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Annual Chlorophyll-a Concentration, v 1 (1998 – 2007)

Indicators of Coastal Water Quality

To provide a gridded version of existing SeaWiFS data in GIS-compatible formats in order to determine concentrations of chlorophyll-a in the coastal water column and to facilitate the integration with other data.

Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, v 1 (2001 – 2006)

Anthropogenic Biomes, v 1

To provide information on global land use for research on human-environment interactions.

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Indicators of Coastal Water Quality

Map: Indicators of Coastal Water Quality

Anthropogenic Biomes, v1

Map: Anthropogenic Biomes, v1

Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Map: Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity (HANPP)

Map: Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity (HANPP)

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Scorecard on the Environment

NASA DAAC Alliance Web Site

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2008 features an article on how SEDAC data was used for the 2008 Environmental Performance Index and other environmental assessments; CIESIN’s Marc Levy is interviewed.

Spatial disparities within Urban Settlements

The World Development Report 2009

A typically higher standard of living in urban areas compared to rural ones does not rule out striking disparities within cities. SEDAC data from its Global Poverty Mapping Project is used as the basis for this  map. Map 1.2, illustration for Chapter 1--Density, The World Development Report Online 2009.

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