SIOS Core Data

SIOS Core Data are Earth System Science data for Svalbard that fulfil the defined criteria of scientific requirements, data availability and collecting commitment.

Data that fulfil these criteria, but are not yet available online are defined as SIOS Core Data Candidates.

The criteria for SIOS Core Data were defined by the Science Optimisation Advisory Group and an associated task force.The criteria are based on standards of scientific excellence in the Earth System Science, in the SIOS 'legal' framework and the SIOS Data Policy.

SIOS Core Data Categories

The first set of SIOS core data has been identified by the Science Optimisation Advisory Group, the Research Infrastructure Coordination Committee, and additonal scientific experts. Details will be published soon in the SIOS core data documentation (see right menu).