Data submission

Data submissions Submit data to mailto:info@pangaea.de

''Data might be submitted in the authors format. Pangaea is an archive for any kind of data from earth system research and thus does not have special format requirements for submission. Data are converted to the final import and publication format by the data curator. The data provider is requested to keep some points in mind to minimize the preparatory work for data upload to Pangaea.''

Metadata Data should be accompanied by metadata for description, understanding and reference (mandatory fields are in bold):
 * Author(s); at least one author name (principle investigator) is mandatory
 * Data set title (similar to the title of a publication or the caption of a table)
 * Geograhical coordinates of sampling/measurement sites/events in decimal degree or degree/decimal minutes
 * Date and Time for the sampling event
 * Source (which in most cases will be the institutes name)
 * Reference if data are supplementary to a publication or
 * Sourece/institute and extended abstract are mandatory if data are published as a citable data publication
 * Methods
 * Documentation e.g. methodological descriptions, quality control, parameter definitions, reports, further readings/information, other versions etc. as free text or pdf-file.

Format help
 * Preferred format for data tables is TAB-delimited TEXT-files (ASCII), submitted as ZIP-archive, or excel-format.
 * Several tables with different format should be provided on different sheets.
 * Several tables with identical format may be provided in one file (one data set below the other, event label in 1. column).
 * Parameter name with unit must appear in the header line (Pangaea parameter ID would be perfect).
 * Use propper event/site/sample labels, e.g. as defined during an expedition (if appropriate).
 * Format for positions (lat/long) should be degree/decimal minutes (65°45.7'S) or decimal degree (-65.1234) (S and W are negative).
 * Provide references by its DOI or (even better) as pdf; documentations should also be provided as pdf (documents will be stored in ePIC and linked via a handle.
 * Numeric parameter columns must contain numbers only; exception see quality flags.
 * Text parameter columns can be filled to a maximum of 255 characters per field.
 * If the result of a scientific analysis is zero, the corresponding field in the data table must be filled with 0 (and not left empty).
 * Fields without data should be left empty (NOT filled with '-', 'n/a', -9999 or '*' etc).
 * Remove empty lines and columns; those will not be imported.
 * Avoid abbreviations.
 * Avoid redundant information.
 * Use standards as far as available
 * Care for proper geocodes
 * Use the decimal point.
 * Use the English language.

Responsibilities during the data publication workflow Author/pinciple investigator:
 * 1) scientific quality of the data,
 * 2) preparation of import format including complete metadata,
 * 3) submission of data to the curator/editor of the project or institute,
 * 4) proofread,
 * 5) data set DOI should be used in the publication as a reference/link to the primary data.

Curator:
 * 1) checking completeness of metadata and data consistency,
 * 2) technical quality control,
 * 3) import, check for availability and proof-read in Internet search,
 * 4) password protection (if applicable),
 * 5) submit DOI to PI for proof read of data sets,
 * 6) make corrections, iteration between curator and author until the data set is OK,
 * 7) final publication.

 Examples The following examples may give a first impression about the required information for data from specific scientific fields. The export formats may differ slightly. Please keep in mind, that the export format is dynamicaly produced by the relational database behind Pangaea and thus it is NOT required to provide data submission in exactly this technical format; the content is the important part of the data submission.
 * Moorings with trap/current meter
 * Vertical oceanographic profile
 * Horizontal profile/ships track
 * Horizontal distribution of irregular distributed samples
 * Vertical profile
 * Bulk sediment parameter
 * Core logging, Physical properties
 * Hole logging
 * Mineralogy
 * Grain size
 * Pollen
 * Geochemistry
 * Porewater
 * XRF
 * Horizontal profile
 * Ships track data in general
 * Sediment seismic (e.g. ParaSound)
 * Geophysical profile
 * Reflection seismic
 * Refraction seismic
 * Magnetic
 * Gravimetry
 * Bathymetry
 * Profile versus relative distance
 * Speleotheme
 * Coral
 * Time series
 * Radiation
 * Biological measurements
 * Binary object, e.g. photos, images, graphics, files in special formats
 * Maps
 * Experiments
 * ff ...