National Meteorological Data Service Center
Short description
The National Meteorological Data Service Center (NMDSC) is the main data sharing platform of the China Meteorological Administration. It provides centralized access to meteorological data resources and supports meteorological services, scientific research, and climate monitoring.
The repository includes diverse datasets such as surface observations, upper-air sounding data, ocean observations, satellite data, radar data, and numerical weather prediction products.
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Discipline |
Atmospheric Science, Climate Research, Meteorology, Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing |
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Institution |
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) |
| Languages | Chinese, English |
| Repository access | Open |
| Data access | Restricted |
| Access requirements |
User registration required; higher data access levels require identity verification. |
| International usability |
Limited. Foreign researchers typically receive only the lowest access level, allowing downloads of up to 2 MB per day. |
| Website | https://data.cma.cn/Externer Link |
| re3data | https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100011141Externer Link |
Video tutorial
The repository provides illustrated guides explaining the process of account registration, dataset discovery, and the procedure for downloading meteorological datasets.
Access notes
Users must register an account to download data. Higher access levels require additional verification such as linking a Chinese phone number or providing identification.
The English interface allows easier registration but provides access to fewer datasets. The Chinese interface contains the full dataset catalogue and is recommended for data access.
Repository overview
The NMDSC serves as the centralized meteorological data sharing platform in China, integrating datasets from observation networks, satellites, radar systems, and numerical forecasting models.
It supports both online and offline data services and provides a large collection of observational and modeled meteorological datasets used in weather forecasting, climate research, and environmental monitoring.