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            </gmd:EX_GeographicDescription>
          </gmd:geographicElement>
          <gmd:temporalElement>
            <gmd:EX_TemporalExtent id="boundingTemporalExtent">
              <gmd:extent>
                <gml:TimePeriod gml:id="tp_075657.49942">
                  <gml:begin>
                    <gml:TimeInstant gml:id="start_075657.49942">
                      <gml:timePosition>20030712</gml:timePosition>
                    </gml:TimeInstant>
                  </gml:begin>
                  <gml:end>
                    <gml:TimeInstant gml:id="end_075657.49942">
                      <gml:timePosition indeterminatePosition="now" />
                    </gml:TimeInstant>
                  </gml:end>
                </gml:TimePeriod>
              </gmd:extent>
            </gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
          </gmd:temporalElement>
        </gmd:EX_Extent>
      </gmd:extent>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
  <gmd:contentInfo>
    <gmi:MI_CoverageDescription>
      <gmd:attributeDescription>
        <gco:RecordType xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/getRecordDescription/gov.noaa.class:MSPPS_FXAR" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
      </gmd:attributeDescription>
      <gmd:contentType>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageContentTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_CoverageContentTypeCode" codeListValue="physicalMeasurement">physicalMeasurement</gmd:MD_CoverageContentTypeCode>
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      <gmd:dimension>
        <gmd:MD_Band>
          <gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
            <gco:MemberName>
              <gco:aName>
                <gco:CharacterString>Rain_Rate</gco:CharacterString>
              </gco:aName>
              <gco:attributeType>
                <gco:TypeName>
                  <gco:aName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Real</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gco:aName>
                </gco:TypeName>
              </gco:attributeType>
            </gco:MemberName>
          </gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
          <gmd:descriptor>
            <gco:CharacterString>Derived from channels 23 GHz, 31 GHz and 89 GHz from AMSU-B/MHS aboard N15 - N18 and METOP-A.</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:descriptor>
          <gmd:maxValue>
            <gco:Real>35.0</gco:Real>
          </gmd:maxValue>
          <gmd:minValue>
            <gco:Real>0.0</gco:Real>
          </gmd:minValue>
          <gmd:units xlink:href="http://TBD_UnitsDictionary#millimeters_per_hour" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
          <gmd:scaleFactor>
            <gco:Real>1</gco:Real>
          </gmd:scaleFactor>
        </gmd:MD_Band>
      </gmd:dimension>
      <gmd:dimension>
        <gmd:MD_Band>
          <gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
            <gco:MemberName>
              <gco:aName>
                <gco:CharacterString>Snow_Cover</gco:CharacterString>
              </gco:aName>
              <gco:attributeType>
                <gco:TypeName>
                  <gco:aName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Real</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gco:aName>
                </gco:TypeName>
              </gco:attributeType>
            </gco:MemberName>
          </gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
          <gmd:descriptor>
            <gco:CharacterString>Derived from channels 23 GHz, 31 GHz and 89 GHz from AMSU-B/MHS aboard N15 - N18 and METOP-A.</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:descriptor>
          <gmd:maxValue>
            <gco:Real>100</gco:Real>
          </gmd:maxValue>
          <gmd:minValue>
            <gco:Real>0</gco:Real>
          </gmd:minValue>
          <gmd:units xlink:href="http://TBD_UnitsDictionary#percent" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
          <gmd:scaleFactor>
            <gco:Real>1</gco:Real>
          </gmd:scaleFactor>
        </gmd:MD_Band>
      </gmd:dimension>
      <gmd:dimension>
        <gmd:MD_Band>
          <gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
            <gco:MemberName>
              <gco:aName>
                <gco:CharacterString>Snow_Water_Equivalent</gco:CharacterString>
              </gco:aName>
              <gco:attributeType>
                <gco:TypeName>
                  <gco:aName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Real</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gco:aName>
                </gco:TypeName>
              </gco:attributeType>
            </gco:MemberName>
          </gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
          <gmd:descriptor>
            <gco:CharacterString>Derived from channels 23 GHz, 31 GHz and 50.3 GHz of AMSU-B/MHS aboard N15, N16, N18 and METOP-A.</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:descriptor>
          <gmd:maxValue>
            <gco:Real>30</gco:Real>
          </gmd:maxValue>
          <gmd:minValue>
            <gco:Real>0</gco:Real>
          </gmd:minValue>
          <gmd:units xlink:href="http://TBD_UnitsDictionary#Centimeters" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
          <gmd:scaleFactor>
            <gco:Real>1</gco:Real>
          </gmd:scaleFactor>
        </gmd:MD_Band>
      </gmd:dimension>
      <gmd:dimension>
        <gmd:MD_Band>
          <gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
            <gco:MemberName>
              <gco:aName>
                <gco:CharacterString>Sea-Ice_Concentration</gco:CharacterString>
              </gco:aName>
              <gco:attributeType>
                <gco:TypeName>
                  <gco:aName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Real</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gco:aName>
                </gco:TypeName>
              </gco:attributeType>
            </gco:MemberName>
          </gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
          <gmd:descriptor>
            <gco:CharacterString>Derived from channels 23 GHZ and 31 GHz of AMSU-A aboard N15-N18 and METOP-A.</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:descriptor>
          <gmd:maxValue>
            <gco:Real>100</gco:Real>
          </gmd:maxValue>
          <gmd:minValue>
            <gco:Real>0</gco:Real>
          </gmd:minValue>
          <gmd:units xlink:href="http://TBD_UnitsDictionary#percent" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
          <gmd:scaleFactor>
            <gco:Real>1</gco:Real>
          </gmd:scaleFactor>
        </gmd:MD_Band>
      </gmd:dimension>
    </gmi:MI_CoverageDescription>
  </gmd:contentInfo>
  <gmd:distributionInfo>
    <gmd:MD_Distribution>
      <gmd:distributor>
        <gmd:MD_Distributor>
          <gmd:distributorContact>
            <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
              <gmd:organisationName>
                <gco:CharacterString>DOC/NOAA/CLASS &gt; Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:organisationName>
              <gmd:contactInfo>
                <gmd:CI_Contact>
                  <gmd:phone>
                    <gmd:CI_Telephone>
                      <gmd:voice>
                        <gco:CharacterString>(828) 271-4850 x3183</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:voice>
                      <gmd:facsimile>
                        <gco:CharacterString>(828) 271-4328</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:facsimile>
                    </gmd:CI_Telephone>
                  </gmd:phone>
                  <gmd:address>
                    <gmd:CI_Address>
                      <gmd:deliveryPoint>
                        <gco:CharacterString>CLASS, 151 Patton Avenue</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:deliveryPoint>
                      <gmd:city>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Asheville</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:city>
                      <gmd:administrativeArea>
                        <gco:CharacterString>NC</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:administrativeArea>
                      <gmd:postalCode>
                        <gco:CharacterString>28801-5001</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:postalCode>
                      <gmd:country>
                        <gco:CharacterString>USA</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:country>
                      <gmd:electronicMailAddress>
                        <gco:CharacterString>info@class.noaa.gov</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:electronicMailAddress>
                    </gmd:CI_Address>
                  </gmd:address>
                  <gmd:hoursOfService>
                    <gco:CharacterString>9:00 - 5:00 EST</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:hoursOfService>
                  <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>
                  </gmd:contactInstructions>
                </gmd:CI_Contact>
              </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>
              </gmd:role>
            </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>
              </gmd:fees>
              <gmd:plannedAvailableDateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2003-07-12T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:plannedAvailableDateTime>
              <gmd:turnaround>
                <gco:CharacterString>Delivery of physical media occurs within 1 to 2 weeks, but may take longer for large orders.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:turnaround>
            </gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess>
          </gmd:distributionOrderProcess>
          <gmd:distributorFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
              <gmd:name>
                <gco:CharacterString>HDF-EOS Grid</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:name>
              <gmd:version>
                <gco:CharacterString>HDF4.1r5 and HDF-EOS2.9v1.00</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:version>
              <gmd:specification>
                <gco:CharacterString>User's Guide for HDF5Release 1.4.5 available at URL: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/H5.user.html FORMAT INFO CONTENT: AMSU-B or MHS orbital datatypes. Each datatype has Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere grid files. File name format is - * Processing-Center.Data-Type.Spacecraft-Unique-ID.Year-Day * (e.g. NPR.ABMP.NK.D06234)For more details go to Help pages at http://www.class.noaa.gov.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:specification>
            </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=MSPPS_FXAR</gmd:URL>
                  </gmd:linkage>
                  <gmd:protocol>
                    <gco:CharacterString>http</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:protocol>
                  <gmd:applicationProfile>
                    <gco:CharacterString>web browser</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:applicationProfile>
                  <gmd:name>
                    <gco:CharacterString>CLASS: MSPSS Mapped Data</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:name>
                  <gmd:description>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Download options for MSPSS Mapped Data.</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:description>
                  <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>
                  </gmd:function>
                </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>
                  </gmd:name>
                </gmd:MD_Medium>
              </gmd:offLine>
            </gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
          </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>
                  </gmd:name>
                </gmd:MD_Medium>
              </gmd:offLine>
            </gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions>
          </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">
              <gmd:offLine>
                <gmd:MD_Medium>
                  <gmd:mediumNote>
                    <gco:CharacterString>IBM LTO Tape</gco:CharacterString>
                  </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 -->
      <gmd:scope xlink:href="#datasetScope" />
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy>
          <gmd:nameOfMeasure>
            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Attribute Accuracy Report</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:nameOfMeasure>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
              <gmd:valueUnit gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
            </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
          </gmd:result>
        </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy>
      </gmd:report>
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_ConceptualConsistency>
          <gmd:nameOfMeasure>
            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Logical Consistency Report</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:nameOfMeasure>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
              <gmd:valueUnit gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value>
                <gco:Record>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Since similar products are produced from the SSM/I, NESDIS/ORA has more than a decade of experience in SSM/I product verification and validation. Thus, for all products, comparable SSM/I products are one verification source. SSM/I data are used both for near-real time product monitoring and for product validation and verification. An ever-increasing suite of in-situ, remotely-sensed, and model-output data are being used in product validation and
										verification.</gco:CharacterString>
                </gco:Record>
              </gmd:value>
            </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
          </gmd:result>
        </gmd:DQ_ConceptualConsistency>
      </gmd:report>
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_CompletenessOmission>
          <gmd:nameOfMeasure>
            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Completeness Report</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:nameOfMeasure>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
              <gmd:valueUnit gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value>
                <gco:Record>
                  <gco:CharacterString>TBD</gco:CharacterString>
                </gco:Record>
              </gmd:value>
            </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
          </gmd:result>
        </gmd:DQ_CompletenessOmission>
      </gmd:report>
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy>
          <gmd:nameOfMeasure>
            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:nameOfMeasure>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
              <gmd:valueUnit gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
            </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
          </gmd:result>
        </gmd:DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy>
      </gmd:report>
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy>
          <gmd:nameOfMeasure>
            <gco:CharacterString>FGDC Vertical Positional Accuracy Report</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:nameOfMeasure>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
              <gmd:valueUnit gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
              <gmd:value gco:nilReason="inapplicable" />
            </gmd:DQ_QuantitativeResult>
          </gmd:result>
        </gmd:DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy>
      </gmd:report>
    </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
  </gmd:dataQualityInfo>
  <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
    <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
      <gmd:scope>
        <gmd:DQ_Scope id="datasetScope">
          <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 xlink:href="#boundingExtent" />
          <gmd:levelDescription>
            <gmd:MD_ScopeDescription>
              <gmd:dataset>
                <gco:CharacterString>gov.noaa.class:MSPPS_FXAR</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:dataset>
            </gmd:MD_ScopeDescription>
          </gmd:levelDescription>
        </gmd:DQ_Scope>
      </gmd:scope>
      <gmd:report>
        <gmd:DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy>
          <gmd:result>
            <gmi:QE_CoverageResult>
              <gmi:spatialRepresentationType>
                <gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode" codeListValue="grid">grid</gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode>
              </gmi:spatialRepresentationType>
              <gmi:resultFile gco:nilReason="missing" />
              <gmi:resultSpatialRepresentation xlink:href="#seriesSpatialRepresentation" />
              <gmi:resultContentDescription>
                <gmi:MI_CoverageDescription>
                  <gmd:attributeDescription>
                    <gco:RecordType xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/getRecordDescription/gov.noaa.class:MSPPS_FXAR" xlink:actuate="onRequest" />
                  </gmd:attributeDescription>
                  <gmd:contentType>
                    <gmd:MD_CoverageContentTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_CoverageContentTypeCode" codeListValue="qualityInformation">qualityInformation</gmd:MD_CoverageContentTypeCode>
                  </gmd:contentType>
                  <gmd:dimension>
                    <gmd:MD_Band>
                      <gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
                        <gco:MemberName>
                          <gco:aName>
                            <gco:CharacterString>Quality_Control_Flags</gco:CharacterString>
                          </gco:aName>
                          <gco:attributeType>
                            <gco:TypeName>
                              <gco:aName>
                                <gco:CharacterString>Real</gco:CharacterString>
                              </gco:aName>
                            </gco:TypeName>
                          </gco:attributeType>
                        </gco:MemberName>
                      </gmd:sequenceIdentifier>
                      <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>QC flags are used for all attributes.</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmd:descriptor>
                    </gmd:MD_Band>
                  </gmd:dimension>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-1</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Calculated product value larger than its upper limit.</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-1</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-2</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Calculated product value less than its lower limit.</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-2</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-3</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Calculated antenna temperature larger than its upper limit</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-3</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-4</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Calculated antenna temperature less than its lower limit</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-4</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-5</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Undetermined because of undetermined cloud liquid water</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-5</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                  <gmi:rangeElementDescription>
                    <gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                      <gmi:name>
                        <gco:CharacterString>-6</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:name>
                      <gmi:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Undetermined because of possible rain</gco:CharacterString>
                      </gmi:definition>
                      <gmi:rangeElement>
                        <gco:Record>
                          <gco:CharacterString>-6</gco:CharacterString>
                        </gco:Record>
                      </gmi:rangeElement>
                    </gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription>
                  </gmi:rangeElementDescription>
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                <gco:DateTime>1978-10-19T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>TIROS-N ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1980-01-30T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-6 launched.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1979-06-27T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-6 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1986-11-16T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-7 launched</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1981-06-23T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA 7 began operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1981-08-19T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-7 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1986-06-07T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) launched.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1983-03-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-8 began operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1983-06-20T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-8 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1985-10-31T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-9 (NOAA-F) launched.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1984-12-12T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-9 began operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1985-02-25T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-9 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1988-11-07T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-10 (NOAA-G) launched.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1986-09-17T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-10 began operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1986-11-17T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-10 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1991-09-16T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-11 (NOAA-H) launched.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1988-09-24T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-11 began operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1988-11-08T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-11 ended operations</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1995-04-11T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-12 (NOAA-D) launched and began operations. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SEM (POES)/2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1991-05-14T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-12 ended operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1998-12-14T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-12 decommissioned.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2007-08-10T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-13 (NOAA-I) launched and began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1993-08-09T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-13 ended operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1993-08-21T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-14 (NOAA-J) launched. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SARSAT, SBUV/2, SEM/1 and SSU.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1994-12-30T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-14 began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1995-04-11T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-14 decommissioned.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2007-05-23T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT and SEM/2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1998-05-13T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-15 began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>1998-12-15T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2000-09-21T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-16 began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2001-03-20T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2002-06-24T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-17 began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2002-10-15T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/4, MHS, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2005-05-20T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-18 began operations.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2005-08-30T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>METOP-A launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, SARP-3, SARR and SEM-2.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2006-10-19T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>METOP-A operational.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2007-05-21T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime) launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DDR, HIRS/4, MHS, SAR, SBUV/2, SEM-2</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2009-02-06T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA-19 operational</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2009-06-02T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:dateTime>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
        </gmd:LI_Lineage>
      </gmd:lineage>
    </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
  </gmd:dataQualityInfo>
  <gmd:metadataConstraints>
    <gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
      <gmd:useLimitation>
        <gco:CharacterString>Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:useLimitation>
    </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
  </gmd:metadataConstraints>
  <gmd:metadataMaintenance>
    <gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
      <gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>
        <gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode" codeListValue="asNeeded" />
      </gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>
      <gmd:dateOfNextUpdate>
        <gco:Date>2007-09-01</gco:Date>
      </gmd:dateOfNextUpdate>
      <gmd:maintenanceNote>
        <gco:CharacterString>This record was translated from FGDC in the NMMR on 2009-12-29 19:57:01.0. Last Review:</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:maintenanceNote>
    </gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
  </gmd:metadataMaintenance>
  <gmi:acquisitionInformation>
    <gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation>
      <gmi:instrument xlink:title="AMSU-B">
        <gmi:MI_Instrument 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="8293FAD4B88275F2E040AC8C5AB4576F">
          <gmi:citation>
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              <gmd:title>
                <gco:CharacterString>NOAA KLM User's Guide, Section 3.4, Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B)</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:date>
                <gmd:CI_Date>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gco:Date>2000-09</gco:Date>
                  </gmd:date>
                  <gmd:dateType>
                    <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
                  </gmd:dateType>
                </gmd:CI_Date>
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              <gmd:edition>
                <gco:CharacterString>revision</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:edition>
              <gmd:identifier>
                <gmd:MD_Identifier>
                  <gmd:code>
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              </gmd:identifier>
              <gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
                <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
                  <gmd:individualName>
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                  <gmd:role>
                    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="originator">originator</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
                  </gmd:role>
                </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
              </gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
              <gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
                <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
                  <gmd:individualName>
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                  </gmd:individualName>
                  <gmd:role>
                    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="originator">originator</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
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                    <gco:CharacterString>Winston, Wayne (ed.)</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:role>
                    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="originator">originator</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
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                </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
              </gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
              <gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
                <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
                  <gmd:individualName>
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                  <gmd:role>
                    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="publisher">publisher</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
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                </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
              </gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
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          <gmi:description>
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      <gmi:instrument xlink:title="MHS">
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              <gmd:date>
                <gmd:CI_Date>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gco:Date>2000-09</gco:Date>
                  </gmd:date>
                  <gmd:dateType>
                    <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
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              <gmd:edition>
                <gco:CharacterString>Revision</gco:CharacterString>
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              <gmd:identifier>
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              <gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
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