[Go-essp-tech] Extending the DRS syntax to observations

[Cinquini, Luca (3880)]

Hi all,
apologies for cross-posting...

I'd like to start a discussion on how the DRS specification for CMIP5 model output (http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/cmip5_data_reference_syntax.pdf)
can be applied to observational datasets that will be made part of the same archive.  A proposal based on recent workshops with PCMDI is detailed on this wiki page:

http://oodt.jpl.nasa.gov/wiki/display/CLIMATE/Data+and+Metadata+Requirements+for+CMIP5+Observational+Datasets

As an example, the directory structure for the NASA AIRS dataset would look like this:

<root directory>/cmip5/observations/nasa/aqua/airs/mon/atmos/ta/l3/vYYYYMMDD/<files>

where:

"observations"=<product>, same as DRS "output1" or "output2"
"nasa"=<agency>, same as DRS "institute"
"aqua"=<mission>, replaces DRS "model"
"airs"=<instrument>, replaces DRS "experiment"
"l3"=<processing level>, replaces DRS "ensemble member"
vYYYYMMDD=the dated version, same as specified by the DRS

The values for the various fields <agency>, <mission>, <instrument> and <processing level> would need to be selected from a controlled vocabulary similar to the one established for models.

Any comment or insight on the matter is appreciated.... The idea is to try to finalize the specification relatively quickly, let's say a couple of weeks, so that we can start preparing
and publishing these observations into the CMIP5 archive.

thanks in advance,

Luca

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