THE NERC MST RADAR FACILITY AT ABERYSTWYTH
- anyone may have free access to the NERC MST Radar Facility
dataset
- the data may be used for any purpose, including a commercial
one
- use of the data is covered by
the Open Government Licence
- the principal condition of use is that the source of the data MUST be appropriately acknowledged
The open access data policy only applies to the Facility's standard data products, i.e. to the files made available through the BADC on the time scales indicated above. Where possible, the Facility will also provide non-standard data products - e.g. data extracted from the standard files but made available in an alternative format, data derived from non-standard processing, and data made available in near-real time. You will be required to submit an Application for Facility Support and commercial rates may apply for non-academic projects.
Application for Facility Support (AFS)
All users of the Facility's data are strongly encouraged to submit an Application for Facility Support (AFS). It is only by being able to report to NERC on the projects it supports that the Facility is able to ensure continued funding.It is only obligatory to submit an AFS if you require:
- User Support: you require any interaction with the Facility's
Project Scientist e.g. for help with accessing, analysing, or
interpreting the standard data products or for the provision of
non-standard data products
- Campaign Support: you require the Facility to support an
observation campaign
- Instrument Support: you require the Facility to host a piece of guest equipment
Data users who have not applied for Facility Support should not expect direct help with anything beyond the most trivial of enquiries. They must rely solely on the online resources. They simply need to click on the first link below in order to gain data access.
Click here to apply for access to the MST Radar Facility's dataset through the BADC.
Click here to apply for Facility Support.