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. 2017 Mar 14;4:170003. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.3

Table 7. List of attributes contained in the file metadata.

Attribute name Example content
Additional_Data_Info measured supersaturations spelled out as ‘0.1, 0.2, 0.3 %’
Altitude refers to section of the atmosphere, e.g., free troposphere
Calibration_Material_Method refers e.g., to an SOP
Cutoff_High_Diameter 40 μm
Cutoff_Low_Diameter 20 nm
Data_Contact Email address
Data_Info activation as CCN under various supersaturations, number concentration in cm−3
Data_Source EBAS
Environment Europe, alpine, high-altitude, 40% in free troposphere
Error_Absolute NaN
Error_Bias_Correction details described in data descriptor
Error_Characteristics counting error, accuracy of supersaturation determination from calibration, inlet flow
Error_Relative supersaturation±10 %, details described in data descriptor
File_ID Syn_JFJ_CCN_2016-09-19.v1
File_N_Var NaN
File_Var_Name NaN
Gassp Version 1.0
GASSP Version=* 1.0
Inlet_Sample_Flow_Dry yes
Institute Paul Scherrer Institute
Instrument DMT cloud condensation nuclei counter
Measurement_Mode monitoring
Model_Serial_Number DMT CCN-100 model
Modification_Date 2016-09-16 21:16:45.892727
Other_Inlet_Info total aerosol 20 nm to 40 μm; Weingartner et al.23, J. Geophys. Res., 104(D21), 26,809 to 26,820
PI Name 1, name 2,…, name n
Platform station
Platform_Name Jungfraujoch
Project_Name ACTRIS
Project_URL see data descriptor
pT_Conditions STP
Sampling_Conditions 40 % in free troposphere
Season all
Size_Definition none
Software Version= write_EBAS_ACTRIS_level1_from_level0.py
Software_Version write_option_files_EBAS_ACTRIS.py
Species_Short_Name total
Station_Altitude 3580
Station_ID GAW ID JFJ
Station_Lat 49.33
Station_Lon 7.59
Time_Coordinate NaN
Time_Coordinate= Time
Time_Coverage_End= 31.12.2014 23:00
Time_Coverage_Start= 01.01.2012 00:00
Time_Stamp_Info UTC, dd.mm.yyyy hh.mm.ss
Variable_Class CCN

*GASSP refers to the Global Aerosol Synthesis and Science Project through which the data were formatted to netCDF.