1. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
Research Data Archives (RDA): SCD’s Rich Source of Data Joseph L. Comeaux II and Steven J. Worley Scientific Computing NCAR
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2. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
Outline
Brief overview of the RDA
Metadata and Access
Some other sources of data at NCAR
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3. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
RDA definition
Collection of reference datasets used in atmospheric and related sciences
Over 600 datasets currently archived
10-20 new datasets added annually
The RDA is maintained by the 9 members of the Data Support Section (DSS) of SCD
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

4. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
RDA Content
Many categories of data
Observations
Model Output
Climatology Data
Long-term SST analyses
Monthly summary of the day station data
Satellite derived datasets
Global topography and ocean depth
Station Library ……
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

5. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
RDA Observations
Observations
Conventional meteorology and oceanography
Surface
Global ocean from ships and buoys (ICOADS)
Global meteorology stations
Gridded ocean and station obs
Profiles
Global ocean hydrography
Global upper air measurements
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7 May 2019

6. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
RDA Model Output
Model Output
Operational Model Output
NCEP Global
NCEP Regional North American
ECMWF Global
Reanalysis Projects
NCEP Global Reanalysis I & II
ECMWF Global ERA-40
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7 May 2019

7. RDA Metadata and Access
All datasets (over 600)
Described with individual web pages
Assigned data consultant
Catalogued in UCAR Community Data Portal
Access
All data available from NCAR MSS
Accessible with SCD computing accounts
Many popular products on the RDA server
Direct download
Consultants fill requests as needed
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

8. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

9. RDA Metadata and Access
All datasets (over 600)
Described with individual web pages
Assigned data consultant
Catalogued in UCAR Community Data Portal
Access to Data
All data available from NCAR MSS
Accessible with SCD computing accounts
Many popular products on the RDA server
Direct download
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

10. msrcp local_file mss:/dss/file
Access to RDA
USERS
Meta Data
DSS
Server
Supers
Bluesky
Data Analysis
Tempest
Divisional
Computers
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msrcp local_file mss:/dss/file
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11. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
Other Sources
Climate Global Dynamic Division (CGD)
CCSM, Model output, surface and satellite data and climate indices, VEMAP, ACACIA
Much data in netCDF
Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS)
Data from many field projects
Severe Wx events, hurricanes, blizzards, many others
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019

12. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
Other Sources
Community Data Portal
Metadata for data from several NCAR divisions
ATD, ACD, CGD, SCD
UNIDATA, CU
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7 May 2019

13. Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
Contact Info
Joey Comeaux
General DSS Help
Any Questions ?
Comeaux and Worley, NSF/NCAR/SCD
7 May 2019