If not already done, create the authorization object. See Example: Create an Authorization Object.
Run the READ_NOS command:
SELECT * FROM ( LOCATION='/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/PARQUETDATA/' AUTHORIZATION=MyAuthObj RETURNTYPE='NOSREAD_SCHEMA' ) AS d;
Your result will be similar to the following:
ColPosition 1
Name GageHeight2
TdatDataType FLOAT
PhysicalType DOUBLE
LogicalType NONE
Precision 0
Scale 0
MinLength 0
MaxLength 0
NullFound 1
FileType parquet
Location /S3/s3.amazonaws.com/td-usgs-public/PARQUETDATA/
ColPosition 2
Name Flow
TdatDataType FLOAT
PhysicalType DOUBLE
LogicalType NONE
Precision 0
Scale 0
MinLength 0
MaxLength 0
NullFound 1
FileType parquet
Location /S3/s3.amazonaws.com/td-usgs-public/PARQUETDATA/
The output is displayed vertically for readability.