Current BADC Supplementary Activities

Contents

• Introduction
• Programmes
• Contacts
• Milestones
• Budget
  • By programme
  • By year
• Acronyms
• Conventions
• Sources

Introduction

The BADC Supplementary Activities include the tasks covered by the NERC-CCLRC SLA Annex entitled "BADC Supplementary". These tasks are supported by NERC through specially allocated fundings. Most of them consist in the data management and data support for the NERC Directed Research Programmes (formerly Thematic Programmes) with a focus on atmospheric science. In this last case, funding is provided through the research programme following a budget established in agreement with the programme SC. This document gives an overview of the current tasks. A list of past BADC supplementary activities is available.

After a research programme or some other supplementary activity has ended, some work is usually still needed. For research programmes, it involves archival of late data, replacement of files found to be erroneous or archival of revised versions, maintenance of the archive, monitoring of the applications for access to the data, release of the data to the public domain in due time, answers to queries, backups and security issues. This work becomes part of the BADC Core Activites funded by NERC via the NERC-CCLRC SLA Technical Annex "BADC - Core".

Programmes

Contacts

Milestones

CWVC
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2001-02	/	* Details and funding to be negotiated
	1	1st round data management scoping study
	2	Draft DMP including data protocol
	3	2nd round data requirements scoping study and summary
		Report to SciC
		Provision of final DMP
	4	Adoption of (amended) final DMP by SC
		3rd round scoping study launched
		Set up of website, archive, data uploading system and protected access system Integration of data protocol to application procedure
2002-03	/	* Funding to be negotiated/confirmed
		* Provide secure documented data archive
		* Start archival of data sets as they are produced
	1	Submission of data management budget to SC, and approval
		Provision of online documentation on data format requirements and data submission procedure
		BADC presentation at 2nd CWVC annual science meeting, UMIST, 12-13 June
	2	Liaison with Robin Hogan regarding submission of Chilbolton scanning radar data (CAMRa)
		* Report to SC
	4	Archival of CAMRa data from Robin Hogan (Projects GST/02/2316 and GST/02/2874)
		Pursued liaison with project PIs regarding data submission
		Provision of online documentation on CF metadata conventions
		* Retrieval of ISCCP D1 & D2 data sets from NASA and documentation
		* Report to SC
2003-04	/	* Archive data sets as they are produced
	1	Metadata support to Kevin Smith
	2	Archival and documentation of the CLAUS data set
		* Report to SC
	3	Provision of online documentation on the HDF data format
		Availability of the CWAVE data
	4	Archival of H2O spectrospcopic data and documentation from Kevin Smith (Project GST/02/2871)
		Retrieval of SAGE II data from NASA and availability
		Proposal submission to ESA to archive and distribute MERIS data
		* Report to SC
2004-05	/	* Provide support to the CWVC projects and populate the data archive
	1	Web page update
		Review archive status and data expectations; contact data providers
		Obtain C-130 data from Projects GST/02/2316 and 2874
		Obtain Large Eddy Model flight simulation data from Projects GST/02/2316 and 2874
		Obtain data from other projects
	2	* Report to SC
	3	Archive and distribute MERIS data
	4	* Report to SC
2005-06		TBD
Polluted Troposphere
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2002-03	/	BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere SC meetings
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere science meetings
		* Details to be negotiated
	2	Set up of web site, archive, protected access system and data file uploader
	4	Submission of draft DMP and data protocol to SC, and discussion
		BADC presentation at the Polluted Troposphere science workshop, Norwich, 31st of January
2003-04	/	BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere SC meetings
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere science meetings
		* Further details to be negotiated
	2	Completion of visits to project PIs
		Submission of data management budget to SC and approval by SC
		Provision of Polluted Troposphere BSCW workspace
		Retrieval of near-real time and forecast ECMWF wind fields, and update of BADC trajectory code to compute forecast trajectories, to support first TORCH field campaign (July-August 2003)
		* DMP and data protocol delivery
	3	Adoption by SC of (amended) final version of Data Protocol and integration of the Data Protocol into the registration procedure
		Development of file naming conventions Provision of online file-name documentation File-name enforcement by file name checker coupled to data file uploader
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere Modelling Workshop, October 14th Liaison with scientists involved in modelling activities
		Monitoring of applications for access to archive Access to archive and workspace granted to Polluted Troposphere applicants
	4	Adoption by SC of (amended) final version of DMP
		Design of metadata requirements and production of online documentation
		Report to SC
2004-05	/	BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere SC meetings
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere science meetings
		Provision of archive for cross-project modelling activities
		* Provide support to the Polluted Troposphere projects and populate the data archive
	1	Support to 2nd TORCH campaign, April-May 2004
	2	Archival of data from the 2nd TORCH campaign
		Archival of data from Dudley Shallcross' project
		Archival of data from Giles Harrison' project
	3	Support to CLOPAP
		Support to AMPEP
	4	* Report to SC
2005-06	/	BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere SC meetings
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere science meetings
		Provide support to the Polluted Troposphere projects and populate the data archive
	4	Report to SC
2006-07	/	BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere SC meetings
		BADC attendance at Polluted Troposphere science meetings
		Provide support to the Polluted Troposphere projects and populate the data archive
		Archive cleaning
	4	Report to SC
QUEST
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2002-03	3	BADC attendance at town meeting
2004-05	/	* Details to be negotiated
RAPID CC
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2001-02	4	BADC attendance at town meeting
2002-03	4	BADC attendance at kick-off meeting
2003-04	/	* Details to be negotiated
	1	Provide Simon Josey with access to HadCM3 1000-yr dataset and to ERA-40 dataset
	2	Completion of joint BODC-BADC visits to PIs. Included: I. Fairchild, Keele; P. Challenor, Southampton; S. Josey, Southampton; K. Briffa, Norwich; J. Bamber & P. Valdes, Bristol; E. Wolff, Cambridge
		Production of document investigating how to deal with palæo data
		Provision of list of participants with locations and contacts
		Provision of document summarising data centres' responsibilities for each project
		Provision of draft budget for the tasks involving the BADC. Contribution to joint BODC-BADC budget
		Provision of draft DMP
	3	Provision of visit summaries
		Contribution to final DMP
	4	RAPID DC meeting (Liverpool, 3 February 2004)
		Provision of workspace for use by the RAPID DC for its administration
2004-05	/	* Manage data issues in liaison with the BODC
		* Provide support to the RAPID thematic programme, including advice on data management issues and a secure archive for model data
	1	RAPID DC meeting (RAL, 29 April 2004)
		Remind Simon Josey how to apply for 1000-yr HadCM3 and ERA-40 data
		Provide Brian Hoskins with access to 1000-yr HadCM3 and ERA-40 data
		Provide Eric Guilyardi with access to 1000-yr HadCM3 data
		Provide Ric Williams and Andrew Willmott with access to ERA-40 data
		* Provide overview of planned model data
	2	Contact PIs involved in modelling activities, about their data needs and deliverables
		* Provide archive for model data and link with RAPID website
	4	* Joint informal BODC-BADC report to SC
2005-06		TBD
2006-07		TBD
2007-08		TBD
SOLAS
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2004-05	/	* Details to be negotiated
2005-06		TBD
2006-07		TBD
2007-08		TBD
UTLS Ozone
Year	Quarter	Targets and milestones	Completed
2001-02	/	* Provide support for the UTLS thematic projects, including advice on data management issues, support to data collection and a secure archive
	2	Archival of data from the EGRETT campaign
	3	BADC poster at the UTLS "Transport and Chemistry" Workshop, December 2001
		Report to PM
	4	Contact Martyn Chipperfield (Leeds) and set up archive for SLIMCAT model reference atmosphere
2002-03	/	* Provide support for the UTLS thematic projects, including advice on data management issues, support to data collection and a secure archive
		* Integrate global UM dynamical fields into the online trajectory calculator
	1	* Get complete SLIMCAT reference atmosphere and document it
	2	Archival of Egrett gas chromatograph data from Andrew Robinson
		General policy agreed regarding external applications (access not granted but applicants will be directed to appropriate PIs)
		* 6-month report to PM
	3	* Integrate global UM dynamics into trajectory model
	4	Update of BADC UTLS Welcome Page
		BADC contribution to UTLS Ozne newsletter
		800 BADC catalogue leaflets supplied to UTLS Ozone PM
		* 6-month report to PM
2003-04	/	* Provide support for the UTLS thematic projects, including advice on data management issues, support to data collection and a secure archive
		* Complete visits to 3rd & 4th PIs with UTLS coordinator
		* Validation report for global UM trajectory code
	1	Poster presentation on the use of the global UM wind fields in the BADC trajectory code at the EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, April 8th
		Presentation to the SC of future data management tasks and of the UTLS/BADC bid to the EOEF regarding the distribution of Envisat data by the BADC
		Review of UTLS data holdings and project status, summary provided to PM
		Visit to Ally Lewis (ITOP)
	2	Joint UTLS/BADC visit to Bob Harwood et al., Edinburgh, September 25th
		L1B data from MIPAS and SCIAMACHY being received from ESA
		* 6-month report to PM
	3	Acceptance by the NEOEG of the bid to EOEF to fund distribution of Envisat data
	4	Web page update (include larger number of links to UTLS Ozone web site)
		Liaise with Martyn Chipperfield regarding CF compliance of submitted files and possible expansion of SLIMCAT climatology
		Liaise with Stuart Penkett and SC regarding allowing data access to external applicants (for ITOP)
		Liaise with Stuart Penkett and Claire Reeves regarding ITOP workspace
		Liaise with John Methven regarding trajectory site
		BADC contribution to UTLS Ozone newsletter (on LAS set up to visualise ERA-40 data)
		Liaison with ITOP participants (Claire Reeves) in view of the adoption of common BADC-ICARTT file name conventions
		Proposal submitted to ESA to archive and distribute data from GOMOS, MIPAS and SCIAMACHY (onboard Envisat)
		* 6-month report to PM
2004-05	/	* Provide support to the UTLS Ozone projects and populate the data archive
		Contact Rounds 1 & 2 PIs regarding data delivery
		Contact Rounds 3, 4 & 5 PIs regarding data delivery
	1	Review UTLS data status with APM
		Create missing project folders in archive and incoming directory
	2	Archival of ITOP data, documentation and links from FAAM archive
		Archival of MIPAS, GOMOS and SCIAMACHY data from Envisat
		* 6-month report to PM
	4	* 6-month report to PM
2005-06		TBD
* Targets and milestones printed in blue and marked with an asterisk appear in the NERC-BADC SLA Annex of the corresponding financial year. Until 2001-02 included, no quarter milestone was stated in the SLA, but only general targets and deliverables for the year.

Budget

By programme

By year

Acronyms

Conventions

• "Year" means financial year (April to March).
• Quarter numbers correspond to the following time periods.

  1		April-May-June
  2		July-August-September
  3		October-November-December
  4		January-February-March

• Targets and milestones printed in blue and marked with an asterisk appear in the NERC-BADC SLA Annex of the corresponding financial year.

Sources

• BADC Project Data Base
• NERC-CCLRC SLA Technical Annex "BADC - Supplement", 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005
• "BADC - Supplement" Quarterly Progress Reports to NERC
• Reports to programme steering committees
• Budgets have been estimated based on the published CCLRC pay rates available at the time when the budget was established. Since 2003, these include a year-to-year inflation-related increase.
• The current cost of data archival is estimated to be about £2K per Tb. This includes disk space or tape storage, physical maintenance and backups. For early programmes and for programmes which are not likely to involve a considerable volume of data, this cost is supported by BADC core funding.