ESGF Makes Climate Data Easier to Access

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The Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) is preparing a series of upgrades to make its climate data easier to use and access.

ESGF, an open source initiative led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) along with Argonne and Lawrence Livermore national labs, “gathers and distributes data for top-tier projections of the Earth’s climate.”

​​“ESGF data are about the future of life on Earth,” says ORNL researcher Forrest Hoffman. “By providing scientists easy access to the full collection of international models, ESGF enables them to make the very best guess about the future trajectory of our climate.”

Read more at HPCwire.

See also:
4 Ways Software Developers Can Fight Climate Change
How to Fight Climate Change with Open Source
Latest IPCC Climate Report Calls for Urgent Action

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