added initial hydroJSON.json file and updated README.md

CHANGELOG.md

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+hydroJSON
+=========
+
+## v0.0.1 (June 10, 2014)
+Initial cut from web conference discussion.
+

README.md

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 hydroJSON
 =========
 
+## Synopsis
 A JSON based standard for interchanging hydro, meteorological and environmental data.
+
+## Code Example
+
+Show what the library does as concisely as possible, developers should be able to figure out **how** your project solves their problem by looking at the code example. Make sure the API you are showing off is obvious, and that your code is short and concise.
+
+## Motivation
+
+the purpose of hydroJSON is to standardize the interchange of timeseries data and metadata in a more modern, browser/mobile format.
+
+## Installation
+
+
+## API Reference
+
+
+## Tests
+
+Describe and show how to run the tests with code examples.
+
+## Contributors
+

hydroJSON.json

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+{
+    "STATION1": {
+        "description": "string",
+        "responsibility": "code or description of responsible office/database",
+        "coordinates": {
+            "latitude": "float",
+            "longitude": "float",
+            "datum": "string"
+        },
+        "HUC": "Numeric HUC Code",
+        "elevation": {
+            "value": "float",
+            "accuracy": "float",
+            "method": "full            explanation"
+        },
+        "timezone": "US/Pacific full",
+        "time_format": "strftime/ISO-8601",
+        "TS_ID1": {
+            "values": [
+                [
+                    "TIMESTAMP",
+                    "VALUE"
+                ],
+                [
+                    "TIMESTAMP",
+                    "VALUE"
+                ]
+            ],
+            "quality": [
+                [
+                    "TIMESTAMP",
+                    "VALUE"
+                ],
+                [
+                    "TIMESTAMP",
+                    "VALUE"
+                ]
+            ],
+            "hash": "", //This was suggested by a modeler to easily compare if a dataset has already been seen
+            "parameter": "",
+            "duration": "",
+            "interval": "", //nominal frequency
+            "units": "",
+            "count": "integer",
+            "min_value": "float", //Should these be a timeslice e.g. [timestamp,value]? 
+            "max_value": "float", //Should these be a timeslice e.g. [timestamp,value]?
+            "start_timestamp": "TIMESTAMP",
+            "end_timestamp": "TIMESTAMP"
+        }
+    }
+}