Workshop: data management needs for atmospheric deposition

Conference · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5221462

Gibson, J. H.

With the recent organization of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program atmospheric chemistry monitoring network it became evident that there was a need for a data management system to store and make readily available the extensive data base that would be generated. Such a system needed to be designed to handle data from other US atmospheric monitoring networks, as well as non-US networks as for example the Canadian CANSAP program. A workshop was organized to address this question of data management requirements. The attendees representing major US and Canadian studies agreed that a data management function was critical if assessment of the data with respect to the effects of atmospheric deposition was to be successful. In addition, the data are critical to those involved in the studies of atmospheric chemistry and transport. It was agreed that a single system could serve many programs and a statement was prepared stating the required characteristics and capabilities of the data management function. It was recommended that development and support of such a system should be the responsibility of a federal agency and the offer by the EPA to assume this responsibility was strongly endorsed.

• Research Organization: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Natural Resources Ecology Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5221462
• Report Number(s): EPRI-WS-79-163; CONF-790259-(Summ.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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