NCEI provides several different ways to search for, discover, and access metadata. Metadata is also used to enhance search and discovery for data access software.
Contact NCEI for questions regarding changing, finding, or accessing metadata. See our Access, Products, and Explore Content pages for other data search and discovery methods.
Geoportal
Geoportal searches the indexed fields from metadata for all archived datasets, bringing together various discovery web services and metadata into a user-focused framework.