Atmospheric Sciences Data Center

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Atmospheric Sciences Data Center
Processing, archiving, and distributing Earth
Science data

• Providing data services for over 35 Projects
• In FY03, 58 Tbytes of data distributed to
• 8,100 customers
• 1 Pbyte of data in the archives soon

http//eosweb.larc.nasa.gov
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Where do we fit in NASA?
ASDC supports the Earth Observing System as part
of NASAs Earth Science Enterprise. To
understand and protect our home planet by using
NASA's view from space to study the Earth system.
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What do we do?

• Process
• Archive
• Distribute

Generate products from satellite data using
complex computer models Place data in a safe
location and keep extra copies Give the data
and documentation away
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What kinds of data?

• Earth's energy balance
• Clouds
• Aerosols
• Atmospheric chemistry

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Where do the data come from?
Satellites
Aircraft
Field Experiments
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Examples of ASDC Data
Solar Battery Sizing

• Solar Energy Industry
• El Nino/Atmospheric Interactions
• Air Pollution/Surface Ozone
• Global Climate Change

Particulates over Africa
Cloud Forcing
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Who are we?

• Operators
• Engineers
• Scientists
• Software Developers
• Customer Service Representatives
• Systems, Archive and Database Administrators

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What jobs do we do?

• Data Provider and User support
• Web site development and maintenance
• Tool development
• Software development and maintenance
• Software integration and testing
• IT security
• Property management
• Outreach/marketing
• Product generation
• New Technology

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Questions?
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