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IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library

Monitoring Global Climate

Maproom
A collection of maps and analyses used to monitor climate conditions. Click on any of the maps to modify the figures or access the source data.

Climate Information Digest
A monthly publication covering global climate events, their impacts and the seasonal forecast.

ENSO Web
Information about El Niño-Southern Oscillation.

Climate Highlights
Relates headlines from the CID with likely future conditions.

The IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library contains over 300 datasets from a variety of earth science disciplines and climate-related topics. It is a powerful tool that offers the following capabilities at no cost to the user:

access any number of datasets;
create analyses of data ranging from simple averaging to more advanced EOF analyses;
monitor present climate conditions with maps and analyses in the Maproom;
create visual representations of data, including animations;
download data in a variety of commonly-used formats, including GIS-compatible formats.

Are you new to the world of climate data? Check out our Introduction to Climate Data page.

What's New
Jan 04	-	Improved political boundary and river overlays (more information)
Dec 03	-	Global Monthly Soil Moisture dataset added
Nov 03	-	New atmospheric circulation analyses in Global Maproom
Nov 03	-	Latest CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) dataset added
Aug 03	-	TOMS Aerosol Index datasets added

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