Part of NCDDC's mission is to provide access to the long-term coastal data record. Providing access is one thing... but in order to access, someone must know that the data exists... that is data "discovery" and at NCDDC data discovery takes place through the use of metadata.

Questions concerning metadata, the use of metadata at NCDDC, or the development and management of your metadata records using NCDDC's Metadata Enterprise Resource Management Aid (MERMAid) should be directed to:

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Coastal Data Development Center
Building 1100, Room 101
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

Email: ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Telephone: (228)-688-3841
Facsimile: (228)-688-2968