Intern:WRMC Curator

The following information are specially made for data curators who import new measurements and perform the WRMC.

Contact: Dr. [mailto:Gert.Koenig-Langlo@awi.de Gert König-Langlo], Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven

Data conversion and import to PANGAEA

 * (1) Move new incoming files from ftp.bsrn.awi.de/incoming to pub
 * telnet ftp.bsrn.awi.de (ask [mailto:Gert.Koenig-Langlo@awi.de Gert König-Langlo] or Rainer Sieger for login)
 * cd ../incoming
 * find moveable files with lsbsrn
 * cd ../xxx (xxx = station ID)
 * smv * ../../pub/xxx
 * cd ..
 * ... (next)
 * exit


 * (2) Download, unpack, and check new station-to-archive files with the BSRN Toolbox
 * Station-to-archive -> download Station-to-archive files


 * (3) Metadata -> create all metadata files
 * if a PANGAEA metadata ID is missing (station, staff or method) ->
 * create missing entries in accordant 4D tables and
 * edit the BSRN-ID file at http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/bsrn/BSRN_IDs.txt
 * start the BSRN Toolbox and again create all metadata files


 * (4) Data -> create all data files
 * (5) Check data files with PanPlot or ODV (radiosonde)
 * (6) Import -> create all import files
 * (7) Import files with 4D
 * (8) Check appearance and validity on the Internet and inform PI
 * (8) Edit files like http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/bsrn/BSRN_LR0100.txt and BSRN_Status.txt

Setting up a new BSRN-station

 * (1) To participate within the BSRN a station has to fulfill certain conditions.
 * (2) To become a BSRN-candidate the station must formally be acceped from the [mailto:ellsworth.g.dutton@noaa.gov BSRN project manager].
 * (3) The station manager from the BSRN-candidate station should provide [mailto:Gert.Koenig-Langlo@awi.de Gert König-Langlo] with basic station/staff information.
 * (4) In return [mailto:Gert.Koenig-Langlo@awi.de Gert König-Langlo] sends ...
 * the station manager the individual ftp-account for data submission from the new station,
 * the station identification number and further information needed to produce the station-to-archive file.
 * (5) Within the WRMC the data curator ...
 * imports the new station into PANGAEA as "Event" which automatically updates http://www.bsrn.awi.de/en/stations/listings/,
 * imports the new station/staff/etc. information into Pangaea,
 * updates the BSRN-ID-file,
 * updates Stations.kmz,
 * asks [mailto:Wolfgang.Cohrs@awi.de Wolfgang Cohrs] to update the maps.
 * asks [mailto:Rainer.Sieger@awi.de RainerSieger] to include the new station into the: BSRN_Toolbox
 * (6) The station manager creates, checks, compresses, and submits its first station-to-archive-file to ftp.bsrn.awi.de.
 * (7) After importing the first station-to-archive file into Pangaea a new line for the new station must be included at the right alphabetic order in all files like http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/bsrn/BSRN_LR0100.txt and BSRN_Status.txt.

Update Stations.kmz
Minor changes can be done manually according to the following instructions:
 * (1) download Stations.kmz on your local computer,
 * decompress the local version of the file (*.kmz-files are in fact *.zip-files). The result is a file named BSRN_Stations.kml,
 * edit BSRN_Stations.kml,
 * compress BSRN_Stations.kml into Stations.zip (e.g. using 7-Zip),
 * rename Stations.zip into Stations.kmz,
 * replace Stations.kmz in the web.