Frontiers in Marine Science (Apr 2024)
A model for community-driven development of best practices: the Ocean Observatories Initiative Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide
- Hilary I. Palevsky,
- Sophie Clayton,
- Sophie Clayton,
- Heather Benway,
- Mairead Maheigan,
- Dariia Atamanchuk,
- Roman Battisti,
- Jennifer Batryn,
- Annie Bourbonnais,
- Ellen M. Briggs,
- Filipa Carvalho,
- Alison P. Chase,
- Rachel Eveleth,
- Rob Fatland,
- Kristen E. Fogaren,
- Jonathan Peter Fram,
- Susan E. Hartman,
- Isabela Le Bras,
- Cara C. M. Manning,
- Joseph A. Needoba,
- Merrie Beth Neely,
- Hilde Oliver,
- Andrew C. Reed,
- Jennie E. Rheuban,
- Christina Schallenberg,
- Ian Walsh,
- Christopher Wingard,
- Kohen Bauer,
- Baoshan Chen,
- Jose Cuevas,
- Susana Flecha,
- Micah Horwith,
- Melissa Melendez,
- Tyler Menz,
- Sara Rivero-Calle,
- Nicholas P. Roden,
- Tobias Steinhoff,
- Tobias Steinhoff,
- Pablo Nicolás Trucco-Pignata,
- Michael F. Vardaro,
- Meg Yoder
Affiliations
- Hilary I. Palevsky
- Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
- Sophie Clayton
- Old Dominion University, Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Northfolk, VA, United States
- Sophie Clayton
- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Heather Benway
- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Mairead Maheigan
- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Dariia Atamanchuk
- Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Roman Battisti
- Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
- Jennifer Batryn
- Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Annie Bourbonnais
- University of South Carolina, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, Columbia, SC, United States
- Ellen M. Briggs
- School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
- Filipa Carvalho
- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Alison P. Chase
- 0Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Rachel Eveleth
- 1Oberlin College, Department of Geosciences, Oberlin, OH, United States
- Rob Fatland
- 2University of Washington, eScience Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
- Kristen E. Fogaren
- Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
- Jonathan Peter Fram
- 3College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Susan E. Hartman
- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Isabela Le Bras
- 4Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Cara C. M. Manning
- 5University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States
- Joseph A. Needoba
- 6Oregon Health & Science University, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland, OR, United States
- Merrie Beth Neely
- 7Global Science and Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Hilde Oliver
- Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Andrew C. Reed
- Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Jennie E. Rheuban
- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
- Christina Schallenberg
- 8Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Environment, Hobart, TAS, Australia
- Ian Walsh
- 9Independent Researcher, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Christopher Wingard
- 3College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Kohen Bauer
- 0Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
- Baoshan Chen
- 1School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- Jose Cuevas
- Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
- Susana Flecha
- 2lnstituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (IMEDEA-UIB-CSIC), Esporles, Spain
- Micah Horwith
- 3Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA, United States
- Melissa Melendez
- School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
- Tyler Menz
- 1School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- Sara Rivero-Calle
- 4University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA, United States
- Nicholas P. Roden
- 5Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway
- Tobias Steinhoff
- 6NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
- Tobias Steinhoff
- 7GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZ), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Pablo Nicolás Trucco-Pignata
- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Michael F. Vardaro
- 8University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States
- Meg Yoder
- Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1358591
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
The field of oceanography is transitioning from data-poor to data-rich, thanks in part to increased deployment of in-situ platforms and sensors, such as those that instrument the US-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). However, generating science-ready data products from these sensors, particularly those making biogeochemical measurements, often requires extensive end-user calibration and validation procedures, which can present a significant barrier. Openly available community-developed and -vetted Best Practices contribute to overcoming such barriers, but collaboratively developing user-friendly Best Practices can be challenging. Here we describe the process undertaken by the NSF-funded OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Working Group to develop Best Practices for creating science-ready biogeochemical data products from OOI data, culminating in the publication of the GOOS-endorsed OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide. For Best Practices related to ocean observatories, engaging observatory staff is crucial, but having a “user-defined” process ensures the final product addresses user needs. Our process prioritized bringing together a diverse team and creating an inclusive environment where all participants could effectively contribute. Incorporating the perspectives of a wide range of experts and prospective end users through an iterative review process that included “Beta Testers’’ enabled us to produce a final product that combines technical information with a user-friendly structure that illustrates data analysis pipelines via flowcharts and worked examples accompanied by pseudo-code. Our process and its impact on improving the accessibility and utility of the end product provides a roadmap for other groups undertaking similar community-driven activities to develop and disseminate new Ocean Best Practices.
Keywords
- ocean best practices
- biogeochemical sensors
- ocean observatories initiative
- working group
- beta testers
