Reference documents about data policy

• World Meteorological Organization, Resolution 40 (Cg-XII, 1995): WMO policy and practice for the exchange of meteorological and related data and products including guidelines on relationships in commercial meteorological activities.
  • Web page at WMO (accessed 2011-06-12) http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/Operational_Information/Publications/Congress/Cg_XII/res40_en.html
  • Annex 1 (and links to other annexes) to the Resolution, Web page at WMO (accessed 2011-06-12) http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/Operational_Information/Publications/Congress/Cg_XII/annex1_en.html
• World Meteorological Organization, Resolution 25 (Cg-XIII, 1999): Exchange of hydrological data and products.
  • PDF file at WMO web site (accesseed 2011-06-12): http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/hwrp/documents/Resolution_25.pdf
• Data Policy web page of Global Runoff Data Centre (accessed 2011-06-12)
  • http://www.bafg.de/cln_033/nn_293204/GRDC/EN/01__GRDC/02__DataPolicy/data__policy__node.html
• Coordinate Energy and Water Cycle Observation Project (CEOP, formerly Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period) Reference Sites Data Release Guidelines
  • Web page at National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA (accessed 2011-06-12): http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/ceop/dm/documents/ceop_policy.html
• GAME (GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment) Data Management: Guideline for Data Exchange and Dissemination
  • [Link broken as of 2011-06-12] Web page at GAIN-Hub at Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency http://gain-hub.mri-jma.go.jp/gain_intro.html
  • A local copy of the above