International Workshop: FAIR Data Practices for Ship-based Ocean Time Series
DATES POSTPONED
OVERVIEW: Sustained ocean time series measurements are fundamental to distinguish between natural and human-induced variability in ecosystems and processes required to advance ecological forecasting. The last international ship-based ocean time series workshop, held in November 2012 (Bermuda), focused on recommendations to improve data comparability. Over the past decade (see Fig.) the ocean observing community has contributed to numerous efforts and activities in support of building a global network of ocean time series with the aims of:
- Elevating the visibility and utility of these observing assets for understanding climate-ecosystem links
- Improving coordination, communication, and scientific synthesis products across ocean time series programs/sites
- Building consensus on foundational components such as methods and FAIR data practices
This workshop on FAIR Data Practices for Ship-based Ocean Time Series will bring together globally distributed ship-based ocean time series representatives who are interested and committed to FAIR data practices with data managers and experts in semantic web technologies with the following objectives:
- Share and vet newly drafted biogeochemical and biological use cases for adoption by the broader METS community
- Work with participating time series representatives to implement these use cases for their time series programs
- Co-develop best practices for responsible use of ocean time series datasets (as a contribution to the Ocean Best Practices System repository)
- Share new findings and update recommendations on sampling and analytical protocols from the 2012 Bermuda Time Series Methods Workshop
- Explore mechanisms (and identify champions!) for engaging broader stakeholders (managers, educators, etc.) in the use of ocean time series data sets
- Start planning (and identify champions!) for an Ocean HackWeek for ocean time series data
