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Climate Rainfall Data Center (CRDC) Rainfall Product Intercomparison Tools
 Entry ID: CRDC

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Summary
Abstract: The Climate Rainfall Data Center (CRDC) is an experiment designed to assess if
overall data access and usage from NASA data centers can be improved by adding
a layer of service that is discipline specific (rainfall in our case). While
the task of distributing standard rainfall products is left to the NASA data
centers, CRDC is ... View entire text
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Description: CRDC Home Page
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Service Citation
Originators: C. Kummerow
Title: Climate Rainfall Data Center (CRDC) Rainfall Intercomparison Tools
Provider: University of Colorado
URL: http://rain.atmos.colostate.edu/CRDC/index.html
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA MINING Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL Parameter Definition
MODELS >WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN Parameter Definition
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
DMSP >Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
TRMM >Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
RAIN GAUGES Ancillary Description
PR >TRMM Precipitation Radar Ancillary Description
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Project
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program Supplemental Info
REASON >Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network Supplemental Info
Ancillary Keywords
rainfall products
climatology

Service Provider
COLOSTATE/CRDC > Climate Rainfall Data Center, Colorado State University Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://rain.atmos.colostate.edu/CRDC/index.html

Service Provider Personnel
Name: CHRISTIAN KUMMEROW
Phone: +1 (970) 491-7473
Fax: +1 (970) 491-8449
Email: kummerow at atmos.colostate.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
200 West Lake Street
City: Fort Collins
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80523
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: online
Fees: none
Personnel
CHRISTIAN KUMMEROW
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (970) 491-7473
Fax: +1 (970) 491-8449
Email: kummerow at atmos.colostate.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
200 West Lake Street
City: Fort Collins
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80523
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2006-11-08
SERF Last Revision Date: 2009-04-09
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