Documentation
Cruises associated with GEOTRACES require high standards of data management. To meet these requirements, the cruise Principal Scientist is expected to submit pre-cruise and post-cruise metadata to the GEOTRACES International Data Assembly Centre (GDAC). This information will help the whole GEOTRACES community keep track of up-coming cruises.
Pre-cruise information
The pre-cruise metadata form - designed to collate information relevant to proposed data collection activities - should be completed by the Principal Scientist and sent to the GDAC.Post-cruise information
After the cruise, the Principal Scientist is required to submit the following to the GDAC
- A Cruise Summary Report (CSR) form (formerly known as ROSCOPs) — within two weeks
- Electronic or paper copies of all event and log sheets — within two weeks
- A cruise report (a guide to cruise report writing is available) — within six months
- Processed CTD and underway data
To help with data tracking it is advisable for the Principal Scientist to supply all cruise participants with a post-cruise metadata form. These can be partially completed during the cruise, used in the preparation of the cruise report and submitted to the GDAC.
Additional useful information
- The IMBER Data Management Cookbook — A Project Guide to good Data practices
