T192 Where in the World? Access and Availability to Geoscience Data I
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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DESCRIBING THE WORLD'S GEOSCIENCE DATA CENTERS
Paper number: T192-3
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Authors
Abstract
The world is shrinking – as well as melting -- and thanks to enormous strides in technology, we are able to share information much more readily. There is so much data, it is so right to organize and control it and make it available to all interested researchers. How else will we be able to peek over horizons? Presented will be overviews of major global geoscience data hubs focusing on atmospheric and oceanic sciences, climate change, geodynamics, geochemistry, and mineralogy. Descriptions will include repository sizes, data formats and access.