WAVELENGTH_EMISSION,[CONSTANT|INDEPENDENT],nm,REAL,Wavelength(s) of the transmitted laser pulse,x
2,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
2,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
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
ANGLE.VIEW_AZIMUTH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,Azimuth pointing of lidar beam if not looking vertically,o
2,ANGLE.VIEW_AZIMUTH,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],deg,REAL,Azimuth pointing of lidar beam if not looking vertically,o
ACCUMULATED.LASER.SHOTS,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Total number of laser shots,o
2,ACCUMULATED.LASER.SHOTS,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|WAVELENGTH_DETECTION|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH_DETECTION],1,REAL,Total number of laser shots,o
ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Actual measurement altitude (grid or as measured on a mobile platform) ,x
2,ALTITUDE,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m,REAL,Actual measurement altitude (grid or as measured on a mobile platform) ,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 is provided
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
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,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
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,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
AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Particle optical depth source,x if AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH is provided
2,AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Particle optical depth source,x if AEROSOL.OPTICAL.DEPTH is provided
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,LAYER.INDEX,LAYER.INDEX,1,SHORT,array of size n equal to the number of layers being reported e.g. 1 2 3,o
CLOUD.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Base of cloud above sea level,o
2,CLOUD.LAYER.BASE.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Base of cloud above sea level,o
CLOUD.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Top of cloud above sea level,o
2,CLOUD.LAYER.TOP.HEIGHT,[CONSTANT|LAYER.INDEX|DATETIME;LAYER.INDEX],m,REAL,Top of cloud above sea level,o
CLOUD.OPTICAL.DEPTH_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Cloud optical depth combined uncertainty,x if CLOUD.OPTICAL.DEPTH is provided
2,CLOUD.OPTICAL.DEPTH_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[CONSTANT|DATETIME|DATETIME;WAVELENGTH],1,REAL,Cloud optical depth combined uncertainty,x if CLOUD.OPTICAL.DEPTH is provided
CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Cloud 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 CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Cloud 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 CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Cloud Backscatter Coefficient,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Cloud Backscatter Coefficient,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Cloud Backscatter Coefficient,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1 sr-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Cloud Backscatter Coefficient,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Cloud Backscatter Coefficient measurement,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Cloud Backscatter Coefficient measurement,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.BACKSCATTER.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Cloud 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 CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Combined Uncertainty of the Cloud 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 CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Cloud Extinction Coefficient,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Cloud Extinction Coefficient,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Cloud Extinction Coefficient,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],m-1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Cloud Extinction Coefficient,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Cloud Extinction Coefficient measurement,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Cloud Extinction Coefficient measurement,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
2,CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.EXTINCTION.COEFFICIENT is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Cloud Lidar Ratio source,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Cloud Lidar Ratio source,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INDEPENDENT is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;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 CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;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 CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],sr,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Lidar Ratio,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Lidar Ratio measurement,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Lidar Ratio measurement,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO_RETRIEVAL.METHOD,[CONSTANT|ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],[empty],STRING,Retrieval method derived from GALION standards. See https://galion.world/api/galion_metadata_standards.html,x if CLOUD.LIDAR.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;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 CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.COMBINED.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;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 CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.RANDOM.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Random uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_UNCERTAINTY.SYSTEMATIC.STANDARD,[ALTITUDE|DATETIME;ALTITUDE],1,REAL,Systematic uncertainty of the Depolarization Ratio,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Depolarization Ratio measurement,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
2,CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO_INTEGRATION.TIME,[DATETIME],h,REAL,Actual integration time of Depolarization Ratio measurement,x if CLOUD.DEPOLARIZATION.RATIO is provided
ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Tropopause height above mean sea level,o
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],m,REAL,Tropopause height above mean sea level,o
ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],[empty],STRING,Tropopause height source e.g. radiosonde; MERRA,x if ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT is provided
2,ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT_SOURCE,[CONSTANT|DATETIME],[empty],STRING,Tropopause height source e.g. radiosonde; MERRA,x if ALTITUDE.TROPOPAUSE_INDEPENDENT is provided
SOURCE.PRODUCT,INDEPENDENT,[empty],STRING,Information relevant to the source history of the Metadata and Data,o
2,SOURCE.PRODUCT,INDEPENDENT,[empty],STRING,Information relevant to the source history of the Metadata and Data,o