| cruise |
Cruise |
A specialized form of an expedition action that involves an ocean-going vessel. Cruise actions are typically parents to other related Actions. |
| dataRetrieval |
Data retrieval |
The act of retrieving data from a datalogger deployed at a monitoring site. |
| derivation |
Derivation |
The act of creating results by deriving them from other results. |
| equipmentDeployment |
Equipment deployment |
The act of placing equipment that will not make observations at or within a sampling feature. Actions involving the deployment of instruments should use the more specific term Instrument deployment. |
| equipmentMaintenance |
Equipment maintenance |
The act of performing regular or periodic upkeep or servicing of field or laboratory equipment. Maintenance may be performed in the field, in a laboratory, or at a factory maintenance center. |
| equipmentProgramming |
Equipment programming |
The act of creating or modifying the data collection program running on a datalogger or other equipment deployed at a monitoring site. |
| equipmentRetrieval |
Equipment retrieval |
The act of recovering a piece of equipment that made no observations from a deployment at a sampling feature or other location. For instruments, the more specific term Instrument retrieval should be used. |
| estimation |
Estimation |
The act of creating results by estimation or professional judgement. |
| expedition |
Expedition |
A field visit action in which many sites are visited over a continguous period of time, often involving serveral investigators, and typically having a specific purpose. Expedition actions are typically parents to other related Actions. |
| fieldActivity |
Field activity |
A generic, non-specific action type performed in the field at or on a sampling feature. |
| genericNonObservation |
Generic non-observation |
A generic, non-specific action type that does not produce a result. |
| instrumentCalibration |
Instrument calibration |
The act of calibrating an instrument either in the field or in a laboratory. The instrument may be an in situ field sensor or a laboratory instrument. An instrument is the subclass of equipment that is capable of making an observation to produce a result. |
| instrumentDeployment |
Instrument deployment |
The act of deploying an in situ instrument or sensor that creates an observation result. This term is a specific form of the Observation actions category of actions, which is the only category of actions that can produce observation results. |
| instrumentRetrieval |
Instrument retrieval |
The act of recovering an in situ instrument (which made observations) from a sampling feature. This action ends an instrument deployment action. |
| observation |
Observation |
The general act of making an observation. This term should be used when a Result is generated but the more specific terms of Instrument deployment or Specimen analysis are not applicable. |
| simulation |
Simulation |
The act of calculating results through the use of a simulation model. |
| siteVisit |
Site visit |
A field visit action in which a single site is visited for one or more other possible actions (i.e., specimen collection, equipment maintenance, etc.). Site visit actions are typically parents to other related actions. |
| specimenAnalysis |
Specimen analysis |
The analysis of a specimen ex situ using an instrument, typically in a laboratory, for the purpose of measuring properties of that specimen. |
| specimenCollection |
Specimen collection |
The collection of a specimen in the field. |
| specimenFractionation |
Specimen fractionation |
The process of separating a specimen into multiple different fractions or size classes. |
| specimenPreparation |
Specimen preparation |
The processing of a specimen collected in the field to produce a sample suitable for analysis using a particular analytical procedure. |
| specimenPreservation |
Specimen preservation |
The act of preserving a specimen collected in the field to produce a sample suitable for analysis using a particular analytical procedure. |
| submersibleLaunch |
Submersible launch |
The act of deploying a submersible from a vessel or ship. |