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Attributes in entity 1: Rain gauge inventory

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1. DBCODE
Definition: FSDB database code
Domain: enum
2. ENTITY
Definition: Entity number
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 1.)
3. SITECODE
Definition: Site code for the precipitation measurement station
Domain: place
4. SITENAME
Definition: Site name for the precipitation measurement station
Domain: freetext
5. LATITUDE
Definition: Precise location based on decimal degrees north of the equator
Units: degrees latitude or longitude
Domain: range (minimum = 44.1568  maximum = 44.3440)
6. LONGITUDE
Definition: Precise location based on decimal degrees west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich)
Units: degrees latitude or longitude
Domain: range (minimum = -122.3442  maximum = -122.1062)
7. GAGE_TYPE
Definition: Indication of recording rain gage versus the non-recording standard or storage gage types
Domain: enum
8. RAIN_NETWORK
Definition: Rain network indicates the general era in which gages were installed and operated
Domain: enum
9. PROBE_CODE
Definition: Probe number code indicates the measurement type, site, and sensor number (e.g., PPTCS201)
Domain: enum
10. INSTRUM_CODE
Definition: Type of instrument or rain gage used
Domain: enum
11. DATE_BEGIN
Definition: Beginning date of rain gage operation
Units: date as date type
Domain: range (minimum = Nov 21 1951  maximum = Feb 1 2011)
12. DATE_END
Definition: Ending date of rain gage operation
Units: date as date type
Domain: range (minimum = Mar 20 1953  maximum = Jan 1 2020)
13. ONGOING
Definition: Indicator of whether rain gage collection is still ongoing
Domain: enum
14. DB_XREF
Definition: Indicator of which FSDB database or other location where data can be found
Domain: enum
15. AVAILABILITY
Definition: Indicates whether data is available and whether daily or finer temporal resolution
Domain: freetext
16. DESCRIPTION
Definition: General description of the rain gage
Domain: freetext