Multidimensional Metadata Elements

This table displays the metadata elements recognized by HydroShare for multidimensional data and the mapping of terms between NetCDF CF and ACDD conventions.

HydroShare

NetCDF conventions

creator: name

creator_name (ACDD)

creator: url

creator_url (ACDD)

creator: email

creator_emal (ACDD)

contributor: name

contributor_name (ACDD)

coverage (temporal): start

time_coverage_start (ACDD)

coverage (temporal): end

time_coverage_end (ACDD)

coverage (spatial): north latitude

geospatial_lat_max (ACDD)

coverage (spatial): south latitude

geospatial_lat_min (ACDD)

coverage (spatial): east longitude

geospatial_lon_max (ACDD)

coverage (spatial): west longitude

geospatial_lon_min (ACDD)

abstract

summary (ACDD)

relation: cites

references (ACDD)

license

license (ACDD)

source

source (CF)

subject

keywords (ACDD)

title

title (ACDD)

Variable: unit

unit (CF)

Variable: long name

long_name (CF)

Variable: missing value

missing_value (CF)

Variable: comment

comment (CF)

Spatial Reference: coordinate reference system

grid_mapping_name (CF)

Spatial Reference: Coordinate String, Coordinate String Type, Datum

attributes for grid mapping variable (CF)