A metadata template for ocean acidification data
This paper defines the best practices for documenting ocean acidification (OA) data and presents a framework for an OA metadata template. Metadata is structured information that describes and locates an information resource. It is the key to ensuring that a data set will be accessible into the futur...
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doaj-2c29f6002e6c4e8f847edeeee5ce2b0d2020-11-24T22:57:12ZengCopernicus PublicationsEarth System Science Data1866-35081866-35162015-06-017111712510.5194/essd-7-117-2015A metadata template for ocean acidification dataL.-Q. Jiang0S. A. O'Connor1K. M. Arzayus2A. R. Parsons3Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, 5825 University Research Ct., College Park, MD 20740, USAADNET Systems, Inc., 6720B Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817, USANational Centers for Environmental Information, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East–West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USANational Centers for Environmental Information, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East–West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USAThis paper defines the best practices for documenting ocean acidification (OA) data and presents a framework for an OA metadata template. Metadata is structured information that describes and locates an information resource. It is the key to ensuring that a data set will be accessible into the future. With the rapid expansion of studies on biological responses to OA, the lack of a common metadata template to document the resulting data poses a significant hindrance to effective OA data management efforts. In this paper, we present a metadata template that can be applied to a broad spectrum of OA studies, including those studying the biological responses to OA. The "variable metadata section", which includes the variable name, observation type, whether the variable is a manipulation condition or response variable, and the biological subject on which the variable is studied, forms the core of this metadata template. Additional metadata elements, such as investigators, temporal and spatial coverage, and data citation, are essential components to complete the template. We explain the structure of the template, and define many metadata elements that may be unfamiliar to researchers.http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/7/117/2015/essd-7-117-2015.pdf |
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This paper defines the best practices for documenting ocean acidification
(OA) data and presents a framework for an OA metadata template. Metadata is
structured information that describes and locates an information resource.
It is the key to ensuring that a data set will be accessible into the
future. With the rapid expansion of studies on biological responses to OA,
the lack of a common metadata template to document the resulting data poses
a significant hindrance to effective OA data management efforts. In this
paper, we present a metadata template that can be applied to a broad
spectrum of OA studies, including those studying the biological responses to
OA. The "variable metadata section", which includes the variable name,
observation type, whether the variable is a manipulation condition or
response variable, and the biological subject on which the variable is
studied, forms the core of this metadata template. Additional metadata
elements, such as investigators, temporal and spatial coverage, and data
citation, are essential components to complete the template. We explain the
structure of the template, and define many metadata elements that may be
unfamiliar to researchers. |
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