Help:Best Practices

This page is intended to describe best practices while adding a new dataset entry to the Catalog.

Guidelines for all submissions

Naming

The first required field for the submission of a new dataset is the name. This name is used to identify the new dataset within the Catalog environment. For naming the dataset, please use the following convention:

 Institute Sensor/Campaign/Product/Model at Location

Examples:

• TU Delft optical disdrometer Parsivel² PAR001 at Cabauw
• KNMI DALES model outputs over Cabauw
• TU Delft CMTRACE Level 2 Wind field at Cabauw

Recommendations for the different submission types

Geographic coordinates

For datasets produced by stationary instruments (in-situ, remote sensing) and for single-column model outputs, the latitude and longitude coordinates should be entered with a precision of at least 4 digits.

For non-stationary in-situ and remote sensing observations, use the description field to indicate the measurement domain. For example, the coordinates from the starting and ending points could be indicated.

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General Guidelines

• Latitude and longitude coordinates for in-situ and remote sensing datasets should be entered with a precision of at least 4 digits.
• Refrain from using Notes. Put important information directly in the description
• Naming convection for the title: Institute - Sensor - Location

Checklist for in-situ data

• dataset description should contain sensor type/brand
• dataset description should contain .. (if applicable)

Checklist for model data

• The description should explicitly mention the variables that are provided (e.g., temperature, wind speed, etc..)

Campaign data

How to enter campaign data?