Output data specification still needs some minor updates

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global.json

@@ -10,23 +10,17 @@
     "Conventions",
     "date_created",
     "data_specification",
-    "experiment_url",
+    "experiment_repo",
     "experiment_uuid",
     "frequency",
-    "grid",
-    "id",
-    "licence",
+    "license",
     "model_version",
     "model",
-    "naming_authority",
     "realm",
     "run_id",
     "title"
   ],
   "properties": {
-    "id": {
-      "$ref": "global/id.json"
-    },
     "title": {
       "$ref": "global/title.json"
     },
@@ -51,8 +45,8 @@
     "date_modified": {
       "$ref": "global/date_modified.json"
     },
-    "experiment_url": {
-      "$ref": "global/experiment_url.json"
+    "experiment_repo": {
+      "$ref": "global/experiment_repo.json"
     },
     "experiment_uuid": {
       "$ref": "global/experiment_uuid.json"
@@ -63,18 +57,15 @@
     "grid": {
       "$ref": "global/grid.json"
     },
-    "licence": {
-      "$ref": "global/licence.json"
+    "license": {
+      "$ref": "global/license.json"
     },
     "model": {
       "$ref": "global/model.json"
     },
     "model_version": {
       "$ref": "global/model_version.json"
     },
-    "naming_authority": {
-      "$ref": "global/naming_authority.json"
-    },
     "realm": {
       "$ref": "global/realm.json"
     },

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/contact.json

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "$id": "global/contact.json",
   "title": "contact",
   "description": "Email address or other contact details for who to contact regarding this data.",
-  "examples": [ "data.access.nri@anu.edu.au" ],
+  "examples": [ "access.nri@anu.edu.au", "John Smith (john.smith@email.com)" ],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/experiment_repo.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "global/experiment_repo.json",
+  "title": "experiment_repo",
+  "description": "Git repository URL that describes the experiment",
+  "examples": [
+    "https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.6-dev-experiments"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/grid.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "global/grid.json",
   "title": "grid",
-  "description": "Brief description of output grid characteristics",
+  "description": "Brief description of output grid characteristics or reference to grid specification. Should be included if the grid is not defined by the dimensions in the file.",
   "examples": [],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/license.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "global/license.json",
+  "title": "license",
+  "description": "Information on the license for the data to ensure all users have access to the terms of use. Use SPDX license identifiers where possible. The default license for ACCESS-NRI is CC-BY-4.0, users should change as needed.",
+  "examples": [ "CC-BY-4.0" ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/model_version.json

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "global/model_version.json",
   "title": "model_version",
-  "description": "Version of the model used to create the data, use 'unknown' if not an official release",
+  "description": "Version of the model used to create the data. Please note here if the model has been modified from an official release, ideally with links to the changes.",
   "$comment": "",
-  "examples": [ "2025.06.001" ],
+  "examples": [
+    "2025.06.001",
+    "2025.06.001 (modified by John Smith, [link to repo/paper describing modifications])"
+  ],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/run_id.json

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "$id": "global/run_id.json",
   "title": "run_id",
   "description": "Git hash for the commit associated with the experiment run",
-  "examples": [ "6a18f2514cf281bf9b47972e45a33743ec0e5962" ],
+  "examples": [ "3a38fe4", "3a38fe435e156700ab649c4921e99f7c68a168bc" ],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/title.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "global/title.json",
   "title": "title",
-  "description": "Name of the dataset following the Payu standard of...",
-  "examples": [ "PUT EXAMPLE HERE" ],
+  "description": "Name of the dataset. Typically following the Payu naming scheme detailed here - https://payu.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html#experiment-names",
+  "examples": [ "my_expt-perturb-416af8c6" ],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/global/variable_id.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "global/variable_id.json",
   "title": "variable_id",
-  "description": "A list of short variable names, separated by commas, for the data variable/s that appear in this file. These names should match the netCDF variable names.",
-  "examples": [ "huss", "uas,vas" ],
+  "description": "A list of short variable names, separated by commas, for the data variable/s that appear in this file (e.g. tas for surface temperature but not time/latitude/longitude). These names should match the netCDF variable names.",
+  "examples": [ "tas", "huss", "uas,vas" ],
   "type": "string"
 }

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/variable.json

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
   "description": "A coordinate or data output variable",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
-    "_FillValue": {
-      "$ref": "variable/_FillValue.json"
-    },
     "cell_methods": {
       "$ref": "variable/cell_methods.json"
     },

au.org.access-nri/model/output/file-metadata/2-0-0/variable/long_name.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "variable/long_name.json",
   "title": "long_name",
-  "description": "A long descriptive name which may, for example, be used for labeling plots.",
+  "description": "A long descriptive name which may, for example, be used for labelling plots.",
   "examples": [
     "Near-Surface Air Temperature",
     "latitude",

tests/2-0-0/test.json

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
                     "Conventions": "CF-1.11",
                     "date_created": "2025-12-03T11:22:00Z",
                     "data_specification": "ACCESS Output Data Specification v0.1 XX.XXXX/zenodo.XXXXX",
-                    "experiment_url": "x",
+                    "experiment_repo": "x",
                     "experiment_uuid": "F6B536FA-766D-4609-B767-754C9424440A",
                     "id": "F6B536FA-766D-4609-B767-754C9424440A",
                     "frequency": "1hr",
                     "grid": "grid goes here",
-                    "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
+                    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
                     "model_version": "2025.06.001",
                     "model": "ACCESS-ESM1.6",
                     "naming_authority": "au.org.access-nri",