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Appendix G: National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Studies
Pages 137-143

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From page 137...
... Principal investigators are required to submit all environmental data collected to the designated national data centers as soon as possible, but no later than two (2) years after the data are collected.
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From page 138...
... 5. NOAA's National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service staff and program representatives from funding agencies will identify the data sets that are likely to be of high utility and will require their principal investigators to submit these data and related information to the designated center.
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... 271-5205 Fax: (704) 271-4022 Geophysical, geological and geochemical data bathymetry, magnetics, gravity, seismic and other quantitative geophysical data; geological data including station locations, collection/storage locations, preliminary descriptions of seafloor samples recovered, and all descriptions and analytical data, including geochemistry, derived from sediment and rock samples, including data from the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
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... . However, several WOCE programs require principal investigators to submit data collected to a Data Assembly Center (DAC)
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... 752-4163 Fax: (916) 752-3350 Principal investigators are responsible for documenting measurement and analysis techniques used to produce data sets and estimating accuracy and precision of these measurements.
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... Time required for processing, validating and quality-controlling data sets varies greatly; submission deadlines to data processing and archiving centers can be obtained from the responsible data center or from: Data Manager TOGA COARE International Project Office University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 380 Boulder, CO 80301 Ph: (303)
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... Each national data center will: · upon archival of a submitted data set, send to the principal investigator a copy of the data set as archived; · monitor submitted data to assure that they are submitted in accordance with these guidelines and in appropriate formats: and · report regularly to principal investigators and Federal agencies on the rates of data submission, archiving and usage. The Foundation has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf)
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