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+Intro 
+    ACDD
+    NasaAMES
+    CF 
+
+Metadata
+    General metadata
+        everything before ebas_something
+    EBAS metadata
+        ebas_something 
+        link to template page. 
+        comment (phase out)
+    Structure of metadata
+        global, variable, time dependent 
+
+Dimensions 
+    time 
+    metadata time 
+    additional dimensions
+        Location (instrument inlet etc..)
+        Wavelength
+        D
+
+Variables 
+    time_bnds
+    metadatatime_bnds
+    general  - amean, gc, ebasmetadata 
+    statistics - precentiler, std etc. 
+
+Examples
+    code, VRE etc?