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Appendix C: Prototyping for EOSDIS
Pages 99-102

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... 1 USE OF DATA ARCHIVES AS A RESEARCH LIBRARY Data collected under EOS and related Earth observing programs will form the research library for scientists trying to answer crucial questions about global change. There is no argument about the imperative to improve understanding as rapidly as possible.
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... For example, one very effective geoscience data management system is available at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Its success has been due in large part to the development of data management systems, quality controls, and data archives at a scientific center in consultation and collaboration with scientists.
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... Current datasets in both agencies are minuscule compared with those in the predicted EOS archives. Obtaining timely answers to pressing issues of global change that may affect society will require performance at a hitherto undreamed of level.
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... and developing sample analysis programs with more sophisticated algorithms that will reveal subtle but systematic nonsense errors. VISUAL BROWSING Clearly, browsing is already an important element of data management.
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