Review of NOAA's Plan for the Scientific Data Stewardship Program

To better understand our climate system, it is important that we have climate data records (CDRs)—time series of measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change—that possess the accuracy, longevity, and stability to facilitate credible climate monitoring. In 2004, the National Research Council (NRC) published Climate Data Records from Envi...