Review of NOAA's Plan for the Scientific Data Stewardship Program (2005) / Chapter Skim
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Based on input from the scientific community and committee expertise, the NRC published Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites (NRC, 2004) to provide NOAA with initial guidelines.*
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Such a plan will be indispensable to the success of the forthcoming CDR program. The members of the NRC Committee on Climate Data Records from NOAA Operational Satellites are pleased to see NOAA's interest in engaging the broader satellite and climate communities in their plan.
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The committee expects that as NOAA moves forward it will have to revise the plan on a regular basis to incorporate new understanding based on experience as well as to accommodate anticipated growth in the program. In short, NOAA should immediately begin implementing the scientific data stewardship program while revising it along the lines of the recommendations in this report.
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Supporting Recommendation 2: NOAA should base its satellite-based Climate Data Record generation program on lessons learned from previous attempts, which point out several unique characteristics of satellite Climate Data Records, including the need for continuing calibration, validation, and algorithm refinements, all leading to periodic reprocessing and reanalysis to improve error quantification and reduce uncertainties. Supporting Recommendation 3: NOAA should define satellite Climate Data Record stewardship policies and procedures to ensure that data records and documentation are inexpensive and easily accessible for the current generation and permanently preserved for future generations.
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