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Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Complete Collection, Version 1.1
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_COMPLETE_V11

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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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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Complete Collection, Version 1.1
Dataset Release Date: 2007
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.01
Data Presentation Form: tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-complete-collection...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1973-01-01
Stop Date: 2005-12-31
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.5 Degree
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 Degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Instrument
Cameras Ancillary Description
MISR > Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: MISR Level 3 Daily FIRSTLOOK Global Aerosol Product in netCDF V002

Data Center Personnel
Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Fax: 757-864-8807
Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
2 South Wright Street
Mail Stop 157D
Building 1268C
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
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Personnel
ASDC USER SERVICES
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 757-864-8656
Fax: 757-864-8807
Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
2 South Wright Street
Mail Stop 157D
Building 1268C
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Diner, D.J., J.C. Beckert, T.H. Reilly, C.J. Bruegge, J.E. Conel, R. Kahn, J.V.
Martonchik, T.P. Ackerman, R. Davies, S.A.W. Gerstl, H.R. Gordon, J-P. Muller,
R.B. Myneni, R.J. Sellers, B. Pinty, and M.M. Verstraete (1988). Multiangle
Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) description and experiment overview. IEEE
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-02-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-03-06

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