diff --git a/aiida_flexpart/data/nc_data.py b/aiida_flexpart/data/nc_data.py
index 298b815..7ffa3ae 100644
--- a/aiida_flexpart/data/nc_data.py
+++ b/aiida_flexpart/data/nc_data.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import os
 from aiida.orm import RemoteData
-from netCDF4 import Dataset
 
-class NetCDFData(RemoteData):
 
-    def __init__(self, filepath=None, remote_path=None, **kwargs):
+class NetCdfData(RemoteData):
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, filepath=None, remote_path=None, g_att=None, nc_dimensions=None, **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         Data plugin for Netcdf files.
         """
@@ -13,32 +15,20 @@ def __init__(self, filepath=None, remote_path=None, **kwargs):
             filename = os.path.basename(filepath)
             self.set_remote_path(remote_path)
             self.set_filename(filename)
-
-            # open and read as NetCDF
-            nc_file = Dataset(filepath, mode="r")
-            self.set_global_attributes(nc_file)
+            self.set_global_attributes(g_att, nc_dimensions)
 
     def set_filename(self, val):
         self.base.attributes.set("filename", val)
 
-    def set_global_attributes(self, nc_file):
-
-        g_att = {}
-        for a in nc_file.ncattrs():
-            g_att[a] = repr(nc_file.getncattr(a))
+    def set_global_attributes(self, g_att, nc_dimensions):
         self.base.attributes.set("global_attributes", g_att)
-
-        nc_dimensions = {i: len(nc_file.dimensions[i]) for i in nc_file.dimensions}
         self.base.attributes.set("dimensions", nc_dimensions)
 
     def ncdump(self):
-        """
-        Small python version of ncdump.
-        """
+        """Small python version of ncdump."""
         print("dimensions:")
         for k, v in self.base.attributes.get("dimensions").items():
-            print("\t%s =" % k, v)
-
+            print(f"\t {k} = {v}")
         print("// global attributes:")
         for k, v in self.base.attributes.get("global_attributes").items():
-            print("\t:%s =" % k, v)
\ No newline at end of file
+            print(f"\t :{k} = {v}")
diff --git a/aiida_flexpart/workflows/inspect.py b/aiida_flexpart/workflows/inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c627dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aiida_flexpart/workflows/inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+from aiida.engine import WorkChain, calcfunction
+from aiida.plugins import DataFactory
+from aiida import orm
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
+from netCDF4 import Dataset
+
+NetCDF = DataFactory("netcdf.data")
+
+
+def check(nc_file, version):
+    """
+    Checks if there is a netcdf file stored with the same name,
+    if so, it checks the created date, if that is a match then returns
+    False.
+    """
+    qb = orm.QueryBuilder()
+    qb.append(
+        NetCDF,
+        project=[f"attributes.global_attributes.{version}"],
+        filters={"attributes.filename": nc_file.attributes["filename"]},
+    )
+    if qb.all():
+        for i in qb.all():
+            if i[0] == nc_file.attributes["global_attributes"][version]:
+                return False
+    return True
+
+
+def validate_history(nc_file):
+    return True if "history" in nc_file.attributes["global_attributes"].keys() else None
+
+
+@calcfunction
+def store(remote_dir, file):
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+        remote_path = Path(remote_dir.get_remote_path()) / file.value
+        temp_path = Path(td) / file.value
+        remote_dir.getfile(remote_path, temp_path)
+
+        # fill global attributes and dimensions
+        nc_file = Dataset(str(temp_path), mode="r")
+        nc_dimensions = {i: len(nc_file.dimensions[i]) for i in nc_file.dimensions}
+        global_att = {}
+        for a in nc_file.ncattrs():
+            global_att[a] = repr(nc_file.getncattr(a))
+
+        node = NetCDF(
+            str(temp_path),
+            remote_path=str(remote_path),
+            computer=remote_dir.computer,
+            g_att=global_att,
+            nc_dimensions=nc_dimensions,
+        )
+
+        if validate_history(node) == None:
+            return
+        elif check(node, "history"):
+            return node
+
+
+class InspectWorkflow(WorkChain):
+    @classmethod
+    def define(cls, spec):
+        super().define(spec)
+        spec.input_namespace("remotes", valid_type=orm.RemoteData, required=False)
+        spec.input_namespace(
+            "remotes_cs", valid_type=orm.RemoteStashFolderData, required=False
+        )
+        spec.outputs.dynamic = True
+        spec.outline(
+            cls.fill_remote_data,
+            cls.inspect,
+        )
+
+    def fill_remote_data(self):
+        self.ctx.dict_remote_data = {}
+        if "remotes" in self.inputs:
+            self.ctx.dict_remote_data = self.inputs.remotes
+        else:
+            for k, v in self.inputs.remotes_cs.items():
+                self.ctx.dict_remote_data[k] = orm.RemoteData(
+                    remote_path=v.target_basepath, computer=v.computer
+                )
+
+    def inspect(self):
+        for _, i in self.ctx.dict_remote_data.items():
+            for file in i.listdir():
+                if ".nc" in file:
+                    store(i, file)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 96a4f19..f755957 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ docs = [
 
 [project.entry-points."aiida.workflows"]
 "flexpart.multi_dates" = "aiida_flexpart.workflows.multi_dates_workflow:FlexpartMultipleDatesWorkflow"
+"inspect.workflow" = "aiida_flexpart.workflows.inspect:InspectWorkflow"
 
 [project.entry-points."aiida.data"]
-"netcdf.data" = "aiida_flexpart.data.nc_data:NetCDFData"
+"netcdf.data" = "aiida_flexpart.data.nc_data:NetCdfData"
 
 
 [tool.pylint.format]