2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
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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 ... versions; the country ESI scores or rankings should not be compared to earlier versions because of changes to the methodology and underlying data. The index was unveiled at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, January 2005, Davos, Switzerland. The 2005 ESI is a joint product of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission.
The report of the methodologies and the results, as well as the ESI, component, indicator and variable scores for all countries in Portable Document (PDF) and Microsoft Excel (XLS) formats and maps in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) formats are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). 
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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Data download page.
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Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 90.0
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S: -55.0
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E: 180.0
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W: -180.0
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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
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
66.666667
Longitude Resolution:
140.016667
Vertical Resolution:
60 m
Temporal Resolution:
5 min
Quality
Expected precision / Accuracy of the instrument:
A study of error sources for aerosols lidar on Observatory of Haute-Provence and Dumont d'Urville is provided in Chazette et al. (1995). No specific evaluation was performed since the new system implementation. Meanwhile, we expect an uncertainty on backscattering coefficient not exceeding 15% (for low aerosols content).
Access Constraints
Public data. Please inform investigator before using data. Email: julien.jumelet@latmos.ipsl.fr
Use Constraints
Please acknowledge NDACC and IPEV in any presentation or publication using data. Please cite investigator in any presentation or publication using data. Email: julien.jumelet@latmos.ipsl.fr
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Distribution
Distribution Media:
ELECTRONIC MEDIA > Online FTP
Distribution Size:
160 Mo
Distribution Format:
ASCII > American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Fees:
Free
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email:
yann.courcoux at latmos.ipsl.fr
Contact Address:
LATMOS / IPSL
11, boulevard d'Alembert
City:
Guyancourt
Postal Code:
78280
Country:
France
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+33 (0)1 44 27 84 43
Fax:
+33 (0)1 44 27 37 76
Email:
Julien.Jumelet at latmos.ipsl.fr
Contact Address:
LATMOS / IPSL
Université Paris 6 - B102
Tour 45-46, 3e étage
4, place Jussieu
City:
Paris Cedex 05
Postal Code:
75252
Country:
France
Publications/References
Chazette P., C. David, J. Lefrère, J. Pelon, S. Godin, and G. Mégie, Study of the optical, geometrical and dynamical properties of stratospheric post-volcanic aerosols from lidar remote sensing at 532 nm, following the eruptions of El Chichon and Mt Pinatubo, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 23195-23207, 1995. David C., P. Keckhut, A. Armetta, J. Jumelet, M. Marchand, and S. Bekki, Radiosondes ... Stratospheric Temperatures from 1957 to 2008 at Dumont d’Urville (Antarctica): trends and link with Polar Stratospheric Clouds, submitted to ACPD, 2009.
David C., J. Jumelet, A. Klekociuk, M. Snels, and M.C. Pitts, Lidar observations of polar stratospheric clouds in Dumont d'Urville, SPIE Newsroom. DOI: 10.1117/2.1200808.1248, 2008.
David C., S. Bekki, N. Berdunov, M. Marchand and G. Mégie, Classification and scales of Antarctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds using wavelet decomposition, J. Atm. Solar-Terrestr. Physics, 67, 293-300, 2005.
David, C, S. Bekki, S. Godin, G. Mégie and M.P. Chipperfield, Polar Stratospheric Clouds climatology over Dumont d'Urville between 1989 and 1993 and the influence of volcanic aerosols on their formation, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 22,163-22,180, 1998.
Godin S., V. Bergeret, S. Bekki, C. David, and G. Mégie,, Study of the interannual ozone loss and the permeability of the Antarctic polar vortex from aerosols and ozone lidar measurements in Dumont d'Urville (66.4°S, 140°E), J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1311-1330, 2001.
Jumelet J., C. David, S. Bekki, and P. Keckhut, Uniwavelength lidar sensitivity to spherical aerosol microphysical properties for the interpretation of lagrangian stratospheric observations, J. of Atmos. and Solar-Terr. Phys., 71, 121-131, doi:10.1016/j., 2009.
Jumelet J., S. Bekki, C. David, and P. Keckhut, Statistical estimation of stratospheric particle size distribution by combining optical modelling and lidar scattering measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 1–14, 2008.
Ricaud Ph., E. Monnier, F. Goutail, C. David, S. Godin, F. Lefèvre, L. Froidevaux, J. Waters, J. Mergenthaler, J. B. Kumer, A. E. Roche, H. Pumphrey, and R. S. Harwood, The stratosphere over Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica, in winter 1992, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 13267-13284, 1998.
Sacco V.M. et al., Elastic backscattering Lidar System for Atmospheric measurements in Antarctica, Opt. & Quant. Electr., 21, 215-226, 1989.
Santacesaria V., A.R. MacKenzie and L. Stefanutti, A climatological study of polar stratospheric clouds (1989-1997) from lidar measurements over Dumont d'Urville (Antarctica), Tellus (B), 53, 306-321, 2001.
Stefanutti, L., M. Morandi, M. Del Guasta, S. Godin and C. David, Unusual PSCs observed by lidar in Antarctica, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2377-2380, 1995.
Stefanutti L, F. Castagnoli, M. Del Guasta, M. Morandi, V.M. Sacco, L. Zuccagnoli, S. Godin, G. Mégie, and J. Porteneuve, The Antarctic ozone lidar system, Appl. Phys. B, 55, 3-12, 1992.
Stefanutti L. et al., A Four Wavelength Depolarization Backscattering Lidar for Polar Stratospheric Cloud Monitoring, Appl. Phys. B55, 13-17, 1992.
Stefanutti L, M. Morandi, M. Del Guasta, S. Godin, G. Mégie, J. Brechet and J. Picquard, Polar stratospheric clouds observations over the Antarctic continent at Dumont d'Urville, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 12975-12987, 1991.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-07-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-02-12
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