diff -r 8306d3538de9 -r a3930ac0be17 observed/npp/data.81.note --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/observed/npp/data.81.note Tue Jan 27 02:06:40 2009 -0500 @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +The original EMDI Class A NPP 81 data provided by the ORNL DAAC contained +error as follows: + + from Cook, Robert B. + to jranders@uci.edu, + Forrest Hoffman , + "Hoffman, Forrest M." + cc "Hook, Leslie A." , + uso@daac.ornl.gov + date Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:48 AM + subject revised EMDI data: please use this version + mailed-by ornl.gov + + 10/31/08 [NPP_EMDI_R1_20081028.html,EMDI_ClassA_NPP_81_R1.csv] + + Hi Jim and Forrest, + + We recently found out that the data we sent to you two years ago for + use in your model-data intercomparison activity has some problems. + + One of our users discovered problems with the TNPP data for Class + A site tropical forest biomes. For a description of the problem + and what we've done to correct it are in the attached html file. + + The attached csv file has the correct values. Please remove the + old file / data and use the new file. + + We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We understand + that you have a paper in press that uses these data. Sorry about + this. + + I am sending this note to you before we formally make the change + on our Web site, because you have a paper in press. When we place + the revision on our Web site, we will update the data set citation + and DOI. + + Olson, R. J., J. M. O. Scurlock, S. D. Prince, D. L. Zheng, + and K. R. Johnson (eds.). 2008. NPP Multi-Biome: NPP and Driver + Data for Ecosystem Model-Data Intercomparison, R[evision]1. Data + set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from the Oak Ridge + National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, + Tennessee, U.S.A. doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/xxx + + Please let me know if you have any questions. + + Thanks Bob + +On Jan 26, 2009, I moved the original data.81 file to data.81.rev0.bad and +data.81.nc to data.81.rev0.bad.nc. Then I copied the file provided by the +ORNL DAAC, called EMDI_ClassA_NPP_81_R1.csv, to data.81 and re-generated +data.81.nc using the NCL script clamp/npp/01.read_ascii_81.ncl + +Forrest Hoffman +Mon Jan 26 23:23:46 EST 2009