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3. The details and history of local conditions, instruments, operating procedures,<br />

data processing algorithms and other factors pertinent to interpreting data<br />

(metadata) should be documented and treated with the same care as the data<br />

themselves. Good quality metadata are now critical to meteorological services,<br />

particularly for climate operations and research. There is a need for ready<br />

access to metadata (i.e. preferably in electronic form) for: data interpretation;<br />

quality control; network selection; network/system performance monitoring;<br />

client expectations; international obligations (e.g. for GCOS Surface<br />

Networks); and identification and adjustment of climate records for nonclimatic<br />

discontinuities.<br />

Modern databases are providing efficient access to important station metadata, including photographs, site plans and other<br />

useful documents. (Source: Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics ZAMG, Austria)

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