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2,LATITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation (+ for north; - for south),x
2,LONGITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation (+ for east; - for west),x
2,ALTITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Inst. geolocation,x
2,DATETIME,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Representative mean measurement time defined relative to 1st January 2000 00:00:00 UT which is equal to 0.0,x
2,DATETIME.START,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. start,x
2,DATETIME.STOP,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. stop,x
2,WAVELENGTH_EMISSION,[CONSTANT|INDEPENDENT],nm,REAL,Wavelength(s) of the transmitted laser pulse,x
2,WAVELENGTH_DETECTION,[CONSTANT|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],nm,REAL,Detection wavelength(s) (may or may not be the same as emission),x
2,ANGLE.VIEW_ZENITH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,pointing of lidar beam(s) e.g. 10 degrees off zenith to avoid specular reflection from cirrus clouds,x
2,ANGLE.VIEW_AZIMUTH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,Azimuth pointing of lidar beam if not looking vertically,o
2,ACCUMULATED.LASER.SHOTS,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Total number of laser shots,o
2,ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Actual measurement altitude (grid or as measured on a mobile platform),x
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Backscatter ratio at corresponding wavelength,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,CALIBRATION.ZONE,[INDEPENDENT|DATETIME;INDEPENDENT],m,REAL,Provisional definition is bottom and top altitudes of the normalization/calibration layer (a 2 element vector: [zbot;ztop]). This can change for individual groups to better describe the measurement as required,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Backscatter coefficient derived from measured backscatter ratio or from lidar-measured signal; aerosol optical depth from independent sunphotometer (or source); and atmospheric T/P from independent source,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,MOLECULAR.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Molecular Backscatter Coefficient profile,x
2,NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],molec m-3,REAL,Air number density profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],hPa,REAL,Pressure profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],K,REAL,Temperature profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,MOLECULAR.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Molecular Backscatter Coefficient profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x
2,NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Air number density profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Pressure profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Temperature profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Aerosol extinction coefficient e.g. derived from backscatter coefficient and lidar ratio or derived from Raman return signal,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Extinction Coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Independent Aerosol Lidar Ratio,o
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Aerosol Lidar Ratio source,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Ratio of extinction coefficient to backscatter coefficient (4*pi)/(wo*P(180)),o
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Lidar Ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Exponent e in wavelength to the e power law used to convert aerosol extinction from one wavelength to another,o
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Angstrom Exponent measurement,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Derived depolarization ratio for aerosol scattering,o
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of linear depolarization ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Measured Volume depolarization ratio arising from Rayleigh(+ rotational Raman) scattering and aerosol scattering,o
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of volume linear depolarization ratio measurement,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,LAYER.INDEX,LAYER.INDEX,1,SHORT,array of size n equal to the number of layers being reported e.g. 1 2 3,o
2,AEROSOL.TYPE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],[empty],STRING,Refer to references in emails from EJW and LM/AMF to follow up,o
2,AEROSOL.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Base of aerosol layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,AEROSOL.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Top of aerosol layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,MIXING.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Base of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,MIXING.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Top of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Tropopause height above mean sea level,o
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],[empty],STRING,Tropopause height source e.g. radiosonde; MERRA,x if ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Aerosol Optical Depth,o
2,AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],[empty],STRING,Aerosol Optical Depth source,x if AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,ROLL,DATETIME,deg,REAL,Roll of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only); negative values to port; positive values to starboard,o
2,PITCH,DATETIME,deg,REAL,Pitch of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only); negative values are downl positive values are up,o
2,SPEED.HORIZONTAL,DATETIME,m s-1,REAL,Horizontal velocity of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only),o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY,1,DOUBLE,Normalized frequency grid to use with the Transfer Functions in bins to the power of -1 (Nyquist=0.5),o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,SOURCE.PRODUCT,INDEPENDENT,[empty],STRING,Information relevant to the source history of the Metadata and Data,o
2,LATITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation (+ for north; - for south),x
2,LONGITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation (+ for east; - for west),x
2,ALTITUDE.INSTRUMENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Inst. geolocation,x
2,DATETIME,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Representative mean measurement time defined relative to 1st January 2000 00:00:00 UT which is equal to 0.0,x
2,DATETIME.START,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. start,x
2,DATETIME.STOP,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. stop,x
2,WAVELENGTH_EMISSION,[CONSTANT|INDEPENDENT],nm,REAL,Wavelength(s) of the transmitted laser pulse,x
2,WAVELENGTH_DETECTION,[CONSTANT|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],nm,REAL,Detection wavelength(s) (may or may not be the same as emission),x
2,ANGLE.VIEW_ZENITH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,pointing of lidar beam(s) e.g. 10 degrees off zenith to avoid specular reflection from cirrus clouds,x
2,ANGLE.VIEW_AZIMUTH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,Azimuth pointing of lidar beam if not looking vertically,o
2,ACCUMULATED.LASER.SHOTS,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Total number of laser shots,o
2,ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Actual measurement altitude (grid or as measured on a mobile platform),x
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Backscatter ratio at corresponding wavelength,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Ratio,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO is provided
2,CALIBRATION.ZONE,[INDEPENDENT|DATETIME;INDEPENDENT],m,REAL,Provisional definition is bottom and top altitudes of the normalization/calibration layer (a 2 element vector: [zbot;ztop]). This can change for individual groups to better describe the measurement as required,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Backscatter coefficient derived from measured backscatter ratio or from lidar-measured signal; aerosol optical depth from independent sunphotometer (or source); and atmospheric T/P from independent source,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,MOLECULAR.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Molecular Backscatter Coefficient profile,x
2,NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],molec m-3,REAL,Air number density profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],hPa,REAL,Pressure profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],K,REAL,Temperature profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
2,MOLECULAR.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Molecular Backscatter Coefficient profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x
2,NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Air number density profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Pressure profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Temperature profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Aerosol extinction coefficient e.g. derived from backscatter coefficient and lidar ratio or derived from Raman return signal,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Aerosol Extinction Coefficient,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Extinction Coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Independent Aerosol Lidar Ratio,o
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Aerosol Lidar Ratio source,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Ratio of extinction coefficient to backscatter coefficient (4*pi)/(wo*P(180)),o
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Lidar Ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Exponent e in wavelength to the e power law used to convert aerosol extinction from one wavelength to another,o
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Angstrom Exponent,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Angstrom Exponent measurement,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Derived depolarization ratio for aerosol scattering,o
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of linear depolarization ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Measured Volume depolarization ratio arising from Rayleigh(+ rotational Raman) scattering and aerosol scattering,o
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty: standard definition is square root of the sum of the squares of the random and systematic uncertainties (co-var matrix definition?),x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Vertical resolution: Standard definition is Full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of delta impulse response,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of volume linear depolarization ratio measurement,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,LAYER.INDEX,LAYER.INDEX,1,SHORT,array of size n equal to the number of layers being reported e.g. 1 2 3,o
2,AEROSOL.TYPE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],[empty],STRING,Refer to references in emails from EJW and LM/AMF to follow up,o
2,AEROSOL.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Base of aerosol layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,AEROSOL.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Top of aerosol layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,MIXING.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Base of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,MIXING.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Top of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Tropopause height above mean sea level,o
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],[empty],STRING,Tropopause height source e.g. radiosonde; MERRA,x if ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Aerosol Optical Depth,o
2,AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],[empty],STRING,Aerosol Optical Depth source,x if AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,ROLL,DATETIME,deg,REAL,Roll of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only); negative values to port; positive values to starboard,o
2,PITCH,DATETIME,deg,REAL,Pitch of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only); negative values are downl positive values are up,o
2,SPEED.HORIZONTAL,DATETIME,m s-1,REAL,Horizontal velocity of the mobile platform (mobile deployments only),o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY,1,DOUBLE,Normalized frequency grid to use with the Transfer Functions in bins to the power of -1 (Nyquist=0.5),o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.TRANSFER.FUNCTION,AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_BACKSCATTER_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.NORMALIZED.FREQUENCY;ALTITUDE,1,DOUBLE,Transfer Function of Digital Filter used,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.DF.CUTOFF,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: lidar-standardized = digital filter cut-off frequency,o
2,AEROSOL.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_RESOLUTION.ALTITUDE.IMPULSE.RESPONSE,[ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE;ALTITUDE],1,DOUBLE,Vertical resolution: impulse response matrix,o
2,SOURCE.PRODUCT,INDEPENDENT,[empty],STRING,Information relevant to the source history of the Metadata and Data,o
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