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WDC [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

The World Data Center(WDC) system was established by the International Council for Science(ICSU) to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year. Originally established in the United States, Europe, Russia, and Japan, the WDC system was then expanded to other countries and to new scientific disciplines. Its holdings included a wide variety of environmental data that covered timescales ranging from seconds to millennia. These data provided baseline information for research in many disciplines, especially for monitoring changes in the geosphere and biosphere.

Key term(s)
  • World Data Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Bancos y bases de datos
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2023-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Climate Change
  • Pollutants
  • Informatics
OBS

The World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases(WDCGG) is a World Data Centre(WDC) operated under the Global Atmosphere Watch(GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) by the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA). In response to a request from WMO, the WDCGG was established at JMA in 1990.

OBS

WDCGG serves to collect, archive and distribute data on greenhouse gases ... and other related gases ... in the atmosphere and elsewhere as observed under the GAW programme. ... The objectives of WDCGG are to assist scientific research, assessment and policy making for environmental issues, ultimately contributing to a reduction of societal environmental risks, and to meet the requirements of related environmental conventions.

Key term(s)
  • World Data Center for Greenhouse Gases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Changements climatiques
  • Agents de pollution
  • Informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Cambio climático
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Informática
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