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2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2005

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Summary
Abstract: The 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 146 countries. The index provides a composite profile of national environmental stewardship based on a compilation of 21 indicators derived from 76 underlying datasets. The 2005 version of the ESI represents a significant update and improvement on earlier ... View entire text

Purpose: To create a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability and to provide a mechanism for making environmental management more quantitative, empirically grounded and systematic.
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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: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and World Economic Forum, and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Dataset Title: 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2005.00
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
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
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 km
Longitude Resolution: 1 km
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > TROPOSPHERIC OZONE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
GOES-8 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8 Ancillary Description
Instrument
PROFILERS Ancillary Description
OZONESONDES Ancillary Description
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Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
UAH/ATMOS/ESSL
Data Center
Earth System Science Laboratory, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alabama, Huntsville Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://essl.uah.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT L. CLYMER
Phone: 205-922-5771
Fax: 205-922-5755
Email: clymer at atmos.uah.edu
Contact Address:
Earth System Science Laboratory
University of Alabama in Huntsville
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35899
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp, WWW
Distribution Size: 30 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: None
Personnel
ROBERT L. CLYMER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 205-922-5771
Fax: 205-922-5755
Email: clymer at atmos.uah.edu
Contact Address:
Earth System Science Laboratory
University of Alabama in Huntsville
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35899
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Tennessee Valley Authority. 1996. 1995 Nashville/Middle Tennessee Ozone
Study Data Base Description Document, Tenneessee Valley Authority,
Environmental Research Center.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-30

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