Best practice data standards for discrete chemical oceanographic observations

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Jiang, Li-Qing, Pierrot, Denis, Wanninkhof, Rik, Feely, Richard A., Tilbrook, Bronte, Alin, Simone R., Barbero, Leticia, Byrne, Robert H., Carter, Brendan, Dickson, Andrew G., Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, Greeley, Dana, Hoppema, Mario, Humphreys, Matthew P., Karstensen, Johannes, Lange, Nico, Lauvset, Siv K., Lewis, Ernie R., Olsen, Are, Perez, Fiz F., Sabine, Christopher, Sharp, Jonathan D., Tanhua, Toste, Trull, Thomas W., Velo, Anton, Allegra, Andrew J., Barker, Paul M., Burger, Eugene, Cai, Wei-Jun, Chen, Chen-Tung A., Cross, Jessica N., Garcia, Hernan E., Hernandez-Ayon, Jose Martin, Hu, Xinping, Kozyr, Alex, Langdon, Chris, Lee, Kitack, Salisbury, Joseph E., Wang, Zhaohui Aleck, Xue, Liang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media 2022
• Subjects: Data standard for chemical oceanography; Discrete chemical oceanographic observations; Column header abbreviations; WOCE WHP exchange formats; Quality control flags; Content vs. concentration; CO2SYS; TEOS-10; Ayon; Hernandez; Salisbury; Tanhua; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/28964

© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Jiang, L.-Q., Pierrot, D., Wanninkhof, R., Feely, R. A., Tilbrook, B., Alin, S., Barbero, L., Byrne, R. H., Carter, B. R., Dickson, A. G., Gattuso, J.-P., Greeley, D., Hoppema, M., Humphreys, M. P., Karstensen, J., Lange, N., Lauvset, S. K., Lewis, E. R., Olsen, A., Pérez, F. F., Sabine, C., Sharp, J. D., Tanhua, T., Trull, T. W., Velo, A., Allegra, A. J., Barker, P., Burger, E., Cai, W-J., Chen, C-T. A., Cross, J., Garcia, H., Hernandez-Ayon J. M., Hu, X., Kozyr, A., Langdon, C., Lee., K, Salisbury, J., Wang, Z. A., & Xue, L. Best practice data standards for discrete chemical oceanographic observations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, (2022): 705638, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.705638. 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 ...