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). - This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration.
URI: MIXS:0000647
Alias: slope_aspect
Inheritance
Applicable Classes
| Name |
Description |
Modifies Slot |
| SoilInterface |
soil dh_interface |
no |
Properties
Aliases
Examples
- Value must be reported in deg. Provide the numeric portion only.
- Aspect is the orientation of slope, measured clockwise in degrees from 0 to 360, where 0 is north-facing, 90 is east-facing, 180 is south-facing, and 270 is west-facing.
Annotations
| property |
value |
| expected_value |
measurement value |
| preferred_unit |
degree |
| occurrence |
1 |
| storage_units |
deg |
Schema Source
Mappings
| Mapping Type |
Mapped Value |
| self |
MIXS:0000647 |
| native |
nmdc_sub_schema:slope_aspect |
LinkML Source
name: slope_aspect
annotations:
expected_value:
tag: expected_value
value: measurement value
preferred_unit:
tag: preferred_unit
value: degree
occurrence:
tag: occurrence
value: '1'
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). - This measure provides
an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and
evapotranspiration.
title: slope aspect
comments:
- Value must be reported in deg. Provide the numeric portion only.
- Aspect is the orientation of slope, measured clockwise in degrees from 0 to 360,
where 0 is north-facing, 90 is east-facing, 180 is south-facing, and 270 is west-facing.
examples:
- value: '35'
from_schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema
aliases:
- slope aspect
rank: 1
is_a: core field
slot_uri: MIXS:0000647
alias: slope_aspect
domain_of:
- SoilInterface
slot_group: mixs_section
range: float
multivalued: false
unit:
ucum_code: deg