Context:
The AGAGE network provides over 30 years of continuous atmospheric observations. In the data file, the sampling inlet height (inlet_height, defined relative to inlet_base_elevation_masl) changed over time. In one case, it varied between 3 m and 10 m across the station record.
Challenge:
How to represent varying sampling inlet heights within the Sampling category of the WMDR 2 schema. The primary goal is to signal data users—prior to downloading or processing data files—that the actual sampling height varies across the record and must be extracted from the data file itself. The actual sampling is important to certain type of analysis
Context:
The AGAGE network provides over 30 years of continuous atmospheric observations. In the data file, the sampling inlet height (inlet_height, defined relative to inlet_base_elevation_masl) changed over time. In one case, it varied between 3 m and 10 m across the station record.
Challenge:
How to represent varying sampling inlet heights within the Sampling category of the WMDR 2 schema. The primary goal is to signal data users—prior to downloading or processing data files—that the actual sampling height varies across the record and must be extracted from the data file itself. The actual sampling is important to certain type of analysis