| Content Citation | ||
| Title of Content: | Weekly FEWS/MFEWS Weather Hazards Assessment | |
| Type of Content: | Downloadable Data | |
| Content Publisher: | Angel Bennett - NOAA Climate Prediction Center (angel.m.bennett@noaa.gov) | |
| Publication Date: | Weekly Assessment begining on the date on the file. | |
| Content Description | ||
| Content Summary:
The Climate Prediction Center undertakes a weekly analysis over Africa, Afghanistan, Central America, and Haiti for Food Security purposes in support of the United States Angency for
International Development's (USAID) Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) and Mesoamerica Food Security Early Warning System (MFEWS) are all based on food security implications of weather and not
climatic variability.
For detailed description of each area, please check here:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews Types of hazards are identified using the 'Type' field. The numbrical values are assigned based on the following: 1 Favorable 2 Somewhat Favorable 3 Flooding 4 Short-Term Dryness 5 Drought 6 Severe Drought 7 Humanitarian Concern 8 Extreme Event 9 Improving Short-Term Dryness 10 Improving Drought 11 Improving Severe Drought 12 Heavy Rain 13 Heavy Snow 14 Blowing Dust 15 Extreme Cold 16 Extreme Heat A table is also attached for loading and joining in a GIS. |
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| Content Purpose: Real-time Monitoring. | ||
| Time Period of Content | ||
| Date: | Seven Days begining with the date timestamped on the zipped file name. | |
| Content Status | ||
| Progress: | Weekly Hazards Assessment | |
| Update Frequency: | Updated Weekly | |
| Spatial Domain | ||
| West Coordinate: | 95.000000W | |
| East Coordinate: | 80.000000E | |
| North Coordinate: | 40.000000N | |
| South Coordinate: | 40.000000S | |
| Content Keywords | ||
| Theme Keywords: | NOAA/CPC Weekly Humanitarian Food Security Hazards/Benefits Assessment for Africa, Afghanistan, Central America, and Hispaniola. Countries of particular focus are: Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Djibouti, Afghhanistan, Guatemala, Haiti. Nearby countrkies are included in each analysis. | |
| Spatial Data Information | ||
| Data Type: | vector digital data | |
| Data Format: | Shapefile | |
| Data Projection:
Resolution: |
Geographic
The shapefile is manually drawn. |
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| Access and Usage Information | ||
| Access Constraints: | Public data. | |
| Use Constraints: | Public data. | |