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Slot: slope aspect (slope_aspect)

The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees); e.g., nw or 315 degrees. This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration

URI: MIXS:0000647

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
Biosample Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment yes

Properties

Examples

Value
35 deg

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property value
Preferred_unit degree

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self MIXS:0000647

LinkML Source

name: slope_aspect
annotations:
  Preferred_unit:
    tag: Preferred_unit
    value: degree
  storage_units:
    tag: storage_units
    value: deg
description: The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass
  to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees); e.g., nw or 315 degrees.
  This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence
  soil temperature and evapotranspiration
title: slope aspect
examples:
- value: 35 deg
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
rank: 1000
keywords:
- slope
slot_uri: MIXS:0000647
alias: slope_aspect
domain_of:
- Biosample
range: QuantityValue
structured_pattern:
  syntax: ^{scientific_float}( *- *{scientific_float})? *{text}$
  interpolated: true
  partial_match: true