ESS-DIVE Reporting Format for Sample-based Water and Soil Chemistry Measurements

The ESS-DIVE (Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem) reporting format for sample-based water and soil chemistry measurements are written guidelines and spreadsheet templates, that facilitate archiving water/soil/sediment chemistry data. The templates and terminology lists provided as part of the reporting format can help organize data and potentially enable data reuse. The reporting format consists of a general instructions file (instructions.md) as well as more detailed instructions files for each template (files beginning “Detailed_Instructions_*.md). The “examples” folder includes an example of each data template with just the limited set of required fields filled out as well as other examples with both required and optional fields complete. The 'templates' folder contains CSV templates for data, methods, and terminology file templates. Similar to the examples folder, the blank templates are provided with versions for required fields only as well as required and optional fields. Lastly, the term list folder provides common terminology used in each of the templates as well as a definition and any constraints for the fields.

ESS-DIVE（Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem）面向基于采样的水与土壤化学测量的报告格式，是一套书面指南与电子表格模板，可助力水、土壤、沉积物化学数据的归档工作。该报告格式配套提供的模板与术语列表，能够辅助数据规整，并有望推动数据复用。本报告格式包含通用说明文件（instructions.md），以及针对各模板的详细说明文件（文件名以"Detailed_Instructions_*.md"开头）。"examples"文件夹收录了两类示例：一类为仅填充必填字段的各数据模板示例，另一类为同时完成必填与可选字段填写的完整示例。"templates"文件夹存放数据、方法及术语文件的CSV格式模板；与"examples"文件夹的设置一致，空白模板分为两种版本：仅支持必填字段版，以及支持必填与可选字段版。最后，"term_list"文件夹提供了各模板中使用的通用术语，以及各字段的定义与约束条件。