HIPPO Data Products and Access
Data Fair-Use Policy

Before you download HIPPO data, please first familiarize yourself with the HIPPO Data Fair Use agreement below and accept or decline the fair-use terms.

The HIPPO data provided on this public archive are freely available and were furnished by HIPPO researchers who encourage their use. Data users are encouraged to consider the following recommendations for fair, appropriate, and optimal use of data products.

HIPPO Scientist Interactions:

• Please kindly inform the HIPPO scientist(s) associated with each data product about the new data analysis activity near the beginning of the effort, and of any publication plans as the effort nears completion.
• Consult with the respective HIPPO scientist(s) concerning your data analysis plans to assure that the latest data product is being used and that it is being used appropriately.
• HIPPO science team members are listed at https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/hippo-research-scientists. Alternatively, initiate contact with Dr. Steven C. Wofsy ( swofsy@seas.harvard.edu), Lead Principal Investigator. (View full Data Policy)

Acknowledgments:

• Please acknowledge (1) the use of HIPPO data products with a citation as provided in the data archive documentation, and (2) website information downloads as a bibliographic web citation.
• Acknowledge the agency or organization (e.g., NSF) that supported the collection of the original HIPPO data when publishing new analyses and results using HIPPO data products.
• Please provide an electronic reprint of your independent work to the data archive (instructions here) so that all publications resulting from HIPPO data products may be tracked, recorded, and referenced via the HIPPO Publications page. (View full Data Policy)