FLUXNET2015, the latest update of the longest global record of ecosystem carbon, water, and energy fluxes, features improved data quality, new data products, and more open data sharing policies.
Data management, preservation, rescue
Posted inScience Updates
Building an Accessible Archive for Water Column Sonar Data
The Water Column Sonar Data Archive aggregates and curates sonar data sets from many sources, giving researchers access to much more information than they could collect on their own.
Posted inScience Updates
Better Tools to Build Better Climate Models
A Department of Energy collaboration aims to make climate model development faster and more efficient by creating a prototype of a system for testing model components.
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The Importance of Data Set Provenance for Science
Data do not exist in a vacuum. To be useful, data must be accompanied by context on how they are captured, processed, analyzed, and validated and other information that enables interpretation and use.
Posted inAGU News
AGU Updating Position Statement on Data: Call for Comments
AGU is revising its data accessibility and preservation position statement.
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AGU’s Data Policy: History and Context
Among other changes, papers now should include a concise statement in the acknowledgments telling the reader where core data supporting the paper’s conclusions can be found.