Managing, Preserving and Disseminating Research Objects in Earth Science with the ROHub Science Gateway

Research Objects (ROs) are semantically enriched information units encapsulating all the materials and methods relevant to a particular scientific investigation, their associated metadata and the context where such resources were produced and came into play. Their purpose is to enhance the sharing, preservation and communication of data-intensive science, facilitating validation, citation and reuse by the community. For such mission, infrastructure and tools for RO governance are critical. ROHub is the platform of reference in the management of ROs and their lifecycle. It enables researchers to preserve their work and make it available to others, as well as to discover and reuse pre-existing scientific knowledge. In this paper, we introduce ROHub to the Science Gateways community and present new capabilities and extensions specific to Earth Sciences, beyond previous efforts in experimental disciplines. Keywords—Research Objects, Earth Science