Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Center for Hazards and Risks Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-drought-hazard-frequency-distribution Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman Publication_Date: 20050329 Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Disaster Risk Management Series Issue_Identification: No. 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: The World Bank Description: Abstract: Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid based upon the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction's (IRI) Weighted Anomaly of Standardized Precipitation (WASP). Utilizing average monthly precipitation data from 1980 through 2000 at a resolution of 2.5 degrees, WASP assesses the precipitation deficit or surplus over a three month temporal window that is weighted by the magnitude of the seasonal cyclic variation in precipitation. The three months' averages are derived from the precipitation data and the median rainfall for the 21 year period is calculated for each grid cell. Grid cells where the three month running average of precipitation is less than 1 mm per day ae excluded. Drought events are identified when the magnitude of a monthly precipitation deficit is less than or equal to 50 percent of its longterm median value for three or more consecutive months. Grid cells are then divided into 10 classes having an approximately equal number of grid cells. Higher grid cell values denote higher frequencies of drought occurrences. This data set is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). Purpose: To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global drought hazard. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1980 Ending_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 85.000000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format) Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Droughts Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Disaster Modeling Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Drought Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Anomalies Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Hazard Frequency Theme_Keyword: Hazard Distribution Theme_Keyword: Hazards Theme_Keyword: Hotspots Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary Theme_Keyword: Hazards Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic Theme_Keyword: Hazard Vulnerability Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Granularity Theme_Keyword: Global Theme_Keyword: Continent Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity Theme_Keyword: Disasters Theme_Keyword: Distribution Theme_Keyword: Droughts Theme_Keyword: Frequency (Time) Theme_Keyword: Hot Spots (Geology) Theme_Keyword: Weather Hazards Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO Topic Theme_Keyword: Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: WDC Theme Theme_Keyword: Climate Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Hazards Theme_Keyword: Poverty Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0 Place_Keyword: Region > Equatorial Place_Keyword: Global Place_Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude Place_Keyword: Region > Polar Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), and International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) hold the copyright of this data set. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from the CHRR, CIESIN, and IRI. Users should acknowledge CHRR, CIESIN, and IRI as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CHRR, CIESIN, and IRI also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts. Point_of_Contact: 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. 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: 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 Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Global Drought Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-drought-total-economic-loss-risk-deciles Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman Publication_Date: 20050329 Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Disaster Risk Management Series Issue_Identification: No. 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: The World Bank Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: 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 Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Global Drought Mortality Risks and Distribution Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-drought-mortality-risks-distribution Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman Publication_Date: 20050329 Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Disaster Risk Management Series Issue_Identification: No. 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: The World Bank Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: 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 Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Global Drought Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-drought-proportional-economic-loss-risk-deciles Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman Publication_Date: 20050329 Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Disaster Risk Management Series Issue_Identification: No. 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: The World Bank Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI) Title: Global WASP Analyses Online_Linkage: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Global/.Precipitation/WASP_Indices.html Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1980 Ending_Date: 2000 Source_Contribution: Provided means of identifying global drought hazard. Process_Step: Process_Description: Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution used the Weighted Anomaly of Standardized Precipitation (WASP) developed by IRI, computed on a 2.5 minute grid from monthly average precipitation data for 1980 through 2000. The WASP assesses the precipitation deficit or surplus over a specified number of months, weighted by the magnitude of the seasonal cyclic variation in precipitation. A three-month running average was applied to the precipitation data and the median rainfall for the 21-year period calculated for each grid point. A mask was applied to eliminate grid points where the three-month running average precipitation was less than 1 millimeter per day. This excluded both desert regions and dry seasons from analysis. For the remaining points, a drought event was identified when the magnitude of a monthly precipitation deficit was less than or equal to 50 percent of its long-term median value for three or more consecutive months. The final surface was created by classifiying the number of drought events into deciles, 10 classes of an approximately equal number of grid cells. An additional analysis mask excluded those portions of the land surface where the population density was less than 5 persons per square kilometer and there was no significant agriculture. 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Attribute: Attribute_Label: Value Attribute_Definition: Decile ranking of grid cells (10 is highest, most hazardous). Attribute_Definition_Source: CIESIN 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. 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 Resource_Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_DROUGHT_HFD Distribution_Liability: CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. 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