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Global Volcano Mortality Risks and Distribution
Entry ID: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_VOLCANO_MRD

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Summary
Abstract: Global Volcano Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid representing global volcano mortality risks. The data set was constructed using historical hazard-specific mortality loss data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), subnational year 2000 population estimates from Gridded Population of the World, ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a means of assessing global volcano mortality risks and distribution.
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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 Volcano 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-volcano-mortality-ris...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-01-01
Location Keywords
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
ISO Topic Category
Access Constraints A PDF copy of the referenced paper is available from the provided URL.
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 at the provided URL 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: 1683 kb
Distribution Format: PDF
Fees: free
Personnel
CLIVE MCMAHON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: c.r.mcmahon at swansea.ac.uk
Contact Address:
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
City: Swansea
Province or State: Wales
Postal Code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
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Publications/References
McMahon, C.R., Hindell, M.A., Dorr, T. and Massom, R.A.. 2002. Winter distribution and abundance of crabeater seals off George V Land. Antarctic Science 14: 128-133
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-26

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