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LATITUDE.INSTRUMENT,CONSTANT,deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation (+ for north; - for south),x
LONGITUDE.INSTRUMENT,CONSTANT,deg,REAL,Inst. geolocation; (+ for east; - for west),x
ALTITUDE.INSTRUMENT,CONSTANT,m,REAL,Inst. geolocation,x
DATETIME,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,weighted mean meas. Time,x
DATETIME.START,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. start,x
DATETIME.STOP,DATETIME,MJD2K,DOUBLE,Meas. stop,x
WAVELENGTH_EMISSION,[CONSTANT|INDEPENDENT],nm,REAL,Wavelength(s) of the transmitted laser pulse,x
WAVELENGTH_DETECTION,[CONSTANT|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],nm,REAL,Detection wavelength(s) (may or may not be the same as emission),x
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
ANGLE.VIEW_AZIMUTH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,Azimuth pointing of lidar beam if not looking vertically,o
ALTITUDE,ALTITUDE,m,REAL,Actual measurement altitude grid (increasing),x
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Mean of backcatter ratio at corresponding wavelength,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Median of backcatter ratio at corresponding wavelength,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of backcatter ratio at corresponding wavelength,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.RATIO_MEAN is provided
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_MEAN is provided
CALIBRATION.ZONE,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,x
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Mean of backscatter coefficient derived from measured backscatter ratio,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Median of backscatter coefficient derived from measured backscatter ratio,o
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of backscatter coefficient derived from measured backscatter ratio,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_MEAN is provided
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_MEAN is provided
MOLECULAR.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INDEPENDENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Molecular Backscatter Coefficient profile,x
NUMBER.DENSITY_INDEPENDENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],molec m-3,REAL,Air number density profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],hPa,REAL,Pressure profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],K,REAL,Temperature profile used to derive backscatter coefficient,o
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
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_MEAN is provided
PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Pressure profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if PRESSURE_INDEPENDENT_MEAN is provided
TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Temperature profile source (e.g. Lidar; NCEP; Sonde; ECMWF etc.),x if TEMPERATURE_INDEPENDENT_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Mean of aerosol extinction coefficient e.g. derived from backscatter coefficient and lidar ratio or derived from Raman return signal,o
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Median of aerosol extinction coefficient e.g. derived from backscatter coefficient and lidar ratio or derived from Raman return signal,o
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of aerosol extinction coefficient,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],h,REAL,Actual integration time of aerosol extinction coefficient measurement,x if AEROSOL.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_MEAN is provided
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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Mean aerosol lidar ratio,o
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Median of aerosol lidar ratio,o
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Combined uncertainty of aerosol lidar ratio,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of aerosol lidar ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LIDAR.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LIDAR.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.LIDAR.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,exponent e in wavelength to the e power law used to convert aerosol extinction from one wavelenght to another,o
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_MEAN.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_MEDIAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Median of aerosol angstrom exponent,o
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of aerosol angstrom exponent,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_COUNT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[CONSTANT|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of aerosol angstrom exponent measurement,x if AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.ANGSTROM.EXPONENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Mean of derived depolarization ratio for aerosol scattering,o
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Median of derived depolarization ratio for aerosol scattering,o
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of derived depolarization ratio for aerosol scattering,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
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_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of derived depolarization ratio measurement,x if AEROSOL.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN is provided
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Mean of measured Volume depolarization ratio arising from Rayleigh(+ rotational Raman) scattering and aerosol scattering,o
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEDIAN,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Median of measured Volume depolarization ratio arising from Rayleigh(+ rotational Raman) scattering and aerosol scattering,o
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Combined uncertainty of measured Volume depolarization ratio,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN is provided
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_COUNT,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,INTEGER,Number of profiles aggregated,o
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_MEAN is provided
VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Volume depolarization ratio measurement,x if VOLUME.LINEAR.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_MEAN is provided
AEROSOL.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Base of aerosol layer above sea level,o
AEROSOL.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEAN.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEDIAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Median of base of aerosol layer,o
AEROSOL.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Top of aerosol layer above sea level,o
AEROSOL.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEAN.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
AEROSOL.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEDIAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Median of top of aerosol layer,o
MIXING.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Base of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
MIXING.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEAN.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
MIXING.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT_MEDIAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Median of bottom of mixing layer,o
MIXING.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Top of mixing layer above sea level derived from the measurement,o
MIXING.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEAN.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Statistical error of the mean,o
MIXING.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT_MEDIAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Median of top of mixing layer,o
AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_MEAN,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Aerosol Optical Depth,o
AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],[empty],STRING,Aerosol Optical Depth source,x if AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_MEAN is provided
SOURCE.PRODUCT,INDEPENDENT,[empty],STRING,Information relevant to the source history of the Metadata and Data,o
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