Quality Assurance of Oceanographic Observations: Standards and Guidance Adopted by an International Partnership

Scientists who observe and distribute oceanographic data require a process to ensure high-quality data. This process includes quality assurance, quality control, quality assessment, standards, and best practices. In this paper, quality assurance is widely regarded as actions taken prior to instrumen...

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Main Authors: Mark Bushnell, Christoph Waldmann, Steffen Seitz, Earle Buckley, Mario Tamburri, Juliet Hermes, Emma Henslop, Ana Lara-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00706/full