Concept

oceans

URI	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P05/current/014/
Within Vocab	International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories
Alternative Labels	oceans
Definition	Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides; tidal waves; coastal information; reefs.
Date	2005-04-27T15:27:44
Identifier	SDN:P05::014
Note	accepted
Has Current Version	1
version	1
Narrower	`P02:CRYS`	Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent
	`P02:LGCR`	Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column
	`P02:HFLX`	Heat fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
	`P02:VDFC`	Transport in the water column
	`P02:VSRW`	Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
	`P02:WVST`	Wave height and period statistics
	`P02:SIGT`	Density of the water column
	`P02:OPBS`	Optical backscatter
	`P02:PREX`	Sea level expressed as pressure
	`P02:CPWC`	Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:PSAL`	Salinity of the water column
	`P02:MTWP`	Particulate metal concentrations in the water column
	`P02:RFVL`	Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
	`P02:ASLV`	Sea level
	`P02:SLCA`	Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:CING`	Particulate inorganic carbon concentrations in the water column
	`P02:MTWD`	Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
	`P02:WSTR`	Wind stress and shear
	`P02:MXLM`	Structure and stability of the water column
	`P02:EXUV`	Biological detritus in the water column suspended particulate material
	`P02:TCO2`	Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
	`P02:SIXX`	Concentration of silicon species in the water column
	`P02:PPRD`	Primary production in the water column
	`P02:R410`	Ocean colour and earth-leaving visible waveband spectral radiation
	`P02:NTRA`	Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:DOXY`	Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
	`P02:HEAV`	Wave height estimates
	`P02:FDMS`	Gas fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
	`P02:PHOS`	Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:WVSP`	Spectral wave data parameters
	`P02:NTRI`	Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:PPAB`	Light absorption in the water column
	`P02:ALKY`	Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
	`P02:FR11`	Chlorofluorocarbon concentrations in the water column
	`P02:OPFX`	Sedimentation flux of non-metallic inorganic species in the water column
	`P02:ZNTC`	Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:TDIN`	Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column
	`P02:TCFX`	Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column
	`P02:MTWT`	Total metal concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:CNTX`	Phytoplankton generic biomass in water bodies
	`P02:AMON`	Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
	`P02:PTDZ`	Temperature variation in the water column
	`P02:CATX`	Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies
	`P02:ATDP`	Atmospheric deposition rates
	`P02:TEMP`	Temperature of the water column
	`P02:LRZA`	Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
	`P02:MBAN`	Bathymetry and Elevation
	`P02:GWDR`	Wave direction
	`P02:SVEL`	Sound velocity and travel time in the water column
	`P02:MNGS`	Sediment grain size parameters
	`P02:NTUP`	New production in water bodies
	`P02:DOCC`	Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
	`P02:NTOT`	Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
	`P02:TSED`	Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
	`P02:ATTN`	Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
	`P02:PCO2`	Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
	`P02:EXCO`	Light extinction and diffusion coefficients
	`P02:ZCTC`	Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:MZBC`	Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:PSST`	Skin temperature of the water column
	`P02:MLFX`	Sedimentation flux of metallic and metalloid elements and isotopes in water bodies
	`P02:TPHS`	Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column
	`P02:SECC`	Secchi disk depth
	`P02:CSDE`	Organic sulphur compound dynamics in the water column
	`P02:DMST`	Organosulphur and organoselenium species concentration parameters in water bodies
	`P02:CNDC`	Electrical conductivity of the water column
	`P02:BNTC`	Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:OHWC`	Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column
	`P02:SAMO`	Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column
	`P02:SPCB`	Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples
	`P02:DAAW`	Particulate amino acid concentrations in the water column
	`P02:ZATX`	Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:PEWB`	Pesticide concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:OMPW`	Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in sediments
	`P02:CYEU`	Plankton biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:GHDX`	Sediment microfossil morphology parameters
	`P02:SPWC`	Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column
	`P02:BPBP`	Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:PCOC`	Concentration of other organic contaminants in suspended particulate material
	`P02:CBFX`	Sedimentation flux of carbohydates in the water column
	`P02:WCWT`	Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
	`P02:CETA`	Cetacean abundance
	`P02:DSCO`	Distribution coefficients in the water column
	`P02:AXFX`	Sedimentation flux of pigments in the water column
	`P02:MZBN`	Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:AATX`	Phytoplankton taxonomic surface area in water bodies
	`P02:CARO`	Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:STOM`	Concentration of organic matter in sediments
	`P02:ZNTX`	Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:WRAD`	Radioactivity in water bodies
	`P02:CCPW`	Carbonate chemistry in sediment pore waters
	`P02:DOCU`	Dissolved organic carbon uptake and production in the water column
	`P02:BNTX`	Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:TRIS`	Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment
	`P02:VIRU`	Virus abundance in water bodies
	`P02:SPOL`	Sediment pollen content
	`P02:WPRO`	Concentration of proteins in the water column
	`P02:MATX`	Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:COCC`	Colloidal organic carbon concentration in the water column
	`P02:F001`	Water body lipid concentrations
	`P02:FATX`	Fish abundance in water bodies
	`P02:ZATP`	Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:WCTR`	Water body released tracers
	`P02:BNUC`	Bacteria generic abundance in sediment
	`P02:OPCN`	Concentration of silicon species in suspended particulate material
	`P02:MZCT`	Microzooplankton grazing
	`P02:ABAG`	Suspended particulate material aggregates
	`P02:MSBO`	Zooplankton ash-free dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:IWAB`	Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed
	`P02:ZADX`	Zoobenthos dry weight biomass
	`P02:SHTA`	Hydrolytic activity in sediment
	`P02:IWDX`	Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed
	`P02:PCFX`	Sedimentation flux of identified biota expressed as carbon in the water column
	`P02:KRTS`	Other wave statistics
	`P02:ZBTX`	Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
	`P02:RPOT`	Redox potential in sediment
	`P02:MDWP`	Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:MDPW`	Trace metalloid concentrations in sediment pore water
	`P02:PATX`	Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:NUTV`	Raw in-situ nutrient analyser output
	`P02:TVLT`	Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
	`P02:CLXX`	Concentration of inorganic halogens in sediment pore waters
	`P02:SAGE`	Sediment age
	`P02:VATX`	Phytoplankton taxonomic volume in water bodies
	`P02:PHWB`	Pharmaceutical concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:AQYN`	Concentration of alkenes and alkynes in the water column
	`P02:TOCH`	Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), aldehydes and ketones in water bodies
	`P02:PPWC`	Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column
	`P02:TFAA`	Dissolved amino acid concentrations in the water column
	`P02:MFAB`	Zoobenthos generic abundance
	`P02:MSBD`	Zooplankton dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:DGPW`	Dissolved oxygen parameters for sediments
	`P02:ASAM`	Acoustic backscatter in the water column
	`P02:MSIC`	Zooplankton carbon biomass per unit area of the water column
	`P02:FABD`	Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed
	`P02:SPHT`	Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment pore water
	`P02:FOCA`	Seal abundance
	`P02:SSTB`	Stable isotopes in sediment
	`P02:OMWC`	Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in water bodies
	`P02:UREA`	Urea concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:ZWTX`	Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
	`P02:CDRU`	Metal uptake rates in the water column
	`P02:LIFX`	Sedimentation flux of terrestrially derived material in the water column
	`P02:A01X`	Sedimentation flux of alkenones and alkenoates in the water column
	`P02:SSCN`	Side-scan sonar
	`P02:DBDX`	Geological sample density
	`P02:ZNTN`	Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as nitrogen per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:ZOOB`	Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts
	`P02:FPRT`	Zooplankton defecation rates in the water column
	`P02:FVLT`	Raw fluorometer output
	`P02:CARS`	Carotenoid pigment concentrations in sediment
	`P02:DENS`	Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material
	`P02:MFWW`	Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
	`P02:A999`	Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biosurface area per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:ZNTP`	Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:BATT`	Bacteria environmental parameters
	`P02:V999`	Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biovolume per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:GOXP`	Oxygen production and respiration in the water column
	`P02:AASD`	Concentration of alkenones and alkenoates in sediment
	`P02:PNTX`	Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:MDSV`	Suspended particulate material setting velocity parameters
	`P02:MSFX`	Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column
	`P02:RACC`	Sediment accumulation rate
	`P02:CPSD`	Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment
	`P02:IS4R`	Reduction rates in bed sediments
	`P02:WDNA`	Concentrations of biopolymers in water bodies
	`P02:BAUC`	Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment
	`P02:DALK`	Concentration of alkanes in the water column
	`P02:ZNLG`	Metal ligand parameters in the water column
	`P02:NTSD`	Nitrogen concentrations in sediment
	`P02:HEXC`	Dissolved noble gas concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:TBGZ`	Bacterial consumption in the water column
	`P02:OXYC`	Raw oxygen sensor output
	`P02:HAAC`	Amino acids in sediment
	`P02:REFF`	Sediment resistivity
	`P02:BEST`	Sediment resuspension
	`P02:EPSI`	Turbulence in the water column
	`P02:CBSD`	Carbon concentrations in sediment
	`P02:NOYS`	Acoustic noise in the water column
	`P02:UPTH`	Bacterial production in the water column
	`P02:CORG`	Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
	`P02:BATX`	Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:SXCN`	Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in suspended particulate material
	`P02:ACNT`	Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts
	`P02:PNFX`	Sedimentation flux of identified biota in the water column
	`P02:SABB`	Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies
	`P02:PHYC`	Phycobolin pigment concentrations in the water column
	`P02:TCNT`	Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output
	`P02:PHWC`	Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
	`P02:MDWD`	Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:FNTX`	Fish non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:OGPW`	Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in sediment pore waters
	`P02:OCPW`	Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters
	`P02:CPCN`	Unclassified pigment concentrations in sediment
	`P02:WSTB`	Stable isotopes in water bodies
	`P02:WCOC`	Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column
	`P02:PCAH`	Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in suspended particulate material
	`P02:FIBM`	Fish biomass in water bodies
	`P02:FCNT`	Fish taxonomy-related counts
	`P02:ATPX`	Concentration of adenylates in the water column
	`P02:TD00`	Terrestrial detritus in the water column suspended particulate material
	`P02:SCDO`	Metal fluxes between the bed and the water column
	`P02:PXSP`	Phosphorus concentrations in suspended particulate material
	`P02:SCAH`	Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples
	`P02:MTWC`	Colloidal metal concentrations in the water column
	`P02:SPGS`	Suspended particulate material grain size parameters
	`P02:CASD`	Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), ethers, aldehydes and ketones in sediment
	`P02:SCOX`	Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column
	`P02:IPRX`	Inorganic peroxides in water bodies
	`P02:PHSE`	Pharmaceutical concentrations in sediments
	`P02:EXCR`	Excretion rate parameters in the water column
	`P02:FBAB`	Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed
	`P02:PPCB`	Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in suspended particulate material
	`P02:HLWC`	Concentration of inorganic halogens in water bodies
	`P02:OPWC`	Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column
	`P02:CAKN`	Concentration of alkenones and alkenoates in the water column
	`P02:PHUP`	Uptake of other nutrients in the water column
	`P02:PU02`	Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies
	`P02:FPFX`	Sedimentation flux of biological detritus in the water column
	`P02:NTSP`	Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material
	`P02:SACT`	Surfactant concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:PHSD`	Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment
	`P02:TNRP`	Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column
	`P02:SICO`	Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
	`P02:TADN`	Concentration of adenylates in sediment
	`P02:BDWC`	Bacteria taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass in sediment
	`P02:PESD`	Pesticide concentrations in sediment
	`P02:D000`	Microphytobenthos abundance
	`P02:PYTT`	Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:HLDE`	Other halocarbon dynamics in water bodies
	`P02:LVLT`	Raw light meter output
	`P02:MTPW`	Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters
	`P02:CD10`	Sediment lipid concentrations
	`P02:CBSP`	Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material
	`P02:INLZ`	Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone
	`P02:PCHW`	Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column
	`P02:LERR`	Raw current meter output parameters
	`P02:RMIN`	Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks
	`P02:ZCTN`	Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as nitrogen per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:SPRO`	Concentration of proteins in sediment
	`P02:CLAY`	Mineralogical composition
	`P02:AAWC`	Concentration of alkanamines (amines) in the water column
	`P02:TDPX`	Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
	`P02:DCMX`	Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies
	`P02:SALK`	Concentration of aliphatic hydrocarbons in sediment samples
	`P02:AAFX`	Sedimentation flux of amino acids and associated compounds in water bodies
	`P02:SCOC`	Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples
	`P02:SDNA`	Concentrations of biopolymers in sediment
	`P02:TDNT`	Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
	`P02:FBAF`	Fish taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed
	`P02:BATC`	Bacteria taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:AMOX`	Nitrification and denitrification rates in water bodies
	`P02:MATC`	Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
	`P02:NTPW`	Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters
	`P02:SRAD`	Geological sample radioactivity
	`P02:AMUP`	Regenerated production in water bodies
	`P02:HMSB`	Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
	`P02:CMFL`	Variable fluorescence parameters
	`P02:SLIT`	Sea-floor litter abundance
	`P02:UMLS`	Micro-litter in sediments
	`P02:UMLW`	Micro-litter in water bodies
	`P02:WBRX`	Water body redox potential
	`P02:BEPP`	Benthic primary production
	`P02:NTRZ`	Nitrate+nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
	`P02:EXSV`	Experiment state variables
Related	`P02:ICEM`	Ice motion and related parameters
	`P02:RVDS`	River flow and discharge
	`P02:WCPH`	Water column photography
	`P02:SBPH`	Seabed photography
	`P02:WQBI`	Water quality bioindicators

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