]> 2012-02-11T01:11:23-05:00 Semantic web services for interdisciplinary scientific data query and retrieval We present a set of four web services provided as a result of our work in developing a semantic data framework in the setting of virtual observatories. These web services allow a client service to search for data using three primary selections: choose parameter, choose date-time range and choose instrument, and also to return appropriate service links to the actual data (the fourth service). These services are built using a shared and common understanding of the inputs, outputs and preconditions as defined by a formal ontology, encoded in OWL-DL and running in an internet accessible environment with Web Service Description Language (WSDL) bindings. Upon invocation the service can utilize reasoning services just as a user of the web portal is able to. The service client can optionally utilize the ontology when it consumes the service for additional knowledge or may be used purely syntactically (as most existing web services are now). We present these services, and how they are developed within a specific domain context for the Virtual Solar-Terrestrial Observatory. inproceedings Proceedings of the Semantic eScience Workshop co-located with the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference fox2007semantic 42-50 Semantic web services for interdisciplinary scientific data query and retrieval 2007 Year Title Natural science Tag Paper url Pages July Month Key Booktitle Bibtype Stephan Zednik James L. Benedict Jose M. Garcia Patrick West Deborah L. McGuinness Luca Cinquini Peter Fox Author Vancouver, CA. Address Abstract Publication Proceeding Paper Workshop Paper