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Datatree - Data Training Engaging End-users From datatree.org.uk - Today, 9:51 AM Data Tree is a free online course with all you need to know for research data management, along with ways to engage and share data with business, policymakers, media and the wider public. The self-paced course will take 15 to 20 hours to complete in eight structured modules. The course is packed with video, quizzes and real-life examples of data management, along with plenty of additional background information. The materials will be available for structured learning, but also to dip in for immediate problem solving. UKEOF's insight: Good data management is vital for environmental observation, where large and/or complex datasets are generated. This course may be of benefit to anyone who produces such data. GEO Highlights 2017-2018 Report Now Available From earthobservations.org - Today, 9:27 AM The GEO Highlights report showcases some exemplary efforts the international Group on Earth Observations (GEO) community has made over the past year transforming Earth observations into knowledge and tools for sustainable development.   Featuring global stories on the use of Earth observations for critical issues relating to land degradation neutrality, air pollution, food security, disaster risk reduction and other planetary challenges, this publication is a collection of use-cases gathered from across GEO’s Work Programme activities, and represents contributions from among the 100 GEO member countries and more than 120 partners supporting GEO’s mission. UKEOF's insight: The GEO Week 2018 conference is taking place this week in Japan, and the international GEO community has just released its GEO Highlights report. ACCE: A Doctoral Training Partnership funded by the Natural Environment Research Council From acce.shef.ac.uk - October 18, 9:52 AM ACCE is a partnership between the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool and York, and the NERC’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) providing doctoral training in the biological components of the natural environment and related disciplines. Our vision is to develop motivated, confident and multi-skilled PhD students, undertaking cutting edge research and tackling environmental science questions of global significance. UKEOF's insight: The ACCE DTP will train - to PhD level - a new generation of scientists studying global and local environmental change, with a focus on biological components of the environment. Following the path of chemicals through the soil From www.sciencedaily.com - October 8, 2:45 PM A new and quick way to predict the transport of chemicals through the soil has been developed.   Where do pesticides and their degradation products go once they enter the soil? And how long does it take them to get to groundwater or drainage systems? That depends on a number of factors, but researchers at Aarhus University have come a step closer to finding quick answers. For the first time ever, they have used visible/near-infrared spectroscopy to predict the transport of dissolved chemicals through intact soil. UKEOF's insight: A novel use of visible/near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy to predict the transport of dissolved chemicals through intact soil. According to the researchers, the efficiency of this technology in terms of cost and speed of measurement may outweigh expensive and precise measurements using conventional methods.

NRFA Peak Flow Dataset Version 7 released From nrfa.ceh.ac.uk - Today, 9:36 AM The National River Flow Archive has released an update to its peak flow dataset including the files for use in the WINFAP software for flood estimation. The dataset includes Annual Maxima (AMAX) and Peaks over Threshold (POT) data for 956 gauging stations which have been updated with an additional water year of data (October 2016 to September 2017) in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and for those stations previously included in the Data Review in Scotland (released in Version 6). It also includes a period-of-record review of data and metadata for 20% of stations across the UK. UKEOF's insight: Maintenance of the NRFA peak flow dataset is carried out under a collaborative project between four UKEOF members: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, along with Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure – Rivers. NBN Conference 2018 From nbn.org.uk - October 18, 10:03 AM The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Conference is taking place on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November at the Albert Hall, Nottingham. The theme of this year’s conference is “The NBN in a changing climate”. Over the course of the two days we will be covering topics such as data from citizen science, data for delivering environmental planning, tools for online resources, “life” in changing environments, using species and habitat data to prioritise biodiversity action, improving biodiversity on farms and much more!  UKEOF's insight: The NBN conference should be of interest to anyone involved in biological recording, biological data management (species records, etc.), citizen science, the state of the UK's natural environment and the importance of good biological data. ‘Little Data, Big Data, No Data? Data Management in the Era of Research Infrastructures’ workshop report — LTER in Europe From www.lter-europe.net - October 10, 4:54 PM In light of the eLTER Research Infrastructure (RI) being accepted on the ESFRI roadmap, the organisers of a recent workshop are keen to share their workshop report. Their workshop, which was called ‘Little Data, Big Data, No Data? Data Management in the Era of Research Infrastructures,’ was one of the initial steps in Finland towards being able to contribute data to the eLTER RI. The aim of the workshop was to provide an introduction to data management in the ecological and related sciences as well as the place of local data management within the emerging larger data and RI context, i.e. within the data landscape. UKEOF's insight: This workshop report may be of interest to anyone involved in the management of ecosystem research and observation data Physical and chemical impacts of a major storm on a temperate lake: a taste of things to come? From link.springer.com - October 8, 2:28 PM Extreme weather can have a substantial influence on lakes and is expected to become more frequent with climate change. We explored the influence of one particular extreme event, Storm Ophelia, on the physical and chemical environment of England’s largest lake, Windermere. UKEOF's insight: The monitoring records on Windermere used in this study were funded by CEH and NERC, and those on the River Leven by the Environment Agency (all are UKEOF partners).