Data Discovery Resources

Helpful data discovery resources detailing information on data, data stream products and systems.

National Data Centers

• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
• National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
• Global Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)

National Weather Service (NWS) Resources

Data are used from several systems available from the National Weather Service. These links provide descriptions about the systems:

• NOAAport Homepage and User's Guide
• NEXRAD (WSR-88D) Locations
• Meteorological Products Processed at the NWS Telecommunications Gateway

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Header Resources

The WMO is an organization of the United Nations which facilitates cooperation of meteorological observations, networking, standardization, research and training.

• Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1
• Meteorological Code & WMO Heading Activities
• WMO Index
• WMO Abbreviated Heading Tables (Manual No. 386)
• Resolution 40: WMO's Policy on International Data Exchange

Satellite/Receiver/Broadcast Resources

General Resources 

• GOES 3.9 micron Channel Tutorial, a tutorial developed by The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
• NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System
• Office of Satellite Operations NOAA/NESDIS

Information about NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) AM-1 Instruments

• Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Relflection Radiometer (ASTER) is provided by the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). The contractors developing the major instrument subsystems are NEC, MELCO, Fujitsu, and Hitachi.
• Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) is developed in-house by JPL. MISR's Data Products are available for browsing.
• Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (MODIS) is developed by Hughes/SBRC under contract to GSFC.
• Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) is provided by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

Other Resources

• NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Data Archives
• NOAA's Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) METAR/TAF Homepage
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Online Data Access
• Extreme Weather and Climate Events (NOAA/NCDC)
• National Data Buoy Center