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Overview

Time series data represent data collected over a given period of time at a specific location. Time series files can contain both equidistant times series and non-equidistant series. Multiple time series can be stored in a single file. All time and date information is given in GMT unless otherwise stated. The default (and preferred) missing value definition is NaN.

A detailed description of the format is described elsewhere. In short these are XML files that can hold (scalar) time series data. Each series has a small header followed by a number of events. An event is defined by a date/time, a value and an (optional) quality flag.

The file format

Please consult the full documentation and the xsd schema as this short sample of the format is incomplete.

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