- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Definition: The conversion of ecosystems into barren land
Candidate SDI:
- Desertification Index (306 UN CSD)
- Definition: Land affected by desertification (km3)/desertification on index
- SDI Framework Element: Barren Land (1.2.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Desert Land
- Desertification Rate (397 SDI Group)
- Definition: Land area converted to desert per year
- SDI Framework Element: Barren Land (1.2.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Desert Land
- Fuelwood Consumption (303 UN CSD)
- Definition: Fuelwood consumption per capita (m3)
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
- Element Characteristic: Volume of Fuelwood
- Livestock in Dryland (304 UN CSD)
- Definition: Livestock levels per km2 in dryland
- SDI Framework Element: Biota Population (1.2.1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Number Livestock per Area
- Poor People in Drysoil Areas (305 UN CSD)
- Definition: Population living below poverty line (in drysoil areas (%))
- SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Human Population
Definition: The decline in rainfall and water resources
Candidate SDI:
- Climate Extremes Index (213 NOAA)
- Definition: Climate Extremes Index
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Precipitation
- Drought (195 NOAA)
- Definition: Drought
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity (1.2.1.8)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Water
- Drought Frequency (307 UN CSD)
- Definition: Drought frequency (or intensity)
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Droughts
- McKee Drought Index (209 NOAA)
- Definition: McKee index, % area in short/long- term drought
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Drought Land
- Palmer Drought Severity Index (210 NOAA)
- Definition: PDSI
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity (1.2.1.8)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Drought Land
- Palmer Drought Severity Index (211 NOAA)
- Definition: PDSI % area in severe/ext. wet spell
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Drought Land
- Precipitation Extremes (199 NOAA)
- Definition: Precipitation extremes
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Precipitation
- Rainfall Frequency (218 NOAA)
- Definition: Rainfall frequency
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Precipitation
- Snow Cover (200 NOAA)
- Definition: Snow cover
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity (1.2.1.8)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Snow Cover
- Total Precipitation (212 NOAA)
- Definition: Total precip.
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity (1.2.1.8)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Precipitation
Definition: The United States contribution to large scale changes to the global climate
Candidate SDI:
- Arctic Optical Depth (192 NOAA)
- Definition: Arctic haze/ optical depth
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Air Clarity
- Carbon Dioxide (185 NOAA)
- Definition: CO2
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- ClorFloroCarbons (190 NOAA)
- Definition: CFCs, HFCs
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Forest Management Spending (123 USDA FS)
- Definition: dollars designated for research and development aimed at improving forest management and delivery of forest goods and services, including ability to predict impacts on forests of possible climate change
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money spent
- Forest Products Biomass (84 USDA FS)
- Definition: total mass of carbon in wood products
- SDI Framework Element: Contribution to Global System (1.2.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Carbon
- Global Climate Change (24 PCSD)
- Definition: CO2 emissions
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Global Environment Research (51 PCSD)
- Definition: amount of money spent on research on global environmental problems
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Greenhouse Climate Response Index (215 NOAA)
- Definition: Arithmatic average of 1) percent of U.S. with much above normal minimum temperatures, 2) percent of U.S. with much above normal precipitation during the months of October through April, 3) percent of U.S. in extreme or severe drought during the months of May through September and 4) the percent of the U.S. with a much greater than normal proportion of precipitation derrived from extreme one day precipitation events (exceeding 2 inches).
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (141 CEQ)
- Definition: emissions of greenhouse gases, which are CO2, CH3, NO2, CFC's, and ozone
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (327 UN CSD)
- Definition: Emission of greenhouse gases (t)
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (331 UN CSD)
- Definition: Reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gasses (% per year)
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Maximum Temperature (197 NOAA)
- Definition: Maximum temperature
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Methane (186 NOAA)
- Definition: CH4
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Methane Isotopes (193 NOAA)
- Definition: CH4 Isotope
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Air Clarity
- Minimum Temperature (198 NOAA)
- Definition: Minimum temperature
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Nitrous Oxides (191 NOAA)
- Definition: N2O
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Ocean Surface Temperature (196 NOAA)
- Definition: Ocean Surface temperature
- SDI Framework Element: Oceans (1.2.5.4)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Optical Depth (194 NOAA)
- Definition: Optical Depth
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Air Clarity
- Sea Ice Volume (201 NOAA)
- Definition: Sea Ice
- SDI Framework Element: Oceans (1.2.5.4)
- Element Characteristic: Volume of Sea Ice
- Sea Surface Temperature (222 NOAA)
- Definition: Sea surface temperature (from AVHRR)
- SDI Framework Element: Oceans (1.2.5.4)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Stratospheric Water Vapor (189 NOAA)
- Definition: H2O stratospheric
- SDI Framework Element: Stratosphere (1.2.5.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Water Vapor
- Temperature Gradients (207 NOAA)
- Definition: Temp. gradients -- NH-SH, land-ocean, pole-equator
- SDI Framework Element: Oceans (1.2.5.4)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Total Forest Biomass (82 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total forest ecosystem biomass and carbon pool, and if appropriate, by forest type, age class, and successional stages.
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Carbon
- Total Forest Biomass (83 USDA FS)
- Definition: total mass of carbon in forest ecosystem
- SDI Framework Element: Contribution to Global System (1.2.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Carbon
- Vegetation Index (223 NOAA)
- Definition: Vegetation Index (from AVHRR)
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
Definition: Depletion of stratospheric ozone
Candidate SDI:
- CloroFlorCarbon Production (135 SDI Group)
- Definition: CloroFlorCarbons production
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Volume of CloroFlorCarbons
- Ozone Depleting Substances (329 UN CSD)
- Definition: Production and consumption of ozone depleting substances
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air (3.1.3.2)
- Element Characteristic: Volume of CloroFlorCarbons
- Skin Cancer Rate (373 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of people diagnosed with cancerous melanoma per year
- SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Number of People
- Stratospheric Ozone Concentration (187 NOAA)
- Definition: O3 total
- SDI Framework Element: Stratosphere (1.2.5.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Ozone
- Stratospheric Temperature (204 NOAA)
- Definition: Stratospheric temp.
- SDI Framework Element: Stratosphere (1.2.5.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Temperature
- Ultraviolet-B Radiation (221 NOAA)
- Definition: Ultraviolet-B radiation
- SDI Framework Element: Atmosphere (1.2.5.1)
- Element Characteristic: Radiation Flux