GitHub Tags for Oceanographic Projects

🏷️ GitHub repository topics (tags) help others discover your oceanographic project. Choose relevant tags to make your work more visible to the scientific community.

This guide provides a curated list of GitHub tags commonly used in oceanographic repositories, organized by category. Click on any tag to see examples of repositories using it.

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🌊 Core Oceanography Tags

• oceanography - The primary tag for ocean science projects

• ocean - General ocean-related projects

• ocean-sciences - Scientific applications

• ocean-science - Alternative spelling for scientific applications

• physical-oceanography - Physical processes and dynamics

• marine - Marine-related projects

• ocean-data - Data-focused projects

• coastal-oceanography - Coastal processes

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📊 Data & Analysis

• ocean-modelling - Numerical modeling (British spelling)

• ocean-modeling - Numerical modeling (American spelling)

• climate-model - Climate modeling

• climate-modeling - Climate modeling processes

• climate-analysis - Climate data analysis

• data-analysis - General data analysis

• remote-sensing - Satellite/remote observations

• satellite-data - Satellite observations

• earth-observation - Earth observation systems

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🔬 Specific Measurements & Phenomena

• sea-surface-temperature - SST data/analysis

• sst - Sea surface temperature abbreviation

• bathymetry - Ocean depth mapping

• ocean-mapping - Mapping applications

• sea-level - Sea level studies

• sea-level-rise - Sea level rise research

• ocean-circulation - Circulation patterns

• tides - Tidal phenomena

• internal-wave - Internal wave studies

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🛠 Technical Tools & Libraries

• netcdf - NetCDF file format

• xarray - xarray library usage

• visualization - Data visualization tools

• data-visualization - Data visualization

• climate-science - Climate science applications

• earth-science - Earth science applications

• python - Python programming language

• jupyter-notebook - Jupyter notebooks

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🧪 Specialized Areas

• biogeochemistry - Ocean chemistry/biology

• biogeochemical - Biogeochemical processes

• coastal-engineering - Coastal engineering

• coastal-modelling - Coastal modeling

• ocean-engineering - Ocean engineering

• meteorology - Atmospheric/ocean interface

• climate-change - Climate change impacts

• marine-biology - Biological oceanography

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📡 Data Sources & Standards

• opendap - OPeNDAP protocol

• climate-and-forecast-conventions - CF conventions

• cf - CF conventions abbreviation

• hycom - HYCOM model

• argo-floats - Argo float data

• copernicus - Copernicus marine data

• ecmwf - ECMWF data and models

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🎯 How to Add Tags to Your Repository

1. On GitHub.com:

   • Go to your repository

   • Click the ⚙️ gear icon next to “About”

   • Add topics in the “Topics” field

   • Click “Save changes”

2. Best Practices:

   • Use 3-10 relevant tags

   • Include the primary oceanography tag

   • Add specific tags for your data type or method

   • Consider both technical (python, netcdf) and scientific (physical-oceanography) tags

   • Use consistent spelling (check existing tag usage)

3. Example tag combination for a Python SST analysis project:

   oceanography, sea-surface-temperature, python, xarray, 
   data-analysis, remote-sensing, climate-science
   

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💡 Contributing to This List

Found a useful oceanography tag not listed here? Please:

1. Check if it’s actively used by searching GitHub topics

2. Submit a pull request or issue to add it

3. Include a brief description and example repositories

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🔍 Tip: Before choosing tags, search existing repositories in your field to see what tags are commonly used and discover related projects!