation Form: data tables, databases, maps
Online Resource: http://earthtrends.wri.org/index.cfm
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-01-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Parameter Definition
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GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Quality An important part of the data-packaging process at CDIAC involves the
quality assurance (QA) of data before distribution. To guarantee data
of the highest possible quality, CDIAC performs extensive QA checks,
examining the data for completeness, reasonableness, and accuracy,
through close cooperation with the data contributor.

All entries in the data file were visually inspected for
reasonableness, and selected entries were spot-checked against the
original publications.

More details on quality assurance are at:
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp/ndp073/ndp073.html#sect4
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER
Fax: (865) 574-2232
Contact Address:
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O.. Box 2008
City: OAK RIDGE
Province or State: TENNESSEE
Postal Code: 37831-6335
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online WWW, ftp
Distribution Format: ASCII, SAS, Excel
Fees: Free
Personnel
PETER S. CURTIS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: curtis.7 at osu.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Plant Biology
1735 Neil Avenue
The Ohio State University
City: Columbus
Province or State: Ohio
Postal Code: 43210-1293
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Cooper, H., and L. V. Hedges. 1994. The Handbook of Research
Synthesis. Russell Sage Foundation, New York.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-12-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-11-03

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