Title :
International Geosphere and Biosphere Program (IGBP) metadata information system for globally distributed data sets
Author :
Rasool, S.I. ; Andres, L.
Author_Institution :
IGBP-DIS, Paris, France
Abstract :
A pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of a metadata information system for globally distributed data sets needed for International Geosphere and Biosphere Program (IGBP) research has been initiated by the IGBP Data and Information System Office (IGBP-DIS). The rationale and status of the project are described
Keywords :
biology computing; distributed databases; environmental science computing; geophysics computing; IGBP; IGBP Data and Information System Office; International Geosphere and Biosphere Program; environmental sciences; globally distributed data sets; metadata information system; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Biomass; Biosphere; Earth; Ecosystems; Information systems; Soil; Vegetation; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Mass Storage Systems, 1994. 'Towards Distributed Storage and Data Management Systems.' First International Symposium. Proceedings., Thirteenth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Annecy
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5580-1
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1994.373016
