EUROCHAMP DATA CENTER

"The EUROCHAMP Data Centre provides scientists with free and open access to data from simulation chamber experiments as well as mature products and tools that support activities related to atmospheric observations and modelling. These data, products and tools are supplied by EUROCHAMP-2020 as well as EUROCHAMP-1 and -2 partners. This Data Centre gives access to three databases:The Database of Atmospheric Simulation Chamber Studies (DASCS): This database provides a compilation of experimental and modelled data obtained from experiments in simulation chambers supplied by all partners of the consortium. These experiments can be used to further understanding of the atmospheric processes involved in air pollution and climate change, as well as their impact on health and cultural heritage. These data are highly useful for the development and the validation of atmospheric models. The Library of Analytical Resources (LAR): This database provides infrared, UV and mass spectra of atmospheric key species as well as mass spectra of derivatives at mid to high resolutions. Most of the spectra are calibrated to allow for quantification of species. The specificity of this library is that it focuses on atmospheric species and provides spectra of complex molecules which cannot be found elsewhere, some of them being synthesized as they are not commercially available. The Library of Advanced Data Products (LADP): This database will provide different types of mature and high level products of chamber experiments which are especially useful for researchers working on atmospheric observations, as well as atmospheric model development and validation. It includes products for the development of chemical mechanisms in atmospheric models (e.g. rate coefficients, photolysis frequencies, SOA yields, vapor pressures, etc.), products for the retrieval of satellite data and for radiative transfer modelling (e.g. mass extinction coefficients of aerosols, hygroscopic properties of aerosols), and tools to generate oxidation schemes which are very useful to interpret field measurements as well as laboratory studies. This database will be available in 2018."

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Source https://data.eurochamp.org/
Last Updated April 12, 2022, 12:30 (UTC)
Created April 6, 2022, 06:37 (UTC)
Country International
Data Management "Archiving of the data sets by AERIS guarantees a long-term and secure preservation of the data without any additional cost for the project. This access is freely available all along the years. Free and open access means unrestricted access at no cost for all interested individuals, whether they are with in or outside of the project, but an acceptance of the EUROCHAMP data policy is required. Access to all data products and tools is recorded through web-based user statistics for all virtual access activities The general approach to data management support for EUROCHAMP-2020 project is summarized in a data flow diagram (see Fig.1 below). It is important that the EUROCHAMP-2020 data management strategy be responsive to the needs of the investigators, ensuring that data are accurate and disseminated in a timely fashion. It is also important that the investigators know what is expected of them in this process. Figure 1: EUROCHAMP-2020 data flow Step 1: Products provided by EUROCHAMP-2020 institutions are validated and qualified before provisioning AERIS infrastructure. Format of products is going to be described further In the document. Step 2: Data and information transfer to AERIS infrastructure. Procedures assuming the data transfer will be relied on the specification given by WP3. Step 3: Data and information management: data populate the data repository and information is treated to create metadata files to populate the EUROCHAMP-2020 catalogue. Step 4: Data and metadata integration in long-term sustainable databases. Step 5: Dissemination to end-users. The EUROCHAMP DC infrastructure ensures open access to all data. Step 6: Preservation and backup of data, information, databases and web site. The archive, web interface and supporting software will continue to be maintained and updated to ingest new data, and to accommodate changes in the data streams. The archive catalogue record will be maintained to enable dataset-level. These processes will continue until the end of the project and an infrastructure to ensure the long-term availability of the data to the broader community will be set in place. After the end of the project, the data will remain available on a best effort basis."
Data Policy "This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the EUROCHAMP-2020 Infrastructure Activity under grant agreement All these data sets have been provided by partners within EUROCHAMP projects (1, 2 and now E-2020): The supply of detailed metadata is mandatory for datasets - new or existing - to be referenced by the virtual access in the EUROCHAMP-2020 metadata catalogue. Automatic validation processes ensure the quality and the completeness of the provided information. Each metadata record is associated with a unique universal identifier. Data are available all along the project and there is no embargo period; as soon as they are on the website, they can be used by internal and external users. The full data policy will be described later in a new revision of this document but the main elements of this policy will comprise:Data ownership,  Data curation,  Data archiving,  Open access to data. Each metadata record is associated with a unique universal identifier. This will allow the establishment of an automatic link with “Datacite”. Hence, every dataset will be quotable through DOI. We will use the concept of fragment to precisely quote the different versions of a dataset. Through its web interface, the data centre provides a user-friendly, multi-criteria, research mechanism to discover and preview the datasets of our catalogue. Interaction with other catalogues is another important point to make our data findable. To achieve this we use standards for structuring information (e.g. ISO19115), defining vocabularies (e.g. CF -Climate and Forecast- conventions) and for querying our catalogue (e.g. CSW)."
Data Sharing Principle "Access procedures: Through the web interface, the new EUROCHAMP data centre provides an user-friendly, multi-criteria, research mechanism to discover and preview the datasets of the catalogue. Interaction with other catalogues is another important point to make our data findable. To achieve this we use standards to structure information (e.g. ISO19115), to define vocabularies and to query our catalogue. The access procedure is achieved with a shopping-cart mechanism to select datasets found in our catalogue. In addition to the possibility of a direct download, the data centre proposes scripts to execute the download programmatically. Each downloaded file is an archive containing additional files recalling metadata, licenses and how to quote and acknowledge data. Open source tools to manipulate and plot data and corresponding documentation are included in a dedicated page on the data centre. To simplify data retrieval for the users, EUROCHAMP data centre uses widely used authentication schemes such as ORCID which is already used in other European research infrastructures. Document format and availability: The data sets are available in their native format through the EUROCHAMP new data centre. From there the fully data are accessible to internal and external users (in and out of the project), free of charge. Archiving of the data sets by AERIS guarantees a long-term and secure preservation of the data without any additional cost for the project. This access is freely available all along the years. Free and open access means unrestricted access at no cost for all interested individuals, whether they are with in or outside of the project, but an acceptance of the EUROCHAMP data policy is required. Access to all data products and tools is recorded through web-based user statistics for all virtual access activities The web interface of EUROCHAMP DC provides access to all data resulting from the activities of the new infrastructure. This is achieved with a shopping cart mechanism to select datasets found in our catalogue. In addition to the possibility of a direct download, the data centre proposes scripts to execute the download programmatically. Each downloaded file is an archive containing additional files recalling metadata, licenses and how to quote and acknowledge data. Open source tools to manipulate data and corresponding documentation are included in a dedicated page on the data centre. To simplify data retrieval for the users, EUROCHAMP DC uses widely used authentication schemes such as ORCID which is already used in other European research infrastructures."
Database Level Project
FIAR Yes
Host Institute CNRS
Opening Degree Open
Organizer European Commission
Region Global
Source of Data Policy Derived
Theme Climate