| Element Name | Path Elements | ASF | CDDIS | GES_DISC | GHRC | GSFCS4PA | LAADS | LANCEAMSR2 | LANCEMODIS | LARC | LARC_ASDC | LPDAAC_ECS | NSIDC_ECS | OB_DAAC | OMINRT | ORNL_DAAC | PODAAC | USGS_EROS | Count |
| gmd:title | gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:citation/gmd:title | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 17 |
| gmd:edition | gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:citation/gmd:edition | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 17 |
| gmd:code | gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:code | 1.12 | 1.82 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 2.09 | 2.41 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 17 |
| gmd:abstract | gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:abstract | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .96 | .68 | 1.00 | .94 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .50 | 1.00 | .99 | 1.00 | 17 |
| gmd:purpose | gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:purpose | | | .06 | | | 1.00 | | .35 | .41 | | .91 | .36 | | | | | | 6 |