NOAA Data Citation Procedural Directive


This is the official download page for the NOAA Data Citation Procedural Directive, which was first approved by NOAA's Environmental Data Management Committee (EDMC) on May 15, 2015.

The current version of this document is version 1.1

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The EDMC is committed to developing documents, templates, and other resources to assist NOAA Line Offices with the task of implementing NOAA Procedural Directives. These resources are hosted on the NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive page of the NOAA EDM Wiki.



Version History

Version 2.0       Approved March 29, 2021

Version 1.1       Formatting update               Transmittal letter is pending.

Version 1.0       Approved May 15, 2015