SLC-SOS Data Policy
- All investigators participating in SLC-SOS agree to promptly submit their final Quality Controlled data to the SLC-SOS Field Data Archive (FDA) along with required dataset documentation at the latest within 1 year after the end of the field phase (31 August 2024) to facilitate algorithm refinement, inter-comparison of results, quality control checks and inter-calibrations, as well as an integrated interpretation of the combined dataset.
- During this algorithm refinement period, defined as up to a 1 year period following the end of the SLC-SOS Field Project Deployment, SLC-SOS Principal Investigators (PIs) may have exclusive access to this data. This time period is designed to provide an opportunity to refine algorithms to reflect real-world observations and quality control the combined dataset as well as to provide the investigators ample time to publish their results. Data will be password protected upon the request of the data provider.
- All EOL platform and instrument data will follow the EOL Data Policy.
- All data in the SLC-SOS Field Data Archive will be considered Public Domain approximately 1 year following the end of the SLC-SOS Field Project Deployment (i.e., on 31 August 2025 and thereafter). A dataset within the SLC-SOS archive can be opened to the public domain earlier at the discretion of the data provider for this particular dataset.
- All data shall be promptly provided to other SLC-SOS investigators upon request. All SLC-SOS investigators will have equal access to all data. A list of SLC-SOS investigators will be maintained by NCAR/EOL and will include the Principal Investigators (PIs) directly participating in the field experiment as well as collaborating scientists who have provided guidance in the planning and analysis of SLC-SOS data.
- During the algorithm refinement period, the investigator(s) who collected the data must be notified first of the intent to use the data, in particular if data is to be provided to a third party (e.g., journal articles, presentations, research proposals, other investigators). It is strongly encouraged that PIs responsible for acquisition of data be invited to become collaborators and co-authors on any projects, publications and presentations. If the contribution of the data product is significant to the publication, the PIs responsible for generating a measurement or a data product should be offered the right of co-authorship. Any use of the data should include an acknowledgment (i.e., citation). In all circumstances, the PIs responsible for acquisition of data should be acknowledged appropriately. Following availability in the public domain, users of the data are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant PIs prior to incorporating it into peer-reviewed publications.
- International agencies, professional societies, and research organizations are moving towards requiring researchers to formally cite data and sources that led to a given research result. To support this, DOIs or Digital Object Identifiers (considered “perpetual” identifiers) will be assigned to final datasets housed within the SLC-SOS Field Data Archive. These DOIs should be used in SLC-SOS related publications. DOIs will not be created for preliminary data.
| Event | Deadline |
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| Field Phase | 1 August - 31 August 2024 |
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Restricted Algorithm Refinement Period (SLC-SOS Science Team members have exclusive access to the data during this period.) |
1 August 2024 - 31 August 2025 |
| Final Data Submission Deadline | 31 August 2025 |
| Data becomes Public Domain | 1 September 2025 |