WMOCodelists Codelists for description of metadata datasets compliant with the WMO Core Metadata Profile version 1.3 (derived from ISO/TC 211 19115:2003 and 19139) WMO Core Metadata Profile 1.3.5 2015-11-17 eng utf8 identification of when a given event occurred CI_DateTypeCode date identifies when the resource was brought into existence creation date identifies when the resource was issued publication date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or amended revision date identifies when the resource was referenced or accessed reference WMO Data License applied to the data resource – derived from WMO Resolution 25 and Resolution 40 (http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/exchangingdata_en.html) WMO_DataLicenseCode WMO Essential Data: free and unrestricted international exchange of basic meteorological, hydrological or GFCS relevant climate related data and products. WMOEssential WMO Additional Data: free and unrestricted access to data and products exchanged under the auspices of WMO to the research and education communities for non-commercial activities. A more precise definition of the data policy may be additionally supplied within the metadata. In all cases it shall be the responsibility of the data consumer to ensure that they understand the data policy specified by the data provider - which may necessitate dialogue with the data publisher for confirmation of terms and conditions. WMOAdditional Data that is not covered by WMO Resolution 25 or WMO Resolution 40; e.g. aviation OPMET data. Data marked with "WMO Other" data policy shall be treated like "WMO Additional" where a more precise definition of the data policy may be additionally supplied within the metadata. In all cases it shall be the responsibility of the data consumer to ensure that they understand the data policy specified by the data provider - which may necessitate dialogue with the data publisher for confirmation of terms and conditions. WMOOther No limitation on distribution or use. NoLimitation Product category used for prioritising messages on the WMO Global Telecommunications System (GTS) WMO_GTSProductCategoryCode GTS Priority 1 - highest priority products GTSPriority1 GTS Priority 2 GTSPriority2 GTS Priority 3 GTSPriority3 GTS Priority 4 GTSPriority4 additional topic categories for WMO community WMO_CategoryCode weather observations weatherObservations weather forecasts weatherForecasts Meteorology meteorology Hydrology hydrology Climatology climatology land meteorology climate landMeteorologyClimate synoptic meteorology synopticMeteorology marine meteorology marineMeteorology agricultural meteorology agriculturalMeteorology Aerology aerology marine aerology marineAerology Oceanography oceanography land hydrology landHydrology rocket sounding rocketSounding Pollution pollution water pollution waterPollution land water pollution landWaterPollution sea pollution seaPollution land pollution landPollution air pollution airPollution Glaciology glaciology Actinometry actinometry satellite observation satelliteObservation airplane observation airplaneObservation observation platform observationPlatform the physical and phenomenological state of the natural space environment including the sun, the solar wind, the magnetosphere, the ionosphere and the thermosphere, and its interaction with the Earth. spaceWeather the chemical abundance in the earth's atmosphere of its constituents including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapour, ozone, neon, helium, krypton, methane, hydrogen and nitrous oxide atmosphericComposition radiation radiation Scope of distribution for data published for exchange within WIS WMO_DistributionScopeCode Data are published for global exchange via the WIS. Data shall be incorporated into the GISC Cache. GlobalExchange Data are published for regional exchange via a GISC. RegionalExchange Data are published for exchange directly via the originating centre. OriginatingCentre methods used to group similar keywords MD_KeywordTypeCode keyword identifies a branch of instruction or specialized learning discipline keyword identifies a location place keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited substance stratum keyword identifies a time period related to the dataset temporal keyword identifies a particular subject or topic theme keyword identifies a repository or archive that manages and distributes data (from ISO/DIS 19115-1:2013) dataCentre keyword defines a data parameter contained within the resource dataParam class of information to which the referencing entity applies MD_ScopeCode information applies to the attribute class attribute information applies to the characteristic of a feature attributeType information applies to the collection hardware class collectionHardware information applies to the collection session collectionSession information applies to the dataset dataset information applies to the series series information applies to non-geographic data nonGeographicDataset information applies to a dimension group dimensionGroup information applies to a feature feature information applies to a feature type featureType information applies to a property type propertyType information applies to a field session fieldSession information applies to a computer program or routine software information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case service information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object model information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data tile information applies to a document document