We/I will be moving this whole repository over the github.com/geysertimes soon. So, consider this whole repo somewhat or on its way to being deprecated.
GeyserTimes is an "open data" project -- using the Open Source Database License for the database, and the Database Content License for database contents. These licenses allow copying or publishing under the conditions that you attribute the project and share alike. The expected attribution is: © GeyserTimes contributors or if space is limited, © GeyserTimes. On digital platforms a link from the attribution to https://geysertimes.org should be included (Example: © GeyserTimes).
In citing for scientific publications, GeyserTimes materials have many similarities to Wikipedia. Both are online publishers of community-sourced information, and both share issues of complex authorship and reliability. Using your publication's formatting guidelines and considerations for referencing Wikipedia is a good starting place for citing GeyserTimes. Since most journal citation formats are variations of styles defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), Chicago Manual of Style, or and Modern Language Association (MLA) formats, their Wikipedia citation formats generally are the most appropriate templates for referencing GeyserTimes.
To aid authors in developing their citations, the following examples use the APA style template for a single geyser eruption, multiple days of data, and multiple geysers over a multi-year time span. Because eruptions, including single eruptions, often comprise numerous observations, you must construct a title for the citation to describe the data in a human-understandable format--toward enabling future readers to retrieve the data themselves. The standard recommended title is: Eruption(s) of (Geyser name(s)), (date(s))(time(s)). You should check your self-created title against the GeyserTimes Retrieve page to determine whether your description would enable subsequent scientists and readers to find your referenced, relevant eruptions. We discourage the use of the specific Eruption # that appears in some web and mobile clients as that number is not searchable by other researchers and may not be supported by some implementations of the database. Note that the APA and MLA styles do not explicitly state the author; when using styles where an author is needed, such as the Chicago style, use "GeyserTimes contributors".
Format:
Eruption of (Geyser Name), (Date), (Time). (Year and date retrieved from GeyserTimes). In _GeyserTimes_. https://geysertimes.org.
Examples:
Eruption of Old Faithful Geyser, June 2, 2020, 12:02. (2020, June 7). In _GeyserTimes_. https://geysertimes.org.Eruptions of Old Faithful Geyser, May 1-3, 2017. (2020, June 7). In _GeyserTimes_. https://geysertimes.org.Eruptions of Beehive, Grand, and Lion Geysers, 2010-2012. (2020, June 7). In _GeyserTimes_. https://geysertimes.org.
When a single or small number of observers recorded all of a study's relevant data via GeyserTimes, authors are encouraged to use those individuals' names in the citation. Single-sourced observation notes should be referenced similarly. However, be cautious about referencing single-sourced narrative notes. While crowdsourced policing mechanisms exist for geyser eruptions--that is, unusual observations commonly are scrutinized, notes often cannot be corroborated. To cite single-sourced, small-group-sourced eruptions, or notes, the following examples in the APA style for an online encyclopedia article are offered as starting templates. Again, the title of the article must be created by you, the author referencing the eruptions.
Format:
- Last Name, Initial. (Year retrieved). Eruptions of (Geyser Name), (Date), (Time). In GeyserTimes. Retrieved from https://geysertimes.org.`
Examples:
Lassetter, B. (2020). Eruptions of Pink Cone Geyser, September 15-16, 2019. In _GeyserTimes_. Retrieved from https://geysertimes.org.Stoumbos, D. (2020). Note about Comet Geyser, June 6, 2020, 16:07-16:09. In _GeyserTimes_. Retrieved from https://geysertimes.org.
Including GeyserTimes in your acknowledgement sections is always appreciated; e.g, "Geyser data were provided by GeyserTimes.org".
@misc{GeyserTimes,
author = "GeyserTimes contributors",
title = "Eruptions of Old Faithful Geyser, May 2014",
url = "https://geysertimes.org",
year = "2020",
note = "[Online, accessed 07-June-2020]"
}
GeyserTimes infrastructure supports some programmatic retrieval requests; API documentation.
The National Park Service and Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory data loggers are archived here.
Bug reports, suggestions and comments can be sent to: webmaster[at]geysertimes.org.
Please contact Dr. J. Alan Glennon (aglennon[at]geysertimes.org) if you have questions about data attribution or scientific citation issues.