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                    <gco:CharacterString>Phone/E-mail/letter. CLASS provides data free of charge. Anyone can search the CLASS catalog and view search results through CLASS's World Wide Web (WWW) site. Users who wish to order data are required to register with their names and email addresses. CLASS distributes data to those users via FTP services.</gco:CharacterString>
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              </gmd:contactInfo>
              <gmd:role>
                <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="distributor">distributor</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
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          </gmd:distributorContact>
          <gmd:distributionOrderProcess>
            <gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess>
              <gmd:fees>
                <gco:CharacterString>Electronic download (FTP) of the data is free. There is a fee for copies of data on physical media. Optical disks are $25.00 per unit and magnetic tape is $100 per unit. Price does not include additional service and handling costs.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:plannedAvailableDateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1991-07-15T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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              <gmd:turnaround>
                <gco:CharacterString>Delivery of physical media occurs within 1 to 2 weeks, but may take longer for large orders.</gco:CharacterString>
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          </gmd:distributionOrderProcess>
          <gmd:distributorFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
              <gmd:name>
                <gco:CharacterString>binary, direct access</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:name>
              <gmd:version gco:nilReason="missing" />
              <gmd:specification>
                <gco:CharacterString>FORMAT INFO CONTENT: Datatypes available in binary format: * Environmental Data Records (EDR), * Sensor Data Records (SDR), * SSM/T-1 Level 1B and * Temperature Data Records (TDR). File name format is- * Processing-Center.Data-Type.Spacecraft-Unique-ID.Year-Day.Start-Time.Stop-Time.Processing-Block-ID.Source (e.g. NPR.TDRN.SA.D06233.S2239.E0015.B1466667.NS)For more details go to Help pages at http://www.class.noaa.gov.</gco:CharacterString>
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            </gmd:MD_Format>
          </gmd:distributorFormat>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
              <gmd:onLine>
                <gmd:CI_OnlineResource>
                  <gmd:linkage>
                    <gmd:URL>http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?datatype_family=DMSP</gmd:URL>
                  </gmd:linkage>
                  <gmd:protocol>
                    <gco:CharacterString>http</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:protocol>
                  <gmd:applicationProfile>
                    <gco:CharacterString>web browser</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:name>
                    <gco:CharacterString>CLASS: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:name>
                  <gmd:description>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Download options for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program datasets.</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:function>
                    <gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_OnLineFunctionCode" codeListValue="download">download</gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode>
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                </gmd:CI_OnlineResource>
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          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="cdRom">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-8254-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
              <gmd:offLine>
                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:name>
                    <gmd:MD_MediumNameCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MediumNameCode" codeListValue="cdRom">cdRom</gmd:MD_MediumNameCode>
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                </gmd:MD_Medium>
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          </gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="dvd">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-8259-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
              <gmd:offLine>
                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:name>
                    <gmd:MD_MediumNameCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MediumNameCode" codeListValue="dvd">dvd</gmd:MD_MediumNameCode>
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                </gmd:MD_Medium>
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          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="IBM LTO Tape">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-825E-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
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                <gmd:MD_Medium>
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                    <gco:CharacterString>IBM LTO Tape</gco:CharacterString>
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        </gmd:MD_Distributor>
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      <gmd:distributor>
        <gmd:MD_Distributor>
          <gmd:distributorContact>
            <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>(828) 271-4850 x3183</gco:CharacterString>
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                      <gmd:facsimile>
                        <gco:CharacterString>(828) 271-4328</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:address>
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                      <gmd:city>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Asheville</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:contactInstructions>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Phone/E-mail/letter. CLASS provides data free of charge. Anyone can search the CLASS catalog and view search results through CLASS's World Wide Web (WWW) site. Users who wish to order data are required to register with their names and email addresses. CLASS distributes data to those users via FTP services.</gco:CharacterString>
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              </gmd:contactInfo>
              <gmd:role>
                <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="distributor">distributor</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
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            </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
          </gmd:distributorContact>
          <gmd:distributionOrderProcess>
            <gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess>
              <gmd:fees>
                <gco:CharacterString>Electronic download (FTP) of the data is free. There is a fee for copies of data on physical media. Optical disks are $25.00 per unit and magnetic tape is $100 per unit. Price does not include additional service and handling costs.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:plannedAvailableDateTime>
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              <gmd:turnaround>
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          <gmd:distributorFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
              <gmd:name>
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              <gmd:version gco:nilReason="missing" />
              <gmd:specification>
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          </gmd:distributorFormat>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
              <gmd:onLine>
                <gmd:CI_OnlineResource>
                  <gmd:linkage>
                    <gmd:URL>http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?datatype_family=DMSP</gmd:URL>
                  </gmd:linkage>
                  <gmd:protocol>
                    <gco:CharacterString>http</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:protocol>
                  <gmd:applicationProfile>
                    <gco:CharacterString>web browser</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:name>
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                  <gmd:description>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Download options for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program datasets.</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:function>
                    <gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_OnLineFunctionCode" codeListValue="download">download</gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode>
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                </gmd:CI_OnlineResource>
              </gmd:onLine>
            </gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
          </gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="cdRom">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-8254-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
              <gmd:offLine>
                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:name>
                    <gmd:MD_MediumNameCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MediumNameCode" codeListValue="cdRom">cdRom</gmd:MD_MediumNameCode>
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                </gmd:MD_Medium>
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          </gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="dvd">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-8259-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
              <gmd:offLine>
                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:name>
                    <gmd:MD_MediumNameCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MediumNameCode" codeListValue="dvd">dvd</gmd:MD_MediumNameCode>
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                </gmd:MD_Medium>
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          </gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
          <gmd:distributorTransferOptions xlink:title="IBM LTO Tape">
            <gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="88771C4D-825E-9B60-E040-0AC8C5AB476AB">
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                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:mediumNote>
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                  </gmd:mediumNote>
                </gmd:MD_Medium>
              </gmd:offLine>
            </gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
          </gmd:distributorTransferOptions>
        </gmd:MD_Distributor>
      </gmd:distributor>
    </gmd:MD_Distribution>
  </gmd:distributionInfo>
  <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
    <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
      <!-- From FGDC Reports -->
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            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Completeness Report</gco:CharacterString>
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          <gmd:result>
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              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
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        </gmd:DQ_CompletenessOmission>
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  <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
    <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
      <gmd:scope>
        <gmd:DQ_Scope id="datasetScope">
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            <gmd:MD_ScopeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_ScopeCode" codeListValue="dataset" />
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          <gmd:extent xlink:href="#boundingExtent" />
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      </gmd:scope>
      <gmd:lineage>
        <gmd:LI_Lineage>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmi:LE_ProcessStep id="ps_22">
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>SSM/I's output voltages are transmitted to the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in Monterey, California, where they are converted to sensor counts. FNMOC then converts the sensor counts into antenna temperatures (Temperature Data Records - TDR), brightness temperatures (Sensor Data Records - SDR) and derived geophysical parameters (Environmental Data Records -EDR). The TDRs, SDRs and EDRs are sent to NESDIS for
									archival.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:dateTime gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmi:LE_ProcessStep id="ps_23">
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>The SSM/T-1 instrument data, also known as the SSM/T-1 raw data, are received and processed to the 1b level by the NOAA/NESDIS/IPD.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:dateTime gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmi:LE_ProcessStep id="ps_24">
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>The SSM/T-2 observed raw data are processed into the SSM/T-2 Level 1b data set by NOAA/NESDIS Information Processing Division (IPD) and are made available by CLASS. The 1b data set contains earth located and calibrated SSM/T-2 data. Each data set contains one orbit's worth of data and is allowed to accumulate up to 120 minutes of data. Approximately 14 level 1b orbital data sets are generated per day.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
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          </gmd:processStep>
        </gmd:LI_Lineage>
      </gmd:lineage>
    </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
  </gmd:dataQualityInfo>
  <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
    <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
      <gmd:scope>
        <gmd:DQ_Scope>
          <gmd:level>
            <gmd:MD_ScopeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_ScopeCode" codeListValue="dataset" />
          </gmd:level>
          <gmd:extent>
            <gmd:EX_Extent>
              <gmd:temporalElement>
                <gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
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                </gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
              </gmd:temporalElement>
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          </gmd:extent>
          <gmd:levelDescription>
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          </gmd:levelDescription>
        </gmd:DQ_Scope>
      </gmd:scope>
      <gmd:lineage>
        <gmd:LI_Lineage>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Mission Start</gco:CharacterString>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Mission Completion</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime gco:nilReason="unknown" />
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-8 launched. Instruments: Operational Linescan System (OLS), Microwave Temperature Sounder, Ionospheric/Scintillation Monitor, Precipitating Electron/Ion Spectrometer, Microwave Imager (SSM/I) and Advanced X-Ray Detector (SSB/X).</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1987-06-19T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-8 operational.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1987-06-25T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-8 ended operation.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1994-08-01T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-9 launched. Instruments: Operational Linescan System (OLS), Ionospheric/Scintillation Monitor (SSI/ES), Precipitating Electron/Ion Spectrometer (SSJ/4), Advanced X-Ray Detector (SSB/X), and Infrared Temperature and Moisture Sounder (SSH-2).</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1988-02-03T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-9 ended operation.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1992-04-03T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-10 launched and operational. Instruments: OLS, SSM/I, SSM/T, SSJ/4, SSIES and SSB/X.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1990-12-01T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-10 ended operation.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1997-11-14T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-11 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSM/I, SSM/T, SSM/T2, SSJ/4, SSIES and SSB/X.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1991-11-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-11 operational.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1991-12-06T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-11 ended operation.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2000-05-16T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-12 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSB/X-2, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM, SSM/I, SSM/T and SSM/T2.</gco:CharacterString>
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          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
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              </gmd:dateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-13 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSB/X, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM, SSM/I, SSM/T and SSZ.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1995-03-24T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
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          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
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                <gco:DateTime>1995-04-15T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
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              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-14 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSB/X-2, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM, SSM/I, SSM/T, SSM/T2 and SSZ.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1997-04-10T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
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            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-15 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSM/T, SSI/ES-2, SSJ/4, SSM/I, SSM/T2, SSM and Gamma-ray dedectors.</gco:CharacterString>
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          <gmd:processStep>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>DMSP F-16 launched. Instruments: OLS, SSM/T, SSIES, SSJ/4, SSM/I, SSM/T-2, SSM, SSULI and SSUSI.</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:date>
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                  <gmd:dateType>
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