CISL Research Data Archive archives data for atmospheric and geosciences research. The archive is maintained by the Data Support Section of the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research

National Center for Atmospheric Research

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has multiple facilities, including the I. M. Pei-designed Mesa Laboratory headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. NCAR is managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and sponsored by the National Science Foundation...

 (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.

The archive maintains an extensive list of data set

Data set

A data set is a collection of data, usually presented in tabular form. Each column represents a particular variable. Each row corresponds to a given member of the data set in question. Its values for each of the variables, such as height and weight of an object or values of random numbers. Each...

s, including free data sets for online visitors who choose to register. In addition, the catalog shows data sets available in these categories: atmospheric, oceanographic, geophysical, hydrology, gridded analysis and MM5 model input data. The archive also maintains climate model output products for use in assessment and impact studies. Model outputs came directly from the modellers or from the IPCC Data Distribution Center. http://www.ipcc-data.org/ The archive also stores a number of source codes for the efficient handling and analysis of data.