[Go-essp-tech] Out-of-bounds data and QC level 1 checks

[Martina Stockhause]

Hi, Philip,

Bentley, Philip wrote:
> My current (albeit hazy!) understanding is that the QCL1 checks are
> equivalent to those implemented by CMOR.  So any dataset output by the
> CMOR library should pass QCL1, right?
>   
Actually, it is a bit more. On the data side there are some checks done
in the ESG publisher mainly to check if a temporal aggregation to form
an Atomic Dataset is possible and controls of the DRS and CF standard
names validity.

Apart from data checks the metadata checks performed in the metafor
questionnaire are part of QCL1. As long as there exist no valid metafor
metadata the QC level 1 is not reached.

We plan to finalize the Quality Control paper soon, after the open
question of accessibility (who may access data of which level?) is
answered. Then it should be made available on the CMIP5 website.

Best wishes,
Martina