Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution (CHRR)

Data provided by:	Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) at Columbia University
Data accessibility:	export data, export map, visualization of data (e.g. web GIS or real time monitoring)
Link to the data:	webmap ASCII (.asc) including metadata (.htm) and projection information (.prj)
File type:	asc, asc, webmap, xls
Data type:	hazard specific data
Hazard:	Drought
Disaster cycle phase:	Disaster Risk Management
Space-based Information:	NOAA-AVHRR
Spatial coverage:	Global
Temporal coverage:	Archive
Content dates:	1980-2000
Technical Specifications:	Metadata CAMS-OPI (Climate Anomaly Monitoring System and OLR Precipitation Index) Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) Weighted Anomaly Standardized Precipitation (WASP) index
Costs:	free
Contact:	hotspotsdata@ciesin.columbia.edu
Tutorials on the use of data:	Import data to a GIS platform , Use data to create Databasin webmap
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:	Citation

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