Figure 1. Web services implementation of ClimDB.

Figure 1. Web services implementation of ClimDB.

Figure 1. Web services implementation of ClimDB. SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI are an internet protocol, an XML-based language, and a web service registry, respectively, by which web services communicate and describe their functions.

Photo courtesy of: 
Longjiang Ding, SDSC
From: 
SDSC and LTER: Demonstrating a Web Services Architecture