Category talk:MARPA Working Group

initiation -- JEG (talk) 14:53, 28 September 2016 (PDT)

What are the most important/controversial aspects to discuss?

Created a MARPA Template discussion -- Edassie (talk) 09:43, 2 March 2017 (PST)

Hi MARPA people!

Here is the place to write up about the MARPA Template! You like it say it :) You like it BUT have suggestions ... it is the time and place to say it You do not like it :( ... it is also the time and place to say it , but please tell us what you would rather see !

Anyway it is time to raise your voice!

Re: Created a MARPA Template discussion -- Deborah Khider (talk) 09:44, 2 March 2017 (PST)

Please discuss any terms that need to be added or re-defined. Also identify the required, recommended and optional metadata.

Re: Created a MARPA Template discussion -- Edassie (talk) 11:01, 13 March 2017 (PDT)

1st comment on the MARPA Template from Janice Lough...

Found the template!  Some comments/suggestions as follows:   1)      Geochemical data – ability to include other geochemical tracers not listed in menu? 2)      Other types of record? e.g. coral luminescence? 3)      Present focus on geochemical tracers but what about other dated records – am thinking specifically about coral growth variables, i.e. skeletal density, linear extension and calcification. 4)      How do reconstructions of climate variables fit into the scheme? e.g. SST, SSS etc 5)      What about metadata describing material that has been collected (e.g. coral cores) but a) has not been analysed or b) there is still material is available for other researchers to work with.  I am thinking specifically here about coral cores as, for example, AIMS has an extensive collection of cores from east and west coast Australian reefs – only a small fraction of these have been analysed geochemically and there is plenty of scope to share this material more widely but it is, at present, only visible in our internal database.  Also, I am aware of other coral core collections where coral core material has been collected but nothing has ever appeared in publications – presumably the physical samples are still sitting somewhere – it is, I think, important to identify these as far as possible.   Anyway, just some initial thoughts and look forward to seeing this initiative develop further.   Best wishes

Janice