Repository details
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Edinburgh
Name of repository
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Edinburgh
Additional name(s)
- WDC for Geomag
- WDC - Geomagnetism, Edinburgh
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The WDC Geomagnetism, Edinburgh has a comprehensive set of digital geomagnetic data as well as indices of geomagnetic activity supplied from a worldwide network of magnetic observatories. The data and services at the WDC are available for scientific use without restrictions.
Certificate(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (2)
Additional name(s)
- BGS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- UKRI, NERC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Application programming interfaces (1)
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
WDC geomagnetism, Edinburgh is part of the World Data System (WDS. The Geomagnetic Data Master Catalogue, containing digital minute and hourly mean data, was formerly hosted within the WDC for Geomagnetism (Copenhagen) at the Danish Meteorological Institute. Responsibility for maintaining and operating this Geomagnetic Data Master Catalogue passed to the British Geological Survey in 2007 and has been incorporated into the WDC for Geomagnetism (Edinburgh).
Entry date
2014-02-13
Last update
2025-02-17
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