GCMD Keywords Review Package

Iteratively Review and Refine Materials

My main feeling was that it wasn't clear how to begin. I stumbled along without confidence in the beginning. I would have liked to see some simple instructions like:

1) Download this Excel spreadsheet (please notice that there are multiple sheets)

2) Review the proposed changes

3) Submit this questionnaire

Many times I got confused about Level 1 parameters or Level 2 or what. When I returned to the spreadsheet it made sense but the phrasing of the questions when I first read was baffling. I had to flip back and forth too many times for the question to make sense. I would suggest adding some kind of pictorial representation of the current and proposed changes on the questionnaire itself.

When I was filling out the questionnaire the question would be something like "Do you approve of the proposed change of moving Variable Level 2 Convective Surface Wind to Variable Level 3?" I just remember feeling very confused trying to keep all the Levels straight in my head and going back-and-forth between the form and the spreadsheet. The Level numbers just didn't help me.

Thank you for your comments. I am going to recommend that we move the steps to complete the review up into the introduction as I think that will make it clear upfront to the users what to expect when doing a keyword review.  When you mention the level 1 or level 2 parameters,  are you referring to the keyword levels? We can update the keyword introduction to refer to the keyword landing page to get additional information on how the keyword levels are defined.