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Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2006

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Summary

Abstract: The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: (1) reducing environmental stresses on human health, and (2) promoting ecosystem vitality and sound natural resource management. Derived from a careful review of the environmental literature, these twin goals mirror the priorities expressed by policymakers. Environmental health and ...

Purpose: To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative to clearly defined targets.

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: N. Christina Hsu, Corey Bettenhausen, Andrew Sayer, and M.-J. Jeong

Dataset Title: SeaWiFS Deep Blue Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Exponent Daily Level 2 Data

Dataset Release Date: December 21, 2011

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC)

Version: 003

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-09-04

Stop Date: 2010-12-11

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 13.5km
Longitude Resolution: 13.5km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: 15 files/day
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER > AEROSOL REFLECTANCE

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION > AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

SEAWIFS > Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

MEASURES > Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality For information on data quality and proper use of the data, see
1. Sayer, A. M., N. C. Hsu, C. Bettenhausen, Z. Ahmad, B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov, G. E. Thomas, and J. Zhang (2012), SeaWiFS Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR): Algorithm, validation, and comparison with other data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D03206, doi:10.1029/2011JD016599

2. Sayer, A. M., Hsu, N. C., Bettenhausen, C., Jeong, M.-J., Holben, B. N., and Zhang, J. (2012): Global and regional evaluation of over-land spectral aerosol optical depth retrievals from SeaWiFS, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 1761-1778, doi:10.5194/amt-5-1761-2012

Ancillary Keywords

AEROSOL INDEX

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP/HTTP

Distribution Format: HDF5

Fees: Free

Personnel

COREY BETTENHAUSEN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-614-5383

Email: corey.bettenhausen at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 613.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

DANA OSTRENGA

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5475

Email: dana.m.ostrenga at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

CHRISTINA HSU

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: Christina.Hsu at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 613.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Sayer, A. M., N. C. Hsu, C. Bettenhausen, Z. Ahmad, B. N. Holben, A. Smirnov, G. E. Thomas, and J. Zhang (2012), SeaWiFS Ocean Aerosol Retrieval (SOAR): Algorithm, validation, and comparison with other data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D03206, doi:10.1029/2011JD016599

Sayer, A. M., Hsu, N. C., Bettenhausen, C., Jeong, M.-J., Holben, B. N., and Zhang, J. (2012): Global and regional evaluation of over-land spectral aerosol optical depth retrievals from SeaWiFS, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 1761-1778, doi:10.5194/amt-5-1761-2012

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-12-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-15

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