# Skeleton Table Examples

A **skeleton table** is a specially formatted **ASCII** text file that contains the metadata or information about the dataset. The format of the file allows simultaneous viewing and editing of the metadata.

A **skeleton CDF** is a file with exactly the same contents as the skeleton table, but is in **binary** format. A skeleton table can be converted to the skeleton CDF using the [CDF Library](https://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/) CLI tool **skeletoncdf**, and a skeleton CDF can be converted to the skeleton table using the CLI tool **skeletontable**.


## Instrument-Specific Skeleton Tables

Use these skeleton tables as a starting point for creating your own skeleton table. Choose below one of a similar type:

- [Activity Indices](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/omni_hro2_1min_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Dust and Debris](https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/psp_fld_l3_dust_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Electric Fields (space)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/psp_fld_l2_dfb_dbm_vac_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Engineering](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/tss-1r_m1_stda_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Ephemeris/Attitude/Ancillary](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/stb_helio1hr_position_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Ground-Based HF-Radars](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/dn_k0_gbay_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Ground-Based Imagers](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/thg_l1_ask_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Ground-Based Magnetometers, Riometers, Sounders](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/thg_l2_mag_kako_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Ground-Based VLF/ELF/ULF, Photometers](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/thg_l1_ask_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Housekeeping](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/rbsp-b_housekeeping_emfisis-l2_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Imaging and Remote Sensing (ITM/Earth)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/po_k0_vis_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Imaging and Remote Sensing (Magnetosphere/Earth)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/twins_m2_ena_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Imaging and Remote Sensing (Sun)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/soho_celias-sem_15s_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Magnetic Fields (Balloon)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/bar_2e_l2_magn_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Magnetic Fields (space)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/psp_fld_l2_mag_rtn_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Particles (space)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/mms1_edi_brst_l2_q0_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Plasma and Solar Wind](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/wi_h1_swe_00000000_v01.skt)

- [Radio and Plasma Waves (space)](https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib/0SKELTABLES/wind_waves_qtnfit_00000000_v01.skt)