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Towards a standardised metadata protocol for urban meteorological networks

Muller, C. L., Chapman, L., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Young, D. T. and Cai, X. (2013) Towards a standardised metadata protocol for urban meteorological networks. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 94 (8). pp. 1161-1185. ISSN 1520-0477

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00096.1

Abstract/Summary

With the growing number and significance of urban meteorological networks (UMNs) across the world, it is becoming critical to establish a standard metadata protocol. Indeed, a review of existing UMNs indicate large variations in the quality, quantity, and availability of metadata containing technical information (i.e., equipment, communication methods) and network practices (i.e., quality assurance/quality control and data management procedures). Without such metadata, the utility of UMNs is greatly compromised. There is a need to bring together the currently disparate sets of guidelines to ensure informed and well-documented future deployments. This should significantly improve the quality, and therefore the applicability, of the high-resolution data available from such networks. Here, the first metadata protocol for UMNs is proposed, drawing on current recommendations for urban climate stations and identified best practice in existing networks

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
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Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
ID Code:33764
Publisher:American Meteorological Society

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