Datasets with unfunded maintenance

The BADC will accept to archive, maintain and distribute datasets at no cost if they meet all of the following conditions.

The data submission will occur as a one-off event (possibly including a small number of transfer sessions), as opposed to a continuous stream or a suite of numerous intermittent events.
Data will be uploaded to BADC by FTP.
The archive tree-structure and the folder and subfolder names will be created by the data provider at the time of uploading.
File names will comply with the BADC Filename Convention.
The data will be made accessible to the public immediately after submission. No conditions of use will apply, or the BADC Default Conditions of Use will apply.
No monitoring of the data usage will take place.
The total volume of the data will not exceed 1 TB and individual file sizes will not exceed 100 MB.
The data will be formatted in one of the BADC standard formats (NetCDF or NASA Ames ASCII) and will include all the required metadata, or (if the data are submitted in a different format) the effort assessed to convert the dataset into one of the standard BADC formats will not exceed 2 days.
The information listed in the BADC Mandatory Metadata will be provided as a separate document.

If the above conditions are met, the BADC will

Ingest and archive the data in one of the BADC standard formats, reflecting the filing structure supplied by the data provider.
Incorporate relevant metadata in its catalogue, thus allowing for search and discovery of the dataset by potential users.
Archive and make available online any additional documentation supplied by the data provider in a computerized text format.
Distribute the data to the community via the web, subject to the BADC Terms and Conditions. If the Default Conditions of Use apply, access will be granted on agreement with these conditions.
Back up the data on tape at regular intervals.
Subject the dataset to the BADC Review Procedure [to be made available online] at regular intervals and, if judged obsolete, remove it from its catalogue.

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