Keywords:
Dynamic climatology -- Mathematical models.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (97 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783642372445
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1317070
DDC:
550
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 ESM Data Archives in Times of the Grid -- Reference -- 2 Distributed Archives, Databases and Data Portals: The Scene -- References -- 3 Harvesting of Metadata with Open Access Tools -- 3.1 Background and Motivation -- 3.2 The Metadata Portal Framework ``panFMP'' -- 3.3 Adoption of the Framework in C3Grid -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Data Discovery: Identifying, Searching and Finding Data -- 4.1 Overview and Definition of Terminology -- 4.2 ESM Data Discovery Challenges -- 4.2.1 Data Product Granularity and Aggregation -- 4.2.2 Data Provenance and Scientific Context -- 4.2.3 Data Lifetime and Quality -- 4.2.4 Data Volume and Data Distribution -- 4.2.5 Interdisciplinarity and Heterogeneity of Data Discovery Use Cases -- 4.2.6 Search Scalability and Flexibility -- 4.3 Generic Data Discovery Architecture -- 4.4 Implementation Standards -- 4.4.1 Metadata Standards and Initiative: -- 4.4.2 Metadata Exchange and Discovery Protocol Standard -- 4.4.3 Standardization of Registries -- 4.5 Data Discovery Architectures in the Times of the Grid -- 4.5.1 NERC Data Grid -- 4.5.2 C3Grid -- 4.5.3 Earth System Grid (ESG) -- 4.5.4 The European Distributed ESM Data Archive -- 4.6 Summary -- References -- 5 User Driven Data Access Mechanisms -- 5.1 Existing Data Access Solutions in ESM -- 5.2 Technical Solutions for Data Access -- 5.3 Aspects of Local Implementations -- 5.4 Future Developments -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Collaborative Climate Community Data and Processing Grid---C3Grid: Workflows for Data Selection, Pre- and Post-Processing in a Distributed Environment -- 6.1 General Remarks -- 6.2 Architecture and Middleware Components -- 6.2.1 C3Grid Portal -- 6.2.2 Data Information Service and Metadata -- 6.2.3 Collaborative Workspace and Data Management Service.
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6.2.4 Workflow Scheduling Service -- 6.2.5 Provider Layer: Data Archive and Compute Resources -- 6.3 Workflows -- 6.4 Status and Perspectives -- References -- 7 Earth System Grid Federation: Federated and Integrated Climate Data from Multiple Sources -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 Science Drivers -- 7.2.1 Typical ESGF Facility: PCMDI LLNL -- 7.2.2 Enhancing the Process of Science -- 7.3 Data Quality and Publishing in an International Setting -- 7.4 Data Intensive Climate Science -- 7.5 Data, Workflow, Middleware Tools, and Services -- 7.6 Outstanding Issues -- 7.7 Summary -- 8 Future Perspectives -- Glossary -- Index.
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