HR: 1340h
AN: A23A-0927    [Abstracts]
TI: New Ways to Explore Atmospheric Composition Data for Science Research
AU: * Kempler, S J
EM: Steven.J.Kempler@nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC, Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Leptoukh, G
EM: leptoukh@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC, Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Ahmad, S
EM: ahmad@eosdata.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science Systems and Applications,Inc., Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Gerasimov, I
EM: gerasimov@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science Systems and Applications,Inc., Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Johnson, J
EM: jjohnson@daacmail.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC/Science Systems and Applications,Inc., Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AU: Berrick, S
EM: sberrick@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA GES Atmospheric Composition DISC, Code 610.2, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 United States
AB: The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Earth Sciences (GES) Atmospheric Composition Data and Information Services Center (ACDISC), fully operational for almost a year, serving Atmospheric Composition (AC) data and providing AC data exploration services, has become one of the most complete multi-mission measurement-based AC data processing, archive and distribution systems. ACDISC has made great strides in facilitating science and applications research by, in consultation with its users, developing innovative tools and data services. That is, as data users become more sophisticated in their research and more savvy with information extraction methodologies, the GES DAAC has been responsive to this evolution. With the rapidly increasing amounts of archived AC data from NASA missions: Aura (instruments: OMI, MLS, HIRDLS), Aqua (MODIS, AIRS), and Terra (MODIS), as well as data from heritage mission/instruments, such TOMS, UARS, and TOVS, tools and data services that manipulate data and uncover nuggets of information that potentially lead to scientific discovery are becoming more and more essential. While science research is becoming more specialized, the vast amounts of archived data are becoming increasingly difficult to exploit. Thus, consistent with the emergence of the discipline specific ACDISC, better tools and services specific to AC data are provided to quickly distinguish relevant signatures in the data and extract this information for further study. One such tool, GIOVANNI, is becoming an increasingly popular and efficient data analysis and visualization tool. GIOVANNI is capable of providing area plots, one or two variable time plots, Hovmoller plots, ASCII output, image animation, two parameter intercomparisons, two parameter plots, scatter plots (relationships between two parameters), and temporal correlation maps. This presentation illustrates the current, and describes the future, capabilities of ACDISC in terms of data exploration, extraction, and exportation (to users). Audience participants will be surprised how easy it has become to acquire AC data and the amount of AC information readily available to support their research. Audience participants will also be impressed how effortlessly they can find their specific data of interest and perform on-the-fly on-line analysis and visualization utilizing GIOVANNI and other AC data based tools (e.g., for data access and subsetting). The ACDISC always strives to better understand the data access, usage, and manipulation needs of its community, so that it can continue to be on the leading edge for user-focused data services. User feedback is greatly appreciated. Complete information can be found at the ACDISC Website: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
UR: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
DE: 0340 Middle atmosphere: composition and chemistry
DE: 0341 Middle atmosphere: constituent transport and chemistry (3334)
DE: 0345 Pollution: urban and regional (0305, 0478, 4251)
DE: 0365 Troposphere: composition and chemistry
DE: 0368 Troposphere: constituent transport and chemistry
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005