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WORLD DATA CENTERS

WORLD DATA CENTERS. Excerpts from presentations by Ferris Webster and Dave Clark Mike Chinnery, Treasurer, WDC Panel September 3, 2004. WDC Panel. Prof. Ferris Webster, Chairman, University of Delaware Prof. Alexei Givishiani, Vice Chairman, CGDSTA, RAS Dr. Anne Linn, NAS/NRC, Secretary

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WORLD DATA CENTERS

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  1. WORLD DATA CENTERS • Excerpts from presentations by Ferris Webster and Dave Clark • Mike Chinnery, Treasurer, WDC Panel • September 3, 2004

  2. WDC Panel Prof. Ferris Webster, Chairman, University of Delaware Prof. Alexei Givishiani, Vice Chairman, CGDSTA, RAS Dr. Anne Linn, NAS/NRC, Secretary Dr. Michael Chinnery, Treasurer Prof. G.A. Sobolev, RAS (Russian representative) Prof. Ferris Webster, UD (USA representative) Dr. Tohru Araki, Kyoto University, Japan and India representative Prof. Sun Honglie, CAS, (China representative) Dr. Herbert Kroehl, WDC STP, Boulder (at large representative) Prof. Sun Jiulin, WDC RRE, Beijing (at large representative) David Clark, NGDC, Assistant Secretary Prof. Yuri Tyupkin, NGC, Assistant Secretary Corresponding members: FAGS, ICSI, URSI, IUGG

  3. WDC principles • “WDCs will provide data to scientists in any country free of charge or at a cost not to exceed the cost of copying and sending the requested data.” • “WDCs operate … for the benefit of the international scientific community and provide a mechanism for international exchange of data in all disciplines related to the Earth, its environment, and the Sun.”

  4. WDCs by Discipline • Atmospheric Sciences 6 • Solar-Terrestrial Sciences 15 • Marine Sciences 6 • Environmental Sciences 9 • Solid Earth Sciences 8 • Space Sciences 7

  5. Extend the network • WDCs can serve as a bridge • Once between East & West • Today, the challenge is to bridge between North & South • Most data are developed by scientists in developed countries • Add new centers, or create partners in developing countries • Partners have been set up in Kenya, Argentina • Mirror sites in Russia, England, South Africa, France

  6. WDC World-wide Connectivity WDC Home Pages Space Environment WDC Home Pages Space Environment Paleoclimatology WDC Home Pages Paleoclimatology Various Types Space Environment Paleoclimatology Space Environment Space Environment Paleoclimatology Space Environment Paleoclimatology Paleoclimatology Space Environment = “Mirror” Sites established by WDCs = “Mirror” Sites soon to established by WDCs 09/2004 = “Mirror” Sites under discussion

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