Abstract:
The goal of NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) is to enable users to locate and obtain access to Earth science data sets and services relevant to global change and Earth science research. The GCMD database holds more than 30,000 descriptions of Earth science data sets, services and ancillary descriptions covering all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences. One can use the search box ... or select from the available keywords to search for data and services. We encourage your participation in writing and maintaining the information in our databases. You will find authoring tools to assist you. In addition, Subscription services are available to notify you of new entries. The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) International Directory Network (IDN) Interoperability Forum is available to discuss content and database issues.
Short History of the GCMD
The GCMD began as the prototype NASA Master Directory (NMD) as part of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center to promote the exchange of scientific data sets (both Earth and space sciences) through the Catalog Interoperability (CI) project. In the summer of 1987, the CI Working Group (consisting of several U.S. Federal and international agencies) defined the type of information and level of detail that would be contained within the NMD. The first version of the NMD was released in 1987. In 1989, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Data Working Group (DWG) established the CEOS International Directory Network (IDN) to foster the exchange of information among international agencies. In 1990, the Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change (IWGDMGC) adopted the directory as a prototype to facilitate global change research - in response to the challenge by the Earth System Science Committee (ESSC). Thereafter, the NMD was renamed the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) for its Earth sciences applications. In 1994, the GCMD became part of the Global Change Data Center within the Earth Sciences Directorate at NASA/GSFC, where it still resides.
Name:
LOLA
M.
OLSEN
Phone:
301-614-5361
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Lola.M.Olsen at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Code 610.2
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Electronic
Distribution_Format:
HTML
Fees:
Free
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
David C., P. Keckhut, A. Armetta, J. Jumelet, M. Marchand, and S. Bekki, Radiosondes Stratospheric Temperatures from 1957 to 2008 at Dumont d’Urville (Antarctica): trends and link with Polar Stratospheric Clouds, submitted to ACPD, 2009.
Meijer Y.J., D. P. J. Swart, M. Allaart, S.B. Andersen, G. Bodeker, I. Boyd, G. Braathen, Y. Calisesi, H. Claude, V. Dorokhov, P. von der Gathen, M. Gil, S. ... Godin-Beekmann, F. Goutail, G. Hansen, A. Karpetchko, P. Keckhut, H. M. Kelder, R. Koelemeijer, B. Kois, R. M. Koopman, G. Kopp, J.-C. Lambert, T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid, S. Pal, H. Schets, R. Stubi, T. Suortti, G. Visconti, M. Yela, Pole-to-pole validation of Envisat GOMOS ozone profiles using data from ground-based and balloon sonde measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D23305, doi:10.1029/2004JD004834, 2004.
Ricaud Ph., E. Monnier, F. Goutail, C. David, S. Godin, F. Lefèvre, L. Froidevaux, J. Waters, J. Mergenthaler, J. B. Kumer, A. E. Roche, H. Pumphrey, and R. S. Harwood, The stratosphere over Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica, in winter 1992, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 13267-13284, 1998.
Sugita, T., T. Yokota, H. Nakajima, H. Kanzawa, H. Nakane, H. Gernandt, V. Yushkov, K. Shibasaki, T. Deshler, Y. Kondo, S. Godin, F. Goutail, J.P. Pommereau, C. Camy-Peyret, S. Payan, P. Jeseck, J.-B. Renard, H. Bösch, R. Fitzenberger, K. Pfeilsticker, M. von König, H. Bremer, H. Küllmann, H. Schlager,, J.J. Margitan, B. Stachnik, G.C. Toon, K. Jucks, W.A. Traub, D.G. Johnson, I. Murata, H. Fukunishi, and Y. Sasano, Validation of ozone measurements from the Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer (ILAS), J. Geophys. Res., 107, D24, 8212, doi:10.1029/2001JD000602, 2002.
Tripathi, O. P., S. Godin-Beekmann, F. Lefèvre, M. Marchand, A. Pazmiño, A. Hauchecorne, F. Goutail, H. Schlager, C. M. Volk, B. Johnson, G. König-Langlo, S. Balestri, F. Stroh, T. P. Bui, H. J. Jost, T. Deshler, and P. von der Gathen, High resolution simulation of recent Arctic and Antarctic stratospheric chemical ozone loss compared to observations, J. Atmos. Chem., 55, 205–226, doi : 10.1007/s10874-006-9028-8, 2006.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2002-03-21
SERF Last Revision Date:
2010-07-01
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