Information about the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)


Background Information

In operation since 1982, CDIAC:
  1. obtains, evaluates, and archives data,
  2. compiles and distributes digital numeric data packages and computer model packages,
  3. provides data management support to global-change related scientific projects including AmeriFlux, FACE, and NARSTO,
  4. distributes related reports,
  5. produces the newsletter, CDIAC Communications, and
  6. in general acts as the information focus for the U.S. DOE Global Change Research Program
Since its inception, CDIAC has responded to thousands of requests for information, and since 1985 has distributed more than 100,000 reports and numeric data packages to 112 countries worldwide. The center's staff members explore both general and technical aspects of issues related to carbon dioxide, methane, and other trace gas emissions; the carbon cycle; and other climate-change topics. The center's eclectic data holdings are related to the issues of concern rather than the specific scientific disciplines.

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