IGF::OT::IGF SUPPORT TO PERFORM A REFORMATTING OF THESE DATA AND TO DEVELOP THE METADATA AND DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO BRING THE PRODUCTS INTO THE OBSERVATIONS FOR MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT (OBS4MIPS). THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PRODUCING A NUMBER OF EARTH SCIENCE DATA RECORDS (ESDRS) FOR THE PAST DECADE. THESE DATA RECORDS ARE OCEAN-ONLY, GRIDDED MONTHLY MEASUREMENTS OF TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER AND SURFACE WIND SPEED AND GRIDDED MEASUREMENTS OF GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE DERIVED FROM A SERIES OF MICROWAVE IMAGING AND SOUNDING INSTRUMENTS FLOWN ON NASA, NOAA, AND EUMETSTAT PLATFORMS. THEY HAVE CALIBRATED THE MEASUREMENTS FROM DIFFERENT SATELLITE PLATFORMS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE COMBINED MEASUREMENTS SUFFICIENTLY ACCURATE TO EVALUATE CHANGES IN GLOBAL CLIMATE OVER THE COMBINED LIFE OF THE MISSIONS INVOLVED, A PERIOD OF 25-35 YEARS.