Climate Data Record

The National Research Council (NRC, 2004) defines a Climate Data Record (CDR) as “a time series of measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change.”

References

NRC (National Research Council) 2004. Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites. Washington ,D.C.: National Academy Press.I SBN-10: 0-309-09168-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09168-8

http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/149762.pdf NOAA’S APPROACH TO PROVIDING CLIMATE DATA RECORDS (CDRs) IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER U.S. AGENCY ACTIVITIES Jeffrey L. Privette*, John Bates, Thomas Karl, Bruce Barkstrom, Ed Kearns, and David Markham. 2009 AMS Conference Proceedings