We currently only have a single _timestamp = 2023-05-12T14:48:11.983Z attribute in the ESGF index. This needs to be unique for every dataset, such that when a new replica (the same dataset, bit for bit) is republished, the original timestamp is preserved. A new e.g. _timestampReplica1 = 2023-12-12T19:48:11.983Z is generated allowing for this original version/timestamp to be used persistently, e.g. in the data citation/license info etc.
Example from https://esgf-node.llnl.gov/search/input4mips/?institution_id=PCMDI&source_id=PCMDI-AMIP-1-1-9
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