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[data architecture]
A data modeling structure used to represent multidimensional data, such as data captured at various times, that contains multiple spectral bands, or that illustrates a range of depths or heights. Data cubes facilitate raster analysis across variables and dimensions, such as the ocean's salinity at different depths captured over a period of time.