An Overview of CUAHSI Data Services and Tools for Water Science Research

Data archival and dissemination is a challenging task for scientists and engineers, and if not done properly, hinders discovery of data applicable to an ongoing project. The next generation of scientists must be well versed in numerous methods of discovering, collecting, and processing water-related data, which is further complicated by the variety in data repositories, le formats, and encoding standards. CUAHSI (the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science Inc.; https://www.cuahsi.org/) offers free data services and tools to address these issues. This workshop presents recent software development efforts to support (1) advanced data searching via the HIS Catalog API and (2) cloud-based hydrologic data analysis. The structure of this workshop will be a mixture of short presentations and interactive tutorials aimed to provide an introduction to research-oriented data discovery and analysis. Participants are encouraged to work through examples to better understand how they can leverage CUAHSI resources to supplement their research activities. We welcome participants that wish to learn how our tools and services can be leveraged in a research capacity.对于科研人员与工程从业者而言，数据归档与分发是一项极具挑战性的工作，若处理不当，将阻碍适用于当前在研项目的相关数据的发掘工作。新一代科研人员需熟练掌握各类水文相关数据的发掘、采集与处理方法，而数据仓储、文件格式与编码标准的多样性进一步加剧了该项工作的复杂性。美国大学水文科学促进联盟（Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science Inc., 简称CUAHSI；官网：https://www.cuahsi.org/）提供免费数据服务与工具，以解决上述难题。本次工作坊将介绍近期的软件开发成果，用于支持两项工作：(1) 基于HIS目录应用程序编程接口（HIS Catalog API）的高级数据检索；(2) 基于云平台的水文数据分析。本次工作坊的环节设置将结合简短主题报告与交互式实操教程，旨在为参与者介绍面向科研的数据发掘与分析方法。我们鼓励参会者实操示例案例，以更好地理解如何利用CUAHSI的相关资源辅助自身科研工作。我们欢迎希望了解如何以科研视角利用本工作坊提供的工具与服务的参会者。