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Earth Update CD-Rom : encyclopedic real-time source for Earth science data, careers, and activities. Written in Macromedia Director for ease of use.

Entry ID: earth_update

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Summary

Abstract: Earth Update is an interactive, real-time display system of Earth
images and data designed for Museums and Schools and now available to
the general public as a "realtime museum on a disk"! Running from the
CD-ROM, the program displays hundreds of images and movies of the best
of earth images and data, documented, with live web links of how to
find out more. Roughly 15% of the material represents ...

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Description: Earth Science Information Partners Federation Home Page.

Description: Earth Update is an interactive, real-time display system of Earth
images and data designed for Museums and Schools and now available to
the general public as a "realtime museum on a disk"! Running from the
CD-ROM, the program displays hundreds of images and movies of the best
of earth images and data, documented, with live web links of how to
find out more.

Description: SPACE UPDATE is an interactive, real-time display system of
Earth and Space Science images and data designed for Museums and
Schools. Running from the CD-ROM, the program displays hundreds
of images and movies of the best of earth and space science
research, documented, with web references of how to find out
more.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Earth Update CD-Rom : encyclopedic real-time source for Earth science data, careers, and activities. Written in Macromedia Director for ease of use

Dataset Release Place: Houston, TX

Dataset Publisher: Rice University

Online Resource: http://earth.rice.edu/connected/earthupdate.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > HURRICANES

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Quality Known Encoder Deficiencies:
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Use Constraints The latest version of the MDL GRIB2 product encoder can be downloaded and
utilized free of charge, subject to the usual NWS disclaimer.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/notice.html

Service Provider

DOC/NOAA/NWS/OST/MDL > Meteorological Development Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Service Organization URL: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NOAA MDL USER SUPPORT Email: mdl_webmaster at noaa.gov Contact Address: National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology Meteorological Development Laboratory 1325 East West Highway City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910 Country: USA