MDC staff member giving presentation at NOAA's SCS Training
- Collecting, quality evaluating, and distributing data from select oceanographic research vessels, Earth-orbiting satellites, and other marine observing systems.
- Developing and distributing products to support air-sea exchange studies, satellite algorithm development, climate research, and numerical modeling.
- Mentoring students in data stewardship, marine meteorology, air-sea interactions, and informatics. The Marine Data Center (MDC) is the primary employer of undergraduate students at COAPS.
- Collaborating with national and international scientists, panels, and working groups supporting satellite observations, marine meteorology/climatology, and informatics in the geosciences.
- Developing training materials and conducting professional development workshops focused on best practices for collecting, documenting, and stewarding marine observations.
