[HubbardBrookCOS] Hubbard Brook data

[Mary Martin]

Hubbard Brook COS,

In July, the Information Oversight Committee voted to move forward in 
uploading the Hubbard Brook data to the central LTER data system 
(PASTA). Access to our data through this system is now required by 
LTER/NSF, and review panels are specifically tasked to evaluate our data 
holdings via this LTER data portal.
Note that Hubbard Brook data have always been accessible through a 
central LTER portal. The difference now is that the old system has been 
retired, and this new more sophisticated system is in place. 
<http://hubbardbrook.org>

Some highlights of this new LTER data systems are:
1. rigorous testing and validation of data/metadata, which has resulted 
in many improvements that are now in place on our local website as well.

2. each data revision generates a unique DOI, which will greatly improve 
our ability to track the use of HB data. You will find the DOI 
prominently displayed on the front page of each dataset.

3. In addition, a citation is provided for each specific dataset.
     Battles, John J.; Fahey, Tim (2015): Tree recruitment data for the 
Hubbard Brook Valley Plots,
     baseline data  collected 1995 - 1998. Long Term Ecological Research 
Network.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/eb72b40bb67337e171ee2ec5cffc59a6

4. All earlier revisions of a data package are accessible through this 
system.

Tracking of data access through this system provides information on 
number of downloads, and identity for LTER users that are logged on to 
the system at the time of download. All Hubbard Brook data also remains 
available for download through http://hubbardbrook.org 
<http://hubbardbrook.org>

Please take a few minutes to  view the first Hubbard Brook datasets that 
have been uploaded to the LTER system, and contact me and/or HBR Lead 
PIs if you have any concerns or special considerations that you would 
like to discuss before I upload data packages that you have contributed 
to our hubbardbrook.org data catalog.

Daily streamflow: 
https://portal.lternet.edu/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=2 
<https://portal.lternet.edu/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=67>
Microbial biomass: 
https://portal.lternet.edu/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=67 <https://portal.lternet.edu/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=136>
Direct links to all HBR datasets: 
https://portal.lternet.edu/nis/browseServlet?searchValue=HBR

-Mary

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Mary Martin
Hubbard Brook Information Manager
Earth Systems Research Center
Morse Hall, Univ of NH
Durham, NH 03824
Voice:  603 862 4508
Email:  mary.martin at unh.edu

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