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Research Data Archive, Introduction. Purpose - support climate & weather research at NCAR; services are extended worldwide as resources permit Take Away Metrics Established in 1960s 600+ datasets, 4M files, 600 TB Backups, disaster recovery, out-of-date versions double the storage footprint.
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Research Data Archive, Introduction • Purpose - support climate & weather research at NCAR; services are extended worldwide as resources permit • Take Away Metrics • Established in 1960s • 600+ datasets, 4M files, 600 TB • Backups, disaster recovery, out-of-date versions double the storage footprint
RDA Core Data Categories • Operational and Reanalysis model outputs Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations Remote Sensing Observations • Topography, Bathymetry, Vegetation, and Land Use
RDA Infrastructure Components, w/o Network DAV GLADE RDA Web HPSS SC
Self-help Users GLADE, 155 TB, 125 Datasets HPSS, 600 TB, All (600+) Datasets 6440 Unique Users (FY10) 132 TB delivered (FY10) Automated Services move data from HPSS to GLADE as needed DAV GLADE RDA Web HPSS SC Self-help Users File Flow
Assisted Users, One-off Requests Assisted User DAV GLADE RDA Web • 345 Unique Users (FY10) • 25 TB delivered (FY10) • Assistance: • Data-selection interfaces and automated processing • Data processed by RDA staff HPSS SC Computational Service
NCAR Users – two pathways 239 Unique Users (FY10) 106 TB delivered (FY10) DAV 1 1 NCAR Users GLADE RDA Web 2 2 1 2 HPSS SC
4 RDA User Work Flows Assisted User 7000+ Unique Users (FY10) 263 TB delivered (FY10) http://dss.ucar.edu DAV 1 1 NCAR Users GLADE RDA Web 2 2 1 2 HPSS SC Self-help Users