A DATA SET is a series of observations collected by the same methodology. Each data set should have documentation sufficient for someone unfamiliar with the research to replicate the study. Data sets may be broken into subsets (data files) that are discrete in space and time, in that order. The documentation for a data set should include all spatial and temporal subdivisions of the data.

PERSON(S) COMPLETING THIS FORM: E-MAIL ADDRESS:

USER ASSIGNED DATA BASE NUMBER:

Information about the Data Set:

DATA SET IDENTIFIER:

RESEARCH LOCATION:

ABSTRACT FOR THIS DATA SET:

METHODS FOR THIS DATA SET:

REFERENCES :

DISSEMINATION :

REASONS TO RESTRICT DATA IN THIS DATA SET BEYOND ITS TWO YEAR POLICY PERIOD*:

*WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY LEF LTER DATA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

FILING ( "File", if DM will only receive, archive, and publish the data on the Web; "Enter", if you are requesting DM to be responsible for entering the Data)
File
Enter

Keyword classes of the data set:
LEF LTER DATA SET MAIN CATEGORY:
Meteorology
Hydrology
Disturbance
Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics
Vegetation Dynamics
Animal Population Dynamics
Biological Diversity
Maps and Photos

LTER CORE AREAS:
Primary Productivity
Population Dynamics
Organic Matter Accumulation
Inorganic Inputs and Nutrient Movement
Disturbance Patterns

LTER 1 RESEARCH TOPIC(classification from LTER 1):
Disturbance
Recovery
Recovery-Env. Props.
Recovery-Nut. Storage
Recovery-SOM Form.
Recovery-Litter Brkdwn.
Recovery-Gap Reveg.
Recovery-Spat. Dist.
Recovery-Syst. Props.
Recovery-Env. Mon.
Other Research Areas (not necessarily from LTER 1) separated by ";":

INVESTIGATOR'S OWN KEYWORDS :

LEF LTER SET OF KEYWORDS:

Information about the subsets (data files or entities) of the data set:
We define a data file as a component of a data set. A data set can have only one data file or more. Basically, different data files have different data structures or formats.

No. Data File Identifier On-line FileName Data File Format Starting Date Periodicity
of sample End Period

SAMPLE LOCATION :

STORAGE SITES :

CROSS-REFERENCES :

PUBLICATIONS :

Information about the measurments contained within the data set:

VARIABLES(attributes):
File Name or # above (all in which the variable appears)
Abbreviation (as it appears on the data file)
NAME OF VARIABLE
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE
MISSING DATA CODES

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS: VARIABLE NAME and FORMULA OR DESCRIPTION

Information about the Project:
We define a project as the research context in which the data set was designed.

PROJECT TITLE :

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

SOURCE OF FUNDING (SPONSOR) :

Information about the staff involved in the design of the project and the data base:
RESPONSIBLE PARTIES

Principal Investigators (PI's): Names and E-MAIL address:

OTHER RESEARCHERS: Names and E-MAIL address

CONTACT PERSON: name, E-MAIL address, and Phone Number

FOR DATA MANAGER USE ONLY

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :
DATE OF LAST ENTRY :
STAGE OF DATA SET MANAGEMENT (dates) : RECEIVED ENTERED:
FILED ON-LINE REVIEWED BY RESEARCHER FILING MEDIA :
NAME OF DOCUMENTATION FILE :
NAME OF ON - LINE CATALOG :
RECORD # :
DOCUMENT TYPE :
PRIORITY TO BE ENTERED :

Rev. date of this form:7/28/2000