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U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy - Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

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Table 28.1 Nati<strong>on</strong>al Civilian and Military Data CentersListed below are the existing federal data centers with their sp<strong>on</strong>soring agencies and scientific specialties.Name of CenterSp<strong>on</strong>soring AgencySpecialtyNati<strong>on</strong>al Data CentersCarb<strong>on</strong> Dioxide Informati<strong>on</strong>Analysis Center (CDIAC)Center for Internati<strong>on</strong>alEarth Science Informati<strong>on</strong>Network (CIESIN)Earth Resources Observati<strong>on</strong>Systems (EROS) Data Center(EDC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al EarthquakeInformati<strong>on</strong> Center (NEIC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al Climatic DataCenter (NCDC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al Geophysical DataCenter (NGDC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Ocean</strong>ographicData Center (NODC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al Snow and Ice DataCenter (NSIDC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al Ice Center (NIC)Nati<strong>on</strong>al Coastal DataDevelopment CenterNati<strong>on</strong>al Space Science DataCenter (NSSDC)U.S. Department of EnergyColumbia University (supportedby c<strong>on</strong>tracts from 22 n<strong>on</strong>federaland federal agencies)U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)USGSNati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Ocean</strong>ic and AtmosphericAdministrati<strong>on</strong> (NOAA)NOAANOAAUniversity of Colorado (undercooperative agreement withNOAA)NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard,U.S. NavyNOAANati<strong>on</strong>al Aer<strong>on</strong>autics andSpace Administrati<strong>on</strong> (NASA)Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs)Oak Ridge Nati<strong>on</strong>alLaboratory (ORNL) DAACSocioec<strong>on</strong>omic Data and Applicati<strong>on</strong>sCenter (SEDAC) DAACLand Processes (EDC) DAACNati<strong>on</strong>al Snow and Ice DataCenter (NSIDC) DAACGoddard Space Flight Center(GSFC) DAACLangley Research Center(LaRC) DAACPhysical <strong>Ocean</strong>ography (PO)DAACAlaska Synthetic ApertureRadar (SAR) Facility DAACNASANASANASANASANASANASANASANASAMilitary Data Centers of Particular Importance to <strong>Ocean</strong>-related IssuesNaval <strong>Ocean</strong>ographic OfficeNaval Ice CenterFleet Numerical Meteorologyand <strong>Ocean</strong>ography CenterU.S. NavyU.S. NavyU.S. NavyAtmospheric trace gases, global carb<strong>on</strong> cycle, solar andatmospheric radiati<strong>on</strong>Agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, world resources,populati<strong>on</strong>, envir<strong>on</strong>mental assessment and health, landuse and land cover changeCartographic and land remote-sensing data productsEarthquake informati<strong>on</strong>, seismogramsClimate, meteorology, alpine envir<strong>on</strong>ments, ocean–atmosphere interacti<strong>on</strong>s, vegetati<strong>on</strong>, paleoclimatologyBathymetry, topography, geomagnetism, habitat, hazards,marine geophysicsPhysical, chemical, and biological oceanographic dataSnow, land ice, sea ice, atmosphere, biosphere,hydrosphereGlobal ice, meteorology, and oceanographic dataData relevant to coastal managersAstr<strong>on</strong>omy, astrophysics, solar and space physics, lunarand planetary scienceTerrestrial biogeochemistry, ecosystem dynamicsPopulati<strong>on</strong> and administrative boundariesLand remote-sensing imagery, elevati<strong>on</strong>, land coverSea ice, snow cover, ice sheet data, brightness, temperature,polar atmosphere<strong>Ocean</strong> color, hydrology and precipitati<strong>on</strong>, land biosphere,atmospheric dynamics, and chemistryRadiati<strong>on</strong> budget, clouds, aerosols, and troposphericchemistryAtmospheric moisture, climatology, heat flux, ice, oceanwind, sea-surface height, temperatureSea ice, polar processesBathymetry, hydrography, oceanographyGlobal ice, meteorology, and oceanographic dataAtmosphere and oceansSource (except military centers): Nati<strong>on</strong>al Research Council. Government Data Centers: Meeting Increasing Demand.Washingt<strong>on</strong>, DC: Nati<strong>on</strong>al Academy Press, 2003.430 A N O CEAN B LUEPRINT FOR THE 21ST C ENTURY

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