Architecture of a Data Portal for Publishing and Delivering Open Data for Atmospheric Measurement

Rosa Virginia Encinas Quille (), Felipe Valencia de Almeida, Mauro Yuji Ohara, Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa, Leandro Gomes de Freitas, Solange Nice Alves-Souza, Jorge Rady de Almeida, Maggie Davis and Giri Prakash
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Rosa Virginia Encinas Quille: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Rua Arlindo Béttio, 1000-Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
Felipe Valencia de Almeida: Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380-Butantã, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Mauro Yuji Ohara: Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380-Butantã, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Rua Arlindo Béttio, 1000-Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
Leandro Gomes de Freitas: Residues and Contaminated Areas Laboratory (LARC), Institute for Technological Research (IPT), Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, 532-Butantã, São Paulo 05508-901, Brazil
Solange Nice Alves-Souza: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Rua Arlindo Béttio, 1000-Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
Jorge Rady de Almeida: Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380-Butantã, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Maggie Davis: Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Giri Prakash: Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: Atmospheric data are collected by researchers every day. Campaigns such as GOAmazon 2014/2015 and the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory collect essential data on aerosols, gases, cloud properties, and meteorological parameters in the Brazilian Amazon basin. These data products provide insights and essential information for analyzing and predicting natural processes. However, in Brazil, it is estimated that more than 80% of the scientific data collected are not published due to the lack of web portals that collect and store these data. This makes it difficult, or even impossible, to access and integrate the data, which can result in the loss of significant amounts of information and significantly affect the understanding of the overall data. To address this problem, we propose a data portal architecture and open data deployment that enable Big Data processing, human interaction, and download-oriented approaches with tools that help users catalog, publish and visualize atmospheric data. Thus, we describe the architecture developed, based on the experience of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Data Center, which incorporates the principles of FAIR, the infrastructure and content management system for managing scientific data. The portal partial results were tested with environmental data from contaminated areas at the University of São Paulo. Overall, this data portal creates more shared knowledge about atmospheric processes by providing users with access to open environmental data.

Keywords: open data; atmospheric data measurement; data portal requirements; FAIR principles; open science; big data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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