| Description: The type attribute provides a character string which uniquely identifies the object. |
| Namespace Id: ctli | Steward: ctli | Class Name: Type_List | Type: UTF8_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: None | Conceptual Domain: SHORT_STRING |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | Accelerometer | An accelerometer measures acceleration -- rate of change of velocity -- in its own rest frame. |
| | Altimeter | An altimeter measures distance above a surface. |
| | Atmospheric Structure Instrument | An atmospheric structure instrument measures one or more structural properties of an atmosphere. These properties may include -- but are not limited to -- pressure, temperature, density, wind speed, and wind direction. |
| | Camera | A camera is an optical instrument that captures a still image or a sequence of images on physical media. |
| | Charged Particle Detector | A charged particle detector detects and/or counts charged particles, and provides information about particle properties and distributions. |
| | Dust Analyzer | A dust analyzer measures the size and/or energy distribution of dust particles. |
| | Electric Field Instrument | An electric field instrument measures the direction and/or strength of an electric field. |
| | Gamma Ray Detector | A gamma ray detector is an instrument that detects gamma rays. |
| | Gas Analyzer | A gas analyzer measures the concentration of one or more species in a mixture of neutral gases. |
| | Gravimeter | A gravimeter measures gravitational acceleration. |
| | Imager | An imager detects and converts information into a digital image. |
| | Imaging Spectrometer | An imaging spectrometer acquires a spectrally-resolved image of an object or scene. Two axes of the image correspond to orthogonal spatial dimensions and the third corresponds to wavelength. |
| | Interferometer | An interferometer superposes waves such that constructive and destructive interference results in patterns that can be interpreted as very small displacements at the signal source. |
| | Langmuir Probe | A Langmuir probe consists of one or more electrodes used to determine in-situ plasma properties such as density and temperature from the measured potentials and currents. |
| | Lidar | A lidar measures distance to a target by illuminating it with a pulsed laser and measuring the time delay of the reflected signal. |
| | Magnetometer | A magnetometer measures the direction and/or strength of a magnetic field. |
| | Mass Spectrometer | A mass spectrometer sorts and counts atoms, ions, and/or molecules based on their masses. |
| | Meteorology | A meteorology instrument measures in situ meteorological conditions. These may include -- but are not limited to -- pressure, temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. |
| | Microphone | A microphone converts sound waves into electrical signals. |
| | Microscope | A microscope magnifies objects that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
| | Mutual Impedance Probe | A mutual impedance probe measures in situ bulk plasma properties at radio frequencies. |
| | Nephelometer | A nephelometer measures the concentration of suspended (cloud) particulates. |
| | Neutral Particle Detector | A neutral particle detector detects and/or counts neutral particles, and provides information about particle properties and distributions. |
| | Neutron Detector | A neutron detector detects and/or counts neutrons. |
| | Polarimeter | A polarimeter measures the polarization of an electromagnetic wave. |
| | Radar | A radar transmits an electromagnetic wave, then measures amplitude, time delay, frequency shift, phase shift, and/or polarization of the echo from a distant target. |
| | Radio Receiver | A radio receiver detects the information in propagating electromagnetic waves collected by an antenna. |
| | Radio Science | Radio science is the use of active and/or passive electromagnetic waves to probe the environment. |
| | Radiometer | A radiometer measures radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation. |
| | Relaxation Sounder | A relaxation sounder determines the properties of a plasma by actively probing at radio frequencies at and near the plasma frequency. |
| | Seismometer | A seismometer measures ground motions such as might be caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions. |
| | Spacecraft Sensor | A spacecraft sensor captures information on the status or physical condition of a spacecraft or its components. These may include, but are not limited to, temperatures, mechanical friction, currents, voltages, etc. |
| | Spectrometer | A spectrometer measures an energy spectrum. |
| | Spectrum Analyzer | A spectrum analyzer measures the properties of photons, charged particles, or electrical signals as a function of frequency or energy. |
| | Sub-Surface Tool | A sub-surface tool probes the upper few meters of a surface to infer its properties. Examples include (but are not limited to) drills and penetrators. |
| | Surface Tool | A surface tool physically probes a surface to infer its properties. Examples include (but are not limited to) brush and deployment systems. |
| | Temperature Sensor | A temperature sensor measures temperature. |
| | Weather Station | A weather station is a suite of instruments that measures in situ meteorological conditions. These may include -- but are not limited to -- pressure, temperature, wind speed and wind direction. |
| | Wind Tunnel | A wind tunnel is used to study the effects of air moving past solid objects. |