Please see our new website, http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu. It has many new data sets and an enhanced user interface. This site will remain up until all of its contents have been transferred to the new site.
Posted: October 2011

Welcome to "An Informed Guide to Climate Data Sets". This web site contains a listing of atmospheric, oceanic, cryospheric, and proxy datasets for use in interdisciplinary studies of climate and climate variability.

You will find basic information about data sets, examples of their usage in the climate literature, guidance from expert users, and access sites. To begin, simply follow the links below.

Created and maintained by Adam Phillips, in cooperation with Jim Hurrell and Clara Deser.
This site is being developed through the support of the NOAA Office of Global Programs.