Station

channel_layout

channel_layout	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: None	How the station channels were laid out.	x

channels_recorded

channels_recorded	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: []	List of components recorded by the station. Should be a summary of all channels recorded. Dropped channels will be recorded in Run metadata.	“[ Ex, Ey, Hx, Hy, Hz, T]”

comments

comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Any comments on the station.	5 runs

data_type

data_type	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: BBMT	Type of data recorded. If multiple types input as a comma separated list.	BBMT

geographic_name

geographic_name	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Closest geographic name to the station, usually a city, but could be another common geographic location.	“Whitehorse, YK”

id

id	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: alpha numeric Default: None	Station ID name. This should be an alpha numeric name that is typically 5-6 characters long. Commonly the project name in 2 or 3 letters and the station number.	MT001

run_list

run_list	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: []	List of runs recorded by the station. Should be a summary of all runs recorded.	“[ mt001a, mt001b, mt001c ]”

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

location.latitude

location.latitude	Description	Example
Required: True Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	latitude of location in datum specified at survey level	23.134

location.longitude

location.longitude	Description	Example
Required: True Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	longitude of location in datum specified at survey level	14.23

location.elevation

location.elevation	Description	Example
Required: True Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	elevation of location in datum specified at survey level	123.4

location.latitude_uncertainty

location.latitude_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in latitude estimation in degrees	0.01

location.longitude_uncertainty

location.longitude_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in longitude estimation in degrees	0.01

location.elevation_uncertainty

location.elevation_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in elevation estimation	0.01

location.datum

location.datum	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: None	Datum of the location values. Usually a well known datum like WGS84.	WGS84

location.x

location.x	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative distance to the center of the station	10.0

location.x2

location.x2	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative distance to the center of the station	10.0

location.y

location.y	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative distance to the center of the station	10.0

location.y2

location.y2	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative distance to the center of the station	10.0

location.z

location.z	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative elevation to the center of the station	10.0

location.z2

location.z2	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	relative elevation to the center of the station	10.0

location.x_uncertainty

location.x_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in longitude estimation in x-direction	0.01

location.y_uncertainty

location.y_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in longitude estimation in y-direction	0.01

location.z_uncertainty

location.z_uncertainty	Description	Example
Required: False Units: meters Type: float Style: number Default: None	uncertainty in longitude estimation in z-direction	0.01

location.declination.comments

location.declination.comments	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	any comments on declination	estimated from WMM 2016

location.declination.model

location.declination.model	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: WMM	geomagnetic reference model used to calculate declination	WMM

location.declination.epoch

location.declination.epoch	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Epoch for which declination was approximated in.	2020

location.declination.value

location.declination.value	Description	Example
Required: True Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: 0.0	declination angle relative to geographic north positive clockwise	12.3

location.country

location.country	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: None	Country of the geographic location, should be spelled out in full. Can be a list of countries.	United States of America

location.state

location.state	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: None	State or province of the geographic location, should be spelled out in full. Can be a list of states or provinces.	[Colorado, Utah]

location.county

location.county	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: name list Default: None	County of the geographic location, should be spelled out in full. Can be a list of counties.	[Douglass, Fayet]

location.township

location.township	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Township or city name or code.	090

location.section

location.section	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Section name or code.	012

location.quarter

location.quarter	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Quarter section code.	400

location.parcel

location.parcel	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Land parcel ID.	46b29a

acquired_by.name

acquired_by.name	Description	Example
Required: True 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

orientation.method

orientation.method	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: None	method for orienting station layout	compass

orientation.reference_frame

orientation.reference_frame	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: geographic	“Reference frame for station layout. There are only 2 options geographic and geomagnetic. Both assume a right-handed coordinate system with North=0 E=90 and vertical positive downward”	geomagnetic

orientation.angle_to_geographic_north

orientation.angle_to_geographic_north	Description	Example
Required: False Units: degrees Type: float Style: number Default: None	“Angle to rotate the data to align with geographic north. If this number is 0 then it is assumed the data are aligned with geographic north in a right handed coordinate system.”	geomagnetic

orientation.value

orientation.value	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: None	“Channel orientation relative to each other”	orthogonal

provenance.creation_time

provenance.creation_time	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: date time Default: 1980-01-01T00:00:00+00:00	Date and time the file was created.	2020-02-08T12:2 3:40.324600+00: 00

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

provenance.creator.name

provenance.creator.name	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Persons name, should be full first and last name.	person name

provenance.creator.author

provenance.creator.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

provenance.creator.organization

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

provenance.creator.email

provenance.creator.email	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: email Default: None	Email of the contact person	mt.guru@em.org

provenance.creator.url

provenance.creator.url	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	URL of the contact person	em.org

provenance.creator.comments

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

provenance.submitter.name

provenance.submitter.name	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Persons name, should be full first and last name.	person name

provenance.submitter.author

provenance.submitter.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

provenance.submitter.organization

provenance.submitter.organization	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Organization full name	mt gurus

provenance.submitter.email

provenance.submitter.email	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: email Default: None	Email of the contact person	mt.guru@em.org

provenance.submitter.url

provenance.submitter.url	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	URL of the contact person	em.org

provenance.submitter.comments

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

provenance.archive.name

provenance.archive.name	Description	Example
Required: True Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	Persons name, should be full first and last name.	person name

provenance.archive.author

provenance.archive.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

provenance.archive.organization

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

provenance.archive.email

provenance.archive.email	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: email Default: None	Email of the contact person	mt.guru@em.org

provenance.archive.url

provenance.archive.url	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: free form Default: None	URL of the contact person	em.org

provenance.archive.comments

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

provenance.software.author

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

provenance.software.version

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

provenance.software.last_updated

provenance.software.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

provenance.software.name

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

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

release_license

release_license	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: controlled vocabulary Default: CC0-1.0	How the data can be used. The options are based on https://github.com/spdx/license- list-data	CC BY

doi

doi	Description	Example
Required: False Units: None Type: string Style: url Default: none	full url of the doi number	http://doi.###