After completing the summary charts or plan (or revisions thereof), put a Microsoft Word or WordPerfect or FrameMaker, etc. version AND a PostScript version of the charts or plan into an anonymous FTP account on a server at your institution (preferably a machine that is available 24 hours per day/7 days per week). A single file (containing text and graphics) is required for each of these versions. Do not submit multiple files (some containing text and some containing graphics). When creating a PostScript version of your charts or plan from within Microsoft Word or other word processing packages, please remember to select ALL fonts for inclusion; otherwise some text may get distorted when viewed or printed from other machines.
Portable Document Format (PDF) versions of the charts/plan will be generated by the PSO for posting on the World Wide Web along with the original and PostScript versions. If you are capable of creating a PDF version, then please post it along with the required original and PostScript versions on your FTP site. If you do not have the necessary software for creating PDF files (Acrobat Exchange and/or Distiller), the PSO will generate a PDF version of your charts/plan using either the original or its PostScript derivative.
When creating your files, please use a logical and consistent naming convention so the files can be easily identified. For example, AIRS might use VAL-SUM-AIRS.msw (or VAL-SUM-AIRS.wp or VAL-SUM-AIRS.fm), VAL-SUM-AIRS.ps, and VAL-SUM-AIRS.pdf for their Validation Plan Summary Charts. Similarly, AIRS might use VAL-PLAN-AIRS.msw (VAL-PLAN-AIRS.wp or VAL-PLAN-AIRS.fm), VAL-PLAN-AIRS.ps, and VAL-PLAN-AIRS.pdf for their Validation Plan. The naming convention should be generally consistent with that used for the ATBDs.
Finally, please send a message to Sterling Spangler (sspangle@pop900.gsfc.nasa.gov) when the files are available and specify their location. He will then ensure that your charts/plans are posted on the PSO Web page in the three electronic formats: original (i.e., Microsoft Word), PostScript, and PDF. If you do not have access to a server at your institution, please put your charts (all formats) into eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/ (anonymous ID) and notify Sterling when you have done so. It is also a very good idea to notify the EOS Validation Scientist, David Starr (starr@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov) with copy to Tim Suttles (suttles@ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov) when a document is submitted for posting to the EOS Validation page.
