Climate Data Records

A Climate Data Record (CDR) is a specific definition of a climate data series, developed by the Committee on Climate Data Records from NOAA Operational Satellites of the National Research Council at the request of NOAA in the context of satellite records^[1]. It is defined as "a time series of measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change." ^[2].

Such measurements provide an objective basis for the understanding and prediction of climate and its variability, such as global warming.

Examples of CDRs

• AVHRR Pathfinder Sea Surface Temperature
• GHRSST-PP Reanalysis Project, on the website for Ghrsst-pp
• Snow and Ice

See also

• Temperature record

References

• Approach to Providing Climate Data Records (CDRs) in Coordination with other US Agency Activities, Jeffrey L. Privette, John Bates, Thomas Karl, Bruce Barkstrom, Ed Kearns, and David Markham. 2009 AMS Conference Proceedings
• CLIMATE DATA RECORDS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES, Drobot et al.
• Creating Climate Data Records from NOAA Operational Satellites, a NOAA White Paper
• The Future of Climate Data Records

1. ^ http://nsidc.org/daac/products/cdr/
2. ^ http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10944 NRC (National Research Council) 2004. Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.I SBN-10: 0-309-09168-3, ISBN 978-0-309-09168-8