NERC Data Discovery Service

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The NERC Data Discovery Service allows you to find data resources held within the NERC DataGrid (NDG) catalogue. The catalogue makes data discovery easier as it connects data held in managed archives and by individual research groups.

Connect to the NERC Data Discovery Service.

The catalogue is populated with 'discovery' metadata (information about data sets) harvested on a regular basis from the NERC data centres and other providers in the UK and worldwide.

These include

• Marine sciences — British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)
• Atmospheric sciences — British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC)
• Earth sciences — National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC)
• Earth observation sciences — NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)
• Polar sciences — Antarctic Environmental Data Centre (AEDC)
• Terrestrial and freshwater sciences — Environmental Information Centre (EIC)
• Hydrology — National Water Archive (NWA)

Using the NERC Data Discovery Service

Enter a simple text string to search on selected fields within the catalogue record or query the catalogue by temporal, spatial or data source information. You may use any combination of the search options.

Your search will generate a list of data sets that match your criteria and the information presented will enable you to locate data of interest. If you wish you may opt to refine your search to include broader or narrower terms than the text you entered, for example meteorology — precipitation — hail, rain or snow.

Further information and access to the data may be obtained by clicking on the available options within each listing. However, it should be noted that not all data providers will provide the same data services.

This is the first step toward an integrated data delivery system. Future enhancements may eventually enable users to compare and manipulate data from all sources.

Related BODC pages