Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-19T12:01:12ZGCMD Search: Parameters|HUMAN DIMENSIONS|NATURAL HAZARDShttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 301 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EARTHSHOTSUSGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01972-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZEarthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present),
showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots
comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0885Disasters of Natural Origin - Total Affected People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331975-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZTotal affected: In EM-DAT, people that have been injured, affected and left homeless after a disaster are included in this category.
Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0879Droughts - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead.
Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0960Forest Fire Extent-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50332005-01-01T00:00:00Z2005-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZForest Fire Extent - Annual Average comprises the reported forest areas exposed to fire. Total Forest includes natural forests and forest plantations. The term is used to refer to land with a tree ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_RITAHurricane Rita Disaster Response from the USGS-100.0,22.0,-68.0,41.02005-09-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Rita. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. These ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_SANDYHurricane Sandy Pre and Post Storm Data and Imagery from the USGS-84.0,31.0,-72.0,44.02012-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-10-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZAs Hurricane Sandy moved northward along the U.S. Atlantic coast in October 2012, U.S. Geological Survey scientists worked to determine where and how the storm's waves and surge might dramatically ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_WILMAHurricane Wilma Disaster Response from the USGS-98.0,10.0,-70.0,35.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Wilma. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GES_DISC_OMSO2_V003OMI/Aura Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Total Column 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMSO2) at GES DISC-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02004-10-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZThe Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) was launched aboard the EOS-Aura satellite on July 15, 2004 (1:38 pm equator crossing time, ascending mode). OMI with its 2600 km viewing swath width provides ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0588Extreme Temperatures - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-25T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0543Floods - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-25T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0603Waves/Surges - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-25T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0573Wild Fires - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-25T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0558Slides - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-17T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIRMS_MODIS_Active_Fire_DataFire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) MODIS Active Fire Data-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-04-16T04:00:00ZWeb Fire Mapper is an internet based mapping tool that delivers locations of
active fires in near real time. For selected regions and countries you can view
an interactive map showing active fires ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0436Disasters of Natural Origin - Affected People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331975-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-04T04:00:00ZAffected: People requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency, i.e. requiring basic
survival needs such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and immediate medical assistance (included ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0438Disasters of Natural Origin - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331975-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-04T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead.
Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0498Wind Storms - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-03-14T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0058Earthquake Intensity Zones-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331988-01-01T00:00:00Z1988-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-28T05:00:00ZThe dataset shows earthquake intensity zones in accordance with the 1956 version of the Modified Mercalli Scale (MM). The intensity describes exclusively the effects of an earthquake on the surface ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ELSUS1000European Landslide Susceptibility Map2009-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-27T05:00:00ZThe Classified European Landslide Susceptibility map v1.0 (1 km x 1 km resolution) covers 26 EU member states, Norway and Switzerland as well as the non-EU Balkan countries (Cyprus and Iceland are ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_MULTI_HFDGlobal Multihazard Frequency and Distribution-180.0,-58.0,180.0,85.02000-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZGlobal Multihazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid presenting a simple multihazard index based solely on summated single-hazard decile values. The hazards of interest include cyclones, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_GSPCMPoverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition-180.0,-90.0,180.0,85.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z2002-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZThe 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2004_10582002 Volcanic Activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of Events and Response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory-168.0,46.0,-126.0,76.02002-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00ZThe Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) tracks activity at the more than 40
historically active volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc. As of December 31, 2002, 24
of these volcanoes are monitored with short-period ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2005_1164An Assessment of Volcanic Threat and Monitoring Capabilities in the United States: Framework for a National Volcano Early Warning System-177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.632013-02-11T05:00:00ZA National Volcano Early Warning System NVEWS is being formulated by the
Consortium of U.S. Volcano Observatories (CUSVO) to establish a proactive,
fully integrated, national-scale monitoring effort ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ESRI_Arc_AtlasArc Atlas: Our Earth (CD-ROM)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01995-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00ZArcAtlas: Our Earth brings to your computer a large collection of maps and information about the earth--its people, plants, animals, and their various environments and economies. Whether you're a ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0161_101Climate Dataset of Senegal-17.53,12.02,-10.89,17.142013-02-11T05:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI161
The Climate Dataset of Senegal documentation
Files: SENEGAL4.IMG
Code: 146005-001
SENEGAL5.IMG
146006-001
SENEGAL6.IMG
146007-001
Raster Members
IMG files are in IDRISI format ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GNVd0120_104Distance From Major Roads In Senegal-17.0,12.0,-11.0,16.01987-04-01T00:00:00Z1987-04-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00ZThe Estimated Population Density data set for Senegal was created as part of an exploratory modelling exercise at UNEP/GRID-Geneva, in co- operation with the Catholic University of Louvaine in Brussels, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GNVd0119_104Potential Health Index Distribution for Senegal (Modelled) from UNEP/GRID-Geneva-17.53,12.02,-10.89,17.142013-02-11T05:00:00ZThe following list shows the files which are found on the tape by file number,
GRID filename, thematic contents and sources:
GRID Filename Descri-2tion of Contents Source
01 SENEGAL1 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2007_1071Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity-112.0,44.0,-109.0,45.02013-02-11T05:00:00ZPossible future violent events in the active hydrothermal, magmatic, and tectonic system of Yellowstone National Park pose potential hazards to park visitors and infrastructure. Most of the national ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2006_1102_VHP_2004Publications of the Volcano Hazards Program 20042013-02-11T05:00:00ZThe Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the
Geologic Hazards Assessments subactivity as funded by Congressional
appropriation. Investigations are carried out in ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0262_101Rwanda Society-Environment Project29.0,-3.0,31.0,-1.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z1994-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00ZMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
RWANDA SOCIETY-ENVIRONMENT PROJECT
The objective of the project is to address natural resources
management (NRM) issues in Rwanda through a collaborative program of
training, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0164_101Senegal Administrative Units Model-17.53,12.02,-10.89,17.142013-02-11T05:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI164
The Senegal Administrative Units documentation
File: SENEGAL8.IMG
Code:
146009-001
Raster Member
The IMG file is in IDRISI format
The Senegal Administrative Units model which ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0163_101Senegal Desertification Hazard Model-17.53,12.02,-10.89,17.142013-02-11T05:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI163
The Senegal Desertification Hazard (model) documentation
File: SENEGAL7.IMG
Code:146008-001
Raster Member
The IMG file is in IDRISI format
The Senegal Desertifcation Hazard ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0156_101Senegal FAO Soil Types (UNEP/GRID/WHO/CISFAM)50.0,-10.0,60.0,0.02013-02-11T05:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI156
The Soils Types of Senegal Dataset Documentation
File: SENEGAL2.IMG
Code:
146003-001
Raster Member
IMG files are in IDRISI format
Originally digitized from the UNESCO/FAO Soil ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0165_101Senegal Health Index Map-17.53,12.02,-10.89,17.142013-02-11T05:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI165
The Senegal Health Index documentation
File: SENEGAL9.IMG
Code:
146002-001
Raster Member
The IMG file is in IDRISI format
The Senegal preliminary Health Index map is based ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]VAACSVolcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAACS)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-02-11T05:00:00ZThe International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other
Aviation concerns recognized the need to keep aviators informed of
volcanic hazards. To that end, nine Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00510Storm Events Database145.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.01950-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-02-04T05:00:00ZStorm Events Database is a web page at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Search the Storm Events Database to find various types of storms recorded in your county; or use other selection criteria ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UIUC_HURRIC_ANDREWA Case Study of Hurricane Andrew (August 16-27, 1992)-125.0,-20.0,-25.0,50.01992-08-16T00:00:00Z1992-08-27T00:00:00Z2013-01-29T05:00:00ZThe Weather World 2010 project at the University of Illinois offers an
on-line investigation of Hurricane Andrew. This storm originated as a
tropical depression on August 16, 1992 and became a hurricane ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IAIDIS610IAI-Presentation_CRN_031_Results_1: ENSO Disaster Risk Management in Latin America-90.0,-60.0,-30.0,15.01999-11-01T00:00:00Z1999-11-01T00:00:00Z2013-01-29T05:00:00ZThis dataset makes reference to the presentation used by Dr. Alejandro Leon to
present the results of the CRN project number 031, which has Dr. Eduardo Franco
as Principal Investigator. The project ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_SPC_SEVERE_WXNOAA Storm Prediction Center Historic Severe Weather Archive-125.0,24.0,-67.0,48.01955-01-01T00:00:00Z1995-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-01-29T05:00:00ZThe NOAA Storm Prediction Center's on-line archives include Historical
Tornado Data, Hail Data, Convective Wind and Wind Damage Data.
Link to the SPC archive: "http://www.spc.noaa.gov/archive/index.html" ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00453Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS)-100.0,30.0,-65.0,50.01956-03-18T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-01-29T05:00:00ZWhile the Fujita and Saffir-Simpson Scales characterize tornadoes and hurricanes respectively, there is no widely used scale to classify snowstorms. The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS) developed ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C004981996 Atlantic Tropical Storms: Views from the NOAA Satellites-110.0,10.0,-20.0,55.01996-06-01T00:00:00Z1996-11-30T00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00Z1996 Atlantic Tropical Storms: Views from the NOAA Satellites is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Geographic coverage is the north Atlantic Ocean tropical ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_ACS_AeroDAeroD, Canada-156.0,37.0,-13.0,90.02013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe AeroD web site is fully indexed and searchable allowing users to browse
Canadian aeronautical publications. The supplements to the charts include the
Canada Air Pilot (CAP), the Canada Flight ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ET_CRESTAAggregated Zones & Sub-Zones for Insurance Risk Assessment-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe CRESTA (Catastrophe Risk Evaluating and Standardising Target
Accumulations) zone data set helps brokers and reinsurers assess and
present risk, based on the zoning system established by the world's ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00349American Weather Stories-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-01-24T05:00:00ZAmerican Weather Stories is a historical publication available at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Stories consist of American weather experinces from the hurricane that threatened Columbus ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UNIZH_AGREGAnalysis of Glacier Hazard Potentials By Knowledge-Based Remote Sensing Fusion for GIS Modeling (AGREG)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-01-24T05:00:00ZSnow, glaciers and permafrost in cold mountain areas such as the Swiss Alps are
especially sensitive to changes in environmental conditions due to their
proximity to melting conditions. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]COMET_CASE_STUDIESCOMET Project Case Study Data on the WWW-125.0,25.0,-67.0,48.01993-03-11T00:00:00Z2002-01-30T00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) was established in 1989 by NOAA and UCAR as a broad effort to affect meteorology education and training in the United ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_ACS_CanAirPilotCanada Air Pilot-142.0,41.0,-50.0,90.01942-11-24T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Canada Air Pilot (CAP) contains aeronautical information that is pertinent
to the conduct of the arrival or departure portion of flight: instrument
approach procedures, standard instrument ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_ACS_CanFlightSuppCanada Flight Supplement-142.0,37.0,-13.0,90.01961-02-13T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) is a joint civil/military publication. It
contains information on Canadian and North Atlantic land aerodromes and
heliports and is used for the planning ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_ACS_WaterAeroSuppCanada Water Aerodrome Supplement-142.0,42.0,-50.0,90.01964-04-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00ZThe Canada Water Aerodrome Supplement (WAS) is a publication that provides
tabulated, textual data and graphical information in support of Canadian VFR
charts. The booklet contains an ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2007_1108Debris Flows and Record Floods from Extreme Mesoscale Convective Thunderstorms over the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona-118.0,32.0,-110.0,39.02006-07-31T00:00:00Z2006-07-31T00:00:00Z2013-01-24T05:00:00ZAmple geologic evidence indicates early Holocene and Pleistocene debris flows from the south side of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, but few records document historical events. ...