NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Target entity: NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Context triple: [MERRA reanalysis system, hostedBy, NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center]

• A. NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers
  NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers are specialized facilities within NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System that archive, manage, and provide public access to a wide range of Earth science data products.
• B. NSIDC DAAC
  NSIDC DAAC is NASA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, which archives and distributes satellite and field data related to Earth’s cryosphere.
• C. National Centers for Environmental Information
  The National Centers for Environmental Information is a U.S. federal organization that archives, manages, and provides public access to extensive environmental, atmospheric, oceanic, and geophysical data.
• D. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
  The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) is a NOAA division responsible for managing the United States’ civil environmental satellites and providing critical weather, climate, and oceanographic data.
• E. NASA Earth Science Division
  The NASA Earth Science Division is the branch of NASA responsible for studying Earth’s climate, weather, and environmental systems using satellites, airborne missions, and related research programs.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Target entity description: The NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center is a NASA facility that archives, manages, and distributes a wide range of Earth science data products for global research and applications.

• A. NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers
  NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers are specialized facilities within NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System that archive, manage, and provide public access to a wide range of Earth science data products.
• B. NSIDC DAAC
  NSIDC DAAC is NASA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, which archives and distributes satellite and field data related to Earth’s cryosphere.
• C. National Centers for Environmental Information
  The National Centers for Environmental Information is a U.S. federal organization that archives, manages, and provides public access to extensive environmental, atmospheric, oceanic, and geophysical data.
• D. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
  The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) is a NOAA division responsible for managing the United States’ civil environmental satellites and providing critical weather, climate, and oceanographic data.
• E. NASA Earth Science Division
  The NASA Earth Science Division is the branch of NASA responsible for studying Earth’s climate, weather, and environmental systems using satellites, airborne missions, and related research programs.
• F. None of above. chosen