The DE EICS SDF Skeleton Table
! Skeleton table for the "master_eics" CDF. 
! Generated: Wednesday, 13-Sep-1995 15:03:16 by Mona Kessel
! modified by W.K. Peterson 10 October
! source willow:/willow/de/pool/codes/INPUT.SKELETON
! Production versions change line 7 (name) and 160 (logical file)
#header
                       CDF NAME: master_eics 
! see global text attribute entries 10-11 for file naming convection
                  DATA ENCODING: NETWORK
                       MAJORITY: COLUMN
                         FORMAT: SINGLE

! Variables  G.Attributes  V.Attributes  Records  Dims  Sizes
! ---------  ------------  ------------  -------  ----  -----
    0/33          17            25         0/z      0


#GLOBALattributes

! Attribute         Entry       Data
! Name              Number      Type       Value
! ---------         ------      ----       -----

  "TITLE"               1:    CDF_CHAR     { "DE-1 Energetic Ion Composition" }.

  "Project"             1:    CDF_CHAR     { "DE>Dynamics Explorer" } .

  "Discipline"          1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Space " -
                                             "Physics>Magnetospheric  " -
                                             "Ionospheric Interactions" } .

  "Descriptor"          1:    CDF_CHAR     { "EICS>Energetic Ion " -
                                             "Composition Spectrometer" } .

  "Data_type"           1:    CDF_CHAR     { "VS>Validated Summary Data" } .

  "Data_version"        1:    CDF_CHAR     { "1.01" } .

  "Text"                1:    CDF_CHAR     { " Data: 96 second average " -
                                             "fluxes for H+, O+, and He+ " -
                                             "ions in 15 energy and 14 " -
                                             "pitch angle bins. Including" -
                                             " data uncertainties, data " -
                                             "quality indicators and " -
                                             "spacecraft position " -
                                             "information. " }
                        2:    CDF_CHAR     { "References: " }
                        3:    CDF_CHAR     { "1. Peterson, W.K., H.L. " -
                                             "Collin, M.F. Doherty and " -
                                             "C.M. Bjorklund, O+ and He+ " -
                                             "restricted and extended " -
                                             "(bi-modal) ion conic " -
                                             "distributions, Geophys. " -
                                             "Res.Lett., 19, 1439, 1992. " }
                        4:    CDF_CHAR     { "2. Collin, H.L., W.K. " -
                                             "Peterson, J.F. Drake, and " -
                                             "A.W. Yau, The helium " -
                                             "components of energetic " -
                                             "terrestrial ion upflows: " -
                                             "Their occurrence,  " -
                                             "morphology, and intensity, " -
                                             "J. Geophys. Res., 93, 7558," -
                                             " 1988. " }
                        5:    CDF_CHAR     { "3. Chiu, Y.T., R.M. " -
                                             "Robinson, H.L. Collin, S. " -
                                             "Chakrabarti, and G.R. " -
                                             "Gladstone, Exospheric " -
                                             "imaging in the extreme " -
                                             "ultraviolet, Geophys. Res. " -
                                             "Lett., 17, 267, 1990. " }
                        6:    CDF_CHAR     { "4. Robinson, R.M., Y.T. " -
                                             "Chiu, R.C. Catura, H.L. " -
                                             "Collin, D. Garrido and R. " -
                                             "Smith, Instrumental and " -
                                             "observational requirements " -
                                             "for space-based imaging of " -
                                             "magnetospheric emissions, " -
                                             "Instrumentation for " -
                                             "magnetospheric Imager, " -
                                             "Proceedings of the SPIE, " -
                                             "The International Society " -
                                             "for Optical Engineering,  " -
                                             "Bellingham, Washington, S. " -
                                             "Chakrabarti, Ed., Vol. " -
                                             "1744, 13, 1992." }
                        7:    CDF_CHAR     { "These data are are a " -
                                             "validated sub set of the " -
                                             "full resolution DE/EICS " -
                                             "data set archived in native" -
                                             " VAX/VMS format at NSSDC " -
                                             "under the DATA_SET_NAME:  " -
                                             "EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY" -
                                             "_FILE_SYSTEM. The data in " -
                                             "this CDF are a super-set of" -
                                             " the data used to prepare " -
                                             "the four large scale " -
                                             "statistical studies " -
                                             "referenced above. " }
                        8:    CDF_CHAR     { "The three data quality " -
                                             "indicators N C and A " -
                                             "described in the " -
                                             "documentation accompanying " -
                                             "the " -
                                             "EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY_" -
                                             "FILE_SYSTEM as well as " -
                                             "several other data quality " -
                                             "and mode indicators are " -
                                             "included here.  These data " -
                                             "indicators are described on" -
                                             " line and are referenced " -
                                             "from the DE project home " -
                                             "page on the Space Physics " -
                                             "Data System." }
                        9:    CDF_CHAR     { "URL: ftp://sierra.spasci." -
					     "com/DATA/de/"-
					     "DE_eics_home.html   IF " -
					     "Unavailable try: http://"-
					     "leadbelley.lanl.gov/spds/"-
					     "project-pages-only.html" } 
                        10:    CDF_CHAR     { "Each physical cdf file " -
					      "contains data for an entire " -
					      "UT day.  The files have "-
					      "names of the form "- 
					      "YYDDD_EICS_DE.cdf"  }   
                      	11:    CDF_CHAR     { "The file naming convention "-
					      "includes the UT day encoded "-
					      "in the NASA standard YYDDD "-
					      "format. YY are the last "-
					      "two digits of the year and "-
					      "DDD is the day of year with "-
				              "January 1 = 001. " } 
			12:	CDF_CHAR    { "EICS data were not acquired "-
					      "in all 24 UT day intervals. "-
					      "If no input data were "-
					      "available for "-
					      "a UT day period, no "-
					      "CDF file was produced.  IF"-
					      "EICS data were available but "-
					      "there are no data available " -
					      "stisfying "-
					      "the input requirements for "-
					      "this data set for "-
					      "a UT day interval, the CDF "-
					      "file contains one record "-
					      "of CDF_FILL data entries for "-
					      "all record variable entries. "}. 





  "ADID_ref"            1:    CDF_CHAR     { "NSSD0241" } .

  "Logical_source"      1:    CDF_CHAR     { "DE_VS_EICS" } .

  "Logical_source_description"
                        1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Dynamics Explorer Energetic" -
                                             " Ion Composition Spectrometer" -
                                             " (EICS), Validated Summary " -
                                             "Data" } .

  "PI_name"             1:    CDF_CHAR     { "E. G. Shelley" } .

  "PI_affiliation"      1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Lockheed Martin" } .

  "Mission_group"       1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Dynamics Explorer" } .

  "Instrument_type"     1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Particles (space)" } .

  "TEXT_supplement_1"
                        1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Metadata provided"-
					     "by W.K. Peterson with the help"-
					     "of Mona Kessel" } .

  "Logical_file_id"     1:    CDF_CHAR     { "YYDDD_EICS_DE.cdf" } .
  
  "MODS"                1:    CDF_CHAR     { "Created October, 1995 by W.K." -
                                             " Peterson" } 
			2:    CDF_CHAR     { "Add Q_FLAG_FILE_" -
					    "CORRUPTED variable to "-
					    "indicate intervals for "-
					    "which full data quality "-
					    "information is not available. "-
					    "10/10/95 "}.

#VARIABLEattributes

  "FIELDNAM"
  "VALIDMIN"
  "VALIDMAX"
  "SCALEMIN"
  "SCALEMAX"
  "UNITS"
  "FORMAT"
  "MONOTON"
  "FILLVAL"
  "CATDESC"
  "VAR_TYPE"
  "DICT_KEY"
  "UNIT_PTR"
  "LABL_PTR_1"
  "FORM_PTR"
  "LABLAXIS"
  "DELTA_PLUS_VAR"
  "DELTA_MINUS_VAR"
  "DEPEND_0"
  "DEPEND_1"
  "DEPEND_2"
  "AVG_TYPE"
  "DISPLAY_TYPE"
  "VAR_NOTES"


#variables

! No R variables, ALL z variables.


#zVariables

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Epoch"         CDF_EPOCH      1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Time since 0 A.D." }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_EPOCH    { 15-Sep-1981 00:00:00.000 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_EPOCH    { 18-Feb-1991 23:59:59.999 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_EPOCH    { 16-Sep-1981 05:00:00.000 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_EPOCH    { 18-Feb-1991 10:00:00.000 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "ms (UT) " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "F14.0   " }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "INCREASE" }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL8    { -1.000000e+31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "NSSDC standard-reference time value. " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "time>epoch_accumulation_center" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "standard" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "time_series" }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Center time of 96 second accumulation "-
				 "intervals, starting at 0 seconds of " -
				 "each UT day" } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Time_PB5"      CDF_INT4       1       1     3        T         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Time PB5" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_INT4     { 1981, 258, 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_INT4     { 1991, 49, 863999000 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_INT4     { 1981, 258, 18000000 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_INT4     { 1991, 49, 36000000 }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_INT4     { -2147483648 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Time PB5, centered" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "time>PB5_center_range" }
    "UNIT_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "unit_time" }
    "LABL_PTR_1"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "label_time" }
    "FORM_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "format_time" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "unit_time" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "time_series" }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Center time of 96 second accumulation "-
				 "intervals, starting at 0 seconds of " -
				 "each UT day" } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "h_flux"        CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "H+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-03 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+10 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 5000.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+09 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "H+ number flux, at 15 energies " -
                                 "(~0.01 to ~20keV) and 14 pitch angles " -
                                 "(0-180deg)" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>proton_differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "H+ flux" }
    "DELTA_PLUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "h_uncertainty" }
    "DELTA_MINUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "h_uncertainty" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Negative fluxes reflect low count "-
				 "rates and background subtraction. "-
				 "The width of lowest energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform.  Conversion to velocity "-
				 "space density, calculations of density "-
				 "and other operations involving division "-
				 "by a characteristic energy are limited "-
				 "in accuracy by energy bands "-
				 "that are wide compared to the fall off "-
				 "of flux with energy. " } .
The center energies are listed below.

Use the browser find command to locate the quantities referenced here.

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Center_energy"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       1     15       F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Energy at the center of Bin" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.150000e-05 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 20.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e-02 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 20.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "keV" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "F6.3" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Ion Energy, 15 channels ~0.01 to ~20 keV" } 
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "energy>band_channel" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "center E" }
    "DELTA_PLUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "E_delta" }
    "DELTA_MINUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "E_delta" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "The first (lowest) of the 15 energy " -
                                 "channels has a variable lower limit and" -
                                 " center energy.  The variable " -
                                 "Low_energy_cut_off specifies the lower " -
                                 "limit of the lowest energy channel. The" -
                                 " remaining 14 energy channels have " -
                                 "fixed lower, center, and upper limits " -
                                 "that are specified by DELTA_PLUS_VAR " -
                                 "and DELTA_MINUS_VAR Attribute E_delta. " -
                                 "The value in this table (0.062 keV) is " -
                                 "the normal center energy for the lowest" -
                                 " energy channel, i.e. when " -
                                 "Low_energy_cut_off = 0.01 keV."  } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] =  0.062
  [ 2 ] =  0.231
  [ 3 ] =  0.433
  [ 4 ] =  0.647
  [ 5 ] =  0.874
  [ 6 ] =  1.116
  [ 7 ] =  1.646
  [ 8 ] =  2.246
  [ 9 ] =  2.923
  [ 10 ] =  3.689
  [ 11 ] =  5.029
  [ 12 ] =  6.638
  [ 13 ] =  9.300
  [ 14 ] = 12.700
  [ 15 ] = 17.043


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "E_delta"       CDF_REAL4      1       1     15       F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "50% of the FWHM " -
                                 "Transmission Energy Band Pass. " }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 7.500000e-02 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.6 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 5.000000e-02 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.6 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "keV" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "F6.3" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Half of the instrumental Full Energy"-
				 "Width at Half Maximum Transmission, EXCEPT "-
				 "Low_energy_cut_off specifies the lower " -
                                 "limit of the lowest energy channel. " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "energy>band_channel" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "delta E/2" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "The first of the 15 energy " -
                                 "channels has a variable lower limit and" -
                                 " center energy.   The" -
                                 " remaining 14 energy channels have " -
                                 "fixed lower, and upper limits that are " -
                                 "specified by Center_energy and the " -
                                 "DELTA_PLUS_VAR and DELTA_MINUS_VAR " -
                                 "Attribute E_delta. "  } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] =  0.077
  [ 2 ] =  0.081
  [ 3 ] =  0.086
  [ 4 ] =  0.091
  [ 5 ] =  0.096
  [ 6 ] =  0.103
  [ 7 ] =  0.116
  [ 8 ] =  0.131
  [ 9 ] =  0.148
  [ 10 ] =  0.167
  [ 11 ] =  0.201
  [ 12 ] =  0.241
  [ 13 ] =  0.307
  [ 14 ] =  0.393
  [ 15 ] =  0.501


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Center_pitch_angle"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       1     14       F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Pitch Angle " }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 180.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 180.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "degrees" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "F5.1" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Pitch Angles at the center of 14 "- 	
				 "non uniformly spaced Bins. " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "angle>pitch" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "P Angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Variable width Pitch Angle Bins covering "-
				 "0-7.5, 7.5-15, 15-30, 30-45, 45-60, 60-75 "-
				 "75-90, 90-105, 105-120, 120-135, " -
				 "135-150, 150-165, 165-172.5, and " -
				 "172.5-180 degrees.  This provides "-
				 "highest angular resolution along the "-
				 "magnetic field direction." } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] =   3.8
  [ 2 ] =  11.3
  [ 3 ] =  22.5
  [ 4 ] =  37.5
  [ 5 ] =  52.5
  [ 6 ] =  67.5
  [ 7 ] =  82.5
  [ 8 ] =  97.5
  [ 9 ] = 112.5
  [ 10 ] = 127.5
  [ 11 ] = 142.5
  [ 12 ] = 157.5
  [ 13 ] = 168.8
  [ 14 ] = 176.3


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "h_uncertainty"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Standard deviation of H+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 50.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "ONE Standard deviation of H+ number flux"-
				 "at 15 energy and 14 pitch angle bins." }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>proton_differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "h sigma" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Uncertainly estimated from the observed "-
				 "total signal counts.  The width of lowest "-
				 "energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform." } .

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "o_flux"        CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "O+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-03 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+10 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 5000.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+09 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "O+ number flux, at 15 energies " -
                                 "(~0.01 to ~20keV) and 14 pitch angles " -
                                 "(0-180deg)" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>oxygen_differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "O+ flux" }
    "DELTA_PLUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "o_uncertainty" }
    "DELTA_MINUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "o_uncertainty" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Negative fluxes reflect low count "-
				 "rates and background subtraction. "-
				 "The width of lowest energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform.  Conversion to velocity "-
				 "space density, calculations of density "-
				 "and other operations involving division "-
				 "by a characteristic energy are limited "-
				 "in accuracy by energy bands "-
				 "that are wide compared to the fall off "-
				 "of flux with energy. " } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "o_uncertainty"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Standard deviation of O+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 50.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "ONE Standard deviation of O+ number flux"-
				 "at 15 energy and 14 pitch angle bins." }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>oxygen_differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "o sigma" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Uncertainly estimated from the observed "-
				 "total signal counts.  The width of lowest "-
				 "energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform." } .

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "he_flux"       CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "He+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-03 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+10 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 5000.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e+09 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "He+ number flux, at 15 energies " -
                                 "(~0.01 to ~20keV) and 14 pitch angles " -
                                 "(0-180deg)" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>helium_singly_charged_" -
                                 "differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "He+ flux" }
    "DELTA_PLUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "he_uncertainty" }
    "DELTA_MINUS_VAR"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "he_uncertainty" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Negative fluxes reflect low count "-
				 "rates and background subtraction. "-
				 "The width of lowest energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform.  Conversion to velocity "-
				 "space density, calculations of density "-
				 "and other operations involving division "-
				 "by a characteristic energy are limited "-
				 "in accuracy by energy bands "-
				 "that are wide compared to the fall off "-
				 "of flux with energy. " } .

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "he_uncertainty"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       2   15 14      T        T T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Standard deviation of He+ number flux" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 50.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "Ions (cm^2-s-sr-keV)^-1 " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "ONE Standard deviation of He+ number flux"-
				 "at 15 energy and 14 pitch angle bins." }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "particle_flux>helium_singly_charged_" -
                                 "differential_number" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "he sigma" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_energy" }
    "DEPEND_2"    CDF_CHAR     { "Center_pitch_angle" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Uncertainly estimated from the observed "-
				 "total signal counts.  The width of lowest "-
				 "energy channel is "-
				 "variable.  Pitch angle coverage is "-
				 "NOT uniform." } .

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "INTERPOLATED_BACKGROUND"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Background count rate" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100000.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e-03 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "counts per sample" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Background count rate interpolated to " -
				 "center time. scalar" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "significance" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "Bkg" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"    CDF_CHAR     { "STANDARD_DEVIATION_OF_INTERPOLATED_BACK" -
                                 "GROUND" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "standard" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     {  "Because the background" -
				 "does, at times, vary rapidly on the " -
				 "96 second averaging period the background " -
				 "counting rate has been interpolated in"-
				 "time to reflect the expected background "-
				 "counting rate at the center of the "-
				 "averaging interval.  " -
				 "The ion flux may be time alised in"-
				 " regions of rapidly varying "-
				 "INTERPOLATED_BACKGROUND. " }.

! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "STANDARD_DEVIATION_OF_INTERPOLATED_BACKGROUND"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Standard deviation of Background" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 1000.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 1.000000e-03 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "counts per sample" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "e12.4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "One standard deviation of Interpolated "-
				 "Background. scalar" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "significance" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "Bkg sigma" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "rms" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Determined from the total number of"-
				 "background counts observed in the 96"-
				 "averaging period.  " } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Low_energy_cut_off"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Low Energy Limit" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 100.0 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { "keV" }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "f6.1" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Lowest Energy above the spacecraft " -
				 "potential accepted. scalar" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "energy>band_channel" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "E cutoff" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "The Center_energy of the lowest "-
				 "energy channel must be corrected "-
				 "for Low_energy_cut_off "-
				 "above 0.015 keV" } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Mode_error_flag"
                  CDF_INT4       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Combined Flags indicating mode " -
                                 "and data quality" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_INT4     { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_INT4     { 127 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_INT4     { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_INT4     { 150 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I4" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_INT4     { -2147483648 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Bitwise combination of  He_data," -
                                 "N_flag, C_flag, A_flag, Noisy_flag, " -
                                 "Short_flag, and PA_coverage_flag. scalar"} 
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality_status_mode" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "FLAG" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "This variable is displayed as a bitwise"-
				 "spectrogram by the idl check_cdf.pro "-
				 "code available from "-
				 "pete@spasci.com" -
				 "    Interpretation of Values: " -
                                 "0/1: 0=He+ data. 1=No He+ " -
                                 "data 0/2: 0=NOT BCLIST N flag indicating " -
                                 "that data are missing or care must be " -
                                 "taken in processing or interpreting " -
                                 "them. 2= N flag on. 0/4: 0=NOT " -
                                 "BCLIST C flag indicating that data in " -
                                 "the lowest energy channel are " -
                                 "contaminated by extra counts from a " -
                                 "EUV photoionization of residual gas in " -
                                 "the input aperture. 4=C flag on. " -
                                 "0/8: 0=NOT BCLIST A flag indicating that" -
                                 " full attitude are available in the " -
                                 "full archived data file. Attitude " -
                                 "data are not required or available for " -
                                 "the pitch angle organized data " -
                                 "processed into the cdf files here. 8=" -
                                 " A flag on. 0/16: 0=Not NOISY data  " -
                                 "Flag manually entered after scan of " -
                                 "summary spectrogram 16= Noisy flag on." -
                                 " 0/32: 0=NOT TOO SHORT.  Interpretation " -
                                 "of Noisy data and other problems was " -
                                 "difficult from files containing less " -
                                 "than about 7 minutes of data.  This " -
                                 "flag was manually set from reading " -
                                 "summary spectrograms. 32= Data interval" -
                                 " too short.  0/64: 0=Complete pitch " -
                                 "angle coverage determined from visual " -
                                 "inspection of summary spectrograms 64=" -
                                 " Incomplete pitch angle coverage. "-
				"0/128:  See Q_FLAG_FILE_CORRUPTED "-
				"variable described below.  "  } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "He_data"       CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "He+ data available flag" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "He+ data available flag " -
				 "0=data for he+; 1=no he+ data " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>mode" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "0=he" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "He+ fluxes are available for "-
				 "approximately 50% of the data intervals" -
				 "in this archive.  He_data is set on a per "-
				 "record basis" } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "N_flag"        CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Data valid flag" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Data valid flag " -
				"0=good; 1=Not available or use with caution" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "0-OK" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Some valid data may "-
				 "be included in the telemetry segment, "-
				 "but some of the data in the segment "-
				 "are invalid and must not be included"-
				 "in long term average data sets."-
				 "This is the N flag "-
				 "described in the EICSDATA.LIS " -
                                 "file and other  documentation " -
                                 "accompanying " -
                                 "the EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY_FILE_SYST" -
                                 "EM from NSSDC or on line on the DE " -
                                 "project home page on the Space Physics " -
                                 "Data System.  "-
				 "This flag is set on a telemetry"-
				 "interval (segment) basis. "  } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "C_flag"        CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Sun Pulse Flag" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Sun Pulse Flag" -
				 "0=good; 1=use data from the lowest "-
				 "energy channel with caution. "}  
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "SunPulse" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Set to 1 when "-
                                 "a visual examination of  color " -
                                 "spectrogram showed the lowest " -
                                 "energy channel included a spurious " -
                                 "count rate caused by the " -
                                 "photoionization of residual neutral " -
                                 "gases in in the preacceleration region " -
                                 "of the spectrometer as described in " -
                                 "Shelley et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 9, " -
                                 "p942, 1982. "-
				 "This is the C data quality flag " -
                                 "described in the EICSDATA.LIS " -
                                 "file and other  documentation " -
                                 "accompanying " -
                                 "the EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY_FILE_SYST" -
                                 "EM from NSSDC or on line on the DE " -
                                 "project home page on the Space Physics " -
                                 "Data System." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "A_flag"        CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Attitude Available Flag " }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Attitude Available Flag "-
				 "0: Source data CAN provide "-
				 "sensor orientation relative to the "-
				 "spacecraft velocity. 1: CAN NOT" }	
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>mode" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "N/A" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Information variable. Does not "-
				 "apply to data in this CDF.  If set "-
				 "to 0 information about the direction "-
				 "of plasma motion with respect to "-
				 "the satellite motion may be obtained "-
				 "from the the full resolution " -
				 "EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY_FILE_SYSTEM "-
				 "archived at NSSDC. " -
				 "This is the A data quality flag " -
                                 "described in the EICSDATA.LIS " -
                                 "file and other  documentation " -
                                 "accompanying " -
                                 "the EICS_STAND_ALONE_TELEMETRY_FILE_SYST" -
                                 "EM from NSSDC or on line on the DE " -
                                 "project home page on the Space Physics " -
                                 "Data System." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Noisy_flag"    CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Supplemental Data Valid Flag #1" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Supplemental Data Valid Flag #1 "-
				 "0=good; 1= Telemetry interval contains "-
				 "unphysically high signal levels " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "1=caution" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "This flag is set on a telemetry"-
				 "interval basis.  A visual " -
                                 "examination of color spectrograms " -
                                 "indicated some 96 second dataintervals "-
				 "with extremely" -
                                 " high counting rates.  These intervals " -
                                 "were identified by their characteristic" -
                                 " patchyness on energy-time and " -
                                 "angle-time spectrograms.  Data from " -
                                 "intervals where the Noisy_flag=1 WERE " -
                                 "NOT included in the large-scale " -
                                 "statistical studies referenced in the " -
                                 "global attributes." -
			         "Some valid data may "-
				 "be included in the telemetry segment" } .



! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Short_flag"    CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Supplemental Data Valid Flag #2" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE" }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Supplemental Data Valid Flag #2 "-
				 "0=good; 1=Too short to evaluate data " -
                                 "quality. "} 
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "1=short" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "1 indicates that " -
                                 " a visual examination of color " -
                                 "spectrograms was not possible because " -
                                 "the data interval was too short.  The " -
                                 "data quality flags that depend on "-
				 "visual examination are:  C_flag, A_flag, " -
                                 "Noisy_flag, and PA_coverage_flag." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "PA_coverage_flag"
                  CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Pitch Angle Coverage Flag" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Pitch Angle Coverage Flag "-
				 "0=good; 1=Incomplete PA coverage." }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "PA coverage" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Data for some pitch angle ranges "-
				 "may contain fill indicating that "-
				 "the full pitch angle range was not"-
				 "sampled.  This occurs when the "-
				 "magnetic field does not lie within "-
				 " the satellite spin plane.  " -
                                 "  The flag is set to 1 when a visual " -
                                 "examination of color spectrograms show " -
                                 "that data are not available in all " -
                                 "pitch angle bins.  This flag is set "-
				 "on a telemetry segment basis." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Q_FLAG_FILE_CORRUPTED"
                  CDF_UINT1       1       0              T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Quality Flags Corrupted " }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_UINT1    { 0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_UINT1    { 1 }
    "UNITS"       CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "FORMAT"      CDF_CHAR     { "I2" }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_UINT1     { 255 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Quality Flags Corrupted "-
				 "0=OK ; 1= Information Lost" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "support_data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "flag>quality" }
    "LABLAXIS"    CDF_CHAR     { "Flags status" }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "nonsense" }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Quality flag information for DE/EICS"-
				"was created in a keyed file using VMS"-
				"specific file management.  In the almost"-
				"15 years this file has been maintained "-
				"records for some time intervals have "-
				"become corrupted.  Some quality information" -
				"can be found in the data catalog available "-
				"with the DE/EICS Stand Alone Telemetry "-
				"Files (SATF) from NSSDC " } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Geographic_position"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       1     3        T         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Geographic Position" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 7000.0, -90.0, -360.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 24000.0, 90.0, 360.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 7000.0, -90.0, -360.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 24000.0, 90.0, 360.0 }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Geographic Position " -
				 "Altitude above the geoid, " -
                                 "latitude and longitude. " }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "LABL_PTR_GEO" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "position>altitude_latitude_longitude" }
    "UNIT_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "UNIT_PTR_GEO" }
    "LABL_PTR_1"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "LABL_PTR_GEO" }
    "FORM_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "FORM_PTR_GEO" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Values obtained from various sources." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "Geomagnetic_position"
                  CDF_REAL4      1       1     3        T         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Geomagnetic Position" }
    "VALIDMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0, 10.0, -90.0 }
    "VALIDMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 24.0, 90.0, 90.0 }
    "SCALEMIN"    CDF_REAL4    { 0.0, 10.0, -90.0 }
    "SCALEMAX"    CDF_REAL4    { 24.0, 90.0, 90.0 }
    "MONOTON"     CDF_CHAR     { "FALSE   " }
    "FILLVAL"     CDF_REAL4    { -1.000000e-31 }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Geomagnetic Position " -
				 "Magnetic local time, Invariant latitude "-
				 "and geomagnetic latitude. " }
    "DEPEND_0"    CDF_CHAR     { "Epoch" }
    "DEPEND_1"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "LABL_PTR_GEOMAG" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "data" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "position>geomagnetic_coordinates" }
    "UNIT_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "UNIT_PTR_GEOMAG" }
    "LABL_PTR_1"
                  CDF_CHAR     { "LABL_PTR_GEOMAG" }
    "FORM_PTR"    CDF_CHAR     { "FORM_PTR_GEOMAG" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { "Values obtained from various sources." } .


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "label_time"    CDF_CHAR      27       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Time_PB5" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Time_PB5                      " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>time_units " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "Year                      )" }
  [ 2 ] = { "Day of Year (Jan 1 = Day 1)" }
  [ 3 ] = { "Elapsed millisecond of day" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "unit_time"     CDF_CHAR       4       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Time_PB5" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Time_PB5                      " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>units " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "year" }
  [ 2 ] = { "day " }
  [ 3 ] = { "msec" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "format_time"   CDF_CHAR       2       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Time_PB5" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Time_PB5                     " }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>time_format " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "I4" }
  [ 2 ] = { "I3" }
  [ 3 ] = { "I8" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "UNIT_PTR_GEOMAG"
                  CDF_CHAR       3       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geomagnetic_units " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "Hrs" }
  [ 2 ] = { "Deg" }
  [ 3 ] = { "Deg" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "UNIT_PTR_GEO"
                  CDF_CHAR       3       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Geographic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Units for Geographic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geographic_units" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "Km " }
  [ 2 ] = { "Deg" }
  [ 3 ] = { "Deg" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "FORM_PTR_GEOMAG"
                  CDF_CHAR       4       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geomagnetic_format" }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "F8.2" }
  [ 2 ] = { "F8.2" }
  [ 3 ] = { "F8.2" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "FORM_PTR_GEO"
                  CDF_CHAR       5       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Geographic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Format for Geographic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geographic_format " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "F10.2" }
  [ 2 ] = { "F10.2" }
  [ 3 ] = { "F10.2" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "LABL_PTR_GEOMAG"
                  CDF_CHAR       5       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Geomagnetic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geomagnetic_units " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "MLT  " }
  [ 2 ] = { "INVL " }
  [ 3 ] = { "GMLAT" }


! Variable          Data      Number                 Record   Dimension
! Name              Type     Elements  Dims  Sizes  Variance  Variances
! --------          ----     --------  ----  -----  --------  ---------

  "LABL_PTR_GEO"
                  CDF_CHAR       4       1     3        F         T

  ! Attribute       Data
  ! Name            Type       Value
  ! --------        ----       -----

    "FIELDNAM"    CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Geographic Position" }
    "CATDESC"     CDF_CHAR     { "Label for Geographic Position" }
    "VAR_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { "metadata" }
    "DICT_KEY"    CDF_CHAR     { "label>geographic_units " }
    "AVG_TYPE"    CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "DISPLAY_TYPE"
                  CDF_CHAR     { " " }
    "VAR_NOTES"   CDF_CHAR     { " " } .

  ! NRV values follow...

  [ 1 ] = { "Alt " }
  [ 2 ] = { "Lat " }
  [ 3 ] = { "Long" }


#end

Last updated February 1996 by Bill Peterson, pete@spasci.com