Data Analysis System Attached to the CEOP Centralized Data Archive System

Abstract

A large amount of data is being collected and archived in the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) project to help to increase researchers’ understanding and knowledge of the global water cycle system. We describe the data archive system that integrates data (in-situ, satellite, and model output) produced by the CEOP project. We also detail the user interface for analyzing the data. First, we explain the characteristics of the global water cycle data to be archived and the functions requested by users to analyze the data. We then explain the architecture of the archiving system and its graphical user interface (GUI) that we are currently constructing. The interface will integrate data of various dimensions, temporal and spatial resolutions, coordinates, precision, and format. This interface will provide users with the environment to handle data irrespective of type.