We believe that, at the point of publication, enough information should be available to reconstruct the process of analysis. This may be a full description of algorithms and/or software programs where appropriate. We note the action of NASA‘s Goddard Institute for Space Science in making the source code used to generate the GISTEMP gridded dataset publically available. We also note the recommendation of the US National Academy of Sciences in its report ―Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age that: “…the default assumption should be that research data, methods (including the techniques, procedures and tools that have been used to collect, generate or analyze data, such as models, computer code and input data) and other information integral to a publically reported result will be publically accessible when results are reported.
