National Climatic Data Center, United States
Published: March 20, 2007, 4:05 pm
Updated: August 21, 2012, 5:06 pm
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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology which is co-located at NCDC in Asheville, North Carolina, and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology which is located in Boulder, Colorado.
NCDC supports a three tier national climate services support program - the partners include: NCDC, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climatologists.
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Stephen C. Nodvin (Lead Author);Kevin Vranes (Topic Editor) "National Climatic Data Center, United States". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 20, 2007; Last revised Date August 21, 2012; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/National_Climatic_Data_Center,_United_States>
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Stephen passed away on June 6th, 2010. He was an Associate Professor of Natural Sciences at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. His background was in science and technology and he had held leadership positions in academia, government, and business.
Prior to his work at Wentworth, he served in a number of positions in academia, government, and business. He had been a government researcher and administrator, un ... (Full Bio)
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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology which is co-located at NCDC in Asheville, North Carolina, and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology which is located in Boulder, Colorado.
NCDC supports a three tier national climate services support program - the partners include: NCDC, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climatologists.
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