GC31D-1220
NOAA’s Portfolio of Operational Climate Data Records
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Poster Hall (Moscone South)
Brian J Newport, DeWayne Cecil, Candace Hutchins, Cheryl Preston, John S. Stachniewicz and Daniel Wunder, Global Science and Technology Inc Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Abstract:
NOAA’s Climate Data Record (CDR) Program was established by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (formerly the National Climatic Data Center) in order to develop and implement a robust, sustainable, and scientifically defensible approach to producing and preserving climate records from satellite data. Since its inception in 2009 the CDR Program has transitioned 30 CDRs developed by various research groups to an initial operational state at NCEI. As a result of this transition the CDR dataset, metadata, documentation, and source code are archived by NCEI and accessible to the public, and most of the datasets are being extended by the Principal Investigator with CDR Program support. Consistency is maintained by using a formal change control process, with reprocessing and re-archiving as needed. The current portfolio of operational CDRs includes 15 Atmospheric CDRs, four Oceanic CDRs, four Terrestrial CDRs, and seven Fundamental CDRs. The main features of the portfolio will be presented, along with some potential and emerging uses.
