Subject: Re: NODC receipt confirmation for Eric Webb; microscopy synechococcus counts per ml from the euphotic zone From: "Danie Kinkade" Date: Wed, January 12, 2011 7:59 am To: "Eric Webb" Cc: Danie.Kinkade@noaa.gov Hi Eric, Happy New Year. I just thought I'd touch base on the cyanobacteria data resubmission, realizing the holidays tend to put things on hold for everyone. The intention was for the resubmitted file to include more precise positioning values (current file has only whole degrees) and full descriptions of header parameters and units, as per our previous emails below. Thanks again for your time, Danie On Dec 13, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Eric Webb wrote: > hmm that is odd. It must have gotten rounded before it was sent to me. I will send an update today. the graph can go too. > > thanks > e > On Dec 13, 2010, at 6:29 AM, Danie Kinkade wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> We can disregard the tricho sheet, no problem. But the syne sheet still >> has an unlabeled graph and whole degrees for positions. Could you provide >> more detail on these issues or perhaps resubmit a more detailed sheet? >> >> Thanks for your consideration and attention. >> -Danie >> >> >>> Hi Diane, >>> >>> I did not intend to submit the tricho counts - I am not sure that they are >>> as robust as the syne. So could you just delete that sheet? >>> >>> Thanks >>> E >>> >>> -- >>> Excuse the typos - this was sent from my Phone >>> >>> On Dec 10, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Danie Kinkade >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Eric Webb, >>>> >>>> Thank you for submitting your synechococcus count data and metadata to >>>> the U.S. National Oceanographic >>>> Data Center. The NODC received your data and metadata on 06 December, >>>> 2010 via email attachment. >>>> >>>> Your submission has been assigned NODC Accession Number 0069125, which >>>> is a tracking number for the NODC >>>> Ocean Archive. Please reference this number when corresponding with NODC >>>> about these data. You can find >>>> information about your archival data set at >>>> http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0069125. >>>> >>>> While reviewing your submission, some questions were generated; we're >>>> hoping you can help answer or resolve these, >>>> in order to provide the best possible version of your data and metadata >>>> for the archive and for users discovering and >>>> understanding your data. >>>> >>>> The excel file submitted contains two sheets; one, labeled "syne" is >>>> assumed to be the synechococcus data, but is the >>>> second sheet labeled "tricho" intended for archive? Could you confirm >>>> that trichodesmium counts were also submitted? >>>> The Electronic Data Documentation Form states only synechococcus for >>>> submission. >>>> >>>> The submission does not contain header descriptions or definitions in >>>> the file or accompanying metadata. Could >>>> you please provide a description or definition of the headers that would >>>> help users understand the contents of each sheet >>>> (for example could you clarify that depth on sheet "tricho" is in >>>> meters, and the definition of the header "fil/10L")? >>>> >>>> Each sheet also contains graphics that are not titled or labeled. Could >>>> you provide this information or perhaps submit the >>>> plots or graphs as separate images? >>>> >>>> Within the data itself, geographic position is recorded in a very coarse >>>> resolution. Is it possible to provide a higher >>>> resolution than whole degrees latitude and longitude? >>>> >>>> The sheet entitled "tricho" contains data from stations that have no >>>> geographic position, date or cruise reference. Do >>>> these stations correspond to the station numbers within sheet "syne"? >>>> There are data on this sheet for depths that do not >>>> correspond to any station and this sheet also contains columns of data >>>> with no header or description. >>>> >>>> Perhaps the easiest solution would be to resubmit these data once these >>>> minor issues have been resolved. Again, >>>> we thank you for providing your data for archive and appreciate your >>>> time and attention in this matter. We look forward >>>> to hearing from you. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Danie Kinkade >> >> >> >> > > -- > Eric A. Webb > Assistant Professor > Department of Biological Sciences > Marine and Environmental Biology Section > University of Southern California, AHF 331 > 3616 Trousdale Parkway > Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371 > Phone: 213-740-7954 > Fax: 213-740-2600 > http://college.usc.edu/labs/webb/home/ >