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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+ <Spase xmlns="http://www.spase-group.org/data/schema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.spase-group.org/data/schema http://cdpp.irap.omp.eu/AMDA-NG/public/schemas/spase-amda-1_2_0.xsd">
+    <Version>2.2.6</Version>
+    <NumericalData>
+        <ResourceID>spase://CDPP/NumericalData/AMDA/MESSENGER/FIPS/mess-fips-nobs</ResourceID>
+        <ResourceHeader>
+            <ResourceName>ion observed densities</ResourceName>
+            <ReleaseDate>2017-01-16T14:08:29Z</ReleaseDate>
+            <Description>This data set contains FIPS observed densities for selected ion species.</Description>
+         <Contact>
+          <PersonID>spase://CDPP/Person/George.Ho</PersonID>
+         <Role>DataProducer</Role>      
+      </Contact> 
+        </ResourceHeader>
+        <AccessInformation>
+            <RepositoryID>spase://CDPP/Repository/AMDA</RepositoryID>
+            <Availability>Online</Availability>
+            <AccessRights>Open</AccessRights>
+            <AccessURL>
+                <URL>http://amda.cdpp.eu</URL>
+            </AccessURL>
+            <Format>NetCDF</Format>
+        </AccessInformation>
+        <ProviderName>PDS</ProviderName>
+        <ProcessingLevel>Calibrated</ProcessingLevel>
+        <ProviderResourceName>MESS-E_V_H_SW-EPPS-3-FIPS-DDR-V2.0/FIPS_NOBS</ProviderResourceName>
+        <InstrumentID>spase://CDPP/Instrument/AMDA/MESSENGER/FIPS</InstrumentID>
+        <MeasurementType>IonComposition</MeasurementType>
+        <TemporalDescription>
+            <TimeSpan>
+                <StartDate>2008-08-20T16:03:35Z</StartDate>
+                <StopDate>2015-04-30T15:08:18Z</StopDate>
+            </TimeSpan>
+            <Cadence>PT60S</Cadence>
+        </TemporalDescription>
+        <ObservedRegion>Mercury</ObservedRegion>
+        <Caveats>Quality flag :
+                   *  0 = Good
+                   *  1 = Bad
+        </Caveats>
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>density h+</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_h</ParameterKey>
+            <Ucd>phys.flux.density;phys.count;phys.atmol.ionStage</Ucd>
+            <Units>cm**-3</Units>           
+        </Parameter>  
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>density he2+</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_he2</ParameterKey>
+            <Ucd>phys.flux.density;phys.count;phys.atmol.ionStage</Ucd>
+            <Units>cm**-3</Units>           
+        </Parameter>
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>density he+</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_he</ParameterKey>
+            <Ucd>phys.flux.density;phys.count;phys.atmol.ionStage</Ucd>
+            <Units>cm**-3</Units>           
+        </Parameter> 
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>density na+</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_na</ParameterKey>
+            <Ucd>phys.flux.density;phys.count;phys.atmol.ionStage</Ucd>
+            <Units>cm**-3</Units>           
+        </Parameter> 
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>density o+</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_o</ParameterKey>
+            <Ucd>phys.flux.density;phys.count;phys.atmol.ionStage</Ucd>
+            <Units>cm**-3</Units>           
+        </Parameter>  
+        <Parameter>
+            <Name>quality</Name>
+            <ParameterKey>mes_fips_n_qual</ParameterKey>         
+            <Units/>          
+        </Parameter>
+    </NumericalData>
+</Spase>
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