Researchers in Earth System Science (ESS) address complex, interdisciplinary challenges that require analysis of diverse data across multiple scales. Robust and user-friendly Research Data Infrastructures (RDIs) are crucial for supporting data management and collaborative analysis, addressing societal issues. This session will explore how RDIs can bridge the gap between user needs and sustainable ESS data solutions by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and addressing key challenges in data management and interoperability.
We welcome contributions on the following themes:
- User-Centric Infrastructure Development: This includes user stories, storylines and use cases that demonstrate the importance of cross-disciplinary and cross-scale data usage, as well as innovative infrastructure concepts designed to meet specific user needs. This includes methods for developing high-quality user interfaces and portals.
- Interdisciplinary data fusion and stakeholder engagement: Contributions are welcome that address how RDIs and data centers can facilitate the seamless integration of diverse ESS data to tackle complex societal challenges. This includes exploring interdisciplinary data fusion techniques, strategies for engaging different stakeholders and approaches for integrating stakeholder knowledge into RDI development and data management practices.
- Sustainable software solutions and interoperability: This theme focuses on approaches to building and reusing sustainable software solutions that meet the diverse needs of ESS researchers, including interoperability challenges between different data sources and platforms, and considering appropriate building blocks. It also includes discussion of operation and sustainability models for diverse ESS data centers and strategies for fostering cooperation and interoperability.
- Transdisciplinary research and public engagement: We encourage contributions that explore how RDIs can support transdisciplinary research on sustainability challenges (e.g., climate change and its impacts, etc.) and facilitate public engagement with ESS issues through initiatives such as citizen science.
- Fostering cultural change and collaboration: This theme focuses on strategies for promoting cultural change within research communities to encourage data sharing, collaboration, and the adoption of FAIR principles. This also includes approaches to international collaboration and the development of effective collaboration patterns.
Bridging the Gap Between User Needs and Sustainable Earth System Science Data Solutions: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Collaborative Approaches
Convener:
Christian Pagé
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Co-conveners:
Hannes Thiemann,
Christin Henzen,
Heinrich Widmann,
Christopher KadowECSECS,
Wolfgang zu Castell,
Paul Kucera