Data Citations and Acknowledgements

Citations: Datasets and related data products and services are provided by the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center (GHRC) DAAC, managed by the NASA Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) project. The GHRC DAAC is one of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), part of the ESDIS project. NASA data are freely accessible; however, when you publish these data or works based on the data, we request that you cite the datasets within the text of the publication and include a reference to them in your reference list. References to datasets, like the examples, below, should have enough detail to provide readers of your publication with the ability to obtain the datasets and conduct their own studies based on your work. (For complete provenance and understanding of specifically which parts of data were used and how, it also may be necessary to describe in detail, within the body of the publication, exactly how the data were used.) Examples of dataset citations:

1. Heymsfield, A.J., A. Bansemer, and M. Poellot. 2014. GPM Ground Validation NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes GCPEx [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201
2. Cecil, D.J., D. Buechler, and R. Blakeslee. 2014. LIS/OTD Gridded Lightning Climatology Data Collection. Data set available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5067/LIS/LIS-OTD/DATA311
3. Wentz, F.J., K. Hilburn and D.K. Smith. 2012. RSS SSM/I Ocean Product Grids 3-Day Average from DMSP F11 netCDF [indicate subset used]. Data set available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/DMSP-F11/SSMI/DATA302

Please note that a recommended citation is provided for each dataset and appears on the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC landing page that describes the dataset. The citation can be downloaded in RIS format, and the elements contained in the recommended citation can be reorganized for compliance with a particular reference style that is specified by a publisher.

Acknowledgements: An acknowledgement is a general statement that can be used to provide credit to the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC for data, assistance, or reviews that have been provided. Please include such statements, either where the use of the data or other resource is described, or within the Acknowledgements section of the publication. Examples of acknowledgement statements are included below.

1.  Image downloaded from a website
3-day average ocean product images from the SSMI instrument are provided by the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/DMSP-F11/SSMI/DATA302. Accessed on August 20, 2015.

2.  Tools and Services
The sea surface temperature data were obtained through the online Regional Air-Sear Interactions (RASI) tool at the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, AL. https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/rasi/getnew.php

DOI Citation Formatter: The DOI Citation Formatter is a tool that allows you to use the DOI for a data set to create a citation in multiple styles. The NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC provides Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) for all of our data sets. The DOI for each data set can be found on the data set landing page accessible via the GHRC Search Portal.