This page describes best practices for adding new datasets and entering metadata into the catalog. In case you think some information is missing, please indicate it on GitHub Ruisdael Data Catalog project.

Guidelines for all submissions

Naming

The first required field for submitting a new dataset is the name. This name is used to identify the new dataset within the Catalog environment. To name the dataset, please use the following convention: Institute Sensor/Campaign/Product/Model at Location.

 Institute Sensor/Campaign/Product/Model at Location

Examples:

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 mentioned.

Description of different submission types

Use the description field to provide all import information from the new dataset. While writing the Description, try to indicate the data source, the content, and the goal of the data. Try to provide enough information to help users understand the dataset content without downloading the data. Below, you can find a non-exhaustive checklist for the different data types to be used as a starting point.

Checklist for in-situ datasets

What is the instrument's name?
What is the instrument's model?
What is the instrument's Brand?
What is the data resolution?
What are the variables listed in the dataset?
Where is it installed?
What is it intended for?
If non-stationary instrument: latitude, longitude, height from starting and ending point.

Checklist for campaigns and products datasets

What was the campaign goal?
What are the instruments used?
What is the duration?
What are the variables?
What is the data resolution?
If it is a data product, how was it derived?
If any external link to the data processing is available, it can also be listed here.

Checklist model output submission

What model was used?
What model version was used, and where can it be found?
What was the model configuration?
What is the output resolution?
Is the output from a single column? So, what are the latitude and longitude coordinates?
Is the output from a spatial domain? So, what is the domain?

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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 remote-sensing data

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?