Resources

Data Models

Join a data model group to share ideas, tools, and templates.

• Atmospheric Data Model
• Biodiversity Data Model
• Carbon Footprint Data Model
• Marine Data Model

GIS Best Practices

• GIS for Climate Change [PDF]
• GIS for Forest Carbon Management [PDF]
• GIS is a Green Technology [PDF]
• GIS for Air Quality [PDF]
• GIS in Polar Regions [PDF]

Presentations and Discussions

• Participate in the Spatial Roundtable: GeoDesign for Climate Change Adaptation, by Jack Dangermond, Esri President
• View Climate Presentations from the 2009 Esri User Conference
• ArcLessons tutorial investigates Temperature Extremes in the U.S.

Climate Models

• Community Climate System Model, NCAR
• Earth System Climate Model, University of Victoria
• EdGCM, Educational Global Climate Modeling software
• SLAMM, EPA

Data Sources

• GIS Climate Change Scenarios, NCAR
• Global Change Master Directory, NASA
• Global Climate Change, NASA
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN
• Online Climate Data Directory, NCDC
• USDA Geospatial Data Gateway, NRCS

Bibliographies

• Climate Science
• Carbon Management
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainability
• Disaster Management