JSOC Names

All sorts of names are needed to use JSOC data. Names are used to find dataseries, to find specific information in the metadata kept in each data record, etc. This page contains links to details about the various names in JSOC.

Series Names

JSOC Series Names serve both as names for sets of data and as queries to locate the data. The names consist of three parts, a Namespace, a Project name, and a Record Specification.

• DRMS Series Name "namespace" allocations and archive group numbers. -- How to make a series name.

• DRMS Dataset Names -- Full description of JSOC series record specifications.

• DrmsNames -- Quick syntax of Series Names, short version.

Metadata Keyword Names

Keywords internally in DRMS records and externally in FITS files are used to identify metadata. The following documents describe the meanings and use of JSOC standard keywords.

• JSOC Keywords for Metadata -- Details for Level-0 and Level-1 Keywords for HMI and AIA Common Keywords.

• AIA Keywords for Levels 0, 1, and 1.5 -- Details for AIA Level-0, Level-1.0, and Level-1.5 keywords.

• Observer longitude correction -- Description of changes made in September 2020 to SDO as observer Carrington and Stonyhurst longitude.

HMI Map Projections and WCS Keyword Names

• HMI and WCS For Dummies- A pdf document describing the HMI implementation of WCS keywords to specify Coordinate Systems and Map Projections (with figures)