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2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2002

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Summary
Abstract: The 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) measures overall progress toward environmental sustainability for 142 countries based on environmental systems, stresses, human vulnerability, social and institutional capacity and global stewardship. The addition of a climate change indicator, reduction in number of capacity indicators, and an improved imputation methodology contributed to an ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -55.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Version: 2002.00
Data Presentation Form: document, tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/esi-environmental-sustain...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31
Location Keywords
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.25 degree
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Vertical Resolution: Approx 80 km (atmospheric column)
Temporal Resolution: 1 day (day time orbit)
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly
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Platform
AURA > Aura Ancillary Description
Quality This is the new public release (fall 2011) of OMAERUVG aerosol product in collection 003. Major updates have been made in the retrieval algorithms. For details, please see the README document available from the data product site:
http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/OMI/omaeruvg_v003.shtml
Use Constraints This Data set (third public release in collection 3) is better than the earlier released products but it is not fully validated yet. Before using it in any trend analysis please contact algorithm team lead for the current known problems and updates http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/OMI/omaeruvg_v003.shtml
Originating Center
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 Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: OMAERUVG

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: Approx 35 MB per file
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS5
Fees: None
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-6776
Email: omar.o.torres at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Ahmad, S. P., P. F. Levelt, P. K. Bhartia, E. Hilsenrath,
G. W. Leppelmeier,and J. E. Johnson, "Atmospheric Products from
the Ozone Monitoring Instrument(OMI)", Proceedings of SPIE
conference on Earth Observing Systems VIII, San Diego,
California, Aug 3-8, ... View entire text
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-19
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-08

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