Repository details

Atmospheric Science Data Center

Name of repository
Atmospheric Science Data Center
Additional name(s)
  • NASA Langley Research Center, Atmospheric Science Data Center
  • LaRC ASDC
  • ASDC
Repository URL
https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Subject(s)
Description
The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center is responsible for processing, archiving, and distribution of NASA Earth science data in the areas of radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric chemistry.The ASDC specializes in atmospheric data important to understanding the causes and processes of global climate change and the consequences of human activities on the climate.
Content type(s)
Certificates and Standards
Keyword(s)
Repository size
61 projects; more than 1000 archived datasets
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • other
Mission statement for designated community
https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/more-about-asdc
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
Atmospheric Science Data Center at NASA Langley Research Center
Additional name(s)
  • ASDC
Contact(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1991
Institution name
NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System
Additional name(s)
  • EOSDIS
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1991

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Policy statement
Policy Name
NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
Copyrights

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
Public Domain
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Data Rights & related issues
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/citing-asdc-data
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
REST

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard name
DIF - Directory Interchange Format
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Remarks

Remarks
The Data Center was established in 1991 to support the Earth Observing System (EOS) as part of NASA's Earth Science enterprise and the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and is one of several Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) sponsored by NASA as part of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The Data Center specializes in atmospheric data important to understanding the causes and processes of global climate change and the consequences of human activities on the climate.---- NASA ESDIS is a network member of ICSU World Data System.
Entry date
2013-08-07
Last update
2023-12-08
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re3data.org: Atmospheric Science Data Center; editing status 2023-12-08; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3B88P last accessed: 2024-04-25