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Chlorophyll a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

[WIP] OceanGliders Chlorophyll a SOP

This GitHub repository is for the OceanGliders Chlorophyll a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Read the SOP here. If you are reading a pdf or other offline version of this SOP, please click on this link to read the most recent online version.

Continous community review

Feedback by the global glider community is possible at any time. Everyone is welcome to join the SOP.

Who is invited to review?

Constructive feedback by anyone is welcome. We encourage both experts and new gliders users who want to start observing chlorophyll a to feedback on the document. For example: Experts are welcome to critically assess the specific methods and uncertainty ranges outlined in the SOP. New users can help to improve the SOP by providing a feedback from the user perspective. Please let us know that you use the SOP.

How to contribute

See contributer guideline here

Next steps

1. Writing the SOP collectively, invite more contributors
2. 4 - 6 months Community review and GOOS endorsement
3. Submission to OBPS article to get doi
4. Submission of shorter version to Frontiers: Research Topic Best Practices in Ocean Observing for peer-review.

The main SOP document will always reside in this GitHub repository to allow updates within the OceanGliders community at any time. After major revisions regular updates are planned.

Questions?

Do you have any questions related to chlorophyll a measurements on gliders? Or do you struggle to comment the SOP document? Just raise a question here.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License.

Code of Conduct

Please read and follow our Code of Conduct.