Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rosenzweig, C., P. Neofotis, M. Vicarelii, and X. Xing Publication_Date: 2008 Title: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-ar4-observed-climate-impacts Description: Abstract: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database contains observed responses to climate change across a wide range of systems as well as regions. These data were taken from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report and Rosenzweig et al. (2008). It consists of responses in the the physical, terrestrial biological systems and marine-ecosystems. The observations that were selected include data that demonstrate a statistically significant trend in change in either direction in systems related to temperature or other climate change variable, and the is for at least 20 years between 1970 and 2004, although study periods may extend earlier or later. For each observation, the data series is described in terms of system, region, longitude and latitude, dates and duration, statistical significance, type of impact, and whether or not land use was identified as a driving factor. System changes are taken from ~80 studies (of which ~75 are new since the IPCC Third Assessment Report) containing more than 29,500 data series. Observations in the database are characterized as a "change consistent with warming" or a "change not consistent with warming", based on information from the underlying studies. The data is distributed by the Columbia University Center for Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). Purpose: To provide a database with observed responses to climate change for multidisciplinary studies. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1970 Ending_Date: 2004 Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.000000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format) Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Climate Change Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecology > Ecosystems Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Quality > Water Temperature Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Land and Freshwater Resources > Hydrologic Processes > Precipitation Amount Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species/Population Interactions > Migratory Rates/Routes Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species/Population Interactions > Population Dynamics Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Permafrost Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Erosion Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Water Quality/Water Chemistry > Water Temperature Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Granularity Theme_Keyword: Continent Theme_Keyword: Global Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary Theme_Keyword: Climate Change Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO Topic Theme_Keyword: Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere Theme_Keyword: Environment Theme_Keyword: Society Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity Theme_Keyword: Agriculture Theme_Keyword: Climatic Change Theme_Keyword: Ecosystems Theme_Keyword: Environmental Assessment Theme_Keyword: Terrestrial Environments Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic Theme_Keyword: Climate Change Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: WDC Theme Theme_Keyword: Climate Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Agriculture Theme_Keyword: El Nino Southern Oscillation Theme_Keyword: Forestry Theme_Keyword: Hydrology Theme_Keyword: Land Use Change Theme_Keyword: North Atlantic Oscillation Theme_Keyword: Spring Peak River Discharge Theme_Keyword: Terrestrial Biological Systems Theme_Keyword: Thermal Stratifications Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0 Place_Keyword: Continent > Africa Place_Keyword: Continent > Antarctica Place_Keyword: Region > Arctic Place_Keyword: Continent > Asia Place_Keyword: Continent > Australia Place_Keyword: Region > Equatorial Place_Keyword: Continent > Europe Place_Keyword: Global Place_Keyword: Region > Latin America Place_Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude Place_Keyword: Continent > North America Place_Keyword: Region > Polar Place_Keyword: Country > New Zealand Place_Keyword: Water Body > Arctic Ocean Place_Keyword: Water Body > Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Water Body > Indian Ocean Place_Keyword: Water Body > Pacific Ocean Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this data set. 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Box 1000 City: Palisades State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 10964 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication_Date: 200007 Title: IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Emissions Scenarios Dataset Version 1.1 Edition: 1.01 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-emissions-v1-1 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication_Date: 200007 Title: IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) 1x1 Degree Gridded Emissions Dataset Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-gridded-emissions Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication_Date: 200007 Title: IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Fluor-Gases Emissions Dataset Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-fluor-gases-emissions Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication_Date: 200007 Title: IPCC IS92 Emissions Scenarios (A, B, C, D, E, F) Dataset Version 1.1 Edition: 1.01 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-is92-emissions-scenarios-v1-1 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication_Date: 1998 Title: IPCC Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: Cambridge University Press Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-socio-economic-baseline Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Yohe, G., E. Malone, A. Brenkert, M. Schlesinger, H. Meij, X. Xing, and D. Lee Publication_Date: 2006 Title: Synthetic Assessment of Global Distribution of Vulnerability to Climate Change: Maps and Data, 2005, 2050, and 2100 Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ipcc-assess-synthetic-vulnerability-climate-2005-2050-2100 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. 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