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Term name - depth
Term ID - MIXS:0000240
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Definition - The vertical distance below local surface, e.g. for sediment or soil samples depth is measured from sediment or soil surface, respectively. Depth can be reported as an interval for subsurface samples.
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Term name - depth
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Definition - The vertical distance below a reference elevation, e.g. for water, sediment or soil samples, depth is measured from water, sediment or soil surface, respectively. Depth can be reported as an interval, e.g. for vertical plankton net tows in water, or horizons in soil or sediments.
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N.B. terms such as "altitude" and "horizon" could be defined in the same way.
(These depth and the context suggestions came from Stephane Pesant our marine biology expert; internally in ENA we have already our "water based" Depth to "depth" and are using the definition above )
Current term details Please supply the current details of the term that you would like to update:
Suggested update(s) Please supply the new suggestions for any of the details listed below (only insert text to those details that should be updated):
Additional context Add any other context about the update request here, e.g. why you think this needs to be updated. N.B. terms such as "altitude" and "horizon" could be defined in the same way. (These depth and the context suggestions came from Stephane Pesant our marine biology expert; internally in ENA we have already our "water based" Depth to "depth" and are using the definition above )