Data Delivery System: the CMCC platform for obtaining and sharing climate data

Temperature, precipitation, ocean salinity, evapotranspiration, indicators: climate data relates not only to observations that represent our climate system in a specific location and time, but also to numerical models that simulate the climate of the past and the future.

Data produced through research can feed further research, thus highlighting the importance of distributing and sharing information with the scientific community, so that our global knowledge on climate change is more efficient and progresses faster. Sharing data means not only consolidating the work done but also allowing other users to gain a head start when carrying out their own research.

In this framework, the CMCC Foundation has developed and made available the CMCC Data Delivery System (dds.cmcc.it), with the aim of facilitating the dissemination of data produced and used by the CMCC within its research activities.

“Given the high volume of data produced by climate models and observations, it is critical to provide a tool that allows for data to be accessed in a seamless and efficient way. With this new service, the CMCC Foundation provides a unique, open and free access point to facilitate the dissemination within the scientific community of CMCC datasets related to research results and international service products, such as Copernicus,” states Marco Mancini, head of the Production Platforms for Operational Services Research Unit within the Advanced Scientific Computing division at the CMCC.

As of today, most climate datasets are represented with hundreds or thousands of files. This makes finding, investigating, and extracting information a daunting prospect for potential users. The CMCC Data Delivery System overcomes this issue by allowing the user to directly access information she/he is looking for – be it a variable or an indicator – through a simplified web interface.

Access the CMCC Data Delivery System – dds.cmcc.it