PDS4 Local Data Dictionary Processing Report

Configuration:
   LDDTool Version        16.1.0
   LDD Version Id:        1.3.0.0
   LDD Label Version Id:  1.0
   LDD Discipline (T/F):  true
   LDD Namespace URL:     http://pds.nasa.gov/pds4/
   LDD URN Prefix:        urn:nasa:pds:
   Time                   Fri Apr 24 16:45:44 UTC 2026
   Common Schema          [PDS4_PDS_1Q00.xsd]
   Common Schematron      [PDS4_PDS_1Q00.sch]
   IM Version Id:         1.26.0.0
   IM Namespace Id:       pds
   IM Label Version Id:   1.0
   IM Object Model        [UpperModel.pont]
   IM Data Dictionary     [dd11179.pins]
   IM Glossary            [Glossary.pins]
   IM Document Spec       [DMDocument.pins]

Parameters:
   Input File             [/home/runner/work/ldd-ama/ldd-ama/src/PDS4_AMA_IngestLDD.xml]
   PDS Processing         true
   LDD Processing         true
   Discipline LDD         true
   Mission LDD            false
   Write Attr Elements    false
   Merge with Master      false

Summary:
   Classes                7
   Attributes             56
   Associations           71
   Error messages         0
   Warning messages       0
   Information messages   0

Detailed validation messages

Parsed Input - Header:
   LDD Name               Atmosphere
   LDD Version            1.3.0.0
   Full Name              Lyle Huber
   Steward                atm
   Namespace Id           ama
   Comment                
        This dictionary describes the modeling output generic variables
    
   Last Modification Time 2025-05-29T12:00:00Z
   PDS4 Merge Flag        false

Parsed Input - Attributes:

   name                   type
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Model Type (e.g GCM, MESOSCALE, ASSIMILATION)

   name                   name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Describes the name of the model (e.g NASA Ames Mars MGCM)

   name                   version
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the specific version of the model (e.g v3.0)

   name                   institution
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the host institution or author of the model

   name                   horizontal_grid_type
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the native horizontal grid of the model (e.g lat/lon, cube sphere, etc)

   name                   model_resolution
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            identifies the horizontal resolution (dx,dy) of the model in km, m, degrees.

   name                   model_resolution_unit
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            identifies the unit of the horizontal grid km, m, degrees.

   name                   vertical_grid_type
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the vertical grid type (e.g. SIGMA, HYBRID-SIGMA, ALTITUDE, PRESSURE)

   name                   vertical_grid_unit
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the unit of the vertical grid type (e.g. Pa, mbar, km, m)

   name                   model_timestep
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            Identifies the base model timestep

   name                   model_timestep_unit
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies the unit of the base model timestep

   name                   upper_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The lower_boundary attribute provides the top most coverage limit in levels such as pressure

   name                   lower_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The lower_boundary attribute provides the bottom most coverage limit in levels such as pressure

   name                   northern_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The northern_boundary attribute provides the northern most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.
   minimum value          -90.0
   maximum value          90.0
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Angle

   name                   southern_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The southern_boundary attribute provides the southern most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.
   minimum value          -90.0
   maximum value          90.0
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Angle

   name                   eastern_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The eastern_boundary attribute provides the eastern most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude
   minimum value          -180.0
   maximum value          360.0
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Angle

   name                   western_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The western_boundary attribute provides the western most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude. 
   minimum value          -180.0
   maximum value          360.0
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Angle

   name                   start_time
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The start_time attribute provides the coverage start time expressed in any format of time

   name                   end_time
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The end_time attribute provides the coverage end time expressed in any format of time.

   name                   time_unit
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The time_unit attribute provides the unit of time in the output file.

   name                   top_level
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The top_level attribute provides the top most coverage expressed in pressure level

   name                   bottom_level
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The bottom_level attribute provides the bottom most coverage expressed in pressure level.

   name                   level_unit
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The level_unit attribute provides the unit of pressure in the output file.

   name                   postprocessing_methods
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            a description of post-processing operating on all data in the file, including time mean, interpolation etc. Methodology can be described in text or using netcdf standard recommendations for cell_methods (e.g. for a zonal time-mean with a three hour interval, 'time:mean(interval=3 hours) longitude:mean'

   name                   variable_name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The name of the variable in the file

   name                   long_name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The long name of the variable in the file

   name                   fieldnam
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            A description of the variable (up to 30 characters).

   name                   standard_name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Optional Attribute to identify the variable with a specific standard name (see python script add metadata)

   name                   dimensions
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The dimensions of the variable in the file

   name                   dim_name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The names of dimensions the variable in the file

   name                   interval
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The interval size of the coordinate space, used for uniform grids, specify 'non-uniform' if coordinate grid spacing is non-uniform.

   name                   units
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The unit of the variable in the file

   name                   level_type
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            level/model/height at which variable is outputted

   name                   validmin
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The minimum valid value for a variable.

   name                   validmax
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The maximum valid value for a variable.

   name                   missing_value
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The unit of the variable in the file

   name                   scale_factor
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description             scale factor provides the multiplier to the packed value, unpacked_value=packed_value * scale_factor + add_offset

   name                   add_offset
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            add_offset if there is any; scale factor and add offset are used to reduce the storage space of packed variable unpacked_value = packed_value * scale_factor + add_offset

   name                   stagger
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The unit of the variable in the file

   name                   memory_order
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The memory order of the variable in the file

   name                   catdesk
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Approximately 80-character string which is a textual description of the variable

   name                   format
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The format of the variable in the file

   name                   monoton
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Whether the variable is monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing. A value of INCREASE indicates strictly increasing values, DECREASE strictly decreasing values, or FALSE indicates not monotonic

   name                   fillval
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The value used for missing or invalid variable values.

   name                   description
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Text_Collapsed
   description            he description attribute can be used to describe the specific simulation configuration, including specific inputs, parameterizations, variable, processing, etc in greater detail.

   name                   var_type
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies a variable as either data, support_data, metadata or ignore_data.

   name                   cell_methods
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            ia string attribute comprising a list of blank-separated words of the form "name: method". Each "name: method" pair indicates that for an axis identified by name, the cell values representing the field have been determined or derived by the specified method. For example, if data values have been generated by computing time means, then this could be indicated with cell_methods="time:mean(interval=2 hours)"

   name                   formula_terms
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            an attribute used to associate terms in the definitions with variables in a netCDF file

   name                   coord_name
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            The name of the variable in the file

   name                   axis
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            Identifies latitude, longitude, vertical, or time axes.

   name                   positive
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description             the direction in which the coordinate values are increasing

   name                   calendar
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed
   description            In order to calculate a new date and time given a base date, base time and a time increment one must know what calendar to use. For this purpose we recommend that the calendar be specified by the attribute calendar which is assigned to the time coordinate variable.

   name                   day_length
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            The unit of the variable in the file
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Time

   name                   month_length
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            If none of the calendar types apply, a non-standard calendar can be defined. The user must explicitly define the number of days per month
   unit of measure type   Units_of_Time

   name                   maximum_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            the maximum boundary of the coordinate

   name                   minimum_boundary
   version                1.26
   value data type        ASCII_Real
   description            the minimum boundary of the coordinate

Parsed Input - Classes:

   name                   Model_Metadata
   description            The Model_Metadata class contains those attributes and sub-classes that describe the model metadata. Metadata is anything that describes the model and specific simulation configuration that is not described by dimensions, coordinates or variables included in the data product.
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:type
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:version
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:institution
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

   name                   Simulation_Configuration
   description            The Simulation_Configuration sub-class contains attributes that describe the specific simulation configuration that is not described by dimensions, coordinates or variables included in the data product. This class specifically describes the simulation configuration at runtime, not the data structure after processing (e.g. it provides the native vertical coordinate while the model output files may be interpolated to a new vertical grid
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:horizontal_grid_type
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:model_resolution
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:model_resolution_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:vertical_grid_type
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:vertical_grid_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:model_timestep
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:model_timestep_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:upper_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:lower_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:northern_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:southern_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:eastern_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:western_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:start_time
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:end_time
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:time_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:description
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

   name                   File_Description
   description            The file_description sub-class contains attributes that describe the specific file, rather than the original simulation. The intention is to make the data searchable, e.g for a specific location or time of year.
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:top_level
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:bottom_level
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:level_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:start_time
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:end_time
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:time_unit
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:postprocessing_methods
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

   name                   Variable
   description            The variable sub-class contains attributes that describe variables and coordinates in external data files.These attributes should be populated automatically for each variable using the python script (readmetadata)
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:variable_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:long_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:fieldnam
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:standard_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:dimensions
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:dim_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:units
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:level_type
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:validmin
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:validmax
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:missing_value
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:scale_factor
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:add_offset
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:stagger
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:memory_order
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:catdesk
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:format
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:monoton
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:fillval
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:description
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:var_type
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:cell_methods
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:formula_terms
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

   name                   Coordinate
   description            The coordinate sub-class contains attributes that describe coordinates in external data files.These attributes should be populated automatically for each variable using the python script (readmetadata)
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:coord_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:standard_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:formula_terms
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:dim_name
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:interval
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:units
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:axis
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:positive
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:calendar
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:day_length
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:month_length
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:maximum_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:minimum_boundary
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

      local identifier      ama:description
      minimum occurrences   0
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        attribute_of

   name                   Model_Output
   description            The Model_Output class contains those attributes and sub-classes that describe the model output. Model output includes coordinate, dimensions and variable products as well as information about variable processing, for example, to generate figure data. Most attributes are generated automatically from the python script 
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:File_Description
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        component_of

      local identifier      ama:Variable
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   *
      reference type        component_of

      local identifier      ama:Coordinate
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   *
      reference type        component_of

   name                   AMA
   description            This is the umbrella class for the AMA (Atmospheric Modeling Annex) local dictionary.
   is abstract            false
   is choice              false
   subclass of            USER

   Associations

      local identifier      ama:Model_Metadata
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        component_of

      local identifier      ama:Simulation_Configuration
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        component_of

      local identifier      ama:Model_Output
      minimum occurrences   1
      maximum occurrences   1
      reference type        component_of

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