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Numerical DataContents |
This section of OceanTeacher is concerned with concepts that are universal within all earth science datasets, and not restricted to marine data: How do we store data values? It includes both the physical formats of the numbers, the methods to accommodate scalars and more complex grids & vectors, and file identification.
Subsections of this Article
| Pagename | Short title | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Number Types | Digital Number Types | Digital Number Types | This article covers the fundamental digital structures of the numbers we use to record and analyze data. |
| General File-Naming Convention for Earth Science Datasets | General File-Naming Convention for Earth Science Datasets | File-Naming Convention | This section presents a simple method for file-naming, aimed at long-term preservation of file sources, content and basic history |
| Gridded Data | Gridded Data | Gridded Data | What are data grids, and what are their physical/mathematical characteristics? |
| Scalars and Vectors | Scalars and Vectors | Scalars and Vectors | What are scalar and vector data, and how are they stored and represented? |
Information about this article
Short title: Numerical Data
Description: This section of OceanTeacher includes both the physical formats of the numbers, the methods to accommodate scalars and more complex grids & vectors, and file identification.
Expertise level: beginner
Author: Murray.Brown
Approval status: approved
Approved by: Murray.Brown
Last change: 2009-11-11
Subsection of: Marine Data Infrastructure
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