Slot: depth, meters (depth)

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.

URI: MIXS:0000018 Alias: depth

Inheritance

• environment_field
  • depth

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
WaterInterface	water dh_interface	yes
HostAssociatedInterface	host_associated dh_interface	yes
BiofilmInterface	biofilm dh_interface	yes
AirInterface	air dh_interface	yes
SedimentInterface	sediment dh_interface	yes
WastewaterSludgeInterface	wastewater_sludge dh_interface	yes
HcrFluidsSwabsInterface	hcr_fluids_swabs dh_interface	yes
HcrCoresInterface	hcr_cores dh_interface	yes
SoilInterface	soil dh_interface	yes
BuiltEnvInterface	built_env dh_interface	yes
MiscEnvsInterface	misc_envs dh_interface	yes
PlantAssociatedInterface	plant_associated dh_interface	yes

Properties

• Range: String

Aliases

• depth

Examples

Value
10 m

Comments

• All depths must be reported in meters. Provide the numerical portion only.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property	value
expected_value	measurement value
storage_units	m

Schema Source

• from schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	MIXS:0000018
native	nmdc_sub_schema:depth

LinkML Source

name: depth
annotations:
  expected_value:
    tag: expected_value
    value: measurement value
  storage_units:
    tag: storage_units
    value: m
description: 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.
title: depth, meters
comments:
- All depths must be reported in meters. Provide the numerical portion only.
examples:
- value: 10 m
from_schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema
aliases:
- depth
rank: 9
is_a: environment field
slot_uri: MIXS:0000018
alias: depth
domain_of:
- AirInterface
- BiofilmInterface
- BuiltEnvInterface
- HcrCoresInterface
- HcrFluidsSwabsInterface
- HostAssociatedInterface
- MiscEnvsInterface
- PlantAssociatedInterface
- SedimentInterface
- SoilInterface
- WastewaterSludgeInterface
- WaterInterface
slot_group: mixs_modified_section
range: string
multivalued: false
unit:
  ucum_code: m