Desert Research Institute

public research institute in Nevada, U.S.
Organization research_institute Q5264004
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Desert Research Institute

Summary

Desert Research Institute is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desert Research Institute's field of work was atmospheric sciences[3].
  • Desert Research Institute's field of work was Earth science[4].
  • Desert Research Institute's field of work was hydrology[5].
  • Desert Research Institute was a member of Dryad[6].
  • Desert Research Institute is located in Nevada[7].
  • Desert Research Institute is in the country of United States[8].
  • Desert Research Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute[9].
  • Desert Research Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Reno[10].
  • Desert Research Institute is part of Nevada System of Higher Education[11].
  • Desert Research Institute's Commons category is recorded as Desert Research Institute[12].
  • Desert Research Institute comprises Northern Nevada Science Center[13].
  • Desert Research Institute comprises Southern Nevada Science Center[14].
  • Desert Research Institute comprises Boulder City research facility[15].
  • Desert Research Institute comprises Stead research facility[16].
  • January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Desert Research Institute[17].
  • Desert Research Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.57194444, 'lon': -119.80083333}[18].
  • Desert Research Institute's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nevada System of Higher Education[19].
  • Desert Research Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.dri.edu/[20].
  • Desert Research Institute's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[21].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Desert Research Institute[17].

Identity

Desert Research Institute is part of Nevada System of Higher Education[11].

Operations

Desert Research Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Reno[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Nevada System of Higher Education[19].

Industry

Fields of work include atmospheric sciences[3], an academic discipline[22]; Earth science[4], a branch of science[23]; and hydrology[5], a field of study[24].

Why It Matters

Desert Research Institute ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . datadryad.org. Retrieved . datadryad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . dri.edu. Retrieved . dri.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . dri.edu. Retrieved . dri.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . dri.edu. Retrieved . dri.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . dri.edu. Retrieved . dri.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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