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The World Data Center for
Geophysics & Marine Geology (WDC-GMG)
WDC-GMG actively encourages data exchange & promotes excellence in data management
through international cooperation.
The WDC-GMG combines the responsibilities of the
former WDCs for Marine Geology and Geophysics & Solid Earth Geophysics, Boulder into a single new data center that manages global geophysical, sea floor, and natural
hazards data. WDC-GMG is operated by and collocated with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder, CO USA.
Special emphasis is given to data supporting IUGG, IOC, and UNEP programs.
WDC-GMG participates in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the
Tsunami (ICG Pacific and CARIB), the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), and IOC regional mapping
projects. WDC-GMG operates the IHO Data Center for Digital Bathymetry, cooperates with the Integrated Ocean Drilling
Program (IODP), operating data archives for DSDP and ODP data, and operates the IOC-endorsed Index to Marine
and Lacustrine Geological Samples database.
Visitors are welcome during normal working hours; advance notice is required. A visiting scientist program is also offered.
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