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Data catalog records for a topic category

Service URL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/records-matching.php
Description: Given a thesaurus term identifier, returns catalog records of scientific data resources pertinent to the category identified by the thesaurus term

Input parameters

thcode Thesaurus identifier (an integer) indicating the source of the term whose id is in 'code'
code Term identifier, a distinct value specifying a category term
wthcode Thesaurus identifier (an integer) indicating the source of the term whose id is in 'wcode'
wcode Term identifier, a distinct value specifying a second category term
order If value of this parameter is 'a', results will be given alphabetically by title
callback If needed, this parameter is used to return in the JSONP format

Output results

record An array containing a ranked list of catalog records
cite Catalog record identifier (integer)
title Title of the resource described by the record
onlink URL of the resource
description Short description of the resource; not an abstract but text intended to help users decide whether or not to examine the resource
format Abbreviation indicating the format of the resource, if other than web pages and data files; for example PDF
record_url URL of the catalog record, a page which will provide the catalog record in additional formats
categories An array of category terms that have been assigned to this record
thcode Thesaurus identifier (an integer) indicating the source of the term
code Term identifier, a distinct value specifying a category term
name Descriptor, the preferred label for the term
parent Term identifier of the next broader term
scope Scope note for the term, may include a definition