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Data Management Dimensions of Social Water Science: The iUTAH Experience
Author(s) -
Flint Courtney G.,
Jones Amber Spackman,
Horsburgh Jeffery S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/1752-1688.12568
Subject(s) - cyberinfrastructure , data sharing , data science , data management , context (archaeology) , open science , computer science , data mining , geography , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , astronomy
Integrating social and hydrologic sciences for understanding water systems is challenged by data management complexities. Contemporary mandates for open science and data sharing necessitate better understanding of the implications of social science data types. In the context of an interdisciplinary water research program that endeavors to integrate and share social science and biophysical data, we highlight the array of data types and issues associated with social water science. We present a multi‐dimensional classification of social water science data that provides insight into data management considerations for each data type. Recommendations for cyberinfrastructure, planning, and policy are offered.