Summary of the NOAA/NESDIS Workshop on Development of a Global Satellite/in SituEnvironmental Database

摘要

A Workshop was convened 9-11 Sep. 1992, at the NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs,Maryland, to discuss the development of a Global Satellite/In Situ Environmental Database (original workshop title 'Comprehensive Satellite/In Situ Climate Data Product') that would address the requirements of the climate modeling and diagnostics communities. The objectives of the workshop included review of the current products of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and development of recommendations and requirements for a combined satellite and surface (in situ) global climatology data set. A group of approximately 35 individuals that represented the operational satellite measurements, climate modeling, and climate diagnostic communities participated in the workshop. The candidate data sets for inclusion in the Environmental Database included operational satellite products and, potentially, in situ data. Operational products discussed included Satellite Derived Atmospheric Soundings, Snow Cover, Sea Ice, Vegetation Index, Sea Surface Temperature, Ozone, Aerosols, and Planetary Radiation Budget Data Sets.