Common use of Technology gaps Clause in Contracts

Technology gaps. For C3S it is important to have homogeneous time series, and it is a limitation if instrumentation and methodology change over time without proper documentation. Comprehensive metadata as well as documentation is very important for quality assessment and proper use of meteorological data. The documentation and technical requirements are generally better if data are retrieved from a formal network with some internal guidelines. However, data from different sources are often used for the Arctic in order to gain as much data as possible.  Data are retrieved from a large number of instruments using different technologies.  Instrumentation may be sensitive to coverage of snow and ice and provide erroneous data. This is not easily detected. Snow covering traditional in situ temperature sensors is a major error source for Arctic temperature observations.

Technology gaps. For C3S it is important to have homogeneous time series, and it is a limitation if instrumentation and methodology change over time without proper documentation. Comprehensive metadata as well as documentation is very important for quality assessment and proper use of meteorological data. The documentation and technical requirements are generally better if data are retrieved from a formal network with some internal guidelines. However, data from different sources are often used for the Arctic in order to gain as much data as possible.  • Data are retrieved from a large number of instruments using different technologies.  • Instrumentation may be sensitive to coverage of snow and ice and provide erroneous data. This is not easily detected. Snow covering traditional in situ temperature sensors is a major error source for Arctic temperature observations.