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Ensuring the Climate Record from the NPP and NPOESS Meteorological Satellites (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Executive Summary
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... climate data and services. The climate research community therefore requires satellite data from NPP and NPOESS that can be used to generate climate data records (CDRs)
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... data sets are not yet firmly in place. Guiding Principles NASA and NOAA have experienced both success and failure in recent attempts to develop data systems.
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... In particular, the committee believes that prudent planning and modest investments early in the program will allow the NPOESS system to continue essential climate research-quality data records and develop new records based on the rich blend of planned instruments. Climate research will require a variety of services, ranging from careful long-term stewardship of the basic data sets to intensive data analysis and algorithm refinement.
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... The low-level data can be used to develop refined CDRs as scientific and technical understanding of Earth processes and sensor performance improves over time. The committee recommends that NOAA do the following: Archive both current and future data sets, including those from both research and operational satellite missions, in an LTA.
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... The committee recommends that NASA, in cooperation with the NPOESS IPO, proceed as follows: Develop and implement a prototyping activity to link the NPP Science Data Segment with the NOAA LTA. This activity should start with NASA EOS data sets, including Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
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... The committee recommends that NOAA, in cooperation with NASA, take action as follows: Competitively select and support a science data team to assist a NOAA long-term archiving program on the following: -- Archive requirements for long-term data sets, including RDRs, metadata, and ancillary data fields; -- Archiving of CDRs, algorithms, and processing environments; -- Data structure and organization to facilitate access and reprocessing; -- Flexible, open standards to facilitate data access and refinement; -- Data reprocessing priorities; and -- Minimal user services and tools. Require the NPOESS total system performance requirements (TSPR)
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... Implementation, in press. 3 As defined by the NPOESS IPO, EDRs are data records that contain the environmental parameters or imagery required to be generated as user products as well as any ancillary data required to identify or interpret these parameters or images.
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