Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-05-24T05:07:25Z http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 383 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCAR_DS464.6 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1998-04-01T00:00:00Z 2003-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) decodes, on an operational basis, upper air data from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) and applies some quality controls. See Observational ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_RITA -100.0,22.0,-68.0,41.0 2005-09-15T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z

USGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Rita. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. These ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_WILMA -98.0,10.0,-70.0,35.0 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z

USGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Wilma. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_MSARTST_2012 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z

This data is produced by using National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Atmospheric Model version 3 (CAM3). Files are in netcdf format and self-explanatory. It includes atmospheric ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KPDC_NSDFPD_PEC_2012 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z

Investigation of the feedback between vegetation and climate in permafrost regions

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MADIS_METSFC -170.0,5.0,-50.0,70.0-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2013-02-21T05:00:00Z

Surface land and maritime observing stations report various meteorological variables that describe the current weather. These variables include basic measurements such as temperature, relative humidity, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ESRI_Arc_Atlas -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 2013-02-11T05:00:00Z

ArcAtlas: Our Earth brings to your computer a large collection of maps and information about the earth--its people, plants, animals, and their various environments and economies. Whether you're a ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00510 145.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.0 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z

Storm Events Database is a web page at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Search the Storm Events Database to find various types of storms recorded in your county; or use other selection criteria ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UIUC_HURRIC_ANDREW -125.0,-20.0,-25.0,50.0 1992-08-16T00:00:00Z 1992-08-27T00:00:00Z 2013-01-29T05:00:00Z

The Weather World 2010 project at the University of Illinois offers an on-line investigation of Hurricane Andrew. This storm originated as a tropical depression on August 16, 1992 and became a hurricane ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00498 -110.0,10.0,-20.0,55.0 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z 1996-11-30T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

1996 Atlantic Tropical Storms: Views from the NOAA Satellites is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Geographic coverage is the north Atlantic Ocean tropical ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00349 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

American Weather Stories is a historical publication available at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Stories consist of American weather experinces from the hurricane that threatened Columbus ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]COMET_CASE_STUDIES -125.0,25.0,-67.0,48.0 1993-03-11T00:00:00Z 2002-01-30T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) was established in 1989 by NOAA and UCAR as a broad effort to affect meteorology education and training in the United ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2007_1108 -118.0,32.0,-110.0,39.0 2006-07-31T00:00:00Z 2006-07-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Ample geologic evidence indicates early Holocene and Pleistocene debris flows from the south side of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, but few records document historical events. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UCAR_NCAR_EXTREME_WEATHER -125.0,18.0,-65.0,49.0 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The Extreme Weather Sourcebook is an index to the economic and other societal impacts related to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lightning, and other United States weather phenomena. The hurricane ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00508 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a web page at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Extreme Weather and Climate Events web site links to some of the more interesting NCDC web pages. Links ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2010_1142 -83.0,24.0,-80.0,29.0 2008-08-15T00:00:00Z 2008-09-26T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Weather conditions produced by Tropical Storm Fay from August 15 through September 26, 2008, caused historic flooding, spawned 19 tornadoes, inflicted $390 million in damages, and contributed to five ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLOBALSOD_NCDC -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The NCDC home page address on the WWW is 'http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/'. To obtain the data via direct internet-FTP: open ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov OR open hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov; login: ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00532 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Integrated Surface Hourly (ISH) Data is digital data set DSI-3505, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Integrated Surface Hourly (ISH) database is composed of worldwide surface ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00353 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Integrated Surface Hourly Observations CD-ROM Set is a product offered by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The product is composed of worldwide surface weather observations from about 12,000 ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_MODIS_RAPID_RESPONSE -180.0,-90.0,180.0,9.0 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The MODIS Land Rapid Response system has been developed to provide rapid access to MODIS data globally, with initial emphasis on 250m color composite imagery and active fire data. This research and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_TRMM_KATRINA -102.0,25.0,-80.0,40.0 2005-08-23T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) center provides imagery and animations of Hurricane Katrina. The imagery shows the precipitation coverage and rainfall estimates in the land falling ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_TRMM_RITA -100.0,23.0,-72.0,40.0 2005-09-17T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) center provides imagery and animations of Hurricane Rita. The imagery shows the precipitation coverage and rainfall estimates in the land falling ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_TRMM_WILMA -96.0,13.0,-70.0,33.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) center provides imagery and animations of Hurricane Wilma. The imagery shows the precipitation coverage and rainfall estimates in the land falling ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00610 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2000-11-25T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) archives data from the NOAAPort NWSTG as digital data set DSI-6431. NOAA is the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which the National ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NWS-Weather_Fatalities -67.08,17.88,-65.45,18.64-177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.63144.35,13.1,144.57,13.4-65.1,17.2,-64.3,18.3 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

NWS Weather Fatality, Injury and Damage Statistics The U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. These ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00522 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

National Climatic Data Center Periodical Publications CD-ROM is a product available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The CD- ROM contains PDF format copies of the most recent NCDC serial ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCDC_WX_EVENT_ARCH -124.0,25.0,-60.0,47.0 1991-10-31T00:00:00Z 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The NCDC weather event archive contains case studies of the major weather events that happened between 1991 and 2006. Each case study includes a detailed discussion of the event combined ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2004_1217 -88.0,29.0,-85.0,31.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

One purpose of the USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Project is to provide accurate representations of pre-storm ground conditions for areas that are designated high-priority because they ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00035 130.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.0 1983-05-31T00:00:00Z 2001-08-05T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Service Records and Retention System (SRRS) is historical digital data set DSI-9949, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has archived a number ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00666 -125.0,24.0,-66.0,50.0 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The SnowStorm Data: Long-Term Data Sets About Snowstorms in the United States is a study prepared by Changnon Climatologist, in cooperation with NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) as part ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00354 170.0,15.0,-66.0,72.0 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The Development of a U.S. Climatology of Extreme Ice Loads is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Ice thickness (and therefore weight) is a key engineering ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00501 -125.0,24.0,-66.0,50.0 1997-12-01T00:00:00Z 1998-02-28T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The El Nino Winter of 1997 - 1998 is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Prior to the winter of 1997-8, record-breaking warm-episode (El Nino) conditions had ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00535 170.0,15.0,-66.0,72.0 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

Thunderstorms Across the Nation is an atlas available through the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The atlas describes all aspects of the climatology of thunderstorms and hail in the US during ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UAH_ITSC_STORMS -148.0,10.0,-22.0,41.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The storm tracks database is derived from the storm data published by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). This web page provides a convenient user interface for casually browsing storm information, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UH_SOEST_METO 20.0,-50.0,120.0,10.0 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z

The University of Hawaii School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology Department of Meteorology (UH/SOEST/METO) The UH/SOEST/METO Server provides weather data and forecasts, satellite imagery, and ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]h1910-19 -101.4,11.0,-25.2,52.0 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z 1919-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z

This Atlantic historical hurricane data covers the entire Atlantic and includes all storms (tropical storms and all categories of hurricanes). The storm tracts are in the form of arcs.

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00139 170.0,15.0,-65.0,72.0 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-11-30T05:00:00Z

Storm Data is the name of a digital data set and a publication available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The digital data set is DSI-3910. Storm Data covers the United States of America. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00161 170.0,15.0,-60.0,72.0 1856-12-31T00:00:00Z 1966-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z

U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Paper Series are historical meteorological papers archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The U.S. Weather Bureau technical paper series ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CRED -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z

Since 1988 the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been maintaining an Emergency Events Database - EM-DAT. EM-DAT was created with the initial support ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2005_1003 -92.0,28.0,-89.0,30.0 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z

This data set describes a Coastal Classification Map that extends from Pass Abel to East Timbalier Island. One purpose of the USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Project is to provide accurate ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_OFR_2003_227 -84.0,27.0,-82.0,28.5 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z

This data set describes a Coastal Classification Map that extends from Anclote Key to Venice Inlet. One purpose of the USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Project is to provide accurate representations ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00500 -95.0,10.0,-15.0,60.0 1997-06-30T00:00:00Z 1997-10-17T00:00:00Z 2012-10-17T04:00:00Z

1997 Atlantic Tropical Storms is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The geographic coverage is the North Atlantic tropical storm basin. Land areas include ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00517 170.0,15.0,-60.0,72.0 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-10-17T04:00:00Z

A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a technical report prepared by, and available from, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This 17-page report provides an overview, ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00492 -93.0,19.0,-83.0,50.0 1995-10-03T00:00:00Z 1995-10-06T00:00:00Z 2012-10-17T04:00:00Z

Hurricane Opal - Preliminary Report is a technical report available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This report deals with the US landfall of Hurricane Opal, the 15th named storm in ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00673 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-10-17T04:00:00Z

Global Hazards/Climate Extremes highlights significant weather events around the world by month and year. It is prepared by and available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Product ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Antarctic_Meteorology 60.0,-68.0,159.0,-53.0 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-10-10T04:00:00Z

This record provides a listing of meteorological data collected in the Australian Antarctic Territory by members of the Australian Antarctic program (and it's predecessors) and the Bureau of Meteorology. ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NLDN -130.0,18.0,-60.0,60.0 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-09-25T04:00:00Z

The National Lightning Detection Network, NLDN, consists of over 100 remote, ground-based sensing stations located across the United States that instantaneously detect the electromagnetic signals ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gailightn -130.0,20.0,-60.0,53.0 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-09-11T04:00:00Z

The U.S. National Lightning Detection Network is a commercial lightning detection network operated by Vaisala Group (LightningStorm.com). A network of over 100 ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gailong -180.0,0.0,0.0,90.0 1996-07-12T00:00:00Z 2003-11-14T00:00:00Z 2012-09-05T04:00:00Z

The network is comprised of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and the Canadian Lightning Detection Network (CLDN), the latter commissioned for operations ...

http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]hurrusa_1886-1996 -109.3,7.2,8.0,65.0 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-06-26T04:00:00Z

This Atlantic historical hurricane data covers the entire Atlantic and includes all storms (tropical storms and all categories of hurricanes). The storm tracts are in the form of arcs.