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  <value-list element="primaryObservationTime" type="vocabulary">
    <value code="day">
      <label>Daily average/mean</label>
      <definition>The daily average or daily mean derived from a sample period of one day.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="dc">
      <label>Data Capture</label>
      <definition>The data capture associated with a primary observation. This primary observation parameter is the percentage of the time envelope defined by its start and end time for which a sample or observation has been made or taken. It is essential for sampler based measurements where (i) random measurements operate over the time envelope defined, (ii) where samples are frequently not taken for the complete sampling envelope and (ii) for samples bulked for analysis. In these cases time weight concentrations estimates are calculated using the value domain of the "dc" field.&#xd;
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For automatic measurements the value will frequently not be stored in local systems as hourly means derived from &lt;75% dc are discarded. At best the dc rate will be known to  >=75% (as a valid hourly mean for example). For automatic measurements return -99 or -999 for the value domain of the "dc" field.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="fortnight">
      <label>Fortnightly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The average or mean derived from a sample over the period of 2-weeks. The duration will be defined by the startTime &amp; endTime components of the data array.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="hour">
      <label>Hourly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The hourly average or hour mean is the average of all valid minute values for an hour. An hourly average is calculated if at least 45 valid minutes values are available.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="month">
      <label>Monthly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The monthly average or mean derived from a sample period of one month.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="n-hour">
      <label>n hourly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The n-hourly average or n-hour mean is the average of all valid minute values for n-hour. An n-hourly average is calculated if at least 75% are available. &#xd;
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Note: n must be equal to 2, 3, 4, 6 in order to be able to correctly aggregate the data.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="quarter">
      <label>Quarterly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The average or mean derived from a sample(s) taken over a 3-month period. The duration will be defined by the startTime &amp; endTime components of the data array.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="var">
      <label>Variable sample</label>
      <definition>The average or mean derived from a sample of variable temporal duration. The duration will be defined by the startTime &amp; endTime components of the data array.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="week">
      <label>Weekly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The weekly average or mean derived from a sample period of one week.</definition>
    </value>
    <value code="year">
      <label>Yearly average/mean</label>
      <definition>The yearly average or mean derived from a sample period of one year - PRIMARY DATA</definition>
    </value>
  </value-list>
</value-lists>
