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Land Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)
 Entry ID: NASA_LANCE

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Summary
Abstract: The Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 426 indicators for 239 countries from five major environmental sustainability indicator efforts: the 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), the Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard, the Wellbeing of Nations, and 2006 National ... View entire text

Purpose: To make the acquisition, comparison and analysis of sustainability indicators easier by compiling them in a single database, incorporating multiple country codes, and condensing the indicator descriptions into short methodological summaries in an accompanying data dictionary.
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Link: GET DATA
Description: LANCE data products.

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Description: Access LANCE.
Service Citation
Originators: NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
Title: Land Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)
Provider: NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
Service Keywords
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL Parameter Definition
METADATA HANDLING >DATA DISCOVERY Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
Platform
TERRA >Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
UARS >Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Ancillary Description
AQUA >Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
AURA >Aura Ancillary Description
Instrument
AIRS >Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Ancillary Description
MLS >Microwave Limb Sounder Ancillary Description
MODIS >Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Project
EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System Supplemental Info
ESDIS >Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project Supplemental Info
LANCE >Land Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS Supplemental Info
Ancillary Keywords
Near Real Time
Land
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Service Provider
NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS > Earth Science Data and Information System Project, Earth Observing System,Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://earthdata.nasa.gov/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: KEVIN J. MURPHY
Phone: 301-614-5580
Email: kevin.j.murphy at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
8800 Greenbelt Road
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
NASA LANCE SUPPORT
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: lance-support at lists.nasa.gov
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2010-06-15
SERF Last Revision Date: 2013-02-20
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