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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 ...

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: 1973-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 1/40 second full-rate data
Temporal Resolution Range: < 1 second

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

Platform

ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite

SATELLITES

Instrument

Altimeters

GLAS > Geoscience Laser Altimeter System

LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

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Ancillary Keywords

Aerosol Layer Height

Attenuated Backscatter Cross-section

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: GLA081

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: GLA081

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 7 MB per granule

Distribution Format: scaled integer binary

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Bae, S. and B.E. Schutz. 2002. Precision attitude determination (PAD). GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Center for Space Research. 'ICESat/GLAS.' January 2002. http://www.csr.utexas.edu/glas/. Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. ... Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. GLAS Science Team. 2000. Mission Operations Requirement Document (MORD) for the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Mission. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. GLAS Science Team. 1997. GLAS Science Requirements. Version 2.01. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Guzzi, R., ed. 2003. Exploring the atmosphere by remote sensing techniques. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. Heroux, D. 2000. Progress report on GLAS interface effort with ECS NOSE. Rev. 29 December 2000. Landover, MD: Emergent-IT/Raytheon. Herring, T.A. and K. Quinn. 1999. Atmospheric delay correction to GLAS laser altimeter ranges. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Lanham, MD: Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Jester, P., and J. Lee. 2002. GLAS standard data products specification - level 1. Version 6.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Lee, J. 2002. GSAS user's guide: Version 4.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Palm, S., W. Hart, and D. Hlavka. 2002. GLAS atmospheric data products. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 4.2. Lanham, MD: Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Rim, H., and B. Schutz. 2002. Precision orbit determination. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2002. Laser footprint location (geolocation) and surface profiles.GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 3.0. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2000. GLAS altimeter post-launch calibration/validation plan. Version 0.99. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Stephens, G.L. 1994. Remote sensing of the lower atmosphere: an introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. Wahr, J., D. Wingham, and C. Bentley. 2000. A method of combining ICESat and GRACE satellite data to constrain Antarctic mass balance. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(B7):16,279-16,294. Yi, D., J. Minster, and C. Bentley. 1999. Ocean tidal loading corrections. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Zwally, H.J., B. Schutz, D. Hancock, and A. Brenner. 2000. ICESat/GLAS Standard Data Products in HDF and SCF Formats. Version 1.2. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-10-14

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-02-11

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