Vocabulary
BODC parameter semantic model sphere names
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S21/current/ |
|---|---|
| Description | Controlled vocabulary defining the terms that may be used to describe the sphere (SWEET EarthRealm) in the BODC parameter semantic model. Part of the where theme. |
| Creator | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Modified | 2015-02-06 |
| Version Info | 12 |
| Identifier | S21 |
| Register Manager | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Register Owner | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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| ID ↑ | Preferred Label ↑ | Definition ↑ | Date ↑ |
|---|---|---|---|
| S21S006 | Earth | The third planet away from the sun in our solar system. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S001 | atmosphere | Layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by the Earth's gravity. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S003 | bed | The solid material at the base of a body of water, including all material accessible to sampling techniques from its interface with that water body. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S037 | biota | A living organism (or part thereof) or the body or body part of an organism that was once alive. | 2014-01-30 |
| S21S033 | cave atmosphere | The gas mixture contained inside an underground cavity large enough for human access. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S011 | experiment water sample | A sample of water whose chemical and biological composition has been artificially modified under known controlled conditions. | 2014-06-03 |
| S21S039 | geological sample | Sample of unconsolidated sediment or sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic rock removed from a geological unit in the bed | 2010-12-01 |
| S21S005 | groundwater | Water occupying pores in soil or rock with direct connection to the atmosphere or flowing through underground plumbing systems such as fissures in limestone. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S017 | not applicable | There is no appropriate value to populate the field. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S019 | peat | A type of terrestrial sediment comprising an accumulation of partially decayed vegetable matter, usually moss. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S020 | rainwater | Liquid precipitation. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S038 | rock | Sample of sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic rock removed from a geological unit in the bed | 2010-11-04 |
| S21S022 | sediment | Unconsolidated solid material removed from a geological unit in the bed | 2010-11-04 |
| S21S023 | sediment pore water | Water occupying the spaces between grains in an unlithified sample of unconsolidated sediment collected from the bed of a water body. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S024 | snow | Crystalline water ice precipitation. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S034 | stalactite | A secondary mineral deposit within a cave (speleothem) which hangs from the roof of the cave | 2009-11-04 |
| S21S025 | stalagmite | A secondary mineral deposit within a cave (speleothem) which rises from the floor of the cave | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S009 | surface ice | A significant volume of frozen water possibly containing a variety of inclusions (rock particles, bubbles etc.) located above land or a water body. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S026 | suspended particulate material | Solid material, including flora and fauna, that is distributed throughout a water body. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S027 | water body | A distinct and significant volume of fresh or salt water on the Earth's surface. Includes oceans, seas, estuaries, rivers, ponds and lakes. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S028 | water body plus atmosphere | A distinct and significant volume of fresh or salt water on the Earth's surface plus the layer of gases retained by gravity overlying it. | 2009-11-03 |
| S21S031 | wet sediment | An aliquot of the bed containing both solid material and its interstitial pore water. | 2009-11-03 |
