Data Archiving

• Country reports indicate a good compliance in providing data to the WOUDC – with

• 15 NDACC LIDARS – 2 LIDAR platforms submitted to WOUDC

• Archiving of process studies – links to full data sets?

Data Archiving

• What are the distinct functions of the various data archives / programs?– WOUDC -> EC– WDC – RSA –> DLR– WDC – GHG -> JMA– EUVDB -> FMI (regional database Europe)– NDACC

• Synergy vs. competition

Data Archiving• Function of IGACO – O3 with respect to

assessing the functions the various databases.• IGACO - O3 does not include surface ozone.

With increased interest in tropospheric processes and the need for better models should surface obs. be considered?

• Who is responsible? who has authority?• Us, UV-SAG, Ozone-SAG, IGACO – O3 other

WMO bodies ->• How do we link data centres (databases) in

order to obtain ancillary data – ‘one-stop’ shopping? -> at the moment we have multiple number of proposals for ‘one-stop’ portals

WOUDC

• What do we want from the WOUDC?– Data types / limits– Quality assurance – types / ‘policing’ /

flagging -> are these questions being answered by IGACO – O3

– Value-added products?– Data turn-around – both data ingest and

output