Collaborative Research: A Distributed Data Management System to Support Arctic Geology and Geophysics Programs

该项目的总体目标是开发北极海洋地质和地球物理数据的分布式数据管理系统。它将为数据贡献者提供灵活性，既可以作为无法通过万维网传播其数据的私人投资者的数据储存库，也可以作为希望维护自己的档案的私人投资者的门户。对于希望访问北极数据的研究人员，该项目的主要目标是：o提供对原始和处理数据的快速访问，特别是国家地球物理数据中心等传统数据库目前不支持的数据(例如，SCICEX侧扫和相位差测深、USCGC Healy SB2112振幅和后向散射数据)。O提供对元数据、联系方式和参考资料的访问。O建立数据存档、文件编制和列报的标准。O促进合作研究和多学科研究，从而培养新的科学见解。

The overall goal of this project is to develop a distributed data management system for Arctic Marine Geology and Geophysics data. It would provide flexibility to data contributors by serving as either a data repository for PI's who are unable to disseminate their data via the worldwide web or a portal for PI's who wish to maintain their own archives. For researchers wishing to access arctic data, the overarching goals of this project are to: o Provide rapid access to raw and processed data, especially data that presently are not supported at traditional data repositories such as the National Geophysical Data Center (e.g., SCICEX sidescan and phase-difference bathymetry, USCGC Healy SB2112 amplitude and backscatter data). o Provide access to metadata, contact and reference information. o Establish standards for data archival, documentation and presentation. o Promote collaborative research and multidisciplinary studies, thereby fostering new scientific insights.