The GLOBEC metadata portal can either be browsed by topic (see structure below) or searched using a free text search or more advanced spatial, temporal or keyword searches.

To search for specific data sets either enter enter a free text search string into the "data set text search" box or click on "map/date search" for a more detailed search. Detailed instructions for free text searching or for a map/date search are given on the GCMD site.

The GLOBEC metadata portal map/date search screen