Dataset set of data that is explicitly intended, or directly suitable, for further computational processing. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.CD-ROM_Contents the contents of a CD-ROM which have been posted on a Web server, but not altered to suit the Web form (i.e., a directory listing of the contents of a CD-ROM including executables would be given this designation, while the same CD-ROM concept with the executables rendered Web-appropriate would not). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Graphical_Data a graph which is immediately suitable for further processing and which represents the typical form in which a certain kind of data is stored (such as a high-resolution seismic profile graph). (In other words, most graphs posted to the Web are unsuitable because they lack sufficient resolution to yield good processing results.) rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Image an image which is sufficiently high-resolution and unaltered to meet the general criteria of 'Dataset'. (In other words, most images posted to the Web are unsuitable because they lack sufficient resolution to yield good processing results.) rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Image.GIS_Data_Layer_or_Shapefile GIS data layer, shapefiles, or other files which may be processed in a GIS editor. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table table of information which meets the general criteria of 'Dataset'. The file type of the table -- comma-separated or tab-separated text, proprietary spreadsheet format, or HTML -- is irrelevant to this term. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Biology table of biological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution table specifying the geographic ranges -- numerically or otherwise -- of one or more organisms. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Chemistry table of chemical information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Chemistry.Regression_Equations table of equations relating the occurence of two or more chemical units. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Equipment table specifying information such as location, functional errors, and retrieval status of scientific equipment. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Equipment.GPS_Navigation_Data table specifying the GPS-derived location and/or movement or an item of scientific equipment. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geographic_Coordinates table of the geographic coordinates of one or more objects--such as living things, equipment, storms, or geomorphic features. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geography definition pending. rlriall 2003/09/01 2003/09/01 1 Dataset.Table.Geology table of geological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments table of information about the geologic characteristics of some sediments. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Age tables of information about the geologically-determined ages of some sediments. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Chemistry table of information about the chemical composition of some sediments. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Density table of information about the density, or weight per volume, of some sediments. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Texture tables of information about the texture -- the grain size, sorting, and related qualities -- of some sediments. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Seismic_Events table of geologic information about seismic events. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Geology.Stratigraphy table of stratigraphic information, such as a stratigraphic column describing the characteristics of each unit. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Hydrology table of hydrological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Hydrology.Discharge table of hydrologic discharge information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Meteorology table of meteorologic information. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography table of oceanographic information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Beam_Attenuation table of beam attenuation data taken by oceanographic equipment. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Carbon_Productivity table of data about carbon productivity for some part of the ocean. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Chemical_Composition table of information about the chemical composition of ocean water for a given set of samples. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Currents table of information about some ocean current or currents. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Salinity table of information about ocean-water salinity from one or more sites and times. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Sea_Surface_Temperature table of sea surface temperature data for one or more oceanic locations and times. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Subsurface_Temperature table of subsurface temperature data for one or more oceanic locations and times. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Wave_Height table of information about wave heights at one or more locations and times. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image a file intended for visual display, but which includes nonverbal information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image a series of still images which presents the illusion of being a continous moving stream, possibly with audio. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 0 Image.Moving_Image.Animation a moving image in which individual stills were created primarily by computer or artistic means, rather than taken from video. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image.Video a moving image in which individual stills were recorded from reality, rather than created by animators. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews video of one or more interviews. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews.Observers video of an interview with the observer, or observers, or some events. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews.Scientists video of an interview with one or more researchers. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Moving_Image.Video.Researchers_at_Work video showing researchers at work. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image a static image. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration a representation of an idea in image form, where the image was primarly not generated from photographs or other recordings of reality. For the purposes of the MRIB metadata, diagrams and illustrations do NOT include maps. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.3d_Red-Blue_Stereogram an image which has been stereographically processed to create a three-dimensional effect when used with red-blue glasses. rlriall 2003/08/1 2003/08/1 0 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Computer_Screen_Shot an image of a computer action taken from a computer screen. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Fine_Art an object of creative art -- especially a well known one -- whose image has been repurposed to illustrate, often in an abstract or emotional way, a specific concept. (For instance, a Matisse cut-out accompanying a discussion of hydrologic flow would meet these criteria; a painting by Leonardo DaVinci which was intended--by him as the creator--to illustrate a scientific paper would not.) rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Lithology image representing the lithology of an area, such as a lithological cross-section through the subsurface or a block diagram of lithology. (Lithology is here considered to be the characteristics -- such as petrologic names, stratigraphic names, etc. -- of bedrock, to the exclusion of unconsolidated sediments). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Living_Things image representing the appearance and/or strucutures (external, anatomical, functional, or otherwise) or a kind of living thing. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Organizational_Charts image showing the organization of an institution (such as a diagram of departments and offices). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Processes image showing the steps of some process, natural, mechanical, or otherwise. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Scientific_Equipment image showing the parts, function, or applications of a tool for scientific inquiry. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Sedimentary_Structures image showing sedimentary (rather than tectonic, volcanic, or metamorphic) 'structures' in both unconsolidated sediments and sedimentary rock. Such structures would include bedforms, varves, soil horizons, and mudcracks but NOT structures like fault scarps, migmatites, or dikes. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Stratigraphy image, such as a formal stratigraphic column, representing the order, ages, names, extent, or other aspects of rock layers of an area. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Structures image showing the geological structures EXCEPT sedimentary structures of an area. This would include such things as fault traces, clinal features, intrusions, and interpreted sense of movement, but exclude such things as ripple-marks, sinkholes, and varves. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Surface_Sediments image showing the features of surface sediments in some area. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph a two- or three-dimensional plot of one or more variables against one another. For the purposes of the MRIB, "graph" excludes maps as well as illustrations and diagrams which are conceptual interpretations, rather than images taken directly from real or modeled data. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology graph of biologic data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Biological_Abundance definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Density graph of data about biological density. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Productivity graph of data about biological productivity. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Equipment_Data graph of data about the status of a scientific instrument. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Equipment_Data.Position graph of data about the geographic position of a scientific instrument. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geography graph of geographical data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geography.Economics graph of geo-economical data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology graph of geologic data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Gamma_Log_Cross_Section graph showing a cross-section of gamma-log data taken from boreholes; if the graph includes interpreted information (such as interpreted extents of the units) it should also be classified "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration.Stratigraphy" (and structural interpretations would warrant the addition of "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration.Structures," etc.) rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Seismic_Profile graph showing seismic data in cross-section; if the graph includes interpreted information it should also be given the appropriate member of "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration." rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Time_Line a graph of geologic or geohistorical events versus time. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Topographic_Profile a graph (from data rather than a general interpretation) of elevation versus distance over some geospatial section. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Topographic_Profile.LIDAR_Data graph of topographic data from LIDAR. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology graph of hydrological data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Chemistry graph of hydrologic chemistry data versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Discharge graph of hydrologic discharge versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Streamflow graph of hydrologic streamflow versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology graph of meteorologic data. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere graph of meteorological data about the atmosphere. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere.Chemical_Composition graph of data about the chemical composition of the atmosphere. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere.Pressure graph of data about atmospheric pressure. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Precipitation_Amount graph of data about the quantity or qualities of precipitation. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Temperature graph of atmospheric temperature data. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds graph of data about winds, such as their velocity. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds.Direction graph of wind direction data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds.Speed graph of wind speed-magnitude data. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography graph of oceanographic (and, where similar, lacustrine, sea, etc.) data. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents graph of data about water currents. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents.Currents_versus_Depth graph of data about water currents. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents.Sediment_Concentration_vs_Current_Strength graph of data describing how the presence of sediment in water currents varies with current strength. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments graph of data about sediments suspended in or underlying a large standing water body. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition graph of data about the chemical composition of sediments in a large body of water. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition.Chromatograms graph of chemical composition data for water-body sediments taken from a chromatogram. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition.Graph_from_Core graph of chemcial composition data for water-body sediments derived from a sediment core. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Texture graph of data about sediment texture underlying a large standing water body. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Temperature graph of water-temperature data. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Temperature.Temperature_versus_Depth graph of subsurface water-temperature data by depth. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides graph of data about tides. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Annual_Variation graph of tide data changes over the course of a year. pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Daily_Variation graph of tide data changes over the course of a day. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Monthly_Variation graph of tide data changes over the course of a month. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Weekly_Variation graph of tide data changes over the course of a week. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry graph of data about the chemical properties of some body of water. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Fluorometry definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Oxygen graph of data about water oxygen content. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Salinity graph of data about water salinity. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Level graph of data about the level of water. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Level.Annual_Variation graph of data about water level changes over the course of a year. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Wave_Height graph of data about the height of waves over the usual water level. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.IfSAR_(InSAR)_Image definition pending. aallwardt 2006/07/03 2007/08/29 Image.Still_Image.LIDAR_Image definition pending. aallwardt 2006/01/20 Image.Still_Image.Map a two- or three-dimensional visual represenation of spatial "things" on a surface. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology map of biological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution map showing the geospatial distribution of one or more organism types, either now or in the past. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution.Vegetal_Cover map showing the geospatial distribution of vegetation or vegetation types. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Habitat_Types map showing the geospatial distribution of general habitat types. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography map showing geographical information. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Boundaries map showing geographical boundaries, such as political borders, specially-designated areas, etc. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Demography definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Economics map showing geographical representations of economic data, such as revenues from certain industries by location. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Hazards_Map map showing geological, meteorological, human-constructed, or other hazards to human populations. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Land_Use map showing geographical information about how land is used by humans. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Resources map showing resources valuable to people. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology map of geological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Bedrock_Geology map showing the bedrock geology characteristics of an area -- that is, the uppermost rock underlying any unconsolidated surficial sediments. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Geomagnetism map showing the variation of a geomagnetic field for some area. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Hydrogeology map showing the hydrogeologic information for some area; in other words, the mapped extent of an aquifer would be relevant, while discharge data would likely not. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 aallwardt 2004/12/10 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Past_Earthquakes_and_Other_Seismic_Events map showing the location (and possibly other information) about earthquakes and other seismic events. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Structures map of geological structures which are not sedimentary in nature -- in other words, fault traces, plutons, and anticlines would count. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Surficial_Geology map describing unconsolidated, surficial sediments of an area. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Surficial_Geology.Sonar_Reflectivity map of surficial geology based on sonar reflectivity. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology map showing hydrological information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Drainage map showing stream drainage by locations. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Stream_Flow map showing stream flow by locations. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Watershed_Boundaries map showing the boundaries of watersheds. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Water_Level map showing water level by locations. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Research_Facility map showing the location of a research facility such as a laboratory or office building. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Study_Area map showing the location of a study area (possibly including information about sampling sites, tracklines, etc. within the area). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Study_Area.Road_Map map showing the location of a study area, using roads as locational indicators. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology map showing meteorologic information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Atmospheric_Characteristics map showing the atmospheric characteristics. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Precipitation map showing precipitation data over space. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Storm_Paths map showing the spatial movement of a hurricane, cyclone, or other storm system. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Surface_Temperature map showing surface temperature for some area and time. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Winds map showing information about winds -- such as direction and speed -- for some location and time. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography map showing oceanographic information. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Contaminant_Sources map showing the sources of oceanic contaminants. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Currents map showing oceanic currents at some place and time. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Living_Things map showing the distribution or movement of living things in the ocean at some place and time. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Morphology map showing seafloor morphology at some location and time. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Concentrations definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Transport map showing sediment transport processes in the ocean for some place and time. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Transport.Shoreline_Movement map showing shoreline movement due to sediment transport over time. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Tides definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Parts_of_a_Map definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Parts_of_a_Map.Table_of_Symbols definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Bathymetry_(Aquatic_Relief) definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Bathymetry_(Aquatic_Relief).Contours definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Terrestrial_Relief definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Terrestrial_Relief.Contours definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Benthic_Organisms definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Nektonic_Organisms definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Planktonic_Organisms definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Researchers definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Terrestrial_Organisms definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Terrestrial_Organisms.Coastal_Organisms definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Fossils definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Living_Things definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Scanning_Electron_Microscope definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Thin_Section definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Thin_Section.Rocks definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Physiographic_Features definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Research_Facility definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Scientific_Equipment definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor.Physiographic_Features definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor.Sediments definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Vessels_and_Other_Platforms definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Poster definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Radar_Image definition pending. aallwardt 2006/05/19 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Altimetry definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Reflectance definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Surface_Temperature definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Vegetation definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Weather definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Slideshow definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Slideshow.Presentation definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Image.Still_Image.Slideshow.Time_Series definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource a Web resource which changes as the user interacts with it, or which serves as a gateway for interactions between people. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Ask_an_Expert information about how to use a (usually free) ask-an-expert service such as the USGS "Ask-a-Geologist." rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface querying or other interface to information in a database other than a database of Web page contents. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Bibliographic_Data interface to a database of bibliographic information. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Modeled_Data interface which retrieves values from a model based on user input. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Real_World_Data interface which retrieves real-world data based on user specifications. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Discussion_Board interface which allows people to communicate across the Web without reliance on non-browser applications; especially such an interface in which discussions are archived and remain viewable after their occurence. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Email_List information about joining an email list, and possibly an interface to automatically join such a list. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.FTP_Server server using the FTP protocol from which a user can download files (and possibly interact in other ways, such as to modify the server). Server should only be indexed if it can be accessed from a Web browser, rather than requiring a proper FTP client. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Map_Navigation_Interface interactive map interface, such as one offering zooming, panning, and activation/removal of layers. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Quiz interactive quiz which, when taken by the user, returns evaluation of the user's performance. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Search_Interface interface to search one or more Web sites; excludes searching interface to any other database type. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Software_Registration interface which allows a user to register a software product she or he uses, ostensibly for the purpose of obtaining support, update information, etc. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Interactive_Resource.Submission_Form definition pending. aallwardt 2004/11/04 Interactive_Resource.Virtual_Reality interface in which the user may navigate through a three-dimensional representation of some information (usually geographic features). rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Applet definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Applet.Java definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Script instructions, written in a scripting language, that require a non-system program to run. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Script.HyperCard_Stack application run using the HyperCard Player (MacOS only). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Script.MAPGEN script which adds functionality to the MAPGEN program. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Script.MATLAB script which adds functionality to the MATLAB program. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Script.STELLA model which adds functionality to the STELLA program. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Source_Code instructions, written in a computer language, which can be compiled to create a software product that is independent of non-system software. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Source_Code.C software source code written in the C language. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Source_Code.FORTRAN software source code written in the FORTRAN language. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application compiled software which is run independently of non-system programs. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.DOS/Windows software compiled for DOS/Windows systems. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.GNU/Linux software compiled for GNU/Linux systems. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.IRIX software compiled for SGI/IRIX systems. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.Mac_OS software compiled for MacOS systems. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.UNIX software compiled for UNIX systems (possibly compatible with UNIX-like systems, such as GNU/Linux). rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Software.Standalone_Application.VMS software compiled for VMS systems. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Sound audio document. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text human-language document that is read (rather than heard, etc.). rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions a set of answers to questions commonly posed to the maintainer, author, or organization associated with a Web site. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Biography the life-history of a person. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Committee_Report aallwardt 2006/04/21 Text.Cruise_Report report from a research trip on a scientific vessel. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Directory_Contents_Listing list of the contents of a directory on a remote computer as it is generated by the system (thus, NOT a list which is written by a human and includes descriptions of the contents beyond those provided by the computer system). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Environmental_Impact_Statement definition pending. rlriall 2003/08/01 2003/08/01 1 Text.Field_Trip_Guide definition pending. aallwardt 2004/11/04 2006/01/20 Text.Institutional_Information information about an institution -- for purposes of the MRIB metadata, this may include small research collaboration groups as well as formally chartered, large agencies. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Capabilities information about the research capabilities of an institution, such as what equipment, facilities, and specialists are available to the institution. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Charter formal "origin" document of an institution, usually including information about its basic function and purpose. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Collaborators list of collaborators with the publishing institution, whether in general or for the creation of a specific document. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information general information about an institution, such as brief summaries of the other types of information or types of information which do not presently fit elsewhere. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information.Building_Layouts information about the building layouts for an institutional facility, such as where specified laboratories are located. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information.Usage_Fees information about fees required to access an institution's facilites or purchase its products and services. (I.e., this term includes information about both the price of a library card at the MBL/WHOI Library and the price of a USGS topographic map). rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.History prose describing the history of an institution. rlriall 2003/08/1 2003/08/1 0 Text.Institutional_Information.Interview transcript of an interview with an institutional authority which provides information about the institution. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Location information about the geographic location of an institution. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Mission_Statement statement -- lengthy or brief -- of an institution's purposes, objectives, or long-term goals. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.News news about an institution, as described by the institution. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.News.News_Brief brief news report from an institution. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.News.Press_Release formal text style describing institutional news and intended to encourage discussion in the external media. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.News.Web_Site_Updates_List list of updates to a Web site, usually with dates of the modifications. rlriall 2003/08/1 2003/08/1 0 Text.Institutional_Information.Personnel_Directory contact information for the researchers and/or other staff at some institution. This should not be applied to lists of primary authors or investigators for a particularly project; rather it should be used for personnel at a program, department, or other larger-than-one-project level. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Projects_List list of projects presently or historically undertaken by an institution. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Institutional_Information.Publications_List list of publications (including both text AND other official products) of an institution. rlriall 2003/07/01 2003/07/01 1 Text.Interview_Transcript transcript of an interview in text form. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Interview_Transcript.Researchers transcript of an interview with a researcher about her or his research. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Lay_Science_Paper scientific paper intended for readers who do not necessarily have background knowledge of the relevant specialist field. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts lay science paper which discusses general scientific concepts which are relevant to many geographic areas and times. For instance, a paper about global types of sedimentary processes would be given this term, while a paper about sediment transport by whales in Georges Bank would not (unless it also discussed at length the general concepts, too). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts.Mathematical_Formulas mathematical formulas useful for someone with an entry-level understanding of a scientific field (for instance, density=mass/volume would earn this term, while the formulas describing thin-film interference might not). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Lexicon a table of words or phrases and their definitions in some context. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Lexicon.Multilingual usually, a translation of words or phrases from one language to their near-counterparts in one or more other languages. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Lexicon.Specialist_Terminology definitions of specialist terminology, such as taxon names. May be intended either for other specialists or for a lay audience. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Links definition pending. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Links.Site_Map definition pending. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Metadata-Related_Text text related to the composition, understanding, or access to "data about data" -- or the metadata itself. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Clearinghouse a compilation of more than one set of metadata. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Formal_Dictionary dictionary describing the syntactical rules and other composition-related characteristics of a metadata standard. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Metadata_Itself "data about data," a formal description of some data or information product, usually to assist readers in finding an appropriate product. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Metadata_Itself.FGDC metadata using the rules of the Federal Geographic Data Committee. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Newspaper_Report a news article taken from a newspaper. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Opinion prose intended to convince the reader to adopt the author's opinion of some subject. For the purpose of the MRIB metadata, this should be considered to be less lengthy and rigorous than a scholarly paper and should be exempt from formal peer review (so as to exclude scholarly papers). Usually involves a subject with some popular, if not scientific, controversy. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Opinion.Editorial_Columns an opinion column written for a newspaper, popular magazine, or other journal. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Opinion.Speech a speech given with the intent of persuading an audience, but -- for the purposes of the MRIB metadata -- less rigorously reviewed and argued than a research presentation. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material text and attached materials suitable for K-12 education. Although this term usually carries a measure of the document author's intent to create a resource for K-12 education, this term may also apply to materials which are immediately and without modification useful for this purpose (such materials should also be termed "Text.Lay_Science_Paper"). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Background_Material text about concepts which will be applied in an educational activity, such as basic science knowledge necessary to complete an activity or answer student questions. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Lesson_Plan a plan for a complete lesson which provides necessary background material, student activities, and pedagogical concepts for the instructor. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Reference_List list of materials from which a student or instructor might seek further knowledge of a subject. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Student_Activity_Plan instructions and/or materials for a specific student activity. This term applies to both activities assisted by the instructor, and activities which learners may perform independently. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Teaching_Packet a complete set of materials needed for a lesson or lesson series -- such as lesson plans, activity plans, background information.. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Project_Description_Other_Than_Formal_Abstract a description of a research project which does not follow the conventions of a formal scholarly abstract. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Rendering_of_Oral_Histories_or_Legends prose summary, transcript, or other evocation of an oral history or legend. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper a technical or conceptual paper intended for an audience with some pre-existing familiarity with the subject. A whole paper following the traditional form need not be present to use the members of this class; a technical bibliography, for instance, should be noted as "Text.Scholarly_Paper.Bibliography" regardless of whether it is attached to a formal scientific paper. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Abstract a short description of a scholarly paper; also a short description of a project which takes the form of a typical abstract for a scholarly paper. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Bibliography a formal bibliographical list of one or more technical works relevant to a scholarly paper or research subject. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Computational_Formulas mathematical formulas of interest for technical work in a general field. If the formula is such that an interested lay person might have use for or interest in it, this term need not occur to the exclusion of "Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts.Mathematical_Formulas." rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Conclusions text which has the form or qualities of the conclusions section of a formal scholarly paper -- that is, prose which draws conclusions from some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Introduction text which has the form or qualities of the introduction section of a formal scholarly paper -- that is, prose which discusses the background concepts and usefulness of some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Journal a journal which "prints" scholarly writing. rlriall 2003/05/1 2003/05/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Literature_Review a scholarly paper which reviews in extensive detail the existing literature of a scholarly specialty. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Methods text which has the form or qualities of the methods section of a formal scholarly paper -- that is, prose which discusses in detail the investigative methods of some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Results text which has the form or qualities of the results section of a formal scholarly paper -- that is, prose which discusses preliminary results -- rather than general conclusions -- of some research and which requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Scholarly_Paper.Table_of_Contents the list of sections in a scholarly paper. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Software_Instructions instructions for using software itself, or for using a particular file or file type with software; also release notes, read-me files, and other information pertinent to the use of software (to include Web-based applications). rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1 Text.Thesis_or_Dissertation definition pending. aallwardt 2004/11/04 Text.Training definition pending. aallwardt 2004/11/04 Text.Training.Equipment_Training predominantly text-based instruction in using research equipment. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 aallwardt 2004/11/04 Text.Training.Procedural_Training definition pending. aallwardt 2004/11/04 Text.Workshop_Report report on workshop proceedings, decisions, presentations, or other items. rlriall 2003/07/1 2003/07/1 1