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| == What is a Working Group? == | | == What is a Working Group? == |
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− | In the Linked Earth context, a working group (WG) is a self-organized coalition of knowledgeable experts who elaborate and discuss the components of a data standard for their specific sub-field. | + | In the Linked Earth context, a working group (WG) is a self-organized coalition of knowledgeable experts who elaborate and discuss the components of a [[Paleoclimate_Data_Standards | data standard]] for their field of expertise. |
| + | WGs can be created by any member of the LinkedEarth community to discuss topics of interest. The rationale for such WGs is that the paleo community is incredibly diverse, and what matters to a coral geochemist may be very different than what matters to a dendrochronologist. That being said, both might care about similar things. The WGs should just span the interests of the community and how they intersect. |
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− | Working groups can be created by any member of the LinkedEarth community to discuss topics of interest.
| + | === Current WGs === |
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− | Each WG page needs the following elements:
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− | * A list of the various group Members
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− | * Polls on specific questions. | + | shownamespace = false |
− | * A log of decisions made (e.g., table with dates and content of discussions) | + | </DynamicPageList> |
| + | They are basically of three types: |
| + | * WGs tied to particular archive, e.g. [[:Category:Ice_Cores_Working_Group | ice cores]], [[:Category:Lake_Sediments_Working_Group | lake sediments]] or [[:Category:Trees_Working_Group | trees]]. |
| + | * WGs discussing "longitudinal" topics (i.e. those of interest to more than 1 archive), e.g. [[:Category:Uncertainty_Working_Group | uncertainties]], [[:Category:Chronologies_Working_Group | chronologies]] and [[Cross_Archive_Metadata | cross-archive metadata]]. |
| + | * WGs centered to a particular scientific project (e.g. [[OC3]]) |
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| === How to join a WG? === | | === How to join a WG? === |
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| Note that joining a working group adds all pages belonging to that working group category to be added to the user's watchlist. | | Note that joining a working group adds all pages belonging to that working group category to be added to the user's watchlist. |
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− | Joining a working group doesn't commit you to participate in every discussion on the subject. Rather, it lends support to the need for the creation of a standard and showing confidence in the community. | + | Joining a working group doesn't commit you to participate in every discussion on the subject. Rather, it lends support to the need for the creation of a standard and shows trust in the community. |
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| === How to create WG? === | | === How to create WG? === |
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| To create a WG, create a new page and tag it as a sub category of the WG category. The list of working groups will be shown automatically at the bottom of this page (as subcategories of the Working_Groups category). | | To create a WG, create a new page and tag it as a sub category of the WG category. The list of working groups will be shown automatically at the bottom of this page (as subcategories of the Working_Groups category). |
| + | Each WG page needs the following elements: |
| + | * A list of the various group Members |
| + | * Polls on specific questions. |
| + | * A log of decisions made (e.g., table with dates and content of discussions) |
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− | | + | To get started, just log on, look at any WG page, and just copy&paste the relevant elements. When you want to categorize any wiki page as belonging to that working group, add the working group category (at the bottom) to the wiki page. For instance, a page on layer-counting might be relevant to the tree, coral, and ice core working groups. |
− | When you want to categorize any wiki page as belonging to that working group, add the working group category to the wiki page. | + | |
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| == Working Group Charter == | | == Working Group Charter == |
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| === Aims === | | === Aims === |
| The primary goal of WGs is to standardize how paleoclimate data are described and shared. | | The primary goal of WGs is to standardize how paleoclimate data are described and shared. |
− | The process is defined [http://linked.earth/projects/data-standards/ here] and the specific charge emanating from the [http://pastglobalchanges.org/download/docs/magazine/2016-1/PAGESmagazine_2016%281%29_47_Emile-Geay.pdf Paleoclimate Data Standards workshop] is outlined [[Paleoclimate_Data_Standards|on this page]]. Each WG should take up these questions as relevant to their archive of choice; to ensure that common solutions are designed, WG coordinators will regularly check-in with each other and with LinkedEarth leadership. | + | The process is defined [http://linked.earth/projects/data-standards/ here] and the specific charge emanating from the [[PDS_workshop_2016 | first workshop on paleoclimate data standards]] is outlined [[Paleoclimate_Data_Standards|on this page]]. Each WG should take up these questions as relevant to their interests; to ensure that common solutions are designed, WG coordinators will regularly check-in with each other and with LinkedEarth leadership. |
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− | === Decision-process === | + | === Decision process === |
− | Each WG operates by consensus. Wiki polls track the answers to specific questions. | + | Each WG operates by consensus. Wiki polls track the answers to specific questions. |
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| === Timeline === | | === Timeline === |
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| The preliminary timeline of WG activities is defined [http://linked.earth/projects/data-standards/ here] but will evolve as work begins. | | The preliminary timeline of WG activities is defined [http://linked.earth/projects/data-standards/ here] but will evolve as work begins. |
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− | == Getting Started==
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− | Getting started with creating a standard for the entire community can be seen as a daunting task. The most obvious questions are "what does a standard actually look like?", "Where do I start?".
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− | === What does a standard actually look like?===
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− | To answer the first question, a standard is a document that can live on the web or in the case of the standard being developed here, can take the form of a peer-reviewed article. Anyone contributing to the discussion on developing standards for paleoclimatology (either during our [http://linked.earth/event/paleoclimate-ontology-workshop/ workshop on paleoclimate data standards], on the wiki, or teleconference) will be included in the list of authorships.
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− | === Where do I start?===
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− | The ultimate goal of LinkedEarth is to provide scientists with tools to make better science, including allowing scientists to upload the metadata they need to make their science reproducible, allows complex queries on the system to easily retrieve datasets, and provide packages in R and Python for the analysis of these datasets using the standards developed by the community.
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− | ==== Uploading the needed metadata ====
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− | The strength and appeal of the field of paleoclimatology reside in its diversity. This community relies on the work of geochemists, geologists, computer modelers, statisticians ... to understand past climates. This diversity is also reflected in the datasets generated within the community. Therefore, a one-size-fit-all template for all paleoclimate datasets isn't useful. The LinkedEarth wiki allows to store the metadata each community needs to represent their data. For instance, the cleaning methodology may be important to the foraminiferal Mg/Ca community but completely irrelevant to the tree-ring community. Therefore, one possible way to create a standard is to ask oneself: "What pieces of metadata would I require to reproduce this particular dataset and therefore which one should I provide for my own datasets?"
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− | Some of these metadata will be standard across all archives (i.e., geographic coordinates, publication information). Some will be archive (and even observation)-specific. See [[:Category:Marine_Sediment_Working_Group | here]] for the beginning of a discussion on foraminiferal Mg/Ca.
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− | | SST-sensitive proxies (i.e. Mg/Ca, Uk37 and TEX86) || Needed a property describing the proxy observations as well as a standard to express the concept of Mg/Ca, TEX86 and UK37. This need gave rise to [[:Property:OnProxyObservationProperty_©]] and terms in the ontology [[:Category:ProxyObservation_©]] to describe these concepts.
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− | | Holocene data (0-10ka) spanning at least 5kyr || Needed a property describing the concept of [[Age]], giving rise to [[:Property:OnInferredVariableProperty]]. An ontology for [[:Category:InferredVariable_ ©]] is in progress. It also became obvious that we needed to standardize the way to represent time and the units of time. Furthermore, since the wiki doesn't read the content of the csv file, some metadata about the values stored in the .csv file were also needed. We therefore created the following properties: [[:Property:HasMinValue]], [[:Property:HasMaxValue]],[[:Property:HasMeanValue]].
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− | | In the IndoPacific Warm Pool || We needed to query the dataset by latitude/longitude
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− | Other types of basic query include querying for a particular publication, using either the DOI, title, journal, authors, and querying by [[:Category:ProxyArchive_ © | archiveType]]. The later is currently used to obtain the maps under each archive category (for example, [[:Category:MarineSediment | marine sediments]]). Enter the queries you'd like to perform, and the metadata required to perform them.
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− | == Prior discussions on Standards Developments in Paleoclimatology ==
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− | We welcome any summaries of prior discussions on data standards you may have had at meetings, workshops. To do so, either link to a document that you have uploaded on the wiki or create a new page and list it below. Sign and data using the following notation: <pre>~~~~</pre>
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− | - [[media: Reporting_Standards_for_Paleoceanographic_PMIP3_Dec2013.docx | PMIP3 Workshop in Corvallis]] (December 2013) [[User:Khider|Deborah Khider]] ([[User talk:Khider|talk]]) 17:00, 30 September 2016 (PDT)
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− | == Cross-Archive Metadata ==
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− | This section is dedicated to the discussion of metadata that would apply for all the paleoclimate archives. For discussion on a specific archive, see the archive working group.
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− | === How this section is organized ===
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− | The section is structured around polls to gather community votes on whether a particular metadata property should be considered essential, required, or desired metadata (for a definition of these terms, see [[Paleoclimate_Data_Standards | this page]]).
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− | The polling is divided around two "types" of datasets: [[#New Datasets | New Datasets]] and [[#Legacy Datasets | Legacy Datasets]].
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− | The subsections are organized around the categories available on the wiki.
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− | Click on the links to see the current definition of the term. If you disagree on the definition, please use the Discussion page on the term.
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− | If you think a metadata property is missing, [[Quick_Guide_to_Editing_Wiki_Pages | add a poll]] directly in the appropriate section (don't forget to add the poll for both new and legacy datasets!)
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− | '''If the page freezes and you're unable to vote, refresh the page!'''
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− | Just a few questions to get you started. These concern both legacy and new datasets:
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− | In answering this question, remember that all the datasets on the wiki are public. The LinkedEarth team is considering adding a feature where a dataset could be uploaded and kept private until publication for use with codes and softwares but this feature is not yet available.
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− | Should the LinkedEarth wiki contain datasets:
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− | That have been published in peer-reviewed journals only
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− | Both in peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed publications (e.g. Dissertation)
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− | Published as well as "old" datasets (a dataset the PI hasn't gone around to publish, probably never will but could be useful to the community)
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− | What type of datasets should be considered "legacy"
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− | Prior to Nov 7 2016
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− | Pre-internet
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− | Not contributed by author of original study
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− | This poll was also put on Twitter on November 7 2016.
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− | * Simon Goring: "I would think that legacy data would be any data contributed that doesn't meet up with "new" standards." [https://twitter.com/sjGoring/status/795723135639113730 Twitter link]
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− | * Kaustubh Thirumalai: "In the current stage of LinkedEarth - pre-digitization IMO. e.g. "Legacy Seismic" = data on tapes" [https://twitter.com/holy_kau/status/795756493190680576 Twitter link]
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− | ===New Datasets===
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− | ==== [[:Property:Contributor © | Contributor]] ====
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− | <poll>
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− | For new datasets, should contributor be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | ==== [[:Category:Location_© | Location]] ====
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Lat_© | Latitude]] =====
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− | <poll>
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− | For new datasets, should latitude be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Long_© | Longitude]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should longitude be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Alt_© | Altitude]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should altitude be:
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− | Essential
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− | ==== [[:Category:Publication © | Publication]] ====
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− | ===== [[:Property:Author_© | Authors]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should authors be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | ===== [[:Property:PublicationYear_© | Publication Year]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should publication year be:
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− | ===== [[:Property:Title_© | Title]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should title be:
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− | Essential
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− | ===== [[:Property:HasDOI_© | doi]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should doi be:
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− | ==== [[:Category:Funding_© | Funding]] ====
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− | =====[[:Property:PrincipalInvestigator_© | Principal Investigator]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should principal investigator be:
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− | Essential
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− | =====[[:Property:FundingAgency_© | Funding Agency]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should funding agency be:
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− | =====[[:Property:FundingCountry_© | Funding Country]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should funding country be:
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− | =====[[:Property:GrantNumber_© | Grant Number]] =====
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− | For new datasets, should grant number be:
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− | ====[[:Category:PaleoData_© | PaleoData]]====
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− | PaleoData refers to the "y-axis" of the dataset and contains the information about paleoenvironment. '''Before answering the poll below, head to the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Discussion]] page for an example of a dataset not containing y-axis information.'''
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− | For new records, should the presence of PaleoData information be:
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− | ===== Depth vs age =====
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− | The information obtained from the [[:Category:ProxyArchive_© | archive]] is taken at a certain "depth".
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− | For new datasets, should PaleoData depth be:
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− | For new datasets, should the PaleoData contain information about how this "depth" was transformed to age, and if possible give an estimate of age at each horizon in the archive.
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− | ===== [[:Category:Variable_© | Variables]]=====
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− | For new datasets, should the PaleoData include the raw measurements (for instance d18O)
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− | Essential
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− | For new datasets, should PaleoData units (e.g., cm, per mil, deg C) be considered
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− | ======[[:Category:Interpretation_© | Interpretation]]======
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− | For new datasets, should information about the interpretation of the PaleoData be
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− | Essential
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− | ======[[:Category:CalibrationModel_© | calibration]]======
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− | For new datasets, If the interpretation is given, should information about the PaleoData calibration be
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− | ======[[:Category:Uncertainty_© | uncertainty]]======
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− | For new datasets, should information about uncertainty in the PaleoData be
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− | See the [[:Category:Uncertainty_Working_Group| uncertainty working group]] for details on the data and metadata standards when reporting uncertainties.
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− | ====[[:Category:ChronData_© | ChronData]]====
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− | ChronData refers to the "x-axis" of the dataset and contains the information about the age model. Before answering the polls below, head to the Discussion page for an example of a dataset not containing x-axis information.
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− | For new datasets, should the presence of ChronData information be (assuming there is a chronology, maybe in addition to depth, in the PaleoData):
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− | For new datasets, should the presence of ChronData information be (assuming no chronology in the PaleoData):
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− | ===== [[:Category:Variable_© | Variables]]=====
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− | For new datasets, should the ChronData include the raw measurements (for instance radiocarbon)
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− | For new datasets, should ChronData units (e.g., cm, per mil, deg C) be considered
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− | ======[[:Category:Interpretation_© | Interpretation]]======
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− | For new datasets, should the interpreted calendar age be
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− | ======[[:Category:Uncertainty_© | uncertainty]]======
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− | <poll>
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− | For new datasets, should information about uncertainty in the ChronData be
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− | See the [[:Category:Uncertainty_Working_Group| uncertainty working group]] for details on the data and metadata standards when reporting uncertainties.
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− | ==== [[:Property:Contributor © | Contributor]] ====
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− | ==== [[:Category:Location_© | Location]] ====
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Lat_© | Latitude]] =====
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− | For legacy datasets, should latitude be:
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Long_© | Longitude]] =====
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− | For legacy datasets, should longitude be:
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− | ===== [[:Property:Wgs84:Alt_© | Altitude]] =====
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− | For legacy datasets, should altitude be:
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− | ==== [[:Category:Publication © | Publication]] ====
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− | ===== [[:Property:Author_© | Authors]] =====
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− | For legacy datasets, should authors be:
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− | ===== [[:Property:HasDOI_© | doi]] =====
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− | ==== [[:Category:Funding_© | Funding]] ====
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− | =====[[:Property:PrincipalInvestigator_© | Principal Investigator]] =====
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− | For legacy datasets, should principal investigator be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | =====[[:Property:FundingAgency_© | Funding Agency]] =====
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should funding agency be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | =====[[:Property:FundingCountry_© | Funding Country]] =====
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should funding country be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | =====[[:Property:GrantNumber_© | Grant Number]] =====
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should grant number be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | ====[[:Category:PaleoData_© | PaleoData]]====
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− | PaleoData refers to the "y-axis" of the dataset and contains the information about paleoenvironment. '''Before answering the poll below, head to the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Discussion]] page for an example of a dataset not containing y-axis information.'''
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the presence of PaleoData information be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | ===== Depth vs age =====
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− | The information obtained from the [[:Category:ProxyArchive_© | archive]] is taken at a certain "depth".
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should PaleoData depth be:
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the PaleoData contain information about how this "depth" was transformed to age, and if possible give an estimate of age at each horizon in the archive.
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | ===== [[:Category:Variable_© | Variables]]=====
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the PaleoData include the raw measurements (for instance d18O)
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should PaleoData units (e.g., cm, per mil, deg C) be considered
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | ======[[:Category:Interpretation_© | Interpretation]]======
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should information about the interpretation of the PaleoData be
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | ======[[:Category:CalibrationModel_© | calibration]]======
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, If the interpretation is given, should information about the PaleoData calibration be
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− | ======[[:Category:Uncertainty_© | uncertainty]]======
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should information about uncertainty in the PaleoData be
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | See the [[:Category:Uncertainty_Working_Group| uncertainty working group]] for details on the data and metadata standards when reporting uncertainties.
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− | ====[[:Category:ChronData_© | ChronData]]====
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− | ChronData refers to the "x-axis" of the dataset and contains the information about the age model. Before answering the polls below, head to the Discussion page for an example of a dataset not containing x-axis information.
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the presence of ChronData information be (assuming there is a chronology, maybe in addition to depth, in the PaleoData):
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the presence of ChronData information be (assuming no chronology in the PaleoData):
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | ===== [[:Category:Variable_© | Variables]]=====
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the ChronData include the raw measurements (for instance radiocarbon)
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should ChronData units (e.g., cm, per mil, deg C) be considered
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | ======[[:Category:Interpretation_© | Interpretation]]======
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− |
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should the interpreted calendar age be
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | ======[[:Category:Uncertainty_© | uncertainty]]======
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− | <poll>
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− | For legacy datasets, should information about uncertainty in the ChronData be
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− | Essential
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− | Recommended
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− | Desired
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− | </poll>
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− |
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− | See the [[:Category:Uncertainty_Working_Group| uncertainty working group]] for details on the data and metadata standards when reporting uncertainties.
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In the Linked Earth context, a working group (WG) is a self-organized coalition of knowledgeable experts who elaborate and discuss the components of a data standard for their field of expertise.
WGs can be created by any member of the LinkedEarth community to discuss topics of interest. The rationale for such WGs is that the paleo community is incredibly diverse, and what matters to a coral geochemist may be very different than what matters to a dendrochronologist. That being said, both might care about similar things. The WGs should just span the interests of the community and how they intersect.
On your profile page, you have the option of joining working groups simply by inputting their names in the "Working Groups" tab.
The only WGs to pop up are those currently in existence. If the one you want doesn't exist yet, please create it.
Note that joining a working group adds all pages belonging to that working group category to be added to the user's watchlist.
Joining a working group doesn't commit you to participate in every discussion on the subject. Rather, it lends support to the need for the creation of a standard and shows trust in the community.
To create a WG, create a new page and tag it as a sub category of the WG category. The list of working groups will be shown automatically at the bottom of this page (as subcategories of the Working_Groups category).
Each WG page needs the following elements:
To get started, just log on, look at any WG page, and just copy&paste the relevant elements. When you want to categorize any wiki page as belonging to that working group, add the working group category (at the bottom) to the wiki page. For instance, a page on layer-counting might be relevant to the tree, coral, and ice core working groups.
Membership of each WG is open to all wiki users, with some monitoring from WG coordinators. The coordinators are community members of recognized expertise who have volunteered to serve in this position. Their role is to organize discussions and check progress of other WGs to ensure maximum uniformity.
The primary goal of WGs is to standardize how paleoclimate data are described and shared.
The process is defined here and the specific charge emanating from the first workshop on paleoclimate data standards is outlined on this page. Each WG should take up these questions as relevant to their interests; to ensure that common solutions are designed, WG coordinators will regularly check-in with each other and with LinkedEarth leadership.
Each WG operates by consensus. Wiki polls track the answers to specific questions.