Also in case folks aren't aware there is already a data standardization and archiving effort underway as part of the Linked Earth Project. It is focused on paleoclimate data, however, many isotope systems play a major role in climate studies. http://linked.earth/projects/linkedearth-wiki/ Cheers, Adam Adam Csank University of Nevada-Reno On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:52 AM, Robertson I. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > Great idea but don’t forget there’s already a tree-ring isotope database > coordinated by NOAA. Alas, participation is rather low. See: > > > > https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/isotope/ > > > > The secret is getting colleagues to submit data! > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Iain > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Stable Isotope Geochemistry [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Karyne Rogers > *Sent:* 21 March 2017 19:42 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [ISOGEOCHEM] Why we need a centralized repository for > isotopic data > > > > Dear Brian > > Great initiative. We’d be happy to contribute down-under from New Zealand. > After being a participant for many years in inter-lab ring tests, and > seeing the (sometimes) horrendous lab outliers, is there a way that data > could be assigned a confidence factor (A+, B, C etc), depending on its > originating laboratory? > > > > Kind regards > > Karyne > > > > *Dr Karyne Rogers* > > Senior Scientist, GNS Science, NZ > > *T: +644 5704636 <+64%204-570%204636>, E: [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>* > > > > *From:* Stable Isotope Geochemistry [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Brian Hayden > *Sent:* Wednesday, 22 March 2017 07:11 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [ISOGEOCHEM] Why we need a centralized repository for isotopic > data > > > > Hi all, > > > > The last few years have seen a groundswell of support for the idea of a > centralized repository for stable isotope data. I have talked about this at > the last two IsoEcol meetings and there are several researchers on this > list actively working towards this goal. Last year, Jon Paul, Seth Newsome > and others brought a few of us who are interested in this kind of thing to > New Mexico to try put some structure on what a repository for stable > isotope data should look like. I’m pleased to say that one of the outcomes > of that meeting was an opinion article which has just been published in > PNAS (http://www.pnas.org/content/114/12/2997.full.pdf). There are many > challenges to building a reliable and effective repository for stable > isotope data but we hope that this paper at least serves as a ‘call to > arms’ for the isotope community to achieve this goal. Anyone interested in > contributing this this effort please keep in contact as there will > hopefully be more developments on this front later in 2017. > > > > All the best, > > > > Brian > > > > > > *Dr. Brian Hayden* > > > > *Science Manager* > > Stable Isotope in Nature Laboratory (SINLAB > <http://www.unb.ca/research/institutes/cri/sinlab/>) > > > > Canadian Rivers Institute > > Department of Biology > > University of New Brunswick > > Fredericton, NB > > E3B 5A3, Canada > > > > Tel: +1 (506) 458-7148 <+1%20506-458-7148> > > Skype: brian.hayden.work > > Twitter: @DrHaydo <https://twitter.com/DrHaydo> > > Web: https://sites.google.com/site/haydenresearch/ > > > > Social Media Editor for The FSBI, an International Society for Fish > Biology, find us on Twitter @TheFSBI <https://twitter.com/TheFSBI> and > Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheFSBI > > > > Notice: This email and any attachments are confidential and may not be > used, published or redistributed without the prior written consent of the > Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science). If > received in error please destroy and immediately notify GNS Science. Do not > copy or disclose the contents. >