Whenever possible, preliminary data will be submitted to the field archive within 24 hours after each flight. The ICARTT Data Format will be used.
Final data will be archived to a permanent repository within 12 months after the end of each deployment. The final data will be open to the public 12 months after the end of each deployment.
Whenever data from a USOS instrument is used in a publication, the authors are expected to offer co-authorship to the instrument principle investigator and/or other members of the instrument team, as appropriate. Data users will be strongly encouraged to discuss their analysis with the instrument teams.