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1st IBTrACS Workshop at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center

1st IBTrACS Workshop at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. Welcome Sharon LeDuc , Acting Director. NCDC Headquarters in Asheville, NC. NCDC is part of the federal government National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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1st IBTrACS Workshop at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center

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  1. 1st IBTrACS Workshop at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center Welcome Sharon LeDuc, Acting Director

  2. NCDC Headquarters in Asheville, NC • NCDC is part of the federal government National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). • NCDC is the steward of the Nation’s weather and climate information. • NCDC archives 3,200 terabytes of data electronically and provides 25 terabytes of data monthly. • NCDC also archives and rescues historical paper records with over 100 million pages in 125,000 boxes on-site. • Host the World Data Center for Meteorology • IBTrACS is under the auspices of the WDC.

  3. Vision: Free and Open Exchange of Data Prepared under the Auspices of International Programs (e.g., WMO TC Programme) Mission: To acquire, catalogue, and archive data and makes them available to requesters in the international scientific community. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/wdc/index.php

  4. Data Received from Many Sources Forecast Warning Analysis Voluntary U.S. Observers Global Weather Reports NCEP Weather Charts & Models Ship, Buoy Reports Weather Balloons Storm Data Doppler Radar Satellites Aircraft Observations Airport Weather Reports (ASOS) U.S. Climate Reference Network Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres

  5. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship IBTrACS Development IBTrACS is a young project Developed in cooperation with international agencies Combines data from multiple sources IBTrACS Uses New climate inventory of global tropical cyclones GIS applications and integration with other data 20th Century Reanalysis Project Climate Models Dozens of registered users and hundreds have downloaded IBTrACS data

  6. Again, Welcome Please Enjoy the Asheville Area and I Hope You Have a Successful Workshop

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