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Glossary of WSA attributes
This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the UKIDSSEDR database(s) held in the WSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the UKIDSSEDR Schema Browser (other Browser versions).

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Name	Schema Table	Database	Description	Type	Length	Unit	Default Value	Unified Content Descriptor
warnFlag	firstSource	FIRST	Warning flag indicating that the source may be a sidelobe of a nearby bright source.	varchar	1			CODE_MISC
waveEff	Survey	SSA	Approximate effective wavelength	int	4	nanometres		INST_WAVELENGTH_EFFECTIVE
waveEffect	Plate	SSA	Effective wavelength	smallint	2	Angstrom		INST_WAVELENGTH_EFFECTIVE
waveMax	Survey	SSA	Approximate maximum wavelength	int	4	nanometres		INST_WAVELENGTH_VALUE
waveMin	Survey	SSA	Approximate minimum wavelength	int	4	nanometres		INST_WAVELENGTH_VALUE
wcs	RequiredDiffImage	WSA	CASU difference image tool option to specify use of implicit WCS in the input files (y/n; recommended value=y)	varchar	1			??
wcs	RequiredStack	WSA	CASU stacking tool option to switch use of image WCS to register images (y/n; recommended value=y)	varchar	1			??
wcsAxes	Multiframe	WSA	Number of axes in world co-ordinate system {image primary HDU keyword: WCSAXES}	tinyint	1		0	??
wcsPass	CurrentAstrometry, PreviousAstrometry	WSA	Pass level of WCS {image extension keyword: WCSPASS}	tinyint	1		0	POS_TRANSF_PARAM
windDirection	Multiframe	WSA	Wind direction, azimuth {image primary HDU keyword: WIND_DIR}	real	4	deg	-0.9999995e9	OBS_CONDITIONS
windSpeed	Multiframe	WSA	Wind speed {image primary HDU keyword: WIND_SPD}	real	4	km/h	-0.9999995e9	VELOC_WIND