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2009, Oceanography 22(3):70–79, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.67
Serving GODAE Data and Products to the Ocean Community
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Authors
Jon D. Blower | Reading e-Science Centre, Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Frederique Blanc | Space Oceanography Division, CLS, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Mike Clancy | US Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, Monterey, California, USA
Peter Cornillon | Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA
Craig Donlon | European Space Agency/European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Peter Hacker | Asia-Pacific Data Research Center, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Keith Haines | Reading e-Science Centre, Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Steve C. Hankin | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle WA, USA
Thomas Loubrie | Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (Ifremer), Plouzané, France
Sylvie Pouliquen | Ifremer, Plouzané, France
Martin Price | Ocean Forecasting Research and Development, Met Office, Exeter, UK
Timothy F. Pugh | Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Ashwanth Srinivasan | Division of Meteorology and Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Abstract
The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE [http://www.godae.org]) has spanned a decade of rapid technological development. The ever-increasing volume and diversity of oceanographic data produced by in situ instruments, remote-sensing platforms, and computer simulations have driven the development of a number of innovative technologies that are essential for connecting scientists with the data that they need. This paper gives an overview of the technologies that have been developed and applied in the course of GODAE, which now provide users of oceanographic data with the capability to discover, evaluate, visualize, download, and analyze data from all over the world. The key to this capability is the ability to reduce the inherent complexity of oceanographic data by providing a consistent, harmonized view of the various data products. The challenges of data serving have been addressed over the last 10 years through the cooperative skills and energies of many individuals.
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Blower, J.D., F. Blanc, M. Clancy, P. Cornillon, C. Donlon, P. Hacker, K. Haines, S.C. Hankin, T. Loubrieu, S. Pouliquen, M. Price, T.F. Pugh, and A. Srinivasan. 2009. Serving GODAE sata and products to the ocean community. Oceanography 22(3):70–79, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.67.