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EM-DAT: The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) International Disaster Database
Entry ID: CRED

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Summary
Abstract: Since 1988 the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the
Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been maintaining an Emergency
Events Database - EM-DAT. EM-DAT was created with the initial support
of the WHO and the Belgian Government. EM-DAT is supported by the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of
U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).

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Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: CRED Home Page and access to the EM-DAT database

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: OFDA Home Page
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: OFDA/CRED
Dataset Title: EM-DAT: International Disaster Database
Dataset Series Name: International Disaster Database
Dataset Release Place: Brussels, Belgium
Dataset Publisher: Universite Catholique de Louvain
Online Resource: http://www.cred.be/emdat
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1900-01-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 cm
Longitude Resolution: 1 cm
Vertical Resolution: 1 cm
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
GPS > Global Positioning System Satellites Ancillary Description
Access Constraints These data are publicly available from the provided URL.

A pdf copy of one of the referenced papers is available for download to AAD staff only.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1205 when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
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: 51 kb
Distribution Format: excel
Fees: Free

Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 8 MB
Distribution Format: pdf
Fees: Free
Personnel
CHRISTOPHER KAY WILSON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 9344 6538
Fax: +61 3 9344 7761
Email: c.wilson at earthsci.unimelb.edu.au
Contact Address:
School of Earth Sciences
University of Melbourne
City: PARKVILLE
Province or State: Victoria
Postal Code: 3052
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Patrick, B. A., Corvino, A. F. and Wilson, C. J. L. (2003), Ice-flow measurments and deformation at marginal shear zones on the Sorsdal Glacier, Ingrid Christensen Coast, East Antarctica., Annals of Glaciology, 37, 60-68
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-28

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