Data availability and file formatData are freely available to all registered BADC users, subject to due credit being given to the data provider. The data themselves are held in CF-NetCDF format.The actual data can be found by following the link to the 'MACDA data directory' in the Online References section below, or going directly to http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/browse/badc/mgs/data/macda . Once you are there, if you are already a registered BADC user, simply click on 'Logon to BADC' and use your BADC username and password. You will then be directed to the main /badc/mgs/data/macda directory from which you can download the dataset files. If you are a new user, go first to http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/reg/user_register_info.html and register yourself to obtain a BADC username and password, then follow the steps above. For any problem, please send an email to the contacts below or contact BADC directly (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/help/contact.html).