The Microclimate DataBase (MDB)

The MDB is the core data source for the MEB-community, and currently consist of over 100.000 time series from more than 100 countries across the globe, submitted by more than a thousand data contributors. The database is still under development and data is not yet open access.

We plan to change that soon, though!

We already very much welcome project proposals for use of the database. In the future, data access will be facilitated through an integrated web interface, allowing users to select and request specific datasets by submitting a short project proposal.

For now, you can however already submit such proposals through our email address meb-network@outlook.com!

Each proposal is reviewed by the MDB database management committee (consisting of database managers, and representative data owners and data users). Most data will be available open access under a CC-BY-license (requiring citation of the database publication and the DOI of the dataset they used). For some datasets – available under a C-license only – the management committee may seek additional validation from data owners. The management committee further ensures there is no overlap or conflicts between research projects.

For use of specific datasets, you can also directly contact the respective regional contact persons as found on the map. 

For submission of your own data to the MDB, see ‘How to submit data‘