Publication Date:
2022-06-07
Description:
Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is an international consortium for
developing and maintaining a regional observing system in Svalbard and the associated waters. SIOS
brings together the existing infrastructure and data from its members into a multidisciplinary
network dedicated to answering Earth System Science (ESS) questions related to global change. The
Observing System is built around “SIOS Core Data” – long-term data series collected by SIOS partners.
SIOS Core Data (SCD) are data that fulfil the following defined criteria: to be relevant for answering
key Earth System Science questions (scientific requirements), to be available according to the FAIR
principles (data availability), to be secured by members for more than 5 years (member
commitment).
The first set of SIOS core data variables has been identified by The Science Optimisation Advisory
Group (SOAG) in cooperation with the Research Infrastructure Coordination Committee (RICC) and
scientific experts. Many (but not all) SIOS core data variables are selected or derived from the
Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) defined by The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and are
described by WMO standards and the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords. SIOS core
data variables are critical for characterising the climate system and its changes in the Arctic, and
answering the ESS science questions outlined in the SIOS Infrastructure Optimization Report. SIOS
activities related to SCD are in line with SAON's Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems
process as well as the new EC ArcticPASSION project and the idea of a set of Arctic Shared Variables.
Repository Name:
EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
Type:
Conference
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