1. IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library M.Benno Blumenthal, Michael Bell, and John del Corral International Research Institute for Climate and Society Columbia University http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/ http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/

2. Overview IRI Data Collection Generalized Data Tools Specialized Data Tools Dataset Variable ivar multidimensional Data Viewer Data Language Maproom URL/URI for data, calculations, figs, etc

3. Data Flow based Analysis Results data analysis Data analysis

4. IRI Data Collection Dataset Variable ivar multidimensional Economics Public Health “geolocated by entity” GIS “geolocation by vector object or projection metadata” Ocean/Atm “geolocated by lat/lon” multidimensional spectral harmonics equal-area grids GRIB grid codes climate divisions IRI Data Collection

5. IRI Data Collection Dataset Variable ivar Servers OpenDAP THREDDS GRIB netCDF images binary Database Tables queries spreadsheets shapefiles images w/proj IRI Data Collection

6. IRI Data Collection Dataset Variable ivar Calculations “virtual variables” images graphics descriptive and navigational pages OpenGIS WMS/WCS Data Files netcdf binary images Clients OpenDAP THREDDS Tables Servers OpenDAP THREDDS GRIB netCDF images binary Database Tables queries spreadsheets shapefiles images w/proj IRI Data Collection

7. IRI General Data Tools Data Page

8. IRI General Data Tools Data Viewer

9. IRI General Data Tools Cut and Paste

10. IRI Map Room

11. Malaria Early Warning System Front page illustrates most recent dekadal rainfall estimates (FEWS RFE) Change dates to view different time periods Administrative and epidemiological overlays available Click and drag box across map to zoom IRI Map Room

12. STEP 1: Select size of domain for analysis STEP 2: Select location for which analysis will be created Administrative District OR Box – 11km, 33km, 55km, 111km MEWS Time Series Analyses IRI Map Room

13. MEWS Time Series Analyses IRI Map Room

14. Climatic Suitability Interface Front page illustrates number of months during the year that are suitable based on “normal” conditions Same visual options as MEWS IRI Map Room

15. Climatic Suitability: A Historical View IRI Map Room

16. Connection Between Resources Links on the side menu allow users to interact between products IRI Map Room

17. Connection Between Resources IRI Map Room

18. Going into the Future Continuing data efforts Expanding map rooms directed at particular user groups Semantic Web metadata/navigation/provenance http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/ontologies/

19. Data Flow based Analysis with explicit semantics Results data analysis Data analysis Semantic Web

20. Faceted Search http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/ontologies/query2.pl?...

21. Metadata Browser http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/ontologies/browse.pl