Contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Differences Between Version 2.0 and Version 1.0 of the MCD
• Database Structure
  • The Data Retrieval and Storage (DRS) System
  • Database Grid Structure
    • Horizontal Structure
    • Vertical Structure
    • Temporal Structure
  • Database File Structure
    • Documentation Files
    • Software Files
    • Data Files
• Dust Distribution Scenarios in the MCD
• Variability Models
  • The Large-Scale Variability Model
    • Horizontal Correlations
    • Statistical Stability and PC Modelling
    • Calculation of EOFs and PCs
    • Variance Capture
    • Examples of Cross-Sections
  • The Small-Scale Variability Model
• References