ESS-DIVE Reporting Format for Comma-separated Values (CSV) File Structure

The ESS-DIVE reporting format for Comma-separated Values (CSV) file structure is based on a combination of existing guidelines and recommendations including some found within the Earth Science Community with valuable input from the Environmental Systems Science (ESS) Community. The CSV reporting format is designed to promote interoperability and machine-readability of CSV data files while also facilitating the collection of some file-level metadata content. Tabular data in the form of rows and columns should be archived in its simplest form, and we recommend submitting these tabular data following the ESS-DIVE reporting format for generic comma-separated values (CSV) text format files. In general, the CSV file format is more likely accessible by future systems when compared to a proprietary format and CSV files are preferred because this format is easier to exchange between different programs increasing the interoperability of a data file. By defining the reporting format and providing guidelines for how to structure CSV files and some field content within, this can increase the machine-readability of the data file for extracting, compiling, and comparing the data across files and systems.Data package files are in .csv, .png, and .md. Open the .csv with e.g. Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice, or Google Sheets. Open the .md files by downloading and using a text editor (e.g., notepad or TextEdit). Open the .png in e.g. a web browser, photo viewer/editor, or Google Drive.

针对逗号分隔值（Comma-separated Values，CSV）文件结构的ESS-DIVE报告格式，整合了现有各类指南与建议，其中涵盖地球科学共同体的相关规范，并吸纳了环境系统科学（Environmental Systems Science，ESS）共同体的宝贵意见。该CSV报告格式旨在提升CSV数据文件的互操作性与机器可读性，同时便于采集部分文件级元数据内容。以行与列形式呈现的表格数据应采用最简形式归档，我们建议按照通用逗号分隔值（CSV）文本格式的ESS-DIVE报告格式提交此类表格数据。总体而言，相较于专有格式，CSV文件格式更易于被未来系统读取；CSV文件更受青睐的原因在于，其可在不同程序间便捷交换，从而提升数据文件的互操作性。通过明确报告格式并提供CSV文件结构及其中部分字段内容的编写指南，可提升数据文件的机器可读性，便于跨文件与跨系统提取、整合与比对数据。数据包文件格式包含.csv、.png与.md三类：可使用Microsoft Excel、LibreOffice或Google Sheets等软件打开.csv文件；可下载并使用记事本（Notepad）或TextEdit等文本编辑器打开.md文件；可通过网页浏览器、图片查看/编辑工具或Google Drive等打开.png文件。