Difference between revisions of "Earth Science Collaboratory User Model"

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Research Scientists (Intradisciplinary)
- Salient Characteristics: Well-versed in their own field and the available tools
- Key Needs: share analysis results within projects

Research Scientists (Interdisciplinary/Cross-disciplinary)
- Salient Characteristics: Well-versed in their own field but not necessarily in the Earth science discipline the data are from. May or may not have the time to learn it.
- Key Needs: access to experts and/or expertise in the other discipline. Access to data quality info in an accessible form.

Graduate Student Researchers
- Salient Characteristics: May not be well versed in the field yet, but have the motivation, time and necessity to learn it eventually.
- Key Needs: learn analysis techniques from more experienced users in the field. See what developments are going on in the field as a whole.

Citizen Scientists
- Salient Characterists: May be lacking in background science knowledge regarding data, but interested in learning about it if the process can be gradual.
- Key Needs: Science "stories" about interesting phenomena that progress logically from data to final result.

Program Managers / Executives
- Salient Characteristics: main job is maximizing science return of program investments
- Key Needs: Determine the science return of tools and data

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 * Graduate Student Researchers
-** ''Salient Characteristics'': May not be well versed in the field ''yet'', but is motivated to learn it eventually. <br>
+** ''Salient Characteristics'': May not be well versed in the field ''yet'', but have the motivation, time and necessity to learn it eventually. <br>
 ** ''Key Needs'':  learn analysis techniques from more experienced users in the field. See what developments are going on in the field as a whole.