Impact of NASA EOS Instrument Data on the Scientific Literature: 10 Years of Published Research Results from Terra, Aqua, and Aura.

Authors

  • Gene R. Major

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/istl1531

Abstract

In the absence of formal data set citation standards in the literature, there is no quantitative information on the connection between data distributed from NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) data centers and subsequent research published using EOS data. This paper provides an analysis of a 10-year citation history of research using EOS instrument data in the peer-reviewed literature, which illustrates that the high volume of published EOS-related papers is indicative of the use of data from the NASA DAACs and comprises a significant contribution to the body of scientific knowledge about the Earth's climate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Published

2011-12-01

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Major, G. R. (2011). Impact of NASA EOS Instrument Data on the Scientific Literature: 10 Years of Published Research Results from Terra, Aqua, and Aura. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (67). https://doi.org/10.29173/istl1531

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No. 67 (2011): Fall

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Board Accepted Articles

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