West Asia and Egypt. Absolute change of annual aridity index 2010-2040/ current climate

 

West Asia and Egypt. Absolute change of annual aridity index 2010-2040/ current climate

West Asia and Egypt. Absolute change of annual aridity index 2010-2040/ current climate

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Identification Information
Citation
Citation Information

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2010

West Asia and Egypt. Absolute change of annual aridity index 2010-2040/ current climate

raster digital data

(based on the averaged output of 7 GCM models under Greenhouse Gas Emission Scenario A1b)

http://gu.icarda.org/geocms/public/en/cms/metadata/index/563/West+Asia+and+Egypt%2E+Absolute+change+of+annual+aridity+index+2010%2D2040%2F+current+climate/

Description

West Asia and Egypt. Absolute change of annual aridity index 2010-2040/ current climate

Baseline data to assist development agencies in planning for adaptation strategies to climate change

Map 191 of the Climate Change Atlas for West Asia and Egypt

Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times

2010

2040

publication date

Status

Complete

Irregular

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates

22.000000

46.000000

40.000000

18.000000

Keywords
Theme

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climate change

downscaling

GCM

emission scenario A1b

aridity index

Place

West Asia

Egypt

Israel

Jordan

Lebanon

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Syria

Temporal

annual

Open access policy: this dataset is an international public good. Distribution of this dataset is allowed subject to proper citation (see citation information)

Fair use policy: commercialization of this dataset is not allowed. No constraints on use in applications, whether for commercial or non-profit use.

Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary

ICARDA, Geoinformatics Unit

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

ICARDA, Geoinformatics Unit

+ 961 1 843472/813303

+ 961 1 804071/01-843473

icarda-gisu@cgiar.org

Map prepared for the Regional Center for Disaster Risk Reduction (RCDRR) through support by AASTMT,UNISDR and WFP

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Cross Reference
Citation Information

E. De Pauw and W. Goebel

2010

Climate Change Atlas for Egypt and parts of West Asia. A baseline dataset for planning adaptation strategies to climate change

Technical Report, GIS Unit ICARDA

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PDF

Data Quality Information
Lineage
Process Step

Dataset copied.

G:\GIS\WFP\WAsia\Grid\A1b\ch_ai_cur_a1b

20100617

00111300

Spatial Data Organization Information

Raster

Raster Object Information

Grid Cell

2640

2880

1

Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic

0.000000

0.000000

Decimal degrees

Geodetic Model

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Distribution Information

Downloadable Data

ICARDA declines all responsibility for errors or deficiencies in the database or in the documentation accompanying it, for maintenance or for updating the database. Users are however kindly requested to report any errors or deficiencies in this product to ICARDA. ICARDA is no authority on country boundaries and follows UN practice regarding country boundary location, as indicated on the United Nations Cartographic Website: <http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm>

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Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information

31.023

ArcGIS, or ArcView with Spatial Analyst extension. Metadata can be read directly in ArcCatalog or in a Web browser using the HTML pages provided separately.

Metadata Reference Information

20100630

Metadata Contact
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Contact Organization Primary

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Contact Address

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Beirut

Beirut

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+ 961 1 843472/813303

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

FGDC-STD-001-1998

local time

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ESRI Metadata Profile

Esri

20100817

12072700

20100817

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