Data Sources

The dynamic nature of the research we do requires a variety of data. Here is a small selection of sources we find useful:

General

• The emLAB at the UCSB Bren School data library.

Climate / Weather

• CHIRPS: Rainfall Estimates from Rain Gauge and Satellite Observations
• Climate Research Unit Weather Data
• OpenET: Satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration
• U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
• NASA Earth Data: GES DISC

Agriculture / Food

• World Food Programme
• National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR: Nutrition Atlas
• International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) GM Approval Database
• ISRIC World Soil Information

People / Health

• EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database
• Demographic and Health Surveys Program
• National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR: Nutrition Atlas
• IPUMS: Health-Related Microdata for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
• Census India: Ministry of Home Affairs