ENH: added metadata

Added metadata for the 'time_auroral' and 'nCross' variables.
pysat · Jul 25, 2023 · 819d8e1 · 819d8e1
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diff --git a/pysatNASA/instruments/methods/jhuapl.py b/pysatNASA/instruments/methods/jhuapl.py
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ def load_sdr_aurora(fnames, tag='', inst_id='', pandas_format=False,
         # Update the fill value, using information from the global header
         mdata[var] = {mdata.labels.fill_val: mdata.header.NO_DATA_IN_BIN_VALUE}
 
+    # Add metadata for 'time_auroral' and 'nCross' variables
+    mdata['time_auroral'] = {'desc': 'Auroral time index'}
+    mdata['nCross'] = {'desc': 'Number of cross-track observations'}
+
     # Combine all time dimensions
     if inners is not None:
         if combine_times: