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Appendix C NGDC Holdings

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: NGDC Holdings." National Research Council. 2003. Review of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10773.
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Appendix C—NGDC Holdings

Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Aurora Data

All-sky camera films

STP

D&A

 

16,000 paper, 6,200 microfilm

0

Auroral radar, spectral line data, visual

STP

A

358

1,020 microfilm, paper

2

Auroras and other lights viewed from space and Auroras Australis slides

STP

A

 

72 slides

0

Airglow

STP

D&A

4.56

3,340 pages, UAG-1

80

Bathymetry, Topography, and Relief

Bathymetry of the Gulf of Mexico on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

 

0

Bathymetry/relief posters and slides

MGG

A

 

11 posters, 40 slides

0

Bathymetry/topography gridded data

MGG

D

0.2

 

0

Coastal relief models

MGG

D

30,000

 

50

Coastal relief model U.S./northeast Atlantic on CD-ROM

MGG

D

15,000

 

50

Coastal relief model U.S./Southeast Atlantic on CD-ROM

MGG

D

15,000

 

50

Coastal relief model Florida/eastern Gulf of Mexico

MGG

D

3,000

 

50

Coastal relief western Gulf of Mexico

MGG

D

1,200

 

50

Coastal relief model central Gulf of Mexico

MGG

D

1,200

 

50

Coastlines/shorelines digital

MGG

D

 

 

100

Estimated and measured seafloor topography

MGG

D

 

 

0

ETOPO2 2-minute gridded global elevations

MGG

D

600

 

50

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

 

 

1,783

 

 

1967

M, R

global

P

 

55

405

1968

M, R

global

P

 

46

 

1998

S

Air Force, Australia

P

 

1

1,378

1967

M, R

global

P

 

5,230,673

 

100

22

 

2000

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

10,352

 

2000

P, S

NGDC

N

100

 

 

2001

D

global

P

100

12

124,220

2002

D

NGDC, NOS

N

100

223

 

2001

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

215

 

2001

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

125

 

2002

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

89

 

2002

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

97

 

2002

CD

NGDC, NOS

N

100

0

453,709

2001

O

multiple

Y

100

 

68,586

 

NSF, NOAA

Y

100

308

2,092,507

2000

CD

NSF, NOAA, Navy

P

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: NGDC Holdings." National Research Council. 2003. Review of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10773.
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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

ETOPO5 5-minute gridded world elevations

MGG

D

328

 

100

Global relief images on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

100

GLOBE 30" global topography

SEG

D

1,727

100

Great Lakes bathymetry posters

MGG

A

 

8 posters

0

Great Lakes bathymetry digitized at NGDC

MGG

D

189

 

50

Lake Ontario bathymetry CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

50

Lake Erie bathymetry CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

50

Lake Michigan bathymetry CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

50

Multibeam bathymetry, NOS, coastal U.S.

MGG

D

10,698

0

Multibeam bathymetry from U.S. and international sources, worldwide

MGG

D

36,444

0

Multibeam bathymetry from east coast of the U.S. on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

0

NOS hydrographic data digital

MGG

D

7,964

100

NOS hydrographic survey data on CD-ROM

MGG

D

1,200

100

NOS bathymetry/fishing maps scanned and paper

MGG

D&A

9,000

455 maps

0

TerrainBase 5-minute global topography/bathymetry

SEG

D

1,934

 

100

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

100

1,449

158,873

1993

CD, O

Navy

Y

100

57

55,641

2000

CD, D, O

NGDC

N

100

676

1,261,122

2000

CD, D, O, P

 

N

100

2,159

 

2000

P

NGDC, GLERL, CHS, NOS

N

100

262

216,919

2002

D

NGDC, GLERL, CHS, NOS

N

100

 

 

1996

CD

NGDC, GLERL, CHS, NOS

N

100

86

 

1998

CD

NGDC, GLERL, CHS, NOS

N

100

58

 

1996

CD

NGDC, GLERL, CHS, NOS

N

100

681

 

2002

D

NOS

Y

100

977

 

2002

D

global

Y

100

20

16,958

1999

CD

multiple

Y

100

 

12,984

2001

D, O

NOS

P

100

213

 

2001

CD

NOS

N

100

3,326

24,518

2001

CD, M

NOS

P

100

1,491

192,570

1994

CD, O

 

N

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Topography U.S. state images

SEG

D

31

 

100

Topography miscellaneous old archive

SEG

D

88

 

0

Cosmic Ray Data

 

Cosmic ray neutron monitor data

STP

D&A

378

29,400 paper

80

Ionization chamber, mesons, balloon data

STP

A

 

4,654 paper

0

Ecosystems

 

Global ecosystems

SEG

D&A

8,577

19 charts

100

Africa ecosystems

SEG

D

446

 

0

Vegetation index

SEG

D

106,464

 

20

Regional assessments

SEG

D

786

 

50

Coastal ecosystems

SEG

D

304

 

50

Geomagnetism

 

Geomagnetic components D, H, and Z or X, Y, and Z at 10 sec, 1-min, 2.5-min, and hourly intervals

STP

D&A

34,575

1,655,153 paper, 6,308 microfilm

100

Geomagnetic indices aa, Kp, Ap, Kn, Ks, Km, Cp, C9, AE, AL, AO, AU, Dst, PC

STP

D&A

394

376,960 paper

100

Geomagnetic principal magnetic storms and sudden commencements

STP

D

4

 

100

Main magnetic field observationsh

SEG

D&A

17,312

360,600 paper, reports, charts, microform

20

Magnetic repeat station data

SEG

D&A

11,542

25,000 pages

5

Main field models and services

SEG

D

96

50 charts

100

Paleomagnetic data

SEG

D

51

 

95

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

100

1

552,066

1999

D, O

 

Y

0

8

0

1989

D

 

P

 

47,525

 

 

25

47,525

2002

CD, D, O, R

global

Y

 

0

0

2001

R

global

Y

 

3,149,445

 

100

213

3,146,353

2000

CD, D, O

global

P

0

0

0

1998

D

U.S. govt

P

100

452

143

1997

D, O

U.S. govt

P

50

82

2,947

1998

D, G, O, R

regional

P

50

119

2

 

D, O, R

regional

P

 

2,517,223

 

 

2,175

263,115

2002

CD, D, MF, O, R

global

Y

 

1,452

38,715

2002

CD, D, O, R

various

Y

 

3,733

2002

O R

global

Y

20

245

43,487

2001

CD, D, O, MF, P, R

global

P

40

 

13,892

1999

R

global

P

100

136

1,630,675

2000

CD, D, M, O, R

global

P

95

33

287,832

2002

D, O

global

P

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Aeromagnetic data, non-U.S.

SEG

D&A

8,547

200 microfilm

20

Aeromagnetic data, U.S.

SEG

D

51,217

 

20

Main field geomagnetic data from satellites

SEG

D

1,523

 

5

Hazards

 

Earthquake seismicity datai

SEG

D&A

2,919

60,000 pages, microfilm

95

Earthquake strong motionj

SEG

D&A

4,396

10,000 pages

 

World stress and fault mechanism data

SEG

D

5

 

100

Volcano datak

SEG

D&A

.9

29 reports, posters

100

Tsunami data

SEG

D&A

3

6,008 reports, microfilm, charts

80

Hazards photos

SEG

D&A

21,992

5,520 photos, slides

40

Ionospheric Data

 

Ionospheric digital database

STP

D&A

107,053

224,000 paper

97

Ionospheric catalogs, models, and programs

STP

D

31

 

100

Analog ionograms and reduced characteristics

STP

D&A

30,982

2,527,905 paper, 147,260 microfilm

10

Ionospheric total electron content

STP

D&A

1,089

12,500 paper

0

Ionospheric predicted numerical coefficientsl

STP

D

3

 

0

Ionospheric absorption

STP

D&A

7

530,281 UAG-34 paper

0

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

95

108

8,003

1998

CD, D, O, M, MF

international

N

70

533

224,843

2000

CD, D, O, M

U.S. state govt, industry

P

100

36

2,938

1993

CD, D

NASA, DOD

Y

 

9,159,118

 

 

3,479

2,822

2002

CD, D, G, MF, OS, R

global

P

 

429

991

1996

CD, D, O, OS

global

Y

100

3

1,389

1991

D, G, O

global

Y

50

1,246

398

2001

G, O, P, R, S

global

P

95

564

1,686

2002

D, G, MF, O, OS, R

global

N

100

5,249

7,395

2002

D, G, O, P, S

global

P

 

 

191,859

 

172

180,200

2002

CD, D, O, R

global

P

37

10,986

2002

CD, D, O

global

P

22

 

2002

CD, D, MF, O, R

global

P

16

~1980

D, R

global

140

1999

D, R

global

5

1965

D, R

global

P

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Miscellaneous: oblique incidence (satellite), POGS (satellite), drifts, back/forward scatter, incoherent scatter (now at NCAR)

STP

A

184

50,000 paper

0

Sudden ionospheric disturbances

STP

D

26

10,300 paper

100

Land Geochemistry

 

Geochemical and petrological data

SEG

D

463

 

0

Land Geothermal

 

U.S. thermal springs

SEG

D&A

17

125 maps

80

Geothermal world heat flow data

SEG

D

0.3

 

100

Land Gravity

 

Gravity point data

SEG

D&A

1,880

4,525 paper, microfilm

0

Gravity grid data

SEG

D

425

 

20

Gravity satellite data

SEG

D

1,112

 

0

Marine Geology Data

 

Index to marine and lacustrine geological samples

MGG

D

136

 

100

Core data from ODP legs 101-129

MGG

D

208

100

Core data from DSDP

MGG

D

1,739

100

PETROS analyses of igneous rocks

MGG

D

54

100

CLIMAP 18K bp sediment data files

MGG

D

10

100

NGDC marine sediment grain size database

MGG

D

54

100

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

 

1977

D, R

global

 

 

673

2002

CD, D, O, R

global

N

 

219

 

0

20

219

1990

D

global

P

 

16,866

 

80

153

15,645

1982

D, M, O, R

state, federal govt

P

100

1

1,221

2000

O

Intl. Heat Flow Comm.

Y

 

946,087

 

70

1,553

595,030

1999

CD, D, O, R, M, MF, P

global

P

90

660

256,639

1997

CD, D, O, R, M, P

global

P

80

243

94,418

1993

CD, D, O, R, M, P

global

P

 

5,659,356

 

100

40

41,162

2002

G, O

partners

N

100

452

1,21,909m

 

CD, O

ODP

Y

100

194

4,28,391m

 

CD, O

DSDP

Y

100

16

5,526

1980

D, O

Washington State Univ.

N

100

7

1,973

1984

D, O

Brown Univ.

Y

100

1

7,430

2001

D, O

multiple

N

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

SIO geochemistry of FeMn nodules from the seafloor

MGG

D

37

 

100

SIO Southeast Asia sediment description

MGG

D

25

100

SIO polymetallic seafloor nodule description file

MGG

D

10

100

CNEXO polymetallic seafloor nodule geochemistry

MGG

D

7

100

USGS U.S. east coast CONMAR sediment data

MGG

D

4

1001

CLIMAP 120K bp sediment data

MGG

D

1

100

LDEO carbon-14 data

MGG

D

.01

100

SPECMAP archive 1, downcore and core-top data

MGG

D

2

100

LDEO carbonate data

MGG

D

3

100

Brown University carbonate data

MGG

D

3

100

LDEO foraminiferal data

MGG

D

3

100

Digital sediment thickness database

MGG

D

56

100

JODC seafloor sediment data

MGG

D

.2

100

Deck41 surficial sediment description file

MGG

D

5

100

NOAA and MMS marine minerals CD-ROM

MGG

D

613

100

Geotechnical properties of sediment

MGG

D

2

100

GEOLIN inventory of NGDC marine geology data

MGG

D

39

100

Marine geology data reports scanned and paper

MGG

D

3,621

70,106 pages, 110 microfilm, 1 poster

100

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

100

1

2,089

1981

CD, O, D

SIO

N

100

7

1,167

1979

D, O

SIO

N

100

 

1,366

1977

D, O

SIO

N

100

1

1,293

1979

CD, D, O

BGRM

Y

100

3

2,150

1977

D, O

USGS

Y

100

17

1,340

1990

D, O

LDEO

Y

100

1

2,820

1990

D, O

LDEO

Y

100

12

3,189

1990

D, O

Brown Univ.

Y

100

12

1,826

1991

D, O

LDEO

Y

100

2

1,825

1991

D, O

Brown Univ.

Y

100

4

1,762

1992

D, O

LDEO

Y

100

11

6,544

2002

D

NGDC

N

100

 

1,121

1979

D, O

JODC

Y

100

 

4,968

1975

D, G, O

NGDC

N

100

73

2,043

1992

CD, O

global

N

100

 

33

1992

D, O

multiple

N

100

80

22,209

2002

G, O

NGDC

N

100

1,057

44,220

2002

MF, O, P, R

global

P

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Marine Trackline Geophysics

 

Undersea feature names

MGG

D

 

 

100

Worldwide marine geophysical data: bathymetry, magnetics, gravity, seismic shot navigation from U.S. and international sources

MGG

D

40,820

100

Marine geophysical data from GEODAS on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

100

NGDC worldwide marine geophysical data inventory for GEODAS database management system

MGG

D

 

100

Marine geophysics seismic reflection

MGG

D

26,752

0

Digital seismic reflection navigation

MGG

D

1,800

0

Southern oceans geophysical data on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

0

Miscellaneous digital geophysical data files

MGG

D

245

0

Multichannel seismic reflection data on CD-ROM

MGG

D

600

0

SCAR seismic reflection data on CD-ROM

MGG

D

32,977

0

LDEO digitized seismic reflection negatives

MGG

D

20,192

0

Trackline geophysical data, analog

MGG

A

 

3,300 film, 566 pages, 7,000 negatives, 2,406 sections

0

Marine Well Log Data

 

Digital DSDP and ODP downhole logs

MGG

D

3,873

 

0

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

 

39,425

 

100

 

826

2001

O

IOC/IHO

Y

100

1,072

38,599

2002

D

global

P

100

192

 

2002

CD

global

N

100

8

2002

CD, O

NGDC

N

100

7

2001

D

global

Y

100

 

2001

D

global

P

100

24

1994

CD

NSF, NOAA, Navy

Y

100

1

 

D

global

P

100

 

1998

CD

global

Y

100

35

1998

CD

SCAR

Y

100

27

1991

D

LDEO

Y

90

279

0

2002

MF, OS, R

global

P

 

1,304

 

100

22

652

2002

D

DSDP

Y

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Well log data from the U.S. outer continental shelf

MGG

D&A

484

190 reels of film

0

Satellite Data: GOES, NOAA TIROS

GOES Space Environment Monitor (electrons, protons, alpha particles, X-rays, magnetometer)

STP

D&A

38,400

1,606 microfilm

63

GOES Solar X-ray Imager

STP

D

200,000

98,719 images

100

NOAA/TIROS satellites (electrons, protons, and alpha particles)

STP

D

44,100

 

0

Satellite anomalies causing spacecraft failures

STP

D

1

 

100

Satellite Data: DMSP

DMSP film scans data rescue

STP

D&A

4,800,000

1,500,000 film strips

10

DMSP operational linescan system visible and infrared imager

STP

D

28,745,309

 

27

DMSP space sensors SSIES in situ plasma monitor, DM plasma drift meter, SSJ/4 precipitating plasma monitor

STP

D

1,976,979

 

24

DMSP SSM/I microwave imager, SSM/T2 microwave water vapor profiler, SSM/T microwave temperature sounder

STP

D

3,791,713

 

24

DMSP slides of hurricanes and typhoons, 13 slide sets

STP

A

 

slides

0

6 DMSP posters and 1995 Atlantic hurricanes, 1996, 1997, 1998 most intense tropical storms, nighttime lights of the U.S. and the world, Icosohedron 2000

STP

A

 

posters

0

DMSP nighttime lights of the world

STP

D

10,600

CD-ROM, jpeg

100

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

100

 

652

1990

D, MF

multiple

Y

 

128,751

 

 

374

126,860

2002

CD, D, MF, O, R, D

NOAA

N

 

0

862

2001

O

NOAA

N

1

399

2002

O

NOAA

N

 

66

630

1993

CD, D, O, R

global

N

 

2,922,201

 

0.10

15

5

1987

O (FTP)

NOAA

N

100

165

2,832,905

2002

O (FTP) 11.6 Gbytes/day

Air Force

N

50

 

2002

O (FTP)

Air Force

N

94

 

2002

O (FTP)

Air Force

N

 

98

 

1998

S

NGDC

N

 

5,289

 

2000

P

NGDC

N

100

350

52,166

1997

CD, O

Air Force

N

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

U.S. lights, road density, population density, land cover (22 layers)

STP

D

1,270

 

100

DMSP fire product

STP

D

 

Solar Data

 

Relative sunspot numbers

STP

D&A

36

58,000 paper files, slides

90

Regions of solar activity

STP

D

678

 

90

Solar radio flux, bursts, spectral data

STP

D&A

77,006

426 boxes, 50,460 paper, 604 microfilm

8

Solar flares in hydrogen-alpha (includes SOON data)

STP

D&A

9,043

 

10

Solar longitudinal magnetic field

STP

D&A

46

13,550 paper

10

Solar H-alpha faculae, prominences, and filaments

STP

D&A

17

7,578 microfilm UAB-100

2

Solar calcium K line

STP

D&A

19

12,000 paper

10

Solar maps, prominences, filaments

STP

D&A

3,046

26,740 paper

80

Optical observations of solar corona

STP

D&A

27

6,580 paper

80

Solar ultraviolet data from satellites

STP

D&A

10

448 microfilm

100

Observations of interplanetary scintillations or solar wind speed

STP

A

 

604 paper

0

Total solar irradiation

STP

D&A

33

18 paper

100

Solar-Terrestrial Publications

 

Solar geophysical data publications

STP

D&A

1,456

311,040 pages

6

Solar Indices Bulletin

STP

D&A

0.5

1 report per month

0

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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

100

75

12

2001

CD, O

various

P

2

37,113

2002

 

NGDC

N

 

689,525

 

152

120,180

2002

D, O, R, S

global

P

13

49,522

2002

CD, D, O, R

global

P

1,551

50,340

2002

CD, MF, O, R

global

P

67

44,180

2002

CD, D, O, R

global

P

 

8,894

2002

O, R

various

Y

 

1,806

2002

CD, D, MF, O, R

global

Y

7

2,363

2002

CD, D, O, R

various

P

 

34,022

2002

O, R

various

P

1

4,822

2002

O, R

various

Y

1

2,072

2002

MF, O, R

various

Y

2

 

2001

R

various

Y

30

11,812

2002

O, R

various

Y

 

87,038

 

3,241

71,761

2002

O, R

NGDC

N

2,100

 

2002

O, R

NGDC

N

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Dataset/Category Name

Typea

Digital (D) or Analog (A)

Volume (Mbytes)

Analog Size

% Online

Geomagnetic Indices Bulletin

STP

D&A

0.5

1 report per month

0

UAG reports

STP

D&A

1

105 reports

10

Solar variability affecting Earth (NGDC-05/01) CD-ROM

STP

D

600

 

spidr

a MGG = Marine Geology and Geophysics; SEG = Solid Earth Geophysics; STP = Solar-Terrestrial Physics.

b Fraction of the dataset being actively used.

c The number of accesses in discipline header bars may differ from the sum of accesses by dataset, because accesses are sometimes unable to be differentiated by dataset.

d Year that data were last added to the dataset.

e CD = CD-ROM; D = digital offline; FTP = file transfer protocol; G = geographic information system; M = map; MF = microform; O = online; OS = oversize chart; P = poster; R = report; S = slide.

f BGRM = Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres; CHS = Canadian Hydrographic Service; CONMAR = Continental Margin (USGS); DMSP = Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; DOD = Department of Defense; DSDP = Deep Sea Drilling Program; GEODAS = geophysical data management system; GEOLIN = marine geology inventory system; GLERL = Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA); GOES = Geostationary Satellites; IHO = International Hydrographic Organization; IOC = Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; JODC = Japan Oceanographic Data Center; LDEO = Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; MMS = Minerals Management Service; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NCAR = National Center for Atmospheric Research; NOS = National Ocean Service (NOAA); NSF = National Science Foundation; ODP = Ocean Drilling Program; POGS = Polar Orbiting Geomagnetic Satellite; SCAR = Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; SIO = Scripps Institution of Oceanography; SOON = Solar Observing Optical Network; TIROS = Television Infrared Observation Satellite; UAG = Upper Atmosphere Geophysics Report Series; USGS = U.S. Geological Survey.

g N = not replicated; P = partially replicated; Y = fully replicated.

h 80 percent of archive is available nearline.

i Now limited to significant events.

j No longer active archive.

k NGDC now refers requests for digital data to the Smithsonian.

l No longer available.

m Excess accesses due to large number of files in set; the same is true for many directories in all disciplines.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: NGDC Holdings." National Research Council. 2003. Review of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10773.
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% Usedb

Number of Offline Users (10 years)

Number of Online Users (FY 2002)c

Last Available Yeard

Form Distributede

Data Sourcef

Replicatedg

 

1,120

 

2002

O, R

NGDC

N

360

15,277

1998

O, R

NGDC

N

17

 

1996

CD, O, R

global

Y

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The report reviews the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and assesses how well the center is managing its holdings, serving its users, and supporting NOAA's mission. It concludes that NGDC is the natural place within NOAA and the nation for stewardship and dissemination of data related to the solid Earth and space environment. These subject areas are also relevant to NOAA’s new priority on integrated environmental approaches. For NGDC to fulfill its potential, however, it must first rearticulate its mission and overcome some solvable problems, including obtaining effective feedback from its users and organizing the center to eliminate parallel activities and reduce scientific isolation among the divisions.

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