GIOVANNI

Who Uses Giovanni?

• Modelers (e.g., model verification)
• Researchers/climatologists (e.g., global or regional trends)
• Application users (e.g., near-real-time data access)
• Policy makers (e.g., decision support, resource management)
• Teachers and students (e.g., hands-on classroom projects)
• Proposal writers needing justifications for research (e.g., prototyping results and imagery)

The Power of Simplicity

Anyone can use Giovanni:

• Only a Web browser needed
• No need to learn data formats and programming
• No need to download large amounts of data
• Customized data and analysis obtained with only a few mouse clicks.

Giovanni Is Science Oriented

Giovanni development is driven by a team of dedicated scientists with many years of experience in multiple disciplines. Their diversity and depth of experience ensure that Giovanni always addresses the real-world needs of the science community, such as:

• Asking "what if" questions about data and obtain initial results by exploring data
• Investigating spatial and temporal characteristics of data products and their relationships
• Investigating uncertainty in measurements by intercomparing data from multiple sensors and algorithms
• Obtaining customized data for further analysis and intercomparison
• Easily regenerating, sharing, and verifying results with peers