Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations

Li-Qing Jiang; Denis Pierrot; Chris Langdon; Rik Wanninkhof; Leticia Barbero Munoz; Richard A. Feely; Bronte Tilbrook; Simone Alin; Leticia Barbero; Robert H. Byrne; Brendan R. Carter; Andrew G. Dickson; Jean-Pierre Gattuso; Dana Greeley; Mario Hoppema; Matthew P. Humphreys; Johannes Karstensen; Nico Lange; Siv K. Lauvset; Ernie R. Lewis; Are Olsen; Fiz F. Perez; Christopher Sabine; Jonathan D. Sharp; Toste Tanhua; Thomas W. Trull; Anton Velo; Andrew J. Allegra; Paul Barker; Eugene Burger; Wei-Jun Cai; Chen-Tung A. Chen; Jessica Cross; Hernan Garcia; Jose Martin Hernandez-Ayon; Xinping Hu; Alex Kozyr; Kitack Lee; Joe Salisbury; Zhaohui Aleck Wang; Liang Xue

doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.705638

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Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations

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Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations

Li-Qing Jiang, Denis Pierrot, Chris Langdon, Rik Wanninkhof, Leticia Barbero Munoz, Richard A. Feely, Bronte Tilbrook, Simone Alin, Leticia Barbero, Robert H. Byrne, …

Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.8

2022-01-21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.705638

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Effective data management plays a key role in oceanographic research as cruise-based data, collected from different laboratories and expeditions, are commonly compiled to investigate regional to global oceanographic processes. Here we describe new and updated best practice data standards for discrete chemical oceanographic observations, specifically those dealing with column header abbreviations, quality control flags, missing value indicators, and standardized calculation of certain properties. These data standards have been developed with the goals of improving the current practices of the scientific community and promoting their international usage. These guidelines are intended to standardize data files for data sharing and submission into permanent archives. They will facilitate future quality control and synthesis efforts and lead to better data interpretation. In turn, this will promote research in ocean biogeochemistry, such as studies of carbon cycling and ocean acidification, on regional to global scales. These best practice standards are not mandatory. Agencies, institutes, universities, or research vessels can continue using different data standards if it is important for them to maintain historical consistency. However, it is hoped that they will be adopted as widely as possible to facilitate consistency and to achieve the goals stated above.

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Title: Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations
Creators: Li-Qing Jiang - Univ Maryland, Earth Syst Sci Interdisciplinary Ctr, Cooperat Inst Satellite Earth Syst Studies, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Denis Pierrot - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chris Langdon - University of Miami, Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology
Rik Wanninkhof - NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories
Leticia Barbero Munoz - University of Miami, Rosenstiel School
Richard A. Feely - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Bronte Tilbrook - CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere & Australian Antarct Program, Hobart, Tas, Australia
Simone Alin - NOAA, Pacific Marine Environm Lab, 7600 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
Leticia Barbero - NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories
Robert H. Byrne - Univ S Florida, Coll Marine Sci, St Petersburg, FL USA
Brendan R. Carter - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Andrew G. Dickson - Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, San Diego, CA 92103 USA
Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Sorbonne Univ, CNRS, Lab Oceanog Villefranche, Villefranche Sur Mer, France
Dana Greeley - NOAA, Pacific Marine Environm Lab, 7600 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
Mario Hoppema - Helmholtz Ctr Polar & Mari, Alfred Wegener Inst, Bremerhaven, Germany
Matthew P. Humphreys - NIOZ Royal Netherlands Inst Sea Res, Dept Ocean Syst, Texel, Netherlands
Johannes Karstensen - GEOMAR Helmholtz Ctr Ocean Res Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Nico Lange - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Siv K. Lauvset - NORCE Norwegian Res Ctr, Bjerknes Ctr Climate Res, Bergen, Norway
Ernie R. Lewis - Brookhaven Natl Lab, Upton, NY USA
Are Olsen - Univ Bergen, Geophys Inst, Bjerknes Ctr Climate Res, Bergen, Norway
Fiz F. Perez - CSIC, IIM, Inst Invest Marinas, Vigo, Spain
Christopher Sabine - Univ Hawai Manoa, Sch Ocean & Earth Sci & Technol, Dept Oceanog, Honolulu, HI USA
Jonathan D. Sharp - NOAA, Pacific Marine Environm Lab, 7600 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
Toste Tanhua - GEOMAR Helmholtz Ctr Ocean Res Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Thomas W. Trull - Commonwealth Sci & Ind Res Org, Hobart, Tas, Australia
Anton Velo - Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas
Andrew J. Allegra - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul Barker - University of Sydney
Eugene Burger - NOAA, Pacific Marine Environm Lab, 7600 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
Wei-Jun Cai - University of Delaware
Chen-Tung A. Chen - National Sun Yat-sen University
Jessica Cross - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hernan Garcia - NOAA, Natl Ctr Environm Informat, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
Jose Martin Hernandez-Ayon - Univ Autonoma Baja California, Inst Invest Oceanol, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Xinping Hu - Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Alex Kozyr - Univ Maryland, Earth Syst Sci Interdisciplinary Ctr, Cooperat Inst Satellite Earth Syst Studies, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Kitack Lee - Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Pohang, South Korea
Joe Salisbury - Univ New Hampshire, Ocean Proc Anal Lab, Durham, NH USA
Zhaohui Aleck Wang - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Liang Xue - Minist Nat Resources, Inst Oceanog 1, Qingdao, Peoples R China
Publication Details: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.8
Publisher: Frontiers Media Sa
Number of pages: 14
Grant note: 821001 / European Union; European Commission NA19NES4320002 / NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) through NOAA grant at the University of Maryland/ESSIC United States National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) PID2019-104279GB-C21/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 / BOCATS2 Project - Spanish Research Agency 21047 / NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)
Academic Unit: Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology; Rosenstiel - CIMAS; Rosenstiel School
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991031709419502976