Specifications

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for reference) is carried in the field. Use of special field notebooks, A4 size sheets and
printed forms made with water-resistant paper is recommended. Electronic data will need
to be duplicated on at least two separate storage supports to safeguard against data
corruption.
Since fieldwork is being carried out at a remote location posing significant operative
challenges, a trade-off may be required at times to ensure that the most important
measurements are carried out even when the prescribed field plans and procedures can
not be implemented fully due to unexpected weather or field conditions. The field leader
is responsible for prioritizing the pending tasks in consideration of the available resources
and without compromising safety and the quality of the measurements. In the exceptional
case that a measurement can not be made by strictly following the prescribed protocol,
this must be fully documented in the metadata.
Relevant GlacioBasis data will need to be fed into the Zackenberg Basis database.