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Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_2004EVI

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Summary
Abstract: The 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 111 variables for 235 countries and territories. This index is designed to be used with economic and social vulnerability indices to provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries. It was developed ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries, with particular reference to vulnerability to natural hazards.
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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: South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), and United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)
Dataset Release Date: 2004
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 2004.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-environmental-vulne...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-01-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Vertical Resolution Range: > 1 km
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 second - < 1 minute
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
DOPPLER RADAR Ancillary Description
Project
Quality The data set has been in extensive use for over 15 years by many researchers and has resulted in multiple publications.
The data quality is ensured by the use of software tools common to all the international SuperDARN teams.
Access Constraints 1. Registration is required to access the data.
2. Please contact principal investigator of the radar for scientific publication purpose.
Use Constraints Please acknowledge data providers.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
SuperDARN, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Data Center URL: http://superdarn.jhuapl.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBIN BARNES
Phone: 240-228-8134
Email: Robin.Barnes at jhuapl.edu
Contact Address:
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
11100 Johns Hopkins Road
City: Laurel
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20723-6099
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ELECTRONIC MEDIA > Various Online Data Transfer method
Personnel
AURÉLIE MARCHAUDON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 33 (0)2 38 25 79 83
Fax: 33 (0)2 38 63 12 34
Email: aurelie.marchaudon at cnrs-orleans.fr
Contact Address:
Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace
3A, Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique
City: Orléans Cedex2
Postal Code: 45071
Country: France
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Publications/References
R. A. Greenwald, W.A. Bristow, G. J. Sofko, C. Senior, J.-C. Cerisier, A. Szabo, SuperDARN radar imaging of dayside high-latitude convection under northward IMF : Toward resolving the distorted two-cell versus multi-cell controversy, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 19661-19674, 1995.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-09-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-27

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