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class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"col-12/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Metadata can be described as data about data. With robust, well-described metadata, users can find content, navigate to related information or share it with others. It also allows prospective users of the data to assess what the dataset contains and whether it is appropriate for their needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">NGDC will use the metadata you provide to make the dataset available via the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//webapps.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//services/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//ngdc/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//accessions/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//index.html#/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">NGDC deposited data search</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>&nbsp;and further data catalogues for maximum exposure to data users, including the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//metadata.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//geonetwork/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//srv/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//eng/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//catalog.search#/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//home/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">51ÁÔÆæ Discovery Metadata catalogue</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>, the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//data.gov.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">data.gov.uk</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>&nbsp;data search and the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//data-search.nerc.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//geonetwork/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//srv/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//eng/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//catalog.search#/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//home/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">NERC Data Catalogue Service</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">NGDC develops a catalogue of metadata records compliant with the ISO 19139 XML implementation schema for the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//www.iso.org/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//standard/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//53798.html/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">ISO 19115 geographic information metadata standard</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>. NGDC further enriches the submitted metadata for selected datasets and creates Discovery Metadata records that are fully compliant with the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//www.agi.org.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//groups/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//agi-gemini/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">UK standard for spatial metadata</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a> (Gemini 2.3)&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//agiorguk.github.io/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//gemini/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//1037-uk-gemini-standard-and-inspire-implementing-rules.html/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">INSPIRE directive</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>. These are made publicly accessible and searchable through standards-based searches using&nbsp;<a href=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//metadata.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//geonetwork/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//srv/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//eng/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//catalog.search/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" target=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"_blank/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" rel=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"noreferrer noopener/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">ISO 19139 and the OGC Catalogue Service for the Web</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//a>.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<figure  class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"img-wrap/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><img decoding=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"async/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" src=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//www.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//ngdc/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//wp-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//uploads/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//sites/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//2/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//2025/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//05/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//P771879.webp/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"lazy-blur/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" alt=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"P771879/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" data-src=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//www.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//ngdc/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//wp-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//uploads/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//sites/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//2/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//2025/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//05/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//P771879.webp/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" /ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//><figcaption class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"caption sm-line/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"caption-icon/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<img decoding=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"async/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" src=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"https:/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520///ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//www.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//ngdc/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//wp-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//themes/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//bgs/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//img/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//info-caption.svg/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" alt=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"Information icon/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"caption-text/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><p>Core boxes awaiting processing. BGS /ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a9 51ÁÔÆæ.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//figcaption></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//figure>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h2 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Why is metadata important?&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h2>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Metadata is vital for ensuring that data remains understandable, accessible, and usable over time, benefiting both the creators who want their data to be influential and data users who rely on well-documented data for reliable research outcomes.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Good quality metadata can help both data creators and data users. Data creators can share their data with others, maximise reach, receive credits when the data is cited and understand their data better when it is re-used in the future. Data users can discover, evaluate and re-use created data.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h2 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">What metadata do I need?&nbsp;&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h2>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">The key metadata fields that <strong>must </ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong>be included are the following.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h3 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><strong>Title&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h3>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">The title gives a clear and concise indication of the content of the dataset, not the project or activity that produced it.&nbsp;You might consider a title that answers the questions /ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u2018what, where, when?/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u2019</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Avoid using acronyms or abbreviations. If they are used, they should be explained in the title or in the&nbsp;abstract/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//data description if more appropriate.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h3 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><strong>Abstract and data description</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h3>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">This is a brief summary of the content of the dataset. A good abstract will help the user decide whether the dataset or model will be of interest. Care should be taken in writing your abstract, as it is the key to&nbsp;&#8216;selling&#8217; your data to other data users.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h3 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><strong>Lineage statement&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h3>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">The lineage statement describes how the data came into existence and the stages it has passed through. This is not a detailed methodology but a brief summary.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h2 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Writing a good abstract&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h2>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">The abstract is an &#8216;executive summary&#8217; that allows the reader to determine the relevance and&nbsp;usefulness of the resource. The text should be concise but still contain sufficient detail to allow the reader&nbsp;to rapidly ascertain the scope and limitations of the resource.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Write for readers: the abstract should be in plain English. Be wary of using jargon; geologists might&nbsp;understand it but an external audience may not. Write in complete sentences rather than fragments or bullet points.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Avoid using acronyms or abbreviations. If they are used, they should be explained.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Be aware that the first one or two sentences are used by search engines such as data.gov.uk and/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0Google to present search results to users./ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0<strong>It is vital your key information is in the first 100 characters/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0or/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0the length of this bold sentence</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong>[.]/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Whilst links to published papers, websites, blogs, etc. are useful, the abstract needs to describe the&nbsp;dataset fully without users having to refer to other papers, websites, etc.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">The maximum length of an abstract is 4000 characters but it can, and where possible should be, much shorter. The minimum is 100 characters.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-paragraph/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">A good abstract should answer these questions.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<ul class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-list/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>What? Describe what has been recorded and what form the data takes.&nbsp;Include keywords and data type, volume, structure and format.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>Where? Indicate where the dataset was collected and if the coverage is even or variable. Include geo-location, depth, altitude and site name.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>When? Include when the dataset was collected (single date or time period), when it will be made available and what restrictions on use the dataset has. </ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>How? This covers any instrumentation or software used to collect the data, including the version number, methodology, quality control and data resolution.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>Why? For what purpose was the data collected? What audience is likely to find the data useful?&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>Who? Include the party or parties responsible for data collection and interpretation. You should include the full name(s), affiliation(s) and *ORCID(s) of the authors and a nominated contact person, and the funding reference if applicable.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<li>Is is complete?<strong>&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//strong>If any data is absent from the dataset, explain which and why.&nbsp;</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//li>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//ul>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<h2 class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"wp-block-heading/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Examples of dataset metadata</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//h2>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<div  class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"accordions/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-wrap/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<button class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><span class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"button-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" tabindex=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"-1/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Chemistry of manganese (Mn) oxides in limonite samples from the CoG3 NERC project </ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//button>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-body sea-background-e/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<p>What<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">: electron microprobe analyses of Mn-oxyhydroxide phases as elemental percentages per point analysis.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Where<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">: Mn-oxyhydroxide phases were within limonites from Acoje (Philippines), Caldag (Turkey), Nkamouna (Cameroon), Piaui (Brazil) and Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) laterite deposits.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>When: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data was acquired during the NERC SoS Minerals CoG3 project between 2015 and 2018 using a Cameca SX100 electron microprobe at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>How: p<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">oint analyses were performed on samples set within epoxy resin blocks, polished and coated with carbon. All elements were analysed using wavelength dispersive X-ray spectrometers.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span><span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Why: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data was used to identify the Co- and Ni-bearing host minerals within each natural resource and to assess the amount and variability of these elements within specific Mn-oxyhydroxide phases. This may be useful within the mining sector, resource assessment, processing or prospecting, geo- or material scientists and processing engineers and metallurgists./ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Who: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data was acquired in the Core Research Laboratories, Natural History Museum, by the NHM CoG3 team.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div><div  class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"accordions/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-wrap/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<button class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><span class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"button-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" tabindex=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"-1/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Meteorological data from BGS Virkisj/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00f6kull-Fallj/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00f6kull Glacier Observatory, 2009 to 2020 </ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//button>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-body sea-background-e/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<p>What: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">his dataset presents meteorological records from three weather stations around a glacier in south-east Iceland from 2009 to 2020. The weather stations were installed as part of BGS/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u2019s Glacier Observatory project and were positioned at different altitudes close to the ice to record glacier weather. The data is in text format and records key meteorological parameters including temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar irradiance.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Where and when: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he weather stations were placed around Virkisj/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00f6kull-Fallj/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00f6kull, an outlet glacier of the /ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00d6raefaj/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00f6kull ice cap in south-east Iceland (AWS1 at 16/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b048&#8217;19&#8243;W, 63/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b057&#8217;53&#8243;N; AWS3 at 16/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b047&#8217;5.64&#8243;W, 63/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b058&#8217;12.78&#8243;N, and AWS4 at 16/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b048&#8217;7&#8243;W , 63/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00b059&#8217;52&#8243;N). AWS1 was installed in September 2009, with AWS3 installed in September 2010, and AWS4 in September 2011. AWS3 and AWS4 were decommissioned in August 2018 and AWS1 in May 2020. AWS1 was located 100/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0m from the current glacier margin at 156 masl; AWS3 sat 50/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0m from the icefall at 444 masl, and AWS4 was situated on a clifftop overlooking the glacier at 858 masl, close to the equilibrium line altitude of the glacier. They were positioned at different altitudes to determine changes in weather parameters with height, thus producing, for example, temperature or humidity gradients.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>How: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he three stations were wirelessly linked, allowing data from the upper stations to be offloaded to the datalogger on the lower station. On-site downloads were completed using Campbell Scientific LoggerNet 4.x series software. AWS1 maintained mobile phone telemetry enabling automatic remote downloads of data from all stations on a daily basis and remote access for software updates and health checks. Each AWS supported a slightly different sensor array depending on the requirements of the site, and were mounted on 1.5 m Campbell Scientific tripods. All of the stations were designed around a Campbell Scientific CR800 datalogger,and were solar powered, using combinations of photovoltaic panels up to 100 W supplying a Campbell Scientific 25/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u00a0Ah battery mounted on the tripod, plus a 110 Ah gel cell battery back-up in a separate housing.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Why: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data will be of use to researchers and students interested in the weather of south-east Iceland, glacier climate, local influence of glaciers on more regional synoptic weather systems, glacier climate modellers, glacier hydrologists and hydrogeologists.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Who: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he BGS project was led and coordinated by Dr Jez Everest, technical support and implementation by Heiko Buxel and data quality assurance and checking by Dr Jon Mackay.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Completeness: a<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">ny periods where equipment malfunction, testing or replacement meant that no or unreliable data were collected are indicated by a /ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u2018NAN/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/u2019 value in the datasets.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//div><div  class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"accordions/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-wrap/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<button class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"><span class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"button-content/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/" tabindex=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"-1/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">Interview data to assess BRAVE project impact </ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//button>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<div class=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"acc-body sea-background-e/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/t<p>What<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">: this set of data is the second set of impact interviews conducted with the target communities of the BRAVE project. The interviews are transcriptions in Microsoft Word.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Where<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">: the communities involved in the data collection were from Tomo and Poa in Burkina Faso and Jawani and Tariganga in Ghana. There are 32 interviews from Burkinabe community members and 23 from the Ghanaian communities. Individuals were selected based on their participation in the BRAVE field activity of the Farmer Voice Radio.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>When: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data was collected between October 2019 and February 2020 by the local researchers.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>How: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data methodology was built on the initial vulnerability assessments and included questions around behaviour change and income change based on the BRAVE communities&#8217; activities of ground water measurement and water management strategies.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Why: t<span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">he data shows behaviour and livelihood change within the communities due to these activities. This is final qualitative impacts dataset from the BRAVE project. Previous linked datasets include the baseline vulnerability assessments and the first round of impact interviews.</ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//span></ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520//p>/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/n<p>Who: <span data-contrast=/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/"auto/ngdc/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/520/">BRAVE: building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa. 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