Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.solar:solar-features

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Georectified Information | Georeferenceable Information | Identifiers | Instruments | Mediums | OnlineResources | Operations
Platforms | Process Steps | Range Elements | Reference Systems | Responsible Parties | Series | Sources | Spatial Grids | Temporal Extents

MD_DataIdentification

Count Component Title Abstract
1 Solar Features Collection includes a variety of solar feature datasets contributed by a number of national and private solar observatories located worldwide.
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SV_Identification

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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 Collection included as a part of the NGDC Official Archive.
    2011-01-01
1 GCMD Data Center Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 GCMD Project Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
    2007
1 NASA/GCMD Instrument Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
    2007
1 NASA/GCMD Location Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
    2007
1 NASA/GCMD Platform Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
    2007
1 Plague Regions: Calcium Data
    1 Solar Features
      2014-08-10
    solarFeatures
    1 Solar Flares: Burst Tables - Fixed Frequency
      1 Solar Flares: Burst Tables - Swept Frequency
        1 Solar Flares: Flare Index
          1 Solar Flares: Flare Patrol
            1 Solar Flares: H-alpha
              1 Solar Flares: SIDs
                1 Solar Flares: X-rays
                  1 Solar Plage Regions: Index
                    1 Solar Plague Regions: SGD Tables
                      1 Solar Radio: Noontime Flux (Penticton)
                        1 Solar Radio: RSTN Fixed Frequency
                          1 Solar Radio: RSTN Swept Frequency
                            1 Solar Radio: Solar Radio Maps
                              1 Solar Radio: Spectral Events
                                1 Solar While Light: Photometric
                                  1 Solar White Light: Photoheliographic
                                    1 Sunspot Regions
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                                      CI_Series

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                                      CI_ResponsibleParty

                                      Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
                                      1 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce resourceProvider
                                      1 Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory info@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca resourceProvider www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
                                      1 Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute jeofizik@boun.edu.tr resourceProvider http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/jeofizik/
                                      2 GCMD Landing Page NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System custodian https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
                                      1 NCEI (publisher) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher
                                      1 Anna Milan NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Metadata Specialist editor
                                      11 NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) solar.ngdc@noaa.gov resourceProvider https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
                                      1 Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) library@rmg.co.uk resourceProvider http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/
                                      1 San Fernando Observatory (SFO) angie.cookson@csun.edu resourceProvider http://www.csun.edu/sfo/
                                      1 Scientific Data Stewardship provided by the National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. originator
                                      1 Stanford University Radio Astronomy Institute sol-ctr@quake.stanford.edu resourceProvider http://solar-center.stanford.edu/
                                      2 USAF Solar Electro-Optical Network (SEON) afwapa@offutt.af.mil resourceProvider http://www.afweather.af.mil/
                                      4 William Denig (pointOfContact) William Denig DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce solar.ngdc@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                      1 William Denig DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce processor
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                                      CI_OnlineResource

                                      Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
                                      1 http://solar-center.stanford.edu/ Stanford Solar Center The Stanford Solar Center is dedicated to sharing the joy and excitement of solar science exploration. Acting as the education and public outreach arm of the Solar Observatories Group, and funded by NASA, the Solar Center provides resources, activities, and projects relating to the Sun for teachers, students, and the public.
                                      2 http://www.afweather.af.mil/ Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) The mission of Air Force Weather Agency is to maximize America's power through the exploitation of timely, accurate and relevant weather information; anytime, everywhere. AFWA is a Field Operating Agency, reporting to United States Air Force Director of Weather, Deputy Chief of Staff Air and Space Operations (USAF/A3O-W).
                                      1 http://www.csun.edu/sfo/ San Fernando Observatory (SFO) The San Fernando Observatory (SFO) is a solar research facility associated with the California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
                                      1 http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/jeofizik/ Department of Geophysics, Bogazici University Geophysics Department at Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute gives the highest priority to original research with the aim of promoting young researchers and scientists reflecting the mobility of the modern science and the fast progress in technology within their research, together with the essential human qualities such as environmental awareness and preservation of the nature, while identifying and providing solutions in the part of the world we are living.
                                      1 http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/ Royal Observatory Greenwich, Royal Museums Greenwich The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope.
                                      2 https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information
                                      11 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provides scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.
                                      1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/spaceweather.html Space Weather Numerous space environmental datasets are available at the NGDC/STP website
                                      1 www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca National Research Council Canada (NRCC) The Solar Radio Monitoring Program is a service operated jointly by National Research Council Canada and the Canadian Space Agency. Its function is to provide current and archival values of the 10.7cm Solar Flux solar activity index to any user to whom it might be of use.
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                                      MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

                                      Count Component Code
                                      2
                                      1 solarFeatures
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                                      EX_Extent

                                      Bounding Box Temporal Extent
                                      Count Component Description West East North South Start End
                                      1 Data provided by various solar observatories located worldwide. Data record range is from 1818 to present. -180 180 90 -90 1818-01-01 2009-12-30
                                      1 2009-10-01 2010-09-30
                                      1 1938-04-01 2010-12-30
                                      1 1955-01-10 2010-11-30
                                      1 1976-01-01 2009-12-31
                                      1 1968-03-21 2011-02-28
                                      1 1958-03-01 2010-09-28
                                      1 1980-05-16 2011-02-28
                                      1 2000-04-27 2011-03-01
                                      2 2000-01-01 2011-01-31
                                      1 1947-03-05 2011-10-31
                                      1 1967-01-01 2011-01-29
                                      1 1962-06-07 1973-08-31
                                      1 1915-01-01 1987-11-06
                                      1 1942-01-01 2002-12-31
                                      1 1968-12-29 1982-08-31
                                      1 1874-01-01 1976-12-31
                                      1 1985-03-02 1998-12-31
                                      1 1874-05-10 2011-02-28
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                                      EX_GeographicBoundingBox

                                      Count Component West East North South
                                      1 -180 180 90 -90
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                                      EX_TemporalExtent

                                      Count Component Start End
                                      1 1818-01-01 2009-12-30
                                      1 2009-10-01 2010-09-30
                                      1 1938-04-01 2010-12-30
                                      1 1955-01-10 2010-11-30
                                      1 1976-01-01 2009-12-31
                                      1 1968-03-21 2011-02-28
                                      1 1958-03-01 2010-09-28
                                      1 1980-05-16 2011-02-28
                                      1 2000-04-27 2011-03-01
                                      2 2000-01-01 2011-01-31
                                      1 1947-03-05 2011-10-31
                                      1 1967-01-01 2011-01-29
                                      1 1962-06-07 1973-08-31
                                      1 1915-01-01 1987-11-06
                                      1 1942-01-01 2002-12-31
                                      1 1968-12-29 1982-08-31
                                      1 1874-01-01 1976-12-31
                                      1 1985-03-02 1998-12-31
                                      1 1874-05-10 2011-02-28
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                                      MD_Format

                                      Count Component Name Version specification
                                      1 TBD Some data provided in non-standard formats
                                      1 pdf Most data provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf).
                                      1 txt Some data provide in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
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                                      MD_Medium

                                      Count Component Name mediumFormat mediumNote
                                      1
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                                      MD_Constraints

                                      Count Component Use Limitation
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                                      MD_ReferenceSystem

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                                      MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

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                                      MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

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                                      MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

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                                      MD_Dimension

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                                      MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

                                      Count Component Attribute Description Content Type
                                      1
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                                      MD_Band or MI_Band

                                      Count Component Identifier Descriptor
                                      1 Solar features
                                      1 Collection includes a variety of solar feature datasets contributed by a number of national and private solar observatories located worldwide. Collection includes lists of optical solar flares observed in H-alpha and x-rays, solar radio data, prominences and filaments, plague regions and faculae, and sunspots.
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                                      MI_RangeElementDescription

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                                      MD_AggregateInformation

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                                      LE_Source or LI_Source

                                      Count Component Title Date Description
                                      1 Collection included as a part of the NGDC Official Archive. 2011-01-01 The NOAA Solar and Terrestrial Physics Division is responsible for managing this collection.
                                      1 Plague Regions: Calcium Data Solar calcium plage data (various providers).
                                      1 Solar Flares: Burst Tables - Fixed Frequency Solar radio burst tables (fixed frequency).
                                      1 Solar Flares: Burst Tables - Swept Frequency Solar radio burst tables (swept frequency).
                                      1 Solar Flares: Flare Index Daily flare activity index.
                                      1 Solar Flares: Flare Patrol Solar H-alpha Flare Patrol.
                                      1 Solar Flares: H-alpha Flares observed in H-alpha.
                                      1 Solar Flares: SIDs Sudden ionospheric disturbances.
                                      1 Solar Flares: X-rays Flares observed in x-rays.
                                      1 Solar Plage Regions: Index Solar calcium plage index (various providers).
                                      1 Solar Plague Regions: SGD Tables Calcium plage SGD tables (compiled).
                                      1 Solar Radio: Noontime Flux (Penticton) Penticton solar radio data - F10.7.
                                      1 Solar Radio: RSTN Fixed Frequency Solar radio data at discrete frequencies.
                                      1 Solar Radio: RSTN Swept Frequency Solar radio swept frequency data.
                                      1 Solar Radio: Solar Radio Maps Daily solar radio maps at 9.1 cm.
                                      1 Solar Radio: Spectral Events Solar radio spectral event data (compiled).
                                      1 Solar While Light: Photometric Solar photometric measurements.
                                      1 Solar White Light: Photoheliographic Photoheliographic data (Greenwich).
                                      1 Sunspot Regions Sunspot positions and areas (various providers).
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                                      LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

                                      Count Component DateTime Description
                                      1 Datasets prepared by professional staff within the Solar and Terrestrial Physics Division at the National Geophysical Data Center and at other facilities.
                                      1 2010-09-30T00:00:00 Original film and paper records digitized through the NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP).
                                      1 2015-04-22T00:00:00 NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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                                      MI_Operation

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                                      MI_Platform

                                      Count Component Code Description
                                      1 Solar observatories
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                                      MI_Instrument

                                      Count Component Code Type Description
                                      2
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