Data Management and Reporting: BCO-DMO Data Management Services and Best Practices

Presented at Early Career Chief Scientist Training Workshop, Honolulu, HI, 13 June - 14 June 2019The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) hosted an Early Career Chief Scientist Training Workshop in June 2019. The goal of this workshop was to help early-career marine scientists plan and write effective cruise proposals, develop collaborative sampling strategies and plans, become familiar with shipboard equipment and sampling at sea, and communicate major findings through writing of manuscripts and cruise reports. This presentation provides information on data management and reporting best practices for chief scientists. It includes information on: National Science Foundation (NSF) data policy requirements, writing a Data Management Plan (DMP), the data lifecycle, data publication, and shipboard data management recommendations.NSF #143557