Inter Disc. Title

This is the starting point to the Goddard DAAC Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection (CIDC), available on CD-ROM. Monthly mean data from the atmospheric, oceanic, and land use sciences have been placed on a common global map grid, with standardized documentation. The Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection has been subdivided into seven categories based on data source as well as the parameters involved.

When practical, the data were put in a uniform spatial and temporal scale (1 degree x 1 degree, monthly).The OVERVIEW document contains a table of the data sets formats and characteristics and a second table lists alphabetically all the physical parameters in the CIDC collection.

This dynamic data collection is being developed to meet the needs of interdisciplinary scientists, teachers and students for climate data concerning Global Change and seasonal and inter-annual variability. New data are continually being added and existing data revised. To keep up with the changes we have provided a News & Announcements Page.

Climate scenarios on Global Warming, El Nino and the Indian Monsoon have been provided to give educators examples of topics in which the data can be used. The graphics used in these scenarios were created using the Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS), which has also been put in this CD-ROM along with the necessary meta-data files required to read and display the data.

For people who are interested in finding more on climatology related site we have provided a Web page which has a listing of external links.

Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Available in this CD-ROM Collection

All the user's guides maybe viewed below. The actual data is on the Indicated CD.

Atmospheric Dynamics & Atmospheric Soundings, (DAO on CIDC2, TOVS on CIDC4)

Radiation and Clouds, (CIDC3)

The Biosphere, (CIDC1)

Variable Atmospheric Constituents, (CIDC1)

Measured Surface Temperatures & Pressures, (CIDC1)

Hydrology, (CIDC1)

Remote Sensing Science, (CIDC1)

CIDC Data at the Virtual Domain Application Data Center

The Virtual Domain Application Data Center (VDADC), is located at George Mason University's, Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics (CSI), Center for Earth Observing and Space Research (CEOSR). VDADC enables browsing and analysis of CIDC data over the WWW, before down loading the data over the Internet. A prototype of the VDADC, including an advance Java version, is accessible below.
CEOSR LOGOVirtual Domain Application Data Center

The Climatology Interdisciplinary Five & Ten Day Data Collection

The Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection (CIDC), is being expanded to include five and ten day temporal resolutions of key climate parameters. This is being done in collaboration with the Seasonal to Interannual Earth Science Information Partner (SIESIP) program.

Data Access on the CD-ROM

The data on this CD-ROM are located in the sub-directory data accessible from the root directory of the CD-ROM. Access to individual datasets and parameters are in the Readmes listed above.

Anonymous FTP & WWW Access

The Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection is also accessible via the WWW and anonymous FTP at:

http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/FTP_SITE/inter_disc.html

ftp daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
login: anonymous
password: < your internet address >
cd data/inter_disc

Also visit the Goddard Climate Research Forum for articles and data concerning important remote sensing and climate prediction problems.

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Last update:Fri Sep 19 17:32:51 EDT 1997
Page Author: H. Lee Kyle -- lkyle@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
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