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Data Access and Managment
SCAR and SALE are committed to free and open access to all data and to the preservation of data for generations to come. SALE adheres to all SCAR and ICSU /WMO IPY Joint Committee data policies and procedures. Access to SALE data is through a combination of international data repositories and centers and national data management centers. This site does not store raw data but acts as a portal to data sets and archives through these existing data centers.
Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management (JCADM) - In order to coordinate Antarctic data management, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) established the Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management (JCADM) in 1997.
The Antarctic Master Directory (AMD) is a part of the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) and provides portals to national data centers.
Portals to National Data Centers
ICSU/WMO IPY Joint Committee Draft Data Policy
NATIONAL DATA CENTERS
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US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) - NSIDC is part of the University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and supports the National Science Foundation through the Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center and the Antarctic Glaciological Data Center.
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Publishing Network for Geoscientific & Environmental Data (PANGAEA) - PANGAEA is a public digital library for science aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing georeferenced data with special emphasis on environmental, marine and geological basic research.