Data Source
Data Submittion Guideline (2/2)
3. File Name
As shown in Table 1, both data and document file names are combinations of information about site name, observation year, time step of the data and serial number (version number).
Table1. General rules for file names
| Data file name | AAAA_BBB_YYYY_TTT_VV.csv | |
| Document files name | AAAA_BBB_YYYY_TTT_VV.pdf | |
| Symbols and meanings | AAAA | Classification of the data file (See Table2) |
| BBB | 3-letter code of the site *As a general rule, the code should be set by data provider based on site name. * When absolutely necessary, another 3-digit code can be added with hyphen. i.e. BBB-BBB |
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| YYYY | dominical year (AD) | |
| TTT | index of time step of the data (see Table 3) | |
| VV | version number sequential serial number from 01 (first registration) to 99 |
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Table2. Classification of the data file
| Symbol | meaning |
| SiIn | "SiIn" should be used for your site description file. |
| FxMt |
For a data file composed of observed eddy fluxes and micrometeorological components. Data obtained from tower-based continuous measurements should be included in this classification. This data file does not include gap-filled data. |
| SoRe |
For a data file composed of chamber-based soil/ecosystem respiration and relevant parameters. This data file does not include gap-filled data. |
| Biom | For a data file summarized ecological investigations such as stand clipping method or forest survey. |
| GfNr | For a data file composed of gap-filled CO2 flux evaluated by non-linear regression method and other gap-filled eddy covariance fluxes and relevant micrometeorological data. |
| GfLt | For a data file composed of gap-filled CO2 flux evaluated by look-up table method and other gap-filled eddy covariance fluxes and relevant micrometeorological data. |
| GfMd | For a data file composed of gap-filled CO2 flux evaluated by mean diurnal variation method and other gap-filled eddy covariance fluxes and relevant micrometeorological data. |
| GfMi | For a data file composed of gap-filled CO2 flux evaluated by multiple imputation method and other gap-filled eddy covariance fluxes and relevant micrometeorological data. |
| GfNn | For a data file composed of gap-filled CO2 flux evaluated by neural network method and other gap-filled eddy covariance fluxes and relevant micrometeorological data. |
Table3. Identifying symbols of time step
| Symbol | meaning | note |
| 15m | 15 min data | - |
| 30m | half hourly (30 min) data | - |
| 60m | hourly data | - |
| day | daily data | - |
| mon | monthly data | - |
| not |
data in irregular intervals e.g. non- time series data, graphics data and ecological investigation etc. |
(1) The file format is not always "CSV". (2) Please contact AsiaFlux committee. (3) You should define the content of your data in prescribed column of the document file. |