Table 4 M2B3 Reporting Standard about the sample environmental context
Descriptor name | Description of usage | Control vocabulary/format/unit | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
ENVIRONMENT_Biome | Descriptor of the broad ecological context of a sample. | Terms list: EnvO | ENVO:01000023 for “marine pelagic biome” |
ENVIRONMENT_Feature | Compared to biome, feature is a descriptor of a geographic aspect or a physical entity that strongly influences the more local environment of a sample. | Terms list: EnvO | ENVO:00000209 for “photic zone” |
ENVIRONMENT_Material | Descriptor of the material that was displaced by the sampling activity, or material in which a sample was embedded, prior to the sampling event. | Terms list: EnvO | ENVO:00002149 for “sea water” |
ENVIRONMENT_Temperature | Temperature of water at the time of taking the sample. Define the parameter according to Table 7. | Format: ##.# | 16.2°C |
SDN:P02:75:TEMP | |||
SDN:P06:46:UPAA for°C | |||
ENVIRONMENT_Salinity | Salinity of water at the time of taking the sample. Define the measurement according to Table 7. | Format: ##.# | 39.1 psu |
SDN:P02:75:PSAL | |||
SDN:P06:46:UGKG for PSU | |||
ENVIRONMENT_Marine_Region | It characterises the environment, based on the latitude and longitude, by reference to geographic, political, economic or ecological boundaries. | Terms list: Marine Regions | MRGID:21886 for Marine Ecoregion:South European Atlantic Shelf |
ENVIRONMENT_Other_Parameters | Add as many fields as there are other environments parameters measured. | ||
Define the measurement according to Table 7. | |||
See the list of recommended environmental parameters in Table 5 | |||