Data and Metadata Reporting Guidance Documents

Consensus Metadata Standards

• CONSENSUS METADATA STANDARD: Site Identifier
• CONSENSUS METADATA STANDARD: Identifying Chemical and Physical Variables and Descriptive Metadata
  • Non-chemical variables name reference table
  • Chemical variables name and CAS reference table
  • Variable names for chemicals without CAS numbers
• CONSENSUS METADATA STANDARD: Data Quality Flags
  • SS_detailed_flags_20010309.pdf
  • SS_detailed_flags_20010309.csv
  • SS_detailed_flags_20010309.xls

Data Exchange Standard and Site Information Templates

• Data Exchange Standard template

Data File and Data Set Naming and Archiving Guidance

• Archiving NARSTO Data Sets
• Submittal of Uncertainty Estimates Memorandum
• Data Reporting Conventions Guidance
• CAS Copyright Notice and NARSTO Usage Guidance