Update definition of season_precept MIXS:0000645

[only1chunts]

Current term details

Term name - mean seasonal precipitation
Term ID - MIXS:0000645
Structured comment name - season_precpt
Definition - The average of all seasonal precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Preferred unit - millimeter
Package(s) - multiple

Suggested update(s)

Definition - 

Additional context There was a discussion during CIG 27sept2021 that the definition needs to be refined to allow everyone to know what "season" means? is it a season such as Spring, Summer etc, or is it the entire "growing season" of the crop? or something else?!

[bmeluch]

This term came up recently with an EMSL user trying to fill out metadata. They had similar questions to what was described above.

• Which season is this referring to? The rainy season for the area? Spring? A specific three month period?
• How is this meant to be calculated? They ended up calculating the average monthly rainfall, but I don't think that's what this term is necessarily going for.

Similar confusion when they tried to fill out season_temp (https://github.com/GenomicsStandardsConsortium/mixs/issues/254)

[lschriml]

Which checklist/package was this first developed in? Have those developers been contacted?

[lschriml]

Let's look into who may have created this term. What is the breadth of 'seasons' How is this term being used Proposal: new terms - range of dates/months