Gridded data submitted to the WDC-A for Paleoclimatology should include the following information:

Required Information

• Data set name
• Latitudes of grid points
• Longitudes of grid points
• Time period represented by data
• Contributors
• Funding source (and country)
• References
• Variable names
• Variable unit
• Data precision
• Data format
• Contact information (mail, phone, electronic mail)

Optional Information

• Additional site information
• Brief description of data
• Methods including references
• Chronostratigraphic information
• Date of data generation
• Funding Source (Agency, Grant Number/ID, Country)