Run

channels_recorded_auxiliary

channels_recorded_auxiliary	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: []	List of auxiliary channels recorded	[T]

channels_recorded_electric

channels_recorded_electric	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: []	List of electric channels recorded	“[Ex , Ey]”

channels_recorded_magnetic

channels_recorded_magnetic	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: []	List of magnetic channels recorded	“[Hx , Hy , Hz]”

comments

comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Any comments on the run.	cows chewed cables

data_type

data_type	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: BBMT	Type of data recorded for this run.	BBMT

id

id	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: alpha numeric Default: None	Run ID should be station name followed by a number or character. Characters should only be used if the run number is small, if the run number is high consider using digits with zeros. For example if you have 100 runs the run ID could be 001 or {station}001.	001

sample_rate

sample_rate	Description	Example
Required: True Units: samples per second Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	Digital sample rate for the run	100

fdsn.id

fdsn.id	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: alpha numeric Default: None	Given FDSN archive ID name.	MT001

fdsn.network

fdsn.network	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: alpha numeric Default: None	Given two character FDSN archive network code.	EM

fdsn.channel_code

fdsn.channel_code	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: alpha numeric Default: None	Three character FDSN channel code. http://docs.fdsn.org/projects/source- identifiers/en/v1.0/channel-codes.html	LQN

fdsn.new_epoch

fdsn.new_epoch	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: boolean Style: name Default: None	Boolean telling if a new epoch needs to be created or not.	False

fdsn.alternate_code

fdsn.alternate_code	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Alternate Code	_INT-NON_FDSN,. UNRESTRICTED,_U S-ALL,_US- MT,_US-MT-TA

fdsn.alternate_network_code

fdsn.alternate_network_code	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Alternate Network Code	_INT-NON_FDSN,. UNRESTRICTED,_U S-ALL,_US- MT,_US-MT-TA

data_logger.id

data_logger.id	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: none	Instrument ID number can be serial number or a designated ID.	mt01

data_logger.manufacturer

data_logger.manufacturer	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: none	Who manufactured the instrument.	mt gurus

data_logger.type

data_logger.type	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: none	Description of the instrument type.	broadband 32-bit

data_logger.model

data_logger.model	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Model version of the instrument.	falcon5

data_logger.name

data_logger.name	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Standard marketing name of the instrument.	falcon5

data_logger.timing_system.comments

data_logger.timing_system.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Any comment on the timing system.	GPS locked with internal quartz clock

data_logger.timing_system.drift

data_logger.timing_system.drift	Description	Example
Required: True Units: seconds Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	Estimated drift of the timing system.	0.001

data_logger.timing_system.type

data_logger.timing_system.type	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: GPS	Type of timing system.	GPS

data_logger.timing_system.uncertainty

data_logger.timing_system.uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: True Units: seconds Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	Estimated uncertainty of the timing system.	0.0002

data_logger.timing_system.n_satellites

data_logger.timing_system.n_satellites	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: integer Style: number Default: None	Number of satellites used for timing.	6

data_logger.firmware.author

data_logger.firmware.author	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Author of the software	Neo

data_logger.firmware.version

data_logger.firmware.version	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Software version	12.01a

data_logger.firmware.last_updated

data_logger.firmware.last_updated	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: date Default: 1980-01-01T00:00:00+00:00	Most recent date the software was updated. Prefer to use version, but this works for non-versioned software.	2020-01-01

data_logger.firmware.name

data_logger.firmware.name	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Software name	mtrules

data_logger.power_source.type

data_logger.power_source.type	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name Default: None	Description of battery type.	pb-acid gel cell

data_logger.power_source.id

data_logger.power_source.id	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name Default: None	battery id	battery01

data_logger.power_source.voltage.start

data_logger.power_source.voltage.start	Description	Example
Required: False Units: volts Type: float Style: number Default: None	Starting voltage	14.3

data_logger.power_source.voltage.end

data_logger.power_source.voltage.end	Description	Example
Required: False Units: volts Type: float Style: number Default: None	Ending voltage	12.1

data_logger.power_source.comments

data_logger.power_source.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name Default: None	Any comments about the battery.	discharged too quickly

time_period.end

time_period.end	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: time Default: 1980-01-01T00:00:00+00:00	End date and time of collection in UTC.	2020-02-04T16:2 3:45.453670+00: 00

time_period.start

time_period.start	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: time Default: 1980-01-01T00:00:00+00:00	Start date and time of collection in UTC.	2020-02-01T09:2 3:45.453670+00: 00

acquired_by.author

acquired_by.author	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Persons name, should be full first and last name.	person name

acquired_by.organization

acquired_by.organization	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Organization full name	mt gurus

acquired_by.comments

acquired_by.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: email Default: None	Any comments about the person	expert digger

metadata_by.author

metadata_by.author	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Persons name, should be full first and last name.	person name

metadata_by.organization

metadata_by.organization	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Organization full name	mt gurus

metadata_by.comments

metadata_by.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: email Default: None	Any comments about the person	expert digger

provenance.comments

provenance.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Any comments on provenance of the data.	all good

provenance.log

provenance.log	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	A history of changes made to the data.	2020-02-10T14:2 4:45+00:00 updated metadata