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4 DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Pages 53-58

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... , the primary source of data for the world's NWP centers. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Special Data Sets The kinds of data available to GCIP efforts are illustrated by the data sets gathered for the fourth GCIP Initial Data Set (GIDS-4~.
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... This combined data collection exemplifies the character of the climatological GCIP effort; GCIP is not planning specific field campaigns but instead intends to augment the GCIP continental and climatological perspective with data from individual field programs. Especially noteworthy is the successful cooperative data arrangement with the DOE's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program, which will be included in the standard and LSA-SW ESOP data sets compiled for GCIP.
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From page 55...
... Data Management and Service System The GCIP project office is compiling information on data and metadata as they are collected at different centers, rather than assembling the information at one location (Figure 4.1~. By directly accessing a distributed center, a user also receives further specialized information on the data sets (e.g., formats, metadata)
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... The scientific users' group should recommend methods for the efficient archiving and reprocessing of high-volume NEXRAD data for climatological precipitation estimates. Methods to archive and access research data, especially remote sensing data sets created by individual GCIP scientists, also should be addressed.
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... Give Additional Attention to the Production, Archiving, and Dissemination of Remote Sensing Information The GCIP-distributed DMSS relies heavily on operational systems subject to constraints and sometimes does not include GCIP data sets. Products that have not been derived as part of the operational system are not required to be archived and thus are not easily accessible through DMSS.
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