Dear All,
Here is an initial batch of 8 Standard Names to support the CF taxon dimension. Two are dimension labels whilst the other six are measurements to which the taxon is a co-ordinate. Five of these are to cover Daniel's proposal that prompted the resurrection of Ticket 99. I've presented a summary list followed by a full list with units and definitions. I have one uncertainty in my mind (biological_taxon_label versus biological_taxon_lsid) where I would really appreciate input. Cheers, Roy. biological_taxon_name biological_taxon_identifier or biological_taxon_lsid – any preferences???? number_concentration_of_biological_taxon_in_sea_water mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water mole_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water mole_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water biological_taxon_name A plaintext human-readable label, usually a Latin binomial such as Calanus finmarchicus, applied to a biological taxon. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. dimensionless biological_taxon_identifier An opaque label, most usefully a URI that resolves to an authoritative information source, applied to a biological taxon. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. The identifier adopted for CF is the Life Science Identifier (LSID), a URN with the syntax ‘urn:lsid:<Authority>:<Namespace>:<ObjectID>[:<Version>]’. For example, the copepod Calocalanus pavo may be represented by LSIDs ‘urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104669’ (based on WoRMS) and urn:lsid:itis.gov:itis_tsn:85335’ (based on ITIS). These URNs may be converted to URLs delivering RDF by prefixing with 'http://lsid.tdwg.org/'. dimensionless OR biological_taxon_lsid The Life Science Identifier (LSID) is a standard URI for a biological taxon. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. The LSID is a URN with the syntax ‘urn:lsid:<Authority>:<Namespace>:<ObjectID>[:<Version>]’. For example, the copepod Calocalanus pavo may be represented by LSIDs ‘urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104669’ (based on WoRMS) and urn:lsid:itis.gov:itis_tsn:85335’ (based on ITIS). These URNs may be converted to URLs delivering RDF by prefixing with 'http://lsid.tdwg.org/'. dimensionless number_concentration_of_biological_taxon_in_sea_water Number concentration means the count of an entity per unit volume and is used in the construction ‘number_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y.. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. Number concentration of biota is also referred to as abundance. m-3 mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction ‘mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction ‘A_expressed_as_B’, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Mass concentration of biota expressed as carbon is also referred to as carbon biomass. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. kg m-3 mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction ‘mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical or biological species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction ‘A_expressed_as_B’, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Chlorophyll means all naturally occurring pigments of the chlorophyll group. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. kg m-3 mass_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction ‘mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction ‘A_expressed_as_B’, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Mass concentration of biota expressed as nitrogen is also referred to as nitrogen biomass. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. kg m-3 mole_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water Mole concentration means number of moles per unit volume, also called ‘molarity’, and is used in the construction ‘mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction ‘A_expressed_as_B’, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. mol m-3 mole_concentration_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water Mole concentration means number of moles per unit volume, also called ‘molarity’, and is used in the construction ‘mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y’, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction ‘A_expressed_as_B’, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Biological taxon is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. mol m-3 Please note that I partially retired on 01/11/2015. I am now only working 7.5 hours a week and can only guarantee e-mail response on Wednesdays, my day in the office. All vocabulary queries should be sent to enquir...@bodc.ac.uk. Please also use this e-mail if your requirement is urgent. ________________________________ This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. 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