Search Parameters

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The Data Product Search allows the user to enter one or more search criteria in the search dialog. Search fields are described below. Field descriptions can also be reached from the Data Search page by clicking the "details" link next to each instrument.

 

Instrument

 

Select an instrument from the drop down menu to restrict data products to a specific instrument, or choose to search for data from all instruments.

 

The one-letter instrument abbreviations are defined by the project and used as the first character of the product ID and the product filename.

 

DPSearch_Instruments

 

Ops Token

 

The Ops Token is an eight-digit hexadecimal number comprised of two parts. The first four digits are the Activity ID as set by PSI. The second four digits are instrument-specific and are assigned by the instrument teams.

 

Either or both parts of the Ops Token may be specified for the search. Wildcard characters may be used.

 

Time and Date

 

Use this option to limit results to products from a given observation time. Time may be specified in one of three ways, as shown below.

 

DPSearch_TimeDate

 

Notes

 

•If only a start time is entered, the search will look for products of that exact time. Entering a range will return only products during that time range.
•Partial times can be entered for the observation time, such as "2008-05".
•The "Min/Max" values on the search form indicate the range of time for products in the Notebook.

 

Category and Product Type

 

Product Category distinguishes between products created by the science teams and products created to support operations.

 

Product Type is identified by a three-letter abbreviation that is part of the product ID and product filename. The table below shows the product types currently in the Notebook. Wildcard characters may be used in this field. Detailed information about Product Type can be found in the data set documents. View a quick reference list of data product types.

 

 

Product ID

 

Use this option to search for data by Product ID. limit results to products from a given observation time. Time may be specified in one of three ways.

Notes

 

•Wildcard characters may be used in the Product ID.
•Spaces are not allowed in the Product ID.
•For many products, the Product ID is the same as the product filename (not including the file extension).

 

Examples

 

R*2

 Return all version 2 products with ID that starts with "R" (RAC products).

 

ST026EFF898541927_104AEL4M1

 Return the product with the given ID.

 

Wildcard Characters

 

Wild card characters may be used in some search fields to represent one or more unspecified characters.

 

wildcard

 

Wild cards are allowed in the Ops Token, Product Type, and Product ID Fields.