Data Set Citation

Definition

1. to indicate how this data set should be cited in the professional scientific literature, and
2. if this data set is a compilation of other data sets, to document and credit the data sets that were used in producing this compilation.

Syntax

Group: Data_Set_Citation
   Originator(s):
   Title: 
   Publication: 
   Issue_Identification: 
   Publication_Date:
   Publication_Place:
   Publisher:
   Edition: 
   Data_Presentation_Form: 
   URL:
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Specifications

• The entire group may be repeated. Individual subfields may not be repeated per group.
• The Originator(s), Title and URL fields may contain up to 160 characters on one line. Characters include the entire printable ASCII character set.
• The other fields may contain 1 to 80 characters. Characters include the entire printable ASCII character set.

More Definitions

• Originator(s) is the name of the organization(s) or individual(s) with primary intellectual responsibility for the data set's development.
• Title is meant for the title of the data set; this may be the same as Entry Title.
• Publication is the name of the publication where the data set was released (if applicable).
• Issue_Identification is the volume or issue number of the publication (if applicable).
• Publication_Date is the date when the data set was made available for release.
• Publication_Place is the name of the city (and state or province and country if needed) where the data set was made available for release.
• Publisher is the name of the individual or organization that made the data set available for release.
• Edition is the version of the data set.
• Data_Presentation_Form is the mode in which the data are represented, e.g. atlas, image, profile, etc.
• URL is the URL of the data set.

Recommendations

• This field is not to be used to list bibliographic references of scientific research articles arising from the data set. This field provides a citation for the data set itself, not articles related to the research results. To list references related to the research results, use the Reference field.
• Keywords for Data_Presentation_Form may be selected from the Suggested Keywords List; see Appendix B.

Examples

Group: Data_Set_Citation
   Originator(s): Goodman, Steve
   Title: U.S. Composite Rainfall Daily Summary from NWS Radars
   Data_Presentation_Form: Remote Sensing Image
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Group: Data_Set_Citation 
   Originator(s): Lola Olsen, Archie Warnock
   Title: Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment (GEDEX) CD-ROM
   Publication_Date: 1992
   Publication_Place: NASA/GSFC
   Publisher: NASA Climate Data System
   Edition: 1.0
   Data_Presentation_Form: Remote-Sensing Image
   URL: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/gedex.html
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Group: Data_Set_Citation
   Originator(s): Halpern, D.
   Title: Monthly Mean Global Surface Ocean Variables 1987-1993
   Publication_Place: Pasadena, California, USA
   Publisher: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
   Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas   
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