EDCS Reference Manual
EDCS Attribute Dictionary - Concepts whose label begin with the letter S

EDCS Attribute Label: SALINITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SALINITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 991

Definition:
The ratio of mass of dissolved <MATERIAL> in seawater to the mass of seawater; salinity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MASS_FRACTION

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_CONDITION, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SAND_DUNE_ORIENTATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SAND_DUNE_ORIENTATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 992

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the characteristic alignment of a <SAND_DUNE> as caused by the prevailing <WIND>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_GRAZING_REFLECTANCE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_GRAZING_REFLECTANCE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 993

Definition:
The geometric impact parameter (b) governing reflectance at grazing angles under the Sanford-Robertson BRDF model.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [IRPAP]


EDCS Attribute Label: SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_INTEG_DIFFUSE_DHR_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_INTEG_DIFFUSE_DHR_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 994

Definition:
The diffuse hemispherical-directional BRDF parameter (ρd) of the Sandford-Robertson BRDF model, related to (but not to be confused with) the directional-hemispherical reflectivity of the <SURFACE> as a whole, and the additive diffuse BRDF parameter of the Beard-Maxwell BRDF model. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [IRPAP]


EDCS Attribute Label: SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_INTEG_HMISPH_EMITTANCE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_INTEG_HMISPH_EMITTANCE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 995

Definition:
The hemispherical emittance parameter (Ε) of the Sandford-Robertson BRDF model, related to (but not to be confused with) the hemispherical emittance of the <SURFACE> as a whole. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [IRPAP]


EDCS Attribute Label: SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_LOBE_WIDTH_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SANDFORD_ROBERTSON_LOBE_WIDTH_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 996

Definition:
The geometric parameter (e) governing the width of the specular lobe in the Sandford-Robertson BRDF model. Related to (but not to be confused with) the lobe width (or "shininess") parameter of the Phong BRDF model.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [IRPAP]


EDCS Attribute Label: SATELLITE_NAME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SATELLITE_NAME

EDCS Attribute Code: 997

Definition:
The name of a <SATELLITE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ADRASTEA EEC_SATNAME_ADRASTEA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is second in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 129 000 kilometres; Jupiter XV, or Adrastea. IR [PSMOP]
2 AMALTHEA EEC_SATNAME_AMALTHEA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is third in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 181 400 kilometres; Jupiter V, or Amalthea. IR [PSMOP]
3 ANANKE EEC_SATNAME_ANANKE The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is thirteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 21 276 000 kilometres; Jupiter XII, or Ananke. IR [PSMOP]
4 ARIEL EEC_SATNAME_ARIEL The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is twelfth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 190 900 kilometres; Uranus I, or Ariel. IR [PSMOP]
5 ATLAS EEC_SATNAME_ATLAS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is second in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 137 700 kilometres; Saturn XV, or Atlas. IR [PSMOP]
6 BELINDA EEC_SATNAME_BELINDA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is ninth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 75 300 kilometres; Uranus XIV, or Belinda. IR [PSMOP]
7 BIANCA EEC_SATNAME_BIANCA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is third in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 59 200 kilometres; Uranus VIII, or Bianca. IR [PSMOP]
8 CALIBAN EEC_SATNAME_CALIBAN The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is in an irregular orbit sixteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 7 230 000 kilometres; Uranus XVI, or Caliban. IR [PSMOP]
9 CALLISTO EEC_SATNAME_CALLISTO The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is eighth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 1 882 800 kilometres; Jupiter IV, or Callisto. IR [PSMOP]
10 CALYPSO EEC_SATNAME_CALYPSO The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is ninth in distance from the <PLANET>, orbiting in Tethys' leading Lagrange point with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 294 700 kilometres; Saturn XIV, or Calypso. IR [PSMOP]
11 CARME EEC_SATNAME_CARME The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is fourteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 23 404 000 kilometres; Jupiter XI, or Carme. IR [PSMOP]
12 CHARON EEC_SATNAME_CHARON The only known <SATELLITE> of <PLUTO>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 19 410 kilometres; Charon. IR [PSMOP]
13 CORDELIA EEC_SATNAME_CORDELIA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is closest to the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 49 800 kilometres; URANUS VI, or Cordelia. IR [PSMOP]
14 CRESSIDA EEC_SATNAME_CRESSIDA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is fourth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 61 800 kilometres; Uranus IX, or Cressida. IR [PSMOP]
15 DEIMOS EEC_SATNAME_DEIMOS The <SATELLITE> of <MARS> that is second in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 23 460 kilometres; Mars II, or Deimos. IR [PSMOP]
16 DESDEMONA EEC_SATNAME_DESDEMONA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is fifth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 62 700 kilometres; Uranus X, or Desdemona. IR [PSMOP]
17 DESPINA EEC_SATNAME_DESPINA The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is third in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 52 500 kilometres; Neptune V, or Despina. IR [PSMOP]
18 DIONE EEC_SATNAME_DIONE The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is tenth in distance from the <PLANET>, orbiting in Helene's leading Lagrange point with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 377 400 kilometres; Saturn IV, or Dione. IR [PSMOP]
19 ELARA EEC_SATNAME_ELARA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is twelfth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 11 741 000 kilometres; Jupiter VII, or Elara. IR [PSMOP]
20 ENCELADUS EEC_SATNAME_ENCELADUS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is eighth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 238 100 kilometres; Saturn II, or Enceladus. IR [PSMOP]
21 EPIMETHEUS EEC_SATNAME_EPIMETHEUS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is either fifth or sixth in distance from the <PLANET>, periodically reversing positions with Janus, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 151 400 kilometres; Saturn XI, or Epimetheus. IR [PSMOP]
22 EUROPA EEC_SATNAME_EUROPA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is sixth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 671 100 kilometres; Jupiter II, or Europa. IR [PSMOP]
23 GALATEA EEC_SATNAME_GALATEA The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is fourth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 62 000 kilometres; Neptune VI, or Galatea. IR [PSMOP]
24 GANYMEDE EEC_SATNAME_GANYMEDE The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is seventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 1 070 400 kilometres; Jupiter III, or Ganymede. IR [PSMOP]
25 HELENE EEC_SATNAME_HELENE The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is tenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 377 400 kilometres; Saturn XII, or Helene. IR [PSMOP]
26 HIMALIA EEC_SATNAME_HIMALIA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is tenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 11 461 000 kilometres; Jupiter VI, or Himalia. IR [PSMOP]
27 HYPERION EEC_SATNAME_HYPERION The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is thirteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 1 464 100 kilometres; Saturn VII, or Hyperion. IR [PSMOP]
28 IAPETUS EEC_SATNAME_IAPETUS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is fourteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 3 560 800 kilometres; Saturn VIII, or Iapetus. IR [PSMOP]
29 IO EEC_SATNAME_IO The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is fifth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 421 800 kilometres; Jupiter I, or Io. IR [PSMOP]
30 JANUS EEC_SATNAME_JANUS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is either fifth or sixth in distance from the <PLANET>, periodically reversing positions with Epimetheus, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 151 500 kilometres; Saturn X, or Janus. IR [PSMOP]
31 JULIET EEC_SATNAME_JULIET The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is sixth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 64 400 kilometres; Uranus XI, or Juliet. IR [PSMOP]
32 LARISSA EEC_SATNAME_LARISSA The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is fifth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 73 500 kilometres; Neptune VII, or Larissa. IR [PSMOP]
33 LEDA EEC_SATNAME_LEDA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is ninth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 11 165 000 kilometres; Jupiter XIII, or Leda. IR [PSMOP]
34 LYSITHEA EEC_SATNAME_LYSITHEA The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is eleventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 11 717 000 kilometres; Jupiter X, or Lysithea. IR [PSMOP]
35 METIS EEC_SATNAME_METIS The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is closest to the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 128 000 kilometres; Jupiter XVI, or Metis. IR [PSMOP]
36 MIMAS EEC_SATNAME_MIMAS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is seventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 185 600 kilometres; Saturn I, or Mimas. IR [PSMOP]
37 MIRANDA EEC_SATNAME_MIRANDA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is eleventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 129 900 kilometres; Uranus V, or Miranda. IR [PSMOP]
38 MOON EEC_SATNAME_MOON The only <SATELLITE> of <EARTH>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 384 400 kilometres; the Moon. IR [PSMOP]
39 NAIAD EEC_SATNAME_NAIAD The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is closest to the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 48 200 kilometres; Neptune III, or Naiad. IR [PSMOP]
40 NEREID EEC_SATNAME_NEREID The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is eighth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 5 513 400 kilometres; Neptune II, or Nereid. IR [PSMOP]
41 OBERON EEC_SATNAME_OBERON The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is fifteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 583 500 kilometres; Uranus IV, or Oberon. IR [PSMOP]
42 OPHELIA EEC_SATNAME_OPHELIA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is second in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 53 800 kilometres; Uranus VII, or Ophelia. IR [PSMOP]
43 PAN EEC_SATNAME_PAN The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is closest to the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 133 600 kilometres; Saturn XVIII, or Pan. IR [PSMOP]
44 PANDORA EEC_SATNAME_PANDORA The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is fourth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 141 700 kilometres; Saturn XVII, or Pandora. IR [PSMOP]
45 PASIPHAE EEC_SATNAME_PASIPHAE The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is fifteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 23 624 000 kilometres; Jupiter VIII, or Pasiphae. IR [PSMOP]
46 PHOBOS EEC_SATNAME_PHOBOS The <SATELLITE> of <MARS> that is closest to the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 9 380 kilometres; Mars I, or Phobos. IR [PSMOP]
47 PHOEBE EEC_SATNAME_PHOEBE The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is fifteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 12 944 300 kilometres; Saturn IX, or Phoebe. IR [PSMOP]
48 PORTIA EEC_SATNAME_PORTIA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is seventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 66 100 kilometres; Uranus XII, or Portia. IR [PSMOP]
49 PROMETHEUS EEC_SATNAME_PROMETHEUS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is third in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 139 400 kilometres; Saturn XVI, or Prometheus. IR [PSMOP]
50 PROSPERO EEC_SATNAME_PROSPERO The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is in an irregular orbit nineteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 16 418 000 kilometres; Uranus XVIII, or Prospero. IR [PSMOP]
51 PROTEUS EEC_SATNAME_PROTEUS The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is sixth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 117 600 kilometres; Neptune VIII, or Proteus. IR [PSMOP]
52 PUCK EEC_SATNAME_PUCK The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is tenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 86 000 kilometres; Uranus XV, or Puck. IR [PSMOP]
53 RHEA EEC_SATNAME_RHEA The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is eleventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 527 100 kilometres; Saturn V, or Rhea. IR [PSMOP]
54 ROSALIND EEC_SATNAME_ROSALIND The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is eighth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 69 900 kilometres; Uranus XIII, or Rosalind. IR [PSMOP]
55 SETEBOS EEC_SATNAME_SETEBOS The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is in an irregular orbit twentieth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 17 459 000 kilometres; Uranus XIX, or Setebos. IR [PSMOP]
56 SINOPE EEC_SATNAME_SINOPE The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is sixteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 23 939 000 kilometres; Jupiter IX, or Sinope. IR [PSMOP]
57 STEPHANO EEC_SATNAME_STEPHANO The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is in an irregular orbit seventeenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 8 002 000 kilometres; Uranus XX, or Stephano. IR [PSMOP]
58 SYCORAX EEC_SATNAME_SYCORAX The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is in an irregular orbit eighteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 12 179 000 kilometres; Uranus XVII, or Sycorax. IR [PSMOP]
59 TELESTO EEC_SATNAME_TELESTO The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is ninth in distance from the <PLANET>, orbiting in Tethys' trailing Lagrange point with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 294 700 kilometres; Saturn XIII, or Telesto. IR [PSMOP]
60 TETHYS EEC_SATNAME_TETHYS The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is ninth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 294 700 kilometres; Saturn III, or Tethys. IR [PSMOP]
61 THALASSA EEC_SATNAME_THALASSA The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is second in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 50 100 kilometres; Neptune IV, or Thalassa. IR [PSMOP]
62 THEBE EEC_SATNAME_THEBE The <SATELLITE> of <JUPITER> that is fourth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 221 900 kilometres; Jupiter XIV, or Thebe. IR [PSMOP]
63 TITAN EEC_SATNAME_TITAN The <SATELLITE> of <SATURN> that is twelfth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 1 221 900 kilometres; Saturn VI, or Titan. IR [PSMOP]
64 TITANIA EEC_SATNAME_TITANIA The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is fourteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 436 300 kilometres; Uranus III, or Titania. IR [PSMOP]
65 TRITON EEC_SATNAME_TRITON The <SATELLITE> of <NEPTUNE> that is seventh in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 354 800 kilometres; Neptune I, or Triton. IR [PSMOP]
66 UMBRIEL EEC_SATNAME_UMBRIEL The <SATELLITE> of <URANUS> that is thirteenth in distance from the <PLANET>, with an orbital semi-major radius of approximately 266 000 kilometres; Uranus II, or Umbriel. IR [PSMOP]

EDCS Group Labels: SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SCND_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POS_CODED

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SCND_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POS_CODED

EDCS Attribute Code: 998

Definition:
The categorical (coded) position of the secondary weapon <SYSTEM> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DEPLOYED EEC_SECWEAPPOSCODD_DEPLOYED The weapon is in position ready for use. NR  
2 IN_FIRING_POSITION EEC_SECWEAPPOSCODD_IN_FIRING_POSITION The weapon is in the required position for firing. NR  
3 NO_WEAPON_PRESENT EEC_SECWEAPPOSCODD_NO_WEAPON_PRESENT There is no weapon present. NR  
4 STOWED EEC_SECWEAPPOSCODD_STOWED The weapon is in its stored position. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SCND_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SCND_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 999

Definition:
The position of the secondary weapon <SYSTEM> of an <OBJECT> in terms of fractional deployment from a fully stowed/retracted state.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SCRAP_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SCRAP_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1000

Definition:
The type of scrap.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AUTOMOTIVE EEC_SCRAPTY_AUTOMOTIVE Automotive. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEA_NAME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEA_NAME

EDCS Attribute Code: 1001

Definition:
The name of a <SEA>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ADAMAN EEC_SEANAME_ADAMAN Adaman. NR  
2 ADRIATIC EEC_SEANAME_ADRIATIC Adriatic. NR  
3 AEGEAN EEC_SEANAME_AEGEAN Aegean. NR  
4 ALAND EEC_SEANAME_ALAND Aland. NR  
5 ALBORAN EEC_SEANAME_ALBORAN Alboran. NR  
6 AMUNDSEN_GULF EEC_SEANAME_AMUNDSEN_GULF Amundsen Gulf. NR  
7 ARAFURA EEC_SEANAME_ARAFURA Arafura. NR  
8 BAFFIN_BAY EEC_SEANAME_BAFFIN_BAY Baffin Bay. NR  
9 BALEARIC EEC_SEANAME_BALEARIC Balearic. NR  
10 BALI EEC_SEANAME_BALI Bali. NR  
11 BALTIC EEC_SEANAME_BALTIC Baltic. NR  
12 BANDA EEC_SEANAME_BANDA Banda. NR  
13 BARENTS EEC_SEANAME_BARENTS Barents. NR  
14 BAY_OF_BENGAL EEC_SEANAME_BAY_OF_BENGAL Bay of Bengal. NR  
15 BEAUFORT EEC_SEANAME_BEAUFORT Beaufort. NR  
16 BELLINGS EEC_SEANAME_BELLINGS Bellings. NR  
17 BERING EEC_SEANAME_BERING Bering. NR  
18 BLACK EEC_SEANAME_BLACK Black. NR  
19 BOHAI_GULF EEC_SEANAME_BOHAI_GULF Bohai Gulf. NR  
20 BOTHNIAN EEC_SEANAME_BOTHNIAN Bothnian. NR  
21 CARIBBEAN EEC_SEANAME_CARIBBEAN Caribbean. NR  
22 CASPIAN EEC_SEANAME_CASPIAN Caspian. NR  
23 CELTIC EEC_SEANAME_CELTIC Celtic. NR  
24 CHUCKCHJ EEC_SEANAME_CHUCKCHJ Chuckchj. NR  
25 CORAL EEC_SEANAME_CORAL Coral. NR  
26 DEAD EEC_SEANAME_DEAD Dead. NR  
27 EAST_CHINA EEC_SEANAME_EAST_CHINA East China. NR  
28 EAST_SIBERIAN EEC_SEANAME_EAST_SIBERIAN East Siberian. NR  
29 FLORES EEC_SEANAME_FLORES Flores. NR  
30 GULF_OF_CARPENTARIA EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_CARPENTARIA Gulf of Carpentaria. NR  
31 GULF_OF_FINLAND EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_FINLAND Gulf of Finland. NR  
32 GULF_OF_GUINEA EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_GUINEA Gulf of Guinea. NR  
33 GULF_OF_LIONS EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_LIONS Gulf of Lions. NR  
34 GULF_OF_MEXICO EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_MEXICO Gulf of Mexico. NR  
35 GULF_OF_OMAN EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_OMAN Gulf of Oman. NR  
36 GULF_OF_PANAMA EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_PANAMA Gulf of Panama. NR  
37 GULF_OF_RIGA EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_RIGA Gulf of Riga. NR  
38 GULF_OF_THAILAND EEC_SEANAME_GULF_OF_THAILAND Gulf of Thailand. NR  
39 GULF_SUEZ EEC_SEANAME_GULF_SUEZ Gulf Suez. NR  
40 HUDSON_BAY EEC_SEANAME_HUDSON_BAY Hudson Bay. NR  
41 ICELAND EEC_SEANAME_ICELAND Iceland. NR  
42 IONIAN EEC_SEANAME_IONIAN Ionian. NR  
43 IRISH EEC_SEANAME_IRISH Irish. NR  
44 JAMES_BAY EEC_SEANAME_JAMES_BAY James Bay. NR  
45 JAPAN EEC_SEANAME_JAPAN Japan. NR  
46 JAVA EEC_SEANAME_JAVA Java. NR  
47 KARA EEC_SEANAME_KARA Kara. NR  
48 LABRADOR EEC_SEANAME_LABRADOR Labrador. NR  
49 LAPTEV EEC_SEANAME_LAPTEV Laptev. NR  
50 LEVANTINE EEC_SEANAME_LEVANTINE Levantine. NR  
51 LIGURIAN EEC_SEANAME_LIGURIAN Ligurian. NR  
52 LINCOLN EEC_SEANAME_LINCOLN Lincoln. NR  
53 MARMARA EEC_SEANAME_MARMARA Marmara. NR  
54 MEDITERRANEAN EEC_SEANAME_MEDITERRANEAN Mediterranean. NR  
55 MOLUCCA EEC_SEANAME_MOLUCCA Molucca. NR  
56 NORTH EEC_SEANAME_NORTH North. NR  
57 NORWEGIAN EEC_SEANAME_NORWEGIAN Norwegian. NR  
58 PERSIAN_GULF EEC_SEANAME_PERSIAN_GULF Persian Gulf. NR  
59 RED EEC_SEANAME_RED Red. NR  
60 ROSS EEC_SEANAME_ROSS Ross. NR  
61 SARGASSO EEC_SEANAME_SARGASSO Sargasso. NR  
62 SAWU EEC_SEANAME_SAWU Sawu. NR  
63 SCOTIA EEC_SEANAME_SCOTIA Scotia. NR  
64 SEA_OF_AZOV EEC_SEANAME_SEA_OF_AZOV Sea of Azov. NR  
65 SEA_OF_CRETE EEC_SEANAME_SEA_OF_CRETE Sea of Crete. NR  
66 SEA_OF_GALILEE EEC_SEANAME_SEA_OF_GALILEE Sea of Galilee. NR  
67 SEA_OF_OKHOTSK EEC_SEANAME_SEA_OF_OKHOTSK Sea of Okhotsk. NR  
68 SERAM EEC_SEANAME_SERAM Seram. NR  
69 SOLOMON EEC_SEANAME_SOLOMON Solomon. NR  
70 SULAWESI EEC_SEANAME_SULAWESI Sulawesi. NR  
71 SULU EEC_SEANAME_SULU Sulu. NR  
72 TASMAN EEC_SEANAME_TASMAN Tasman. NR  
73 TIMOR EEC_SEANAME_TIMOR Timor. NR  
74 TYRRHENIAR EEC_SEANAME_TYRRHENIAR Tyrrheniar. NR  
75 WEDDELL EEC_SEANAME_WEDDELL Weddell. NR  
76 WHITE EEC_SEANAME_WHITE White. NR  
77 YELLOW EEC_SEANAME_YELLOW Yellow. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY, HYDROLOGY

Reference Type: IR

References: [BOWD]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEA_STATE_CATEGORY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEA_STATE_CATEGORY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1002

Definition:
The roughness of a <WATER_BODY_SURFACE> in terms of the Douglas sea-state scale, a <SYSTEM> of categorized mean <WATER_WAVE> heights.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CALM_GLASSY EEC_SEASTATECAT_CALM_GLASSY Calm or glassy: 0 metre wave height. NR  
2 CALM_RIPPLED EEC_SEASTATECAT_CALM_RIPPLED Calm or rippled: > 0 metre and <= 0,10 metres wave height. NR  
3 SMOOTH_WAVELETS EEC_SEASTATECAT_SMOOTH_WAVELETS Smooth wavelets: > 0,10 metre and <= 0,50 metre wave height. NR  
4 SLIGHT EEC_SEASTATECAT_SLIGHT Slight: > 0,50 metre and <= 1,25 metres wave height. NR  
5 MODERATE EEC_SEASTATECAT_MODERATE Moderate: > 1,25 metres and <= 2,50 metres wave height. NR  
6 ROUGH EEC_SEASTATECAT_ROUGH Rough: > 2,50 metres and <= 4,00 metres wave height. NR  
7 VERY_ROUGH EEC_SEASTATECAT_VERY_ROUGH Very rough: > 4,00 metres and <= 6,00 metres wave height. NR  
8 HIGH EEC_SEASTATECAT_HIGH High: > 6,00 metres and <= 9,00 metres wave height. NR  
9 VERY_HIGH EEC_SEASTATECAT_VERY_HIGH Very high: > 9,00 metres and <= 14,00 metres wave height. NR  
10 PHENOMENAL EEC_SEASTATECAT_PHENOMENAL Phenomenal: > 14,00 metres metre wave height. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEARCH_LIGHT_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEARCH_LIGHT_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1003

Definition:
The intensity of moveable external <LIGHTING>, expressed as fraction of maximum, used to illuminate the environment in arbitrary directions, e.g., spotlights, flashlights or search lights.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEASON

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEASON

EDCS Attribute Code: 1004

Definition:
The division of the year (one of four), marked by the passage of the <SUN> through an equinox or solstice.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 SPRING EEC_SEASON_SPRING The first season of the year, or that between winter and summer, reckoned astronomically from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice; i.e. in the northern hemisphere, nominally from March 21 to June 21. DR [NSOED, "spring", 6.b]
2 SUMMER EEC_SEASON_SUMMER The second and warmest season of the year, coming between spring and autumn; reckoned astronomically from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; i.e. in the northern hemisphere, nominally from June 21 to September 21. DR [NSOED, "summer", 1.a]
3 AUTUMN EEC_SEASON_AUTUMN The third season of the year, or that between summer and winter, reckoned astronomically from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice; i.e. in the northern hemisphere, nominally from September 21 to December 21. DR [NSOED, "autumn", 1.a]
4 WINTER EEC_SEASON_WINTER The fourth and coldest season of the year, coming between autumn and spring; reckoned astronomically from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; i.e. in the northern hemisphere, nominally from December 21 to March 21. DR [NSOED, "winter", 1.a]

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEASONAL_TENT_LOCATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEASONAL_TENT_LOCATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1005

Definition:
The seasonal tent <LOCATION> of a nomadic people.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 SUMMER EEC_SSNTENTLOC_SUMMER Summer. NR  
2 WINTER EEC_SSNTENTLOC_WINTER Winter. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SHELTER, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_ANTENNA_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_ANTENNA_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1006

Definition:
The position of the secondary <ANTENNA> of an <OBJECT> in terms of fractional deployment from a fully stowed/retracted state.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_BREAKER_AZIMUTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_BREAKER_AZIMUTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1007

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of a line drawn perpendicular to the direction of propagation of secondary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM], [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_BREAKER_RELATIVE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_BREAKER_RELATIVE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1008

Definition:
The horizontal angle the secondary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s in the <SURF_ZONE> <WATER_WAVE> spectra make with respect to the <BEACH>, determined as increasing from zero when the <WATER_WAVE> line parallels the <BEACH>, towards 90 arc degrees on either the right or left flank as seen from <VESSEL>s approaching the <BEACH>; the secondary breaker relative angle.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM], [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_BROADCAST_FREQUENCY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_BROADCAST_FREQUENCY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1009

Definition:
The designated secondary broadcast frequency for a communications <DEVICE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FREQUENCY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_DOOR_OPEN_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_DOOR_OPEN_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1010

Definition:
The fractional opening from a fully closed state (0) to a fully (slid/swung/retracted) open state (1) of the secondary <DOOR> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_MATERIAL_CHARACTERISTIC

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_MATERIAL_CHARACTERISTIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 1011

Definition:
The characteristics of the secondary <MATERIAL> composition of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BROKEN EEC_SECMATCHR_BROKEN Incomplete or fragmentary. IR [APDS]
2 CALCAREOUS EEC_SECMATCHR_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
3 COARSE EEC_SECMATCHR_COARSE Consisting of relatively large particles or elements. IR [APDS]
4 DECAYED EEC_SECMATCHR_DECAYED The gradual decomposition of dead organic matter. IR [APDS]
5 FINE_PARTICLES EEC_SECMATCHR_FINE_PARTICLES Fine, minute particles. NR  
6 FLINTY EEC_SECMATCHR_FLINTY Like, containing, or consisting of flint. IR [CIDE]
7 GLACIAL EEC_SECMATCHR_GLACIAL Describing the action, features, movements, and materials produced by or derived from glaciers or ice, or a region covered by glaciers or ice. IR [APDS]
8 GRITTY EEC_SECMATCHR_GRITTY Like, containing, or consisting of grit. IR [APDS]
9 GROUND EEC_SECMATCHR_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
10 HARD EEC_SECMATCHR_HARD Resistant to penetration or wear. IR [APDS]
11 LARGE EEC_SECMATCHR_LARGE Bigger or greater than is usual, typical or average. IR [CIDE]
12 MEDIUM EEC_SECMATCHR_MEDIUM Being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree or value; average. IR [CIDE]
13 ROCKY EEC_SECMATCHR_ROCKY Like, containing, or consisting of rocks. IR [CIDE]
14 ROTTEN EEC_SECMATCHR_ROTTEN Having been in the process of decay. IR [CIDE]
15 SMALL EEC_SECMATCHR_SMALL Limited in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average. IR [CIDE]
16 SOFT EEC_SECMATCHR_SOFT Easily penetrated or divided. IR [APDS]
17 SPECKLED EEC_SECMATCHR_SPECKLED Having small marks of a different colour from the <SURFACE> on which it is found, and being usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type. IR [CIDE]
18 STICKY EEC_SECMATCHR_STICKY Being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any <SURFACE> it touches. IR [CIDE]
19 STIFF EEC_SECMATCHR_STIFF Firm or hard, not easily bent or moved. IR [CIDE]
20 STREAKY EEC_SECMATCHR_STREAKY Having streaks; long thin marks which are easily noticed because they are very different from the surrounding material. IR [CIDE]
21 TENACIOUS EEC_SECMATCHR_TENACIOUS Holding tightly to something. IR [CIDE]
22 UNEVEN EEC_SECMATCHR_UNEVEN Not equal or equally balanced. IR [CIDE]
23 VARIED EEC_SECMATCHR_VARIED Containing many different types or changing often. IR [APDS]
24 VOLCANIC EEC_SECMATCHR_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1012

Definition:
The type of secondary <MATERIAL> composition of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ASH EEC_SECMATTY_ASH The residual inorganic matter left after an organic substance has been completely burned. IR [APDS]
2 ASPHALT EEC_SECMATTY_ASPHALT A dark, tarry, bituminous material found naturally or distilled from petroleum, mixed with crushed stone gravel or <SAND>. IR [APDS]
3 BOULDERS EEC_SECMATTY_BOULDERS A detached rock mass having a diameter greater than 25,6 decimetres that has been rounded or otherwise shaped by chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, or abrasion in the course of transport. IR [APDS]
4 CHALK EEC_SECMATTY_CHALK A fine-grained limestone or a soft form of calcium carbonate composed of finely divided marine shells. IR [APDS]
5 CINDER EEC_SECMATTY_CINDER A partly burned and extinguished piece of combustible material or particles of such a material. IR [APDS]
6 CIRRIPEDIA EEC_SECMATTY_CIRRIPEDIA Made from the calcareous shell of the cirripedia which is an order of Crustacea including the barnacles. IR [APDS]
7 CLAY EEC_SECMATTY_CLAY A soft, very fine-grained natural sediment or aggregate that is composed mainly of particles of size less than 0,0039 millimetre, made up of hydrous silicates of aluminum mixed with various impurities. IR [APDS]
8 CLAY_TILE EEC_SECMATTY_CLAY_TILE A tile whose primary material is clay. NR  
9 COBBLE EEC_SECMATTY_COBBLE Any rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, ranging between 6,4 and 25,6 decimetres in diameter, and formed by abrasion in the course of transport. IR [APDS]
10 CONCRETE EEC_SECMATTY_CONCRETE A hard, strong substance that is composed of cement and an aggregate such as <SAND> and gravel which has been mixed with water and allowed to dry and harden. IR [APDS]
11 CORAL EEC_SECMATTY_CORAL The calcium carbonate skeleton of certain colonial anthozoan coelenterates. IR [APDS]
12 CORAL_HEAD EEC_SECMATTY_CORAL_HEAD A large, knobbly or dome-shaped coral growth. IR [APDS]
13 DIATOMS EEC_SECMATTY_DIATOMS A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms. IR [APDS]
14 EVAPORITE EEC_SECMATTY_EVAPORITE A nonclastic, sedimentary rock consisting of deposits of mineral salts produced by the evaporation of salt water. IR [APDS]
15 FABRIC EEC_SECMATTY_FABRIC A flexible cloth that consists of woven, knitted, or felted fibres. IR [APDS]
16 FORAMINIFERA EEC_SECMATTY_FORAMINIFERA Made from an order of chiefly marine protozoa in the phylum Sarcodina, whose shells are the main ingredient of chalk. IR [APDS]
17 FUCUS EEC_SECMATTY_FUCUS Any of various brown algae. IR [APDS]
18 GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC EEC_SECMATTY_GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC Plastic that has been strengthened by the addition of glass fibres. IR [APDS]
19 GLOBIGERINA EEC_SECMATTY_GLOBIGERINA Made from the calcareous remains of a small genus of foraminiferids. IR [APDS]
20 GRASS EEC_SECMATTY_GRASS Any plant of the large family Gramineae, having jointed stems, long, narrow leaves, and usually a distichously arranged flower on the axis of a spikelet; includes wheat, corn, rye, and bamboo. IR [APDS]
21 GRASS_OR_THATCH EEC_SECMATTY_GRASS_OR_THATCH May be further delineated specifically as EE GRASS and EE THATCH. NR  
22 GRAVEL EEC_SECMATTY_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
23 GROUND EEC_SECMATTY_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
24 LAVA EEC_SECMATTY_LAVA A previously molten mass of rock material that is extruded by a volcano or through a fissure in the terrain <SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
25 LOESS EEC_SECMATTY_LOESS An extremely fertile, fine-grained loam composed of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay. IR [APDS]
26 MADREPORE EEC_SECMATTY_MADREPORE Any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms. IR [APDS]
27 MANGANESE EEC_SECMATTY_MANGANESE A pinkish-grey, chemically active metallic element that has the symbol Mn, atomic number 25, which resembles iron but is harder and more brittle. IR [APDS]
28 MARL EEC_SECMATTY_MARL A calcerous clay, or a mixture of clay and particles of calcite and dolomite, usually derived from shell fragments. IR [APDS]
29 MATTES EEC_SECMATTY_MATTES Mattes. NR  
30 MUD EEC_SECMATTY_MUD Any very wet, soft <SOIL>. IR [APDS]
31 MUSSEL EEC_SECMATTY_MUSSEL Any bivalve mollusc, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae living attached to wharf pilings, sea walls, and rocks in coastal seas, or a freshwater bivalve of the family Unionidae whose shell provides mother-of-pearl. IR [APDS]
32 NONE_REPORTED EEC_SECMATTY_NONE_REPORTED No secondary material type reported. NR  
33 OOZE EEC_SECMATTY_OOZE A soft, soupy mud or slime that typically overlies the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake, river, or estuary. IR [APDS]
34 OYSTER EEC_SECMATTY_OYSTER The common name for sessile marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Ostrea and Crassostrea, family Ostreidae; adults have a rough, asymmetrical shell and a single adductor muscle. IR [APDS]
35 PEBBLE EEC_SECMATTY_PEBBLE A small, roundish, water worn or wind worn rock fragment, larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble, generally ranging from 4 to 64 millimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
36 POLYZOA EEC_SECMATTY_POLYZOA The moss animals, a phylum of minute, moss like marine and freshwater creatures, with distinct alimentary canals, that form permanent colonies and reproduce by budding. IR [APDS]
37 PTEROPODS EEC_SECMATTY_PTEROPODS A calcareous deep-sea deposit consisting of at least 45 percent skeletal remains of marine organisms, especially pteropods. IR [APDS]
38 PUMICE EEC_SECMATTY_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water. IR [APDS]
39 QUARTZ EEC_SECMATTY_QUARTZ A transparent to translucent trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre, commonly white or colourless but also occurring in a variety of colours, massive in habit or as hexagonal prismatic crystals, and having a specific gravity of 2,65 and a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale; the most abundant and widely distributed of all minerals. IR [APDS]
40 RADIOLARIA EEC_SECMATTY_RADIOLARIA A soft, fine-grained, deep-sea siliceous sediment composed of at least 30 percent skeletal remains of Radiolaria. IR [APDS]
41 ROCK EEC_SECMATTY_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy. IR [APDS]
42 RUBBER EEC_SECMATTY_RUBBER Any of various natural or synthetic high polymers characterized by their elasticity. IR [APDS]
43 SAND EEC_SECMATTY_SAND A small, somewhat rounded fragment or particle of rock ranging from 0,05 to 2 millimetres in diameter, and commonly composed of quartz. IR [APDS]
44 SCHIST EEC_SECMATTY_SCHIST A strongly foliated, crystalline, coarse-grained metamorphic rock with lamellar mineral constituents that allow it to split easily into thin flakes or slabs. IR [APDS]
45 SCORIA EEC_SECMATTY_SCORIA A cindery, vesicular crust formed on the <SURFACE> of basaltic or andesitic lava as a result of the escape and expansion of gases before solidification. IR [APDS]
46 SEA_TANGLE EEC_SECMATTY_SEA_TANGLE Any of various brown algae, especially of the genus Laminaria. IR [APDS]
47 SEAWEED EEC_SECMATTY_SEAWEED A general term applied to a plant or plants growing in a saltwater environment, especially marine algae. IR [APDS]
48 SHELL EEC_SECMATTY_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. IR [APDS]
49 SHINGLE EEC_SECMATTY_SHINGLE A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material, usually rectangular and 20 to 25 centimetres across; laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or walls of a <BUILDING>. IR [APDS]
50 SILT EEC_SECMATTY_SILT A very small rock fragment or mineral particle, smaller than a very fine grain of <SAND> and larger than coarse clay; usually described as having a diameter from 0,002 millimetre to 0,06 millimetre; the smallest <SOIL> material that can be seen with the naked eye. IR [APDS]
51 SOIL EEC_SECMATTY_SOIL All loose, unconsolidated, weathered, or otherwise altered rock material above bedrock. IR [APDS]
52 SPICULE EEC_SECMATTY_SPICULE A minute, sharp, needle like body or part. IR [APDS]
53 SPONGE EEC_SECMATTY_SPONGE The soft, porous, fibrous framework of certain animals or colonies of the group Porifera, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed; it readily absorbs water and remains soft when wet. IR [APDS]
54 STONE EEC_SECMATTY_STONE Aggregation of solid mineral matter, also known as rock. Stone is commonly classified, according to its origin, into one of 3 major categories: igneous rock (formed by the cooling of magma), sedimentary rock (formed by the consolidation of sediments), and metamorphic rock (formed by extreme heat and pressure from other types of rock, including older metamorphic rock). NR  
55 THATCH EEC_SECMATTY_THATCH Thatch. NR  
56 TUFA EEC_SECMATTY_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations. IR [APDS]
57 URANIUM EEC_SECMATTY_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92. IR [APDS]
58 VEGETATION_PRODUCTS EEC_SECMATTY_VEGETATION_PRODUCTS Produced by the plant life growing in a given region. IR [APDS]
59 VINYL_SIDING EEC_SECMATTY_VINYL_SIDING A facing manufactured from vinyl used to protect wood frame <BUILDING>s from the elements. IR [APDS]
60 VOLCANIC EEC_SECMATTY_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]
61 VOLCANIC_ASH EEC_SECMATTY_VOLCANIC_ASH Fine or very fine pyroclastic particles, less than 4 millimetres in diameter, that are blown out from a volcanic explosion. IR [APDS]
62 WATER EEC_SECMATTY_WATER Water. NR  
63 WOOD EEC_SECMATTY_WOOD The hard ligneous substance, composed primarily of xylem, that is found under the bark of the trunks and branches of <TREE>s and shrubs. IR [APDS]
64 ZINC EEC_SECMATTY_ZINC A metallic element having the symbol Zn, atomic number 30. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_FLOOR, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SURFACE_AIR_VELOCITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SURFACE_AIR_VELOCITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1013

Definition:
The <AIR> velocity at the secondary <SURFACE>, generally the bottom, back, or inner side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1014

Definition:
The temperature of the medium in contact with the secondary <SURFACE>, generally the bottom, back, or inner side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SURFACE_THERMAL_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SURFACE_THERMAL_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1015

Definition:
The physical boundary condition at the secondary <SURFACE>, generally the top, front, or outer side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>, accounting for an <OBJECT>'s interface with the environment at that <SURFACE>; secondary surface thermal condition.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AERODYNAMICALLY_HEATED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_AERODYNAMICALLY_HEATED Heated by motion relative to surrounding air. NR  
2 AMB_AIR_AMB_SPEED_INFLUENCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_AMB_SPEED_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ambient air temperature and speed. NR  
3 AMB_AIR_FIXED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_FIXED Fixed to ambient air temperature. NR  
4 AMB_AIR_INFLUENCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ambient air temperature. NR  
5 AMB_TEMP_LOCAL_AIR_SPEED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_AMB_TEMP_LOCAL_AIR_SPEED Significantly influenced by ambient temperature and local air speed. NR  
6 ARTIFICIAL_STEADY_STATE EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_ARTIFICIAL_STEADY_STATE Artificially heated or cooled to a steady state temperature. NR  
7 ENGINE_INFLUENCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_ENGINE_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by heat-generating engines. NR  
8 EXTREMELY_HOT_FORCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_EXTREMELY_HOT_FORCED Forced to extremely hot temperature. NR  
9 GROUND_TEMP_INFLUENCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_GROUND_TEMP_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ground temperature. NR  
10 LOCAL_AIR_TEMP_SPEED_INFLUENCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_LOCAL_AIR_TEMP_SPEED_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by local air temperature and speed. NR  
11 ROOM_TEMP_FORCED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_ROOM_TEMP_FORCED Artificially heated or cooled to room temperature. NR  
12 SURFACE_TEMP_FIXED EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_SURFACE_TEMP_FIXED <SURFACE> temperature fixed. NR  
13 WARMED_PASSIVELY EEC_SECSRFTHERMCND_WARMED_PASSIVELY Warmed by trapping heat or being near hot heat sources. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1016

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction from which secondary <SWELL_WAVE>s are arriving.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1017

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) secondary <SWELL_WAVE>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_SWELL_WAVE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 1018

Definition:
The mean quantity of time (period) of a complete cycle (usually crest to crest, or trough to trough) of a secondary <SWELL_WAVE> to pass a given fixed point.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: TIME, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: SECONDARY_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECONDARY_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1019

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction from which secondary <WATER_WAVE>s (combined <WIND_WAVE> and <SWELL_WAVE>) in the <WATER_WAVE> spectra are arriving.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECTOR_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECTOR_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1020

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction of an angular sector for which the measurement applies.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SECURITY_LEVEL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SECURITY_LEVEL

EDCS Attribute Code: 1021

Definition:
The highest level of security associated with an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 US_UNCLASSIFIED EEC_SECULEV_US_UNCLASSIFIED Official matter which does not require the application of security safeguards, but the disclosure of which may be subject to control for other reasons. IR [J1-02]
2 US_CONFIDENTIAL EEC_SECULEV_US_CONFIDENTIAL National security information or material which requires protection and the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national security. IR [J1-02]
3 US_RESTRICTED EEC_SECULEV_US_RESTRICTED All information concerning: a. design, manufacture, or use of atomic weapons; b. the production of special nuclear material; or c. the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy. IR [J1-02]
4 US_SECRET EEC_SECULEV_US_SECRET National security information or material which requires a substantial degree of protection and the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the national security. IR [J1-02]
5 US_TOP_SECRET EEC_SECULEV_US_TOP_SECRET National security information or material which requires the highest degree of protection and the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security. IR [J1-02]

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_ATTENUATION_FREQUENCY_EXPONENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_ATTENUATION_FREQUENCY_EXPONENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1022

Definition:
The quantity of frequency dependence of the absorption and scattering of acoustic energy as it travels through a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> in water depths of 200 metres or less; sediment attenuation exponent.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_ATTENUATION_GRADIENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_ATTENUATION_GRADIENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1023

Definition:
The rate of change with respect to depth below a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of the distance and frequency gradient of the absorption and scattering of acoustic energy travelling through <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>; the sediment attenuation gradient.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_FREQ

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_BASEMENT_REFLECTION_COEFFICIENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_BASEMENT_REFLECTION_COEFFICIENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1024

Definition:
The ratio of reflected acoustic energy to the incident acoustic energy at a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>/basement interface; the sediment basement reflection coefficient.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_BELOW_LAYERS_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_BELOW_LAYERS_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1025

Definition:
The density of <SEDIMENT> layers located below near-surface <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMIC_MASS

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_COMPRESSIONAL_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_COMPRESSIONAL_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1026

Definition:
The depth and frequency gradient of absorption and scattering of acoustic energy caused by compression as it travels through a layer of <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>; the sediment compressional attenuation.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_FREQ

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_COMPRESSIONAL_SOUND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_COMPRESSIONAL_SOUND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Code: 1027

Definition:
The compressional speed of sound in <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_CONDUCTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_CONDUCTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1028

Definition:
The electrical conductivity of <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: ELECTRIC_CONDUCTIVITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_GRAIN_SIZE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_GRAIN_SIZE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1029

Definition:
The negative of the logarithm to the base 2 of <SEDIMENT> grain diameter, in millimetres; grain size.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_FLOOR, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_GROSS_BOTTOM_LOSS_CLASS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_GROSS_BOTTOM_LOSS_CLASS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1030

Definition:
The numeric identifier of a <SEDIMENT> gross bottom loss descriptor/class indicating general acoustic propagation conditions.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Consolidated Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss], [OAML, Consolidated Bottom Loss Upgrade Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_LAYER_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_LAYER_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1031

Definition:
The ratio of the mass of a sample taken of the specified <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT> layer to the volume occupied by the sample; the sediment layer density.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMIC_MASS

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_FLOOR, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_MEAN_BACKGROUND_THICKNESS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_MEAN_BACKGROUND_THICKNESS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1032

Definition:
The mean background thickness of the <SEDIMENT> layers located just below a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_REFLECTIVITY_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_REFLECTIVITY_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1033

Definition:
The angle between the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT> and an acoustic ray that is reflected from it.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SHEAR_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SHEAR_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1034

Definition:
The depth and frequency gradient of absorption and scattering of acoustic energy caused by shear as it travels through a layer of <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>; the sediment shear attenuation.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_FREQ

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_CURVATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_CURVATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1035

Definition:
The <SEDIMENT> sound speed profile curvature parameter.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_GRADIENT_TOP

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_GRADIENT_TOP

EDCS Attribute Code: 1036

Definition:
The rate at which sound speed changes with depth in <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>s, evaluated at the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <WATER>-<SEDIMENT> interface; the sediment top sound speed gradient.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: RATE

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_SHEAR

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SOUND_SPEED_SHEAR

EDCS Attribute Code: 1037

Definition:
The shear speed of sound in <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SRF_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SRF_ATTENUATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1038

Definition:
The distance and frequency gradient of absorption and scattering coefficient of acoustic energy travelling through <SEDIMENT> just below a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>; the sediment surface attenuation.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: GRAD_POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_FREQ

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SRF_ATTENUATION_GRADIENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SRF_ATTENUATION_GRADIENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1039

Definition:
The distance and frequency gradient of absorption and scattering coefficient of acoustic energy travelling through <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT>; the sediment surface attenuation gradient.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_FREQ

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_SURFACE_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_SURFACE_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1040

Definition:
The ratio of the mass of a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> <SEDIMENT> sample to the volume occupied by it; the sediment surface density.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMIC_MASS

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_THIN_LAYER_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_THIN_LAYER_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1041

Definition:
The ratio of the mass of a sample taken of a <WATER_BODY> surficial <SEDIMENT> layer to the volume occupied by the sample; the sediment thin-layer density.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMIC_MASS

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_FLOOR, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_THIN_LAYER_THICKNESS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_THIN_LAYER_THICKNESS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1042

Definition:
The thickness of the surficial <SEDIMENT> thin-layer at the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_TWO_WAY_TRAVEL_TIME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_TWO_WAY_TRAVEL_TIME

EDCS Attribute Code: 1043

Definition:
The quantity of time required for acoustic energy to travel vertically from a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> to the <SEDIMENT>/basement interface, and back to the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> for a low frequency bottom loss measurement; the sediment two-way travel time.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, TIME, WATER_BODY_FLOOR

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SEDIMENT_WATER_SOUND_SPEED_RATIO

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SEDIMENT_WATER_SOUND_SPEED_RATIO

EDCS Attribute Code: 1044

Definition:
The ratio of the <SEDIMENT> sound speed to the <WATER> column sound speed at a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Low-Frequency Bottom-Loss Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SENSIBLE_HEAT_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SENSIBLE_HEAT_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1045

Definition:
The rate of flow of heat between the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> and the <ATMOSPHERE>; the sensible heat flux.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: IRRADIANCE

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SERVICE_BRANCH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SERVICE_BRANCH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1046

Definition:
The branch of a military service or organization.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AIRFORCE EEC_SVCBR_AIRFORCE The military organization of a nation for air warfare. IR [MWCD]
2 ARMY EEC_SVCBR_ARMY A large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land. IR [MWCD]
3 COAST_GUARD EEC_SVCBR_COAST_GUARD A military or naval force employed in coast or responsible for the safety, order, operation of marine traffic in neighbouring waters. IR [MWCD]
4 JOINT EEC_SVCBR_JOINT Connotes activities, operations, organizations, and so on, in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate. IR [J1-02]
5 MARINES EEC_SVCBR_MARINES A class of soldiers serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force. IR [MWCD]
6 NAVY EEC_SVCBR_NAVY The complete naval establishment of a nation including yards, stations, ships, and personnel. IR [MWCD]

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHARP_CURVE_RADIUS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHARP_CURVE_RADIUS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1047

Definition:
The radius of curvature of a <SHARP_CURVE> in a <TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHELTER_BELT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHELTER_BELT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1048

Definition:
Indication that an <OBJECT> (e.g., a linear stand of trees) functions as a shelter belt, protecting other <OBJECT>s from the effects of adverse weather.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: PLANT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_ICE_REGION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_ICE_REGION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1049

Definition:
The numeric identifier of a shipping noise <ICE> region.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: ICE

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_MEASUREMENT_STATUS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_MEASUREMENT_STATUS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1050

Definition:
The measurement status of a shipping noise level; typically taken at 50 hertz.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 MEASURED EEC_SHPNSEMEASSTAT_MEASURED Based on a measurement. NR  
2 NOT_MEASURED EEC_SHPNSEMEASSTAT_NOT_MEASURED Not measured. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_SEASON_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_SEASON_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1051

Definition:
The seasonally adjusted <OCEAN> acoustic noise characteristics due to distant shipping; referenced parameters typically include spectral class, standard deviation, and decibels per octave roll off.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 JANUARY_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JANUARY_SUMMER January, use summer parameters. NR  
2 JANUARY_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JANUARY_WINTER January, use winter parameters. NR  
3 FEBRUARY_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_FEBRUARY_SUMMER February, use summer parameters. NR  
4 FEBRUARY_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_FEBRUARY_WINTER February, use winter parameters. NR  
5 MARCH_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_MARCH_SUMMER March, use summer parameters. NR  
6 MARCH_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_MARCH_WINTER March, use winter parameters. NR  
7 APRIL_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_APRIL_SUMMER April, use summer parameters. NR  
8 APRIL_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_APRIL_WINTER April, use winter parameters. NR  
9 MAY_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_MAY_SUMMER May, use summer parameters. NR  
10 MAY_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_MAY_WINTER May, use winter parameters. NR  
11 JUNE_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JUNE_SUMMER June, use summer parameters. NR  
12 JUNE_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JUNE_WINTER June, use winter parameters. NR  
13 JULY_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JULY_SUMMER July, use summer parameters. NR  
14 JULY_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_JULY_WINTER July, use winter parameters. NR  
15 AUGUST_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_AUGUST_SUMMER August, use summer parameters. NR  
16 AUGUST_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_AUGUST_WINTER August, use winter parameters. NR  
17 SEPTEMBER_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_SEPTEMBER_SUMMER September, use summer parameters. NR  
18 SEPTEMBER_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_SEPTEMBER_WINTER September, use winter parameters. NR  
19 OCTOBER_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_OCTOBER_SUMMER October, use summer parameters. NR  
20 OCTOBER_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_OCTOBER_WINTER October, use winter parameters. NR  
21 NOVEMBER_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_NOVEMBER_SUMMER November, use summer parameters. NR  
22 NOVEMBER_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_NOVEMBER_WINTER November, use winter parameters. NR  
23 DECEMBER_SUMMER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_DECEMBER_SUMMER December, use summer parameters. NR  
24 DECEMBER_WINTER EEC_SHPNSESSNTY_DECEMBER_WINTER December, use winter parameters. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_SPECTRAL_CLASS_CURVE_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_SPECTRAL_CLASS_CURVE_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1052

Definition:
The numeric identifier of a shipping noise spectral-class curve.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_SPECTRAL_POWER_LEVEL_ROLLOFF

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_SPECTRAL_POWER_LEVEL_ROLLOFF

EDCS Attribute Code: 1053

Definition:
The gradient in the shipping noise spectral power level as a function of frequency, typically above 300 hertz; shipping noise rolloff.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_FREQ_GRADIENT

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_STD_DEV

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_STD_DEV

EDCS Attribute Code: 1054

Definition:
The standard deviation in the shipping noise spectral power level; typically taken at 50 hertz.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FIELD_OR_POWER_LEVEL_DIFF

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHIPPING_NOISE_STD_DEV_REGION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHIPPING_NOISE_STD_DEV_REGION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1055

Definition:
The numeric identifier of a shipping noise standard deviation region.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Shipping Noise Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SHORELINE_PHYSIOGRAPHY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHORELINE_PHYSIOGRAPHY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1056

Definition:
The topography and <MATERIAL> types found on a <SHORE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ARTIFICIAL EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_ARTIFICIAL Artificial. NR  
2 FLAT EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_FLAT A level shoreline with no obvious topographic features. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:2]
3 GLACIER EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_GLACIER A shoreline consisting of the projecting seaward extension of a glacier, usually afloat; also called a glacier tongue. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:6]
4 HILLOCKS EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_HILLOCKS Hillocks. NR  
5 ICE_COAST EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_ICE_COAST Ice coast: A vertical cliff forming the seaward edge of an ice shelf, ranging in height from 2 metres to 50 metres or more above sea level. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
6 SANDY EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_SANDY A shoreline made up of <SAND>. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:3]
7 SHINGLY EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_SHINGLY A shoreline made up of rounded, often flat water worn rock fragments larger than approximately 16 millimetres. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:5]
8 STEEP EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_STEEP A shoreline backed by rock or earth cliffs, gives a good radar return and is useful for visual identification from a considerable distance off, where cliffs alternate with low lying coast along the shoreline. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:1]
9 STEEP_COAST EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_STEEP_COAST Steep coast: A coast backed by rock or <SOIL> cliffs, gives a good radar return and is useful for visual identification from a considerable distance off, where cliffs alternate with low lying coast along the shoreline. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
10 STONY EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_STONY A shoreline made up of rock and rock fragments ranging in size from pebbles and gravel to boulders or large rock masses. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:4]
11 STONY_OR_SHINGLY EEC_SHORLNPHYSIOG_STONY_OR_SHINGLY May be further delineated specifically as EE STONY and EE SHINGLY. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]

EDCS Group Labels: LITTORAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHORELINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHORELINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1057

Definition:
The type of physical characteristics of a <SHORE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CORAL EEC_SHORLNTY_CORAL A shoreline consisting of a reef, often of large extent, composed chiefly of coral and its derivatives. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:9]
2 ICE EEC_SHORLNTY_ICE A shoreline consisting of a vertical cliff forming the seaward edge of an ice shelf, ranging in height from 2 metres to 50 metres or more above sea level. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:10]
3 MANGROVE EEC_SHORLNTY_MANGROVE A shoreline consisting of one of several genera of tropical <TREE>s or shrubs which produce many prop roots and grow along low lying coasts into shallow water. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:7]
4 MARSHY EEC_SHORLNTY_MARSHY A shoreline made up of spongy land saturated with water. It may have a shallow covering of water, usually with a considerable amount of vegetation appearing above the <SURFACE>. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:8]
5 ROCKY EEC_SHORLNTY_ROCKY Stony: A shoreline made up of rock and rock fragments ranging in size from pebbles and gravel to boulders or large rock masses. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
6 RUBBLE EEC_SHORLNTY_RUBBLE Rubble. NR  
7 SANDY EEC_SHORLNTY_SANDY A shoreline made up of <SAND>. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
8 SHELLY EEC_SHORLNTY_SHELLY A shoreline consisting of shells, i.e., made up of the hard outside covering of marine animals; often called a shelly shore. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA:11]
9 SHINGLY EEC_SHORLNTY_SHINGLY Shingly: a shoreline made up of rounded, often flat water worn rock fragments larger than approximately 16 millimetres. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
10 STONY EEC_SHORLNTY_STONY Stony: A shoreline made up of rock and rock fragments ranging in size from pebbles and gravel to boulders or large rock masses. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]
11 STONY_OR_SHINGLY EEC_SHORLNTY_STONY_OR_SHINGLY May be further delineated specifically as EE STONY and EE SHINGLY. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCOA]

EDCS Group Labels: LITTORAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SHOWALTER_ATMOSPHERE_STABILITY_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SHOWALTER_ATMOSPHERE_STABILITY_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1058

Definition:
The degree of stability of the layer of the <ATMOSPHERE> extending from a level near the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> to the 500 hectopascal (500 millibar) <SURFACE> as calculated by the Showalter method.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: IR

References: [GMET]


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNAL_LIGHT_CHARACTER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNAL_LIGHT_CHARACTER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1059

Definition:
The signal light character, which is composed of the class, number and colours of flashes or occultations, of one or more <LIGHT>s at one <LOCATION>; formatted in a Latin-1 string as, e.g., "Q(6)+L F1", "VQ G", and "L F1 (3+2)WR".

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNAL_LIGHT_PATTERN

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNAL_LIGHT_PATTERN

EDCS Attribute Code: 1060

Definition:
The temporal pattern of one complete period of a repeating <LIGHT> signal; formatted in a Latin-1 string as a list of relative duty cycle lengths representing the alternating on and off times of the signal beginning with the length of an ON signal. The duty cycle lengths are expressed as integers separated by commas; spaces are ignored.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: COMMUNICATION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNAL_LIGHT_PATTERN_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNAL_LIGHT_PATTERN_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1061

Definition:
The number of flashes/occultations in a group flashing/occulting <<SIGNAL_LIGHT_PATTERN>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNAL_LIGHT_SEQUENCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNAL_LIGHT_SEQUENCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1062

Definition:
The specification of the sequence of times occupied by intervals of light and eclipse of a <LIGHT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNIF_PRIMARY_BREAKER_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNIF_PRIMARY_BREAKER_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1063

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) primary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s, measured from trough to crest.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM], [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNIF_SECONDARY_BREAKER_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNIF_SECONDARY_BREAKER_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1064

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) secondary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s in the <SURF_ZONE> <WATER_WAVE> spectra, measured from trough to crest.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM], [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNIF_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNIF_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1065

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) <SWELL_WAVE>s, measured from trough to crest.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNIF_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNIF_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1066

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) <WATER_WAVE>s (combined <WIND_WAVE> and <SWELL_WAVE>), measured from trough to crest.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SIGNIF_WIND_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SIGNIF_WIND_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1067

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) <WIND_WAVE>s, measured from trough to crest.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SINGLE_WHEEL_BEARING_LOAD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SINGLE_WHEEL_BEARING_LOAD

EDCS Attribute Code: 1068

Definition:
The estimated load bearing capacity of a <TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> for a single-wheel.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MASS

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SLAVED_DECLINATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SLAVED_DECLINATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1069

Definition:
A fixed value of magnetic variation applied within <AID_TO_NAVIGATION> <EQUIPMENT> to true direction to obtain the magnetic values for radials, courses and headings; a slaved declination.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: IR

References: [FACC, Annex B: SVA]


EDCS Attribute Label: SMOKE_RATE_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SMOKE_RATE_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1070

Definition:
The smoke production rate of an <OBJECT> as a fraction of the maximum. The value may be interpreted as follows: 1/4: Small, 2/4: Medium, 3/4: Large, 4/4: Maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: AIRBORNE_PARTICLE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SMOKESTACK_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SMOKESTACK_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1071

Definition:
The number of <SMOKESTACK>s associated with an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_ACCUMULATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_ACCUMULATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1072

Definition:
The categorical (coded) amount of <SNOW> that has accumulated.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 NONE_PRESENT EEC_SNOWACCUM_NONE_PRESENT No snow is present. NR  
2 TRACE EEC_SNOWACCUM_TRACE Light (trace) dusting of snow in which the visual appearance of the original landscape predominates, less than 1 centimetre accumulation. NR  
3 SLIGHT EEC_SNOWACCUM_SLIGHT Dusting of snow in which the white colour of the snow predominates but the visual appearance of the original landscape is still evident; 1 - 2 centimetres accumulation. NR  
4 MODERATE EEC_SNOWACCUM_MODERATE Snow accumulation of 2 to 5 centimetres. NR  
5 MODERATE_TO_HEAVY EEC_SNOWACCUM_MODERATE_TO_HEAVY Snow accumulation of 5 to 20 centimetres. NR  
6 HEAVY EEC_SNOWACCUM_HEAVY Snow accumulation greater than 20 centimetres. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_ACCUMULATION_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_ACCUMULATION_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1073

Definition:
The depth of <SNOW> that has accumulated over a specified time interval.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_AGE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_AGE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1074

Definition:
The time difference between the reference date and the date of the last measurable fall of <SNOW>; the snow age.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, ICE, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1075

Definition:
The depth of <SNOW> and/or <ICE> on the <TERRAIN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, DIMENSION, ICE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_DEPTH_EQUIVALENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_DEPTH_EQUIVALENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1076

Definition:
The depth of the liquid content of <SNOW> that has accumulated on the <TERRAIN>, if melted; the snow depth equivalent.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, DIMENSION, ICE

Reference Type: IR

References: [GMET]


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_DRIFT_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_DRIFT_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1077

Definition:
The maximum height of drifts of <SNOW>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, DIMENSION, ICE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_MEASUREMENT_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_MEASUREMENT_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1078

Definition:
The specific conditions associated with a measurement of <SNOW>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 COVER_NOT_CONTINUOUS EEC_SNOMEASCND_COVER_NOT_CONTINUOUS The <SNOW> cover is not continuous. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
2 IMPOSSIBLE_OR_INACCURATE EEC_SNOMEASCND_IMPOSSIBLE_OR_INACCURATE Measurement impossible or inaccurate. May be further delineated specifically as EE IMPOSSIBLE and EE INACCURATE. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
3 IMPOSSIBLE EEC_SNOMEASCND_IMPOSSIBLE Impossible. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
4 INACCURATE EEC_SNOMEASCND_INACCURATE Inaccurate. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
5 MEASURABLE EEC_SNOMEASCND_MEASURABLE Measurement can be taken. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
6 NO_SNOW_PRESENT EEC_SNOMEASCND_NO_SNOW_PRESENT No <SNOW> is present. PR [WMO306, Volume 1, Descriptor 0-20-011]
7 TRACE EEC_SNOMEASCND_TRACE A minute and barely detectable amount or indication of snow. IR [MWCD]

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, ICE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SNOW_MELTING_RATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SNOW_MELTING_RATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1079

Definition:
The melting rate of <SNOW> on the <TERRAIN> as measured by <<SNOW_DEPTH>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, ICE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_CONE_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_CONE_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1080

Definition:
The force per unit basal area required to push a cone penetrometer through a specified increment of <SOIL>; typically measured at depths from 0,0 to 0,6 metres; the soil cone index.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MOMENTUM

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: IR

References: [SMSP, Table 31], [SMSP, Table 32]


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1081

Definition:
The general depth of <SOIL>, or unconsolidated <MATERIAL>, from <TERRAIN> to <BEDROCK>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_LAYER_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_LAYER_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1082

Definition:
The depth of a layer of <SOIL>, measured from the <TERRAIN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_MOISTURE_MASS_LOWER_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_MOISTURE_MASS_LOWER_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1083

Definition:
The mass of <WATER> contained in the <SOIL> layer between five and 100 centimetres below the <TERRAIN>; the lower layer soil moisture mass.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MASS_FRACTION

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, RATE_OR_RATIO, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_MOISTURE_MASS_TOP_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_MOISTURE_MASS_TOP_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1084

Definition:
The mass of <WATER> contained in the <SOIL> layer between zero and five centimetres below the <TERRAIN>; the top layer soil moisture mass.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MASS_FRACTION

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, RATE_OR_RATIO, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_SURFACE_ALBEDO

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_SURFACE_ALBEDO

EDCS Attribute Code: 1085

Definition:
The electromagnetic radiation incident on the <TERRAIN> that is reflected back in all directions, expressed as fraction of total incident electromagnetic radiation; soil surface albedo.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1086

Definition:
The temperature of the <SOIL> at the <SURFACE> (within a few optical depths).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_TEMPERATURE_LOWER_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_TEMPERATURE_LOWER_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1087

Definition:
The temperature of the <SOIL> between five and 100 centimetres below the <TERRAIN>; the lower layer soil temperature.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_TEMPERATURE_TOP_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_TEMPERATURE_TOP_LAYER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1088

Definition:
The temperature of the <SOIL> between zero and five centimetres below the <TERRAIN>; the top layer soil temperature.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1089

Definition:
The USCS <SOIL> type.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 GW EEC_SOILTY_GW GW: Well graded gravels or gravel-sand mixtures, little or no fines. NR  
2 GP EEC_SOILTY_GP GP: Poorly graded gravels or gravel-sand mixtures, little or no fines. NR  
3 GM EEC_SOILTY_GM GM: Silty gravels, gravel-sand-silt mixtures. NR  
4 GC EEC_SOILTY_GC GC: Clayey gravels, gravel-sand-clay mixtures. NR  
5 SW EEC_SOILTY_SW SW: Well graded <SAND> or gravely <SAND>s, little or no fines. NR  
6 SP EEC_SOILTY_SP SP: Poorly graded <SAND>s or gravely <SAND>s, little or no fines. NR  
7 SM EEC_SOILTY_SM SM: Silty <SAND>s, sand-silt mixtures. NR  
8 SC EEC_SOILTY_SC SC: Clayey <SAND>s, sand-clay mixtures. NR  
9 ML EEC_SOILTY_ML ML: Inorganic silts and very fine <SAND>s, rock floor, silty or clayey fine <SAND>s or clayey with slight plasticity. NR  
10 CL EEC_SOILTY_CL CL: Inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravely clays, sandy clays, silty clays, lean clays. NR  
11 OL EEC_SOILTY_OL OL: Organic silts and organic silty clays. NR  
12 CH EEC_SOILTY_CH CH: Inorganic clays of high plasticity, fat clays. NR  
13 MH EEC_SOILTY_MH MH: Inorganic silts, micaceous or diatomaceous. NR  
14 OH EEC_SOILTY_OH OH: Organic clays of medium to high plasticity, organic silts. NR  
15 PT EEC_SOILTY_PT PT: Peat and other highly organic <SOIL>s. NR  
16 ML_AND_CL EEC_SOILTY_ML_AND_CL ML-CL: <SOIL> type having both ML and CL characteristics. NR  
17 EVAPORITES EEC_SOILTY_EVAPORITES Evaporites. NR  
18 CCM_1 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_1 CCM-1. NR  
19 CCM_2 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_2 CCM-2. NR  
20 CCM_3 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_3 CCM-3. NR  
21 CCM_4 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_4 CCM-4. NR  
22 CCM_5 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_5 CCM-5. NR  
23 CCM_6 EEC_SOILTY_CCM_6 CCM-6. NR  
24 NOT_EVALUATED EEC_SOILTY_NOT_EVALUATED Not evaluated. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: IR

References: [SMSP, Table 23]


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_WATER_MASS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_WATER_MASS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1090

Definition:
The <WATER> lost from the <SOIL> upon drying to constant mass at 105 degrees Celsius, expressed as the fractional mass of <WATER> per unit mass of wet <SOIL>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: MASS_FRACTION

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_WATER_VOLUME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_WATER_VOLUME

EDCS Attribute Code: 1091

Definition:
The <WATER> lost from the <SOIL> upon drying to constant mass at 105 degrees Celsius, expressed as the fractional volume of <WATER> per unit bulk volume of wet <SOIL>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUME_FRACTION

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOIL_WETNESS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOIL_WETNESS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1092

Definition:
The categorical (coded) <SOIL> <WATER> content, whether liquid or solid.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DRY EEC_SOILWETN_DRY Dry <SOIL>, generally characterized as steeply, sloping, denuded, or severely eroded and gullied. Mostly in semi-arid to arid regions. IR [SMSP]
2 FROZEN EEC_SOILWETN_FROZEN Frozen. NR  
3 FROZEN_OR_PERMAFROST EEC_SOILWETN_FROZEN_OR_PERMAFROST May be further delineated specifically as EE FROZEN and EE PERMAFROST. NR  
4 MOIST EEC_SOILWETN_MOIST Moist <SOIL>, generally characterized as well-drained <SOIL> with no restricting layers or pans; fair to good internal and external drainage. Slope may be flat to steep. IR [SMSP]
5 PERMAFROST EEC_SOILWETN_PERMAFROST A permanently frozen <SOIL>, subsoil, or other ground deposit occurring in arctic regions or wherever the temperature remains below freezing for two or more years. IR [APDS]
6 WET EEC_SOILWETN_WET Wet, saturated, or waterlogged <SOIL>, generally characterized as not well drained; restricting layers or deep pans may be present. May occur at base of slopes, on terraces, upland flats, or <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>lands. IR [SMSP]

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_DIFFUSE_IRRADIANCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_DIFFUSE_IRRADIANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1093

Definition:
The diffuse solar incident flux per <SURFACE> area of an <OBJECT>; solar diffuse irradiance.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: IRRADIANCE

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_DIRECT_IRRADIANCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_DIRECT_IRRADIANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1094

Definition:
The direct solar incident flux per <SURFACE> area of an <OBJECT>; solar direct irradiance.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: IRRADIANCE

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_EM_FLUX_STATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_EM_FLUX_STATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1095

Definition:
A solar electromagnetic flux <OBSERVATION_STATION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BERNE EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_BERNE Berne, Switzerland; also known as Bumishus; 47ºN / 07ºE. NR  
2 CRIMEA EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_CRIMEA Simferopol, Russia; also known as Crimea; 44ºN / 34ºE. NR  
3 GORKY EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_GORKY Gorky, Russia; also known as Zimenki; 56ºN / 44ºE. NR  
4 HIRAISO EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_HIRAISO Hiraiso, Japan; 36ºN / 140ºE. NR  
5 HUANCAYO EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_HUANCAYO Huancayo, Peru; 12ºS / 75ºW. NR  
6 HUMAIN EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_HUMAIN Humain, Belgium; 50ºN / 05ºE. NR  
7 IZMIRAN EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_IZMIRAN Moscow IZMIRAN, Russia; also known as Krasnaja; 55ºN / 37ºE. NR  
8 KISLOVODSK EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_KISLOVODSK Kislovodsk, USSR; Also known as Pakhra; 43ºN / 42ºE. NR  
9 KRAKOW EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_KRAKOW Krakow, Poland; 50ºN / 19ºE. NR  
10 LEARMONTH EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_LEARMONTH Learmonth, Australia; 22ºS /114ºE. NR  
11 NOBEYAMA EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_NOBEYAMA Nobeyama, Japan; 36ºN /138ºE. NR  
12 ONDREJOV EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_ONDREJOV Ondrejov, Czech Republic; 49ºN / 14ºE. NR  
13 PALEHUA EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_PALEHUA Palehua, Hawaii, US; 21ºN / 158ºW. NR  
14 PEKING EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_PEKING Peking, PRC; also known as Beijing; 40ºN / 116ºE. NR  
15 PENTICTON EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_PENTICTON Penticton, Canada; 49ºN / 119ºW. NR  
16 POTSDAM EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_POTSDAM Potsdam, Germany; also known as Tremsdorf; 52ºN / 13ºE. NR  
17 SAGAMORE_HILL EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_SAGAMORE_HILL Sagamore Hill, Massachussetts, US; 42ºN / 71ºW. NR  
18 SAN_VITO EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_SAN_VITO San Vito, Italy; 41ºN / 18ºE. NR  
19 TORUN EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_TORUN Torun, Poland; 53ºN / 19ºE. NR  
20 TOYOKAWA EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_TOYOKAWA Toyokawa, Japan; 34ºN / 137ºE. NR  
21 TRIESTE EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_TRIESTE Trieste, Italy; 46ºN / 14ºE. NR  
22 UPICE EEC_SOLEMFLUXSTA_UPICE Upice, Czech Republic; 50ºN / 16ºE. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 1096

Definition:
The solar <<INCIDENCE_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 1097

Definition:
The solar <<INCIDENCE_AZIMUTH_LOCAL>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIANCE_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 1098

Definition:
The solar <<INCIDENCE_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 1099

Definition:
The solar <<INCIDENCE_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 1100

Definition:
The solar <<INCIDENCE_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOLAR_RADIATION_CUMULATIVE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOLAR_RADIATION_CUMULATIVE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1101

Definition:
The rate of solar radiation received over a twenty-four hour period (cumulative).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: IRRADIANCE

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUND_SIGNAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUND_SIGNAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1102

Definition:
The type of an audible (sound) signal.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BELL EEC_SNDSIGTY_BELL A ringing sound with a short range. The apparatus may be operated automatically, by hand or by wave action. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:7]
2 DIAPHONE EEC_SNDSIGTY_DIAPHONE A diaphone uses compressed air and generally emits a powerful low-pitched sound, which often concludes with a brief sound of suddenly lowered pitch, termed the "grunt". PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:2]
3 EXPLOSIVE EEC_SNDSIGTY_EXPLOSIVE A signal produced by the firing of explosive charges. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:1]
4 GONG EEC_SNDSIGTY_GONG A sound produced by vibration of a disc when struck. The apparatus may be operated automatically, by hand or by wave action. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:9]
5 GUN EEC_SNDSIGTY_GUN Gun. NR  
6 HORN EEC_SNDSIGTY_HORN A horn using compressed air or electricity to vibrate a diaphragm and existing in a variety of types, which differ greatly in their sound and power. The term "horn" is a generic term for fog signals "nautophone", "reed" and "tyfon". PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:10]
7 NAUTOPHONE EEC_SNDSIGTY_NAUTOPHONE A horn having a diaphragm oscillated by electricity. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:4]
8 NO_SIGNAL EEC_SNDSIGTY_NO_SIGNAL No signal is made. NR  
9 RADIO_FOG EEC_SNDSIGTY_RADIO_FOG Radio fog. NR  
10 REED EEC_SNDSIGTY_REED A reed using compressed air and emitting a weak, high pitched sound. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:5]
11 SIREN EEC_SNDSIGTY_SIREN A siren using compressed air and existing in a variety of types, which differ considerably in their sound and power. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:3]
12 SUBMARINE_CONNECTED EEC_SNDSIGTY_SUBMARINE_CONNECTED Submarine sound signal, connected to shore. NR  
13 SUBMARINE_FOG_BELL EEC_SNDSIGTY_SUBMARINE_FOG_BELL Submarine fog bell. NR  
14 SUBMARINE_NOT_CONNECTED EEC_SNDSIGTY_SUBMARINE_NOT_CONNECTED Submarine sound signal, not connected to shore. NR  
15 SUBMARINE_OSCILLATOR EEC_SNDSIGTY_SUBMARINE_OSCILLATOR Submarine oscillator. NR  
16 TYFON EEC_SNDSIGTY_TYFON A diaphragm horn, which operates under the influence of compressed air or steam. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:6]
17 WHISTLE EEC_SNDSIGTY_WHISTLE A distinctive sound made by a jet of air passing through an orifice. The apparatus may be operated automatically, by hand or by air being forced up a tube by waves acting on a buoy. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATFOG:8]

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUNDING_DATUM

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUNDING_DATUM

EDCS Attribute Code: 1103

Definition:
The vertical, typically tidal, <SURFACE_DATUM> to which soundings and drying heights are referenced; usually taken to correspond to a low water stage of the <TIDE>; a chart sounding <SURFACE_DATUM>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 APPROX_LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_APPROX_LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE An approximate level, usually within 0,3 metres from that of lowest astronomical tide. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:10]
2 APPROX_MEAN_LOW_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_APPROX_MEAN_LOW_SPRINGS An approximate level, usually within 0,3 metres from that of mean low water springs; approximate mean low water springs. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:7]
3 APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_APPROX_MEAN_LOW_WATER An approximate level, usually within 0,3 metres from that of mean low water. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:14]
4 APPROX_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_APPROX_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER An approximate level, usually within 0,3 metres from that of mean lower low water. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:15]
5 APPROX_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL EEC_SNDGDTM_APPROX_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL An approximate level, usually within 0,3 metres from that of mean sea level. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:19]
6 CHART_DATUM_UNSPECIFIED EEC_SNDGDTM_CHART_DATUM_UNSPECIFIED Chart datum is unspecified. NR  
7 EQUINOCTIAL_SPRING_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_EQUINOCTIAL_SPRING_LOW_WATER The level of low water springs near the time of an equinox; equinoctial spring low water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:22]
8 HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGH_WATER The highest level reached at a place by the water <SURFACE> in one tidal cycle; high water or high tide. When used on inland (non-tidal) waters it is generally defined as a level, which the daily mean water level exceeds, less than 5% of the time. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:18]
9 HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGH_WATER_SPRINGS An arbitrary level, approximating that of mean high water springs. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:20]
10 HIGHER_HIGH_LARGE_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGHER_HIGH_LARGE_TIDE The average of the highest high waters, one from each of 19 years of observations; higher high water large tide. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:28]
11 HIGHER_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER Higher high water: the highest of the high waters (or single high water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the <MOON> and <SUN>. IR [TCG]
12 HIGHEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGHEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE The highest tidal level, which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions; highest astronomical tide. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:30]
13 HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGHEST_HIGH_WATER Highest high water: the highest water level observed at a place. NR  
14 HIGHEST_NORMAL_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_HIGHEST_NORMAL_HIGH_WATER Highest normal high water. NR  
15 IGLD_1985 EEC_SNDGDTM_IGLD_1985 A vertical reference system with its zero based on the mean water level at Rimouski/Pointe-au-Pure, Quebec, over the period 1970 to 1988; International Great Lakes Datum 1985. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:25]
16 INDIAN_SPRING_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_INDIAN_SPRING_HIGH_WATER Indian spring high water. NR  
17 INDIAN_SPRING_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_INDIAN_SPRING_LOW_WATER A tidal datum approximating the level of the mean of the lower low water at spring tides; Indian spring low water or Indian tidal plane. This tidal datum approximates the lowest water level observed at a place, originated by G.H. Darwin for the tides of India at a level below MSL being equal to the sum of amplitudes of the harmonic constituents M2, S2, K1 and O1; usually below that of the lower low water at spring tides. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:8]
18 LOCAL_DATUM EEC_SNDGDTM_LOCAL_DATUM An arbitrary datum defined by a local <HARBOUR> authority, from which levels and tidal heights are measured by this authority; a local datum. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:24]
19 LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_LOW_WATER An approximation of mean low water adopted as the reference level for a limited region, irrespective of better determinations later. Used mostly in <HARBOUR> and river engineering. Used in inland (non-tidal) waters. It is generally defined as a level which the daily mean water level would fall below less than 5% of the time and by no more than 0,2 metres during the navigation season. A single level <SURFACE> is usually chosen as the low water datum for a whole lake. On a river, low water datum is a sloping <SURFACE>, which approximates the river <SURFACE> at a low state. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:13]
20 LOW_WATER_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_LOW_WATER_SPRINGS A level approximating that of mean low water springs; low water springs. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:9]
21 LOWER_LOW_LARGE_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_LOWER_LOW_LARGE_TIDE The average of the lowest low waters, one from each of 19 years of observations; lower low water large tide. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:27]
22 LOWER_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_LOWER_LOW_WATER Lower low water: the lowest of the low waters (or single low water) of any specified tidal day due to the declination A1 effects of the Moon and Sun. IR [TCG]
23 LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_LOWEST_ASTRONOMICAL_TIDE The lowest tide level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions; lowest astronomical tide. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:23]
24 LOWEST_LOW_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_LOWEST_LOW_SPRINGS An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest water level observed at a place at spring tides during a period shorter than 19 years; lowest low water springs. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:6]
25 LOWEST_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_LOWEST_LOW_WATER An arbitrary level conforming to the lowest tide observed at a place, or some what lower; lowest low water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:4]
26 MEAN_HIGH_NEAPS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_HIGH_NEAPS Mean high water neaps; the average height of the high waters of the neap tide; also called neap high water or high water neaps. IR [TCG]
27 MEAN_HIGH_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_HIGH_SPRINGS The average height of the high waters of spring tides; mean high water springs or spring high water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:17]
28 MEAN_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_HIGH_WATER The average height of all high waters at a place over a 19-year period; mean high water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:16]
29 MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_WATER The average height of higher high waters at a place over a 19-year period; mean higher high water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:21]
30 MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH_SPRINGS Mean higher high water springs. NR  
31 MEAN_LOW_NEAPS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_LOW_NEAPS The average height of the low waters of the spring tides; mean low water neaps, spring low water or mean low water springs. NR  
32 MEAN_LOW_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_LOW_SPRINGS The average height of the low waters of spring tides; mean low water springs or spring low water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:1]
33 MEAN_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_LOW_WATER The average height of all low waters at a place over a 19-year period; mean low water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:5]
34 MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_WATER The average height of the lower low waters at a place over a 19-year period; mean lower low water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:12]
35 MEAN_LOWER_LOW_SPRINGS EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_LOWER_LOW_SPRINGS The average height of lower low water springs at a place; mean lower low water springs. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:2]
36 MEAN_SEA_LEVEL EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_SEA_LEVEL The average height of the <SURFACE> of the sea at a tide station for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period, usually determined from hourly height readings measured from a fixed predetermined reference level; mean sea level. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:3]
37 MEAN_TIDE_LEVEL EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_TIDE_LEVEL The arithmetic mean of mean high water and mean low water; mean tide level or half-tide level. NR  
38 MEAN_WATER_LEVEL EEC_SNDGDTM_MEAN_WATER_LEVEL The average of all hourly water levels over the available period of record; mean water level. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:26]
39 NEAP_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_NEAP_TIDE A <TIDE> of decreased range (or tidal currents of decreased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the <MOON> being in quadrature; neap tide. The neap range of the tide is the average range occurring at the time of neap tides and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is smaller than the mean range where the type of tide is either semi diurnal or mixed and is of no practical significance where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal. IR [TCG]
40 NEARLY_HIGHEST_HIGH EEC_SNDGDTM_NEARLY_HIGHEST_HIGH An arbitrary level approximating the highest water level observed at a place, usually equivalent to the high water springs; nearly highest high water. PR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:29]
41 NEARLY_LOWEST_LOW_WATER EEC_SNDGDTM_NEARLY_LOWEST_LOW_WATER A level approximating the lowest water level observed at a place, usually equivalent to Indian spring low water; nearly lowest low water. IR [S57A, Attribute, VERDAT:11]
42 SPRING_TIDE EEC_SNDGDTM_SPRING_TIDE A <TIDE> of increased range (or tidal currents of increased speed) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the <MOON> being new or full; spring tide. The spring range of tide is the average range occurring at the time of spring tides and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is larger than the mean range where the type of tide is either semi diurnal or mixed, and is of no practical significance where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal. IR [TCG]

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUNDING_EXPOSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUNDING_EXPOSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1104

Definition:
The type of exposition of the depth value of a sounding with respect to the surrounding <REGION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DEEPER EEC_SOUNDINGEXPOS_DEEPER The depth is deeper than the maximum depth of the surrounding depth <REGION>. IR [S57A, Attribute, EXPSOU:3]
2 SHALLOWER EEC_SOUNDINGEXPOS_SHALLOWER The depth is shallower (shoaler) than the minimum depth of the surrounding depth <REGION>. IR [S57A, Attribute, EXPSOU:2]
3 WITHIN_RANGE EEC_SOUNDINGEXPOS_WITHIN_RANGE The depth corresponds to the depth range of the surrounding depth <REGION>, i.e., the depth is not shoaler than the minimum depth of the surrounding depth <REGION> or deeper than the maximum depth of the surrounding depth <REGION>. IR [S57A, Attribute, EXPSOU:1]

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUNDING_MEASUREMENT_TECHNIQUE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUNDING_MEASUREMENT_TECHNIQUE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1105

Definition:
The type of technique and/or method of measurement of the depth of <WATER> through sounding.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 COMPUTER_GENERATED EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_COMPUTER_GENERATED The sounding was determined from a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> model constructed using a computer. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:14]
2 DIVER EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_DIVER The depth was determined by a person skilled in the practice of diving. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:4]
3 ECHO_SOUNDER EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_ECHO_SOUNDER The depth was determined by using an instrument that determines depth of water by measuring the time interval between emission of a sonic or ultrasonic signal and return of its echo from the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>; an echo sounder. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:1]
4 ELECTROMAGNETIC_SENSOR EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_ELECTROMAGNETIC_SENSOR The depth was determined by using an instrument that compares electromagnetic signals. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:9]
5 LASER EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_LASER The depth was determined by using an instrument that measures distance by emitting timed pulses of laser light and measuring the time between emission and reception of the reflected pulses. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:7]
6 LEAD_LINE EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_LEAD_LINE The depth was determined by using a line, graduated with attached marks and fastened to a sounding lead. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:5]
7 LEVELING EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_LEVELING The depth was determined by using leveling techniques to find the elevation of the point relative to a datum. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:12]
8 MULTI_BEAM EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_MULTI_BEAM The depth was determined by using a wide swath echo sounder that uses multiple beams to measure depths directly below and transverse to the ship's track. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:3]
9 PHOTOGRAMMETRY EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_PHOTOGRAMMETRY The depth was determined by applying mathematical techniques to photographs. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:10]
10 SATELLITE_IMAGERY EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_SATELLITE_IMAGERY The depth was determined by using instruments placed aboard an artificial satellite. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:11]
11 SIDE_SCAN_SONAR EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_SIDE_SCAN_SONAR The depth was computed from a record produced by active sonar in which fixed acoustic beams are directed into the water perpendicularly to the direction of travel to scan the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> and generate a record of the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> configuration; side scan sonar. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:2]
12 SWEPT_SIDE_SCAN_SONAR EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_SWEPT_SIDE_SCAN_SONAR Determined to be free from navigational dangers to a certain depth by towing a side-scan-sonar. IR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:13]
13 SWEPT_VERTICAL_ACOUSTIC EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_SWEPT_VERTICAL_ACOUSTIC Swept using a system comprised of multiple echo sounder transducers attached to booms deployed from the survey vessel. IR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:8]
14 WIRE_DRAG EEC_SNDGMEASTECH_WIRE_DRAG Determined to be free from navigational dangers to a certain depth by towing a buoyed wire at the desired depth by two launches, or a least depth was identified using the same technique. PR [S57A, Attribute, TECSOU:6]

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUNDING_STATUS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUNDING_STATUS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1106

Definition:
The status of depth measured by sounding.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ADEQUATE EEC_SNDGSTAT_ADEQUATE Adequately sounded. NR  
2 DEPTH_KNOWN EEC_SNDGSTAT_DEPTH_KNOWN The depth from chart datum to the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> is a known value. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:1]
3 DEPTH_UNKNOWN EEC_SNDGSTAT_DEPTH_UNKNOWN The depth from chart datum to the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> is unknown. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:2]
4 DOUBTFUL EEC_SNDGSTAT_DOUBTFUL A depth that may be less than indicated; doubtful. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:3]
5 DRYING_HEIGHTS EEC_SNDGSTAT_DRYING_HEIGHTS Drying heights. NR  
6 HAIRLINE_IHO EEC_SNDGSTAT_HAIRLINE_IHO Hairline IHO. NR  
7 LEAST_DEPTH_KNOWN EEC_SNDGSTAT_LEAST_DEPTH_KNOWN The shoalest (least) depth over an object is of known value. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:6]
8 LEAST_DEPTH_UNKNOWN_BUT_SAFE EEC_SNDGSTAT_LEAST_DEPTH_UNKNOWN_BUT_SAFE The least depth over an object is unknown, but there is considered to be safe clearance at this depth. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:7]
9 MAINTAINED_DEPTH EEC_SNDGSTAT_MAINTAINED_DEPTH The depth at which a channel is kept by human influence, usually by dredging. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:10]
10 NO_BOTTOM_FOUND EEC_SNDGSTAT_NO_BOTTOM_FOUND No bottom found. NR  
11 NO_BOTTOM_FOUND_AT_DEPTH EEC_SNDGSTAT_NO_BOTTOM_FOUND_AT_DEPTH Upon investigation, the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> was not found at this depth. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:5]
12 NORMAL_IHO EEC_SNDGSTAT_NORMAL_IHO Normal IHO. NR  
13 NOT_REGULARLY_MAINTAINED EEC_SNDGSTAT_NOT_REGULARLY_MAINTAINED Depths may be altered by human influence, but are not routinely maintained. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:11]
14 ORDINARY EEC_SNDGSTAT_ORDINARY Ordinary. NR  
15 OUT_OF_POSITION EEC_SNDGSTAT_OUT_OF_POSITION Out of position. NR  
16 REPORTED_NOT_CONFIRMED EEC_SNDGSTAT_REPORTED_NOT_CONFIRMED The depth value was obtained from a report, which it has not been possible to confirm. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:9]
17 REPORTED_NOT_SURVEYED EEC_SNDGSTAT_REPORTED_NOT_SURVEYED The depth value was obtained from a report, but not fully surveyed. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:8]
18 SLANT EEC_SNDGSTAT_SLANT Slant. NR  
19 UNRELIABLE EEC_SNDGSTAT_UNRELIABLE A depth that is considered to be an unreliable value. PR [S57A, Attribute, QUASOU:4]

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOUNDING_VELOCITY_CORRECTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOUNDING_VELOCITY_CORRECTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1107

Definition:
The type of correction that has been added to, or subtracted from a sounding velocity instrument reading to obtain correct depth.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CORRECTED_BY_OTHER_MEANS EEC_SNDGVEL_CORRECTED_BY_OTHER_MEANS Corrected by other means of calibration. NR  
2 SOUNDER_1500_CALIBRATED EEC_SNDGVEL_SOUNDER_1500_CALIBRATED Echo Sounder calibrated at 1 500 metres per second uncorrected. NR  
3 SOUNDER_4800_CALIBRATED EEC_SNDGVEL_SOUNDER_4800_CALIBRATED Echo Sounder calibrated at 1 635,84 metres per second (4 000 feet per second) uncorrected. NR  
4 MATHEWS_TABLES_NP_139 EEC_SNDGVEL_MATHEWS_TABLES_NP_139 Corrected through the use of Mathews Tables (NP 139). NR  
5 SOUND_VELOCITY_METER EEC_SNDGVEL_SOUND_VELOCITY_METER Corrected through the use of a sound velocity meter. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1108

Definition:
The source from which <OBJECT> identifications are captured or upgraded.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BATHYMETRY_0r1_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE EEC_SOURCE_BATHYMETRY_0r1_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE Digital Bathymetric Data Base (NIMA), 0,1 arc minute. NR  
2 BATHYMETRY_0r5_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE EEC_SOURCE_BATHYMETRY_0r5_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE Digital Bathymetric Data Base (NIMA), 0,5 arc minute. NR  
3 BATHYMETRY_5r0_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE EEC_SOURCE_BATHYMETRY_5r0_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE Digital Bathymetric Data Base (NIMA), 5,0 arc minute. NR  
4 BATHYMETRY_VARIABLE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE EEC_SOURCE_BATHYMETRY_VARIABLE_DIGITAL_DATA_BASE Digital Bathymetric Data Base (NIMA), Variable. NR  
5 CARTOGRAPHIC EEC_SOURCE_CARTOGRAPHIC Derived from cartographic source. NR  
6 CITY_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_CITY_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), City Graphic. NR  
7 CITY_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_CITY_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), City Graphic. NR  
8 DIGITAL_AERONAUTICAL_FLIGHT_INFORMATION_FILE EEC_SOURCE_DIGITAL_AERONAUTICAL_FLIGHT_INFORMATION_FILE Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (NIMA), DAFIF. NR  
9 DIGITAL_MEAN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_DIGITAL_MEAN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Mean Elevation Data (NIMA). NR  
10 DIGITAL_NAUTICAL_CHART EEC_SOURCE_DIGITAL_NAUTICAL_CHART Digital Nautical Chart (NIMA). NR  
11 DIGITAL_POINT_POSITIONING_DATA_BASE EEC_SOURCE_DIGITAL_POINT_POSITIONING_DATA_BASE Digital Point Positioning Data Base (NIMA). NR  
12 ELEVATION_7r5_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_MODEL EEC_SOURCE_ELEVATION_7r5_ARC_MINUTE_DIGITAL_MODEL Digital Elevation Model (USGS), 7,5 arc minute quads. NR  
13 IMAGE_1_M_CONTROLLED_BASE EEC_SOURCE_IMAGE_1_M_CONTROLLED_BASE Controlled Image Base (NIMA), 1 metre. NR  
14 IMAGE_10_M_CONTROLLED_BASE EEC_SOURCE_IMAGE_10_M_CONTROLLED_BASE Controlled Image Base (NIMA), 10 metre. NR  
15 IMAGE_3_M_CONTROLLED_BASE EEC_SOURCE_IMAGE_3_M_CONTROLLED_BASE Controlled Image Base (NIMA), 3 metre. NR  
16 IMAGE_5_M_CONTROLLED_BASE EEC_SOURCE_IMAGE_5_M_CONTROLLED_BASE Controlled Image Base (NIMA), 5 metre. NR  
17 INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA EEC_SOURCE_INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA Interim Terrain Data (NIMA), ITD. NR  
18 JOG_250K_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_JOG_250K_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), JOG 1:250K. NR  
19 JOG_250K_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_JOG_250K_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), JOG 1:250K. NR  
20 JOG_250K_FEATURE_FOUNDATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_JOG_250K_FEATURE_FOUNDATION_DATA Foundation Feature Data (NIMA), FFD 1:250K. NR  
21 LANDSAT EEC_SOURCE_LANDSAT Imagery or other information collected and/or derived from one of a series of Earth observation satellites known as LANDSAT, deployed by the United States government. NR  
22 LEVEL_0_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_0_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 0. NR  
23 LEVEL_0_VECTOR_MAP EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_0_VECTOR_MAP Vector Map (NIMA), Level 0. NR  
24 LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA Digital Feature Analysis Data (NIMA), Level 1. NR  
25 LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 1. NR  
26 LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA Digital Topographic Data (NIMA), Level 1. NR  
27 LEVEL_1_MISSION_ESSENTIAL_DATA_SET EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1_MISSION_ESSENTIAL_DATA_SET Mission Essential Data Set (NIMA), Level 1. NR  
28 LEVEL_1_VECTOR_MAP EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1_VECTOR_MAP Vector Map (NIMA), Level 1. NR  
29 LEVEL_1C_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_1C_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA Digital Feature Analysis Data (NIMA), Level 1-C. NR  
30 LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA Digital Feature Analysis Data (NIMA), Level 2. NR  
31 LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 2. NR  
32 LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_2_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA Digital Topographic Data (NIMA), Level 2. NR  
33 LEVEL_2_VECTOR_MAP EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_2_VECTOR_MAP Vector Map (NIMA), Level 2. NR  
34 LEVEL_3_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_3_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 3. NR  
35 LEVEL_3_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_3_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA Digital Topographic Data (NIMA), Level 3. NR  
36 LEVEL_3_MISSION_ESSENTIAL_DATA_SET EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_3_MISSION_ESSENTIAL_DATA_SET Mission Essential Data Set (NIMA), Level 3. NR  
37 LEVEL_3C_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_3C_DIGITAL_FEATURE_ANALYSIS_DATA Digital Feature Analysis Data (NIMA), Level 3-C. NR  
38 LEVEL_4_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_4_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 4. NR  
39 LEVEL_4_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_4_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA Digital Topographic Data (NIMA), Level 4. NR  
40 LEVEL_5_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_5_DIGITAL_TERRAIN_ELEVATION_DATA Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA), Level 5. NR  
41 LEVEL_5_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LEVEL_5_DIGITAL_TOPOGRAPHIC_DATA Digital Topographic Data (NIMA), Level 5. NR  
42 LITTORAL_WARFARE_DATA EEC_SOURCE_LITTORAL_WARFARE_DATA Littoral Warfare Data (NIMA). NR  
43 MONO_IMAGERY EEC_SOURCE_MONO_IMAGERY Mono-imagery exploitation. NR  
44 ONC_1M_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_ONC_1M_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), ONC 1:1M. NR  
45 ONC_1M_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_ONC_1M_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), ONC 1:1M. NR  
46 ONC_1M_DIGITAL_CHART_OF_WORLD EEC_SOURCE_ONC_1M_DIGITAL_CHART_OF_WORLD Digital Chart of the World (NIMA), ONC 1:1M. NR  
47 PLANNING_INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA EEC_SOURCE_PLANNING_INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA Planning Interim Terrain Data (NIMA). NR  
48 REPORTED EEC_SOURCE_REPORTED Reported information. NR  
49 SPOT EEC_SOURCE_SPOT Imagery or other information collected and/or derived from one of a series of Earth observation satellites known as Spot, which is comprised of a series of spacecrafts plus ground <FACILITY>s for satellite control and programming, image production and distribution. NR  
50 STEREO_IMAGERY EEC_SOURCE_STEREO_IMAGERY Stereo-imagery exploitation. NR  
51 SURVEY_SOURCE EEC_SOURCE_SURVEY_SOURCE Generic class of source vector data produced by ground, aerial or other survey. NR  
52 TLM_100K_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TLM_100K_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TLM 1:100k. NR  
53 TLM_100K_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TLM_100K_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TLM 1:100k. NR  
54 TLM_50K_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TLM_50K_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TLM 1:50k. NR  
55 TLM_50K_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TLM_50K_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TLM 1:50k. NR  
56 TLM_50K_FEATURE_FOUNDATION_DATA EEC_SOURCE_TLM_50K_FEATURE_FOUNDATION_DATA Foundation Feature Data (NIMA), 1:50K. NR  
57 TPC_500K_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TPC_500K_ADRG ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TPC 1:500K. NR  
58 TPC_500K_COMPRESSED_ADRG EEC_SOURCE_TPC_500K_COMPRESSED_ADRG Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (NIMA), TPC 1:500K. NR  
59 URBAN_VECTOR_MAP EEC_SOURCE_URBAN_VECTOR_MAP Urban Vector Map (NIMA). NR  
60 VECTOR_INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA EEC_SOURCE_VECTOR_INTERIM_TERRAIN_DATA Vector Interim Terrain Data (NIMA). NR  
61 WORLD_VECTOR_SHORELINE EEC_SOURCE_WORLD_VECTOR_SHORELINE World Vector Shoreline (NIMA). NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_COMPILE_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_COMPILE_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1109

Definition:
The date the source data set (e.g., a <MAP> sheet) was originally compiled; formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_EDITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_EDITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1110

Definition:
The source data set (e.g., a <MAP> sheet) edition.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_GENERAL_INFORMATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_GENERAL_INFORMATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1111

Definition:
General information about, and description of conditions within, the source data sets, e.g., a <MAP> sheet.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_NAME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_NAME

EDCS Attribute Code: 1112

Definition:
The name or identification number of the first source data set, e.g., a <MAP> sheet.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_PRINT_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_PRINT_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1113

Definition:
The date the source data set (e.g., <MAP> sheet) was last printed; formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SOURCE_DATA_SET_REVISION_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SOURCE_DATA_SET_REVISION_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1114

Definition:
The date the source data set (e.g., <MAP> sheet) was last revised; formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_ALIGNMENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_ALIGNMENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1115

Definition:
The type of an <OBJECT>'s spatial alignment.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 APPROXIMATE EEC_SPATALIGN_APPROXIMATE Approaching closely (approximates) but not attaining a specified accuracy or a precision conformable with the quality of the observations. IR [SP242]
2 DEFINITE EEC_SPATALIGN_DEFINITE Free of ambiguity and uncertainty. NR  
3 FEATURE_CONNECTOR EEC_SPATALIGN_FEATURE_CONNECTOR Feature connector. NR  
4 REPORTED EEC_SPATALIGN_REPORTED As reported by some source, which may or may not be authoritative. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_ANGULAR_PRIMARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_ANGULAR_PRIMARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1116

Definition:
The angular primary axis coordinate value for a defined spatial reference frame.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_ANGULAR_SECONDARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_ANGULAR_SECONDARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1117

Definition:
The angular secondary axis coordinate value for a defined spatial reference frame.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_LINEAR_PRIMARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_LINEAR_PRIMARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1118

Definition:
The linear primary axis coordinate value for a defined spatial reference frame.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_LINEAR_SECONDARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_LINEAR_SECONDARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1119

Definition:
The linear secondary axis coordinate value for a defined spatial reference frame.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPATIAL_LINEAR_TERTIARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPATIAL_LINEAR_TERTIARY_COORDINATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1120

Definition:
The linear tertiary axis coordinate value for a defined spatial reference frame.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPECIFIC_HEAT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPECIFIC_HEAT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1121

Definition:
The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a <MATERIAL> by one kelvin; the specific heat.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPECIFIC_HEAT_CAPACITY

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPECULAR_LIGHT_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPECULAR_LIGHT_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1122

Definition:
The specular light intensity emanating from an <OBJECT> expressed as a fraction of maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [ICP]


EDCS Attribute Label: SPERM_WHALE_YEARLY_CATCH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPERM_WHALE_YEARLY_CATCH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1123

Definition:
The yearly catch of Sperm <WHALE>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: ANIMAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPILLING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPILLING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1124

Definition:
The fraction of breaking <WATER_WAVE>s which are spilling, a breaking process wherein the <WATER_WAVE> peaks up until it is very steep but not vertical; only the top most portion of the <WATER_WAVE> curls over and descends on the forward slope of the advancing <WATER_WAVE> where it then slides down into the trough. This process starts at scattered foci which coalesce until the <WATER_WAVE> becomes an advancing line of foam.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_SURFACE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM]


EDCS Attribute Label: SPOT_ELEVATION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPOT_ELEVATION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1125

Definition:
The type of a spot elevation measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 OUT_OF_POSITION EEC_SPOTELEVTY_OUT_OF_POSITION Spot elevation value does not accurately reflect the local elevation due to inaccurate positioning. NR  
2 SUMMIT EEC_SPOTELEVTY_SUMMIT Spot elevation location represents a local maximum elevation. NR  
3 TOP_OF_TREES EEC_SPOTELEVTY_TOP_OF_TREES Spot elevation value represents the elevation of the top of the <TREE>s or other reflective <SURFACE>. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: PHYSIOGRAPHY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SPRING_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SPRING_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1126

Definition:
The type of a <SPRING>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ARTESIAN EEC_SPRTY_ARTESIAN A spring whose water flows from a fissure or other opening in the bed overlying an artesian aquifer. IR [APDS]
2 FUMAROLE EEC_SPRTY_FUMAROLE A vent, usually in volcanic regions, from which vapours or gases are released. IR [APDS]
3 GEYSER EEC_SPRTY_GEYSER A natural hot spring or fountain that periodically discharges a column of hot water and steam into the air. IR [APDS]
4 HOT_SPRING EEC_SPRTY_HOT_SPRING Any spring whose water temperature is above the temperature of the human body. IR [APDS]
5 WALLED_IN EEC_SPRTY_WALLED_IN A spring confined by walls. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STANTON_NUMBER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STANTON_NUMBER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1127

Definition:
A scalar governing the aerodynamic heat transfer coefficient of an <OBJECT>; the Stanton number.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, RATE_OR_RATIO, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_ALPHA_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_ALPHA_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1128

Definition:
The stellar flux of alpha <PARTICLE>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PARTICLE_FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_ELECTRON_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_ELECTRON_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1129

Definition:
The stellar flux of electrons.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PARTICLE_FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_EM_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_EM_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1130

Definition:
The stellar electromagnetic flux level.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_PROTON_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_PROTON_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1131

Definition:
The stellar flux of protons.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PARTICLE_FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_FLUX_10r7

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_FLUX_10r7

EDCS Attribute Code: 1132

Definition:
The intensity of <STELLAR_FLUX_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> at 10,7 centimetre wavelength (2,8 gigahertz).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_BASIC_MORPHOLOGY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_BASIC_MORPHOLOGY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1133

Definition:
The basic morphology of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ABSORPTION EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_ABSORPTION Absorption: Absorption due to surge-like material mainly appears after the burst and is sometimes called post-burst decrease. This phenomenon may occur frequently, but it can only be recognized when the flux comes down to pre-burst level. NR  
2 COMPLEX EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_COMPLEX Complex: Combination of a few or many simple bursts. NR  
3 FALL EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_FALL Fall. NR  
4 FLUCTUATION EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_FLUCTUATION Fluctuation: Minor complex sometimes superimposed in the main burst. NR  
5 GRADUAL_RISE_AND_FALL EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_GRADUAL_RISE_AND_FALL Gradual Rise and Fall: Temporal enhancement of S-component or similar activation in the flaring region. May sometimes start with relatively sharp rise like a simple burst. If sharp rise clearly recognizable as simple burst, GRF becomes PBI. NR  
6 GREAT_BURST EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_GREAT_BURST Great Burst: Major complex of special importance. NR  
7 NOISE_STORM EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_NOISE_STORM Noise Storm. NR  
8 POST_INCREASE EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_POST_INCREASE Post Burst Increase: Tail of the main burst, which may be regarded as enhancement of S-component. NR  
9 PRECURSOR EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_PRECURSOR Precursor: Pre-burst activity connected to the main burst. NR  
10 RISE EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_RISE Rise: This may occur at the onset of long-enduring enhancement of S-component associated with other solar events. NR  
11 RISE_AND_FALL EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_RISE_AND_FALL Rise and Fall: Defined as more or less irregular rise and fall of continuum with duration on the order of minutes to an hour. NR  
12 SERIES EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_SERIES Series of Bursts. NR  
13 SIMPLE EEC_SRNBBSCMRPH_SIMPLE Simple: Mostly non-thermal microwave impulsive burst. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_COMPLEX_MORPHOLOGY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_COMPLEX_MORPHOLOGY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1134

Definition:
The complex morphology of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ABSORPTION EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_ABSORPTION Absorption: Absorption due to surge-like material mainly appears after the burst and is sometimes called post-burst decrease. This phenomenon may occur frequently, but it can only be recognized when the flux comes down to pre-burst level. NR  
2 COMPLEX EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_COMPLEX C - Complex. NR  
3 COMPLEX_F EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_COMPLEX_F C - Complex F. NR  
4 COMPLEX_MAJOR EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_COMPLEX_MAJOR Defined as complex variation of intensity with large amplitude. NR  
5 FALL EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_FALL Fall. NR  
6 FLUCTUATIONS EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_FLUCTUATIONS F - Fluctuations. NR  
7 GREAT_BURST EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_GREAT_BURST GB - Great Burst. NR  
8 GREAT_MAJOR EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_GREAT_MAJOR Major increase of flux with duration greater than 10 minutes. NR  
9 GROUP EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_GROUP A group of minor bursts close to each other. NR  
10 MINOR_BURST_PLUS EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_MINOR_BURST_PLUS Defined as minor burst with second part. NR  
11 NOISE_STORM_IN_PROGRESS EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_NOISE_STORM_IN_PROGRESS Starting time quality of "began before indicated time" and duration quality of "lasted longer than indicated". NR  
12 ONSET_OF_NOISE_STORM EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_ONSET_OF_NOISE_STORM Starting time and duration quality of "lasted longer than indicated". NR  
13 POST_BURST_INCREASE EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_POST_BURST_INCREASE Post Burst Increase. NR  
14 PRECURSOR EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_PRECURSOR Precursor. NR  
15 RISE EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_RISE R - Rise. NR  
16 RISE_AND_FALL EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_RISE_AND_FALL Rise and Fall. NR  
17 RISE_UNDERLYING EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_RISE_UNDERLYING Rise underlying. NR  
18 SERIES EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SERIES A series of bursts occur intermittently from base level with considerable time intervals between bursts. NR  
19 SIMPLE EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE Simple. NR  
20 SIMPLE_1 EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_1 Simple 1. NR  
21 SIMPLE_1F EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_1F Simple 1 (S + F). NR  
22 SIMPLE_2 EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_2 Simple 2. NR  
23 SIMPLE_2F EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_2F Simple 2F (S + F). NR  
24 SIMPLE_3 EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_3 Self-evident by duration. NR  
25 SIMPLE_3_GRAF EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_3_GRAF Gradual rise and fall; simple 3. NR  
26 SIMPLE_3F_GRAF EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_3F_GRAF Gradual rise and fall; simple 3F (with fluctuations). Fluctuations of short periods should be listed separately. NR  
27 SIMPLE_3U_GRAF EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_3U_GRAF Gradual rise and fall; simple 3U (underlying). Clearly superposed burst is to be listed separately, but separation is sometimes difficult and arbitrary. In such cases listed as C. NR  
28 SIMPLE_3UF_GRAF EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_3UF_GRAF Gradual rise and fall; simple 3UF (underlying with fluctuations). NR  
29 SIMPLE_MINOR EEC_SRNBCOMPMRPH_SIMPLE_MINOR Defined as simple rise and fall of minor burst with duration of 1 to 2 minutes. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_MAXIMUM_TIME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_MAXIMUM_TIME

EDCS Attribute Code: 1135

Definition:
The time of the maximum electromagnetic flux of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event, relative to the beginning of the day (midnight).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_MAXIMUM_TIME_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_MAXIMUM_TIME_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1136

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event time of the maximum electromagnetic flux measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BEGAN_BEFORE EEC_SRNBMAXTIMQUAL_BEGAN_BEFORE Began before indicated time. NR  
2 LASTED_LONGER EEC_SRNBMAXTIMQUAL_LASTED_LONGER Lasted longer than indicated. NR  
3 MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY EEC_SRNBMAXTIMQUAL_MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_MEAN_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_MEAN_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1137

Definition:
The mean electromagnetic flux of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_MEAN_FLUX_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_MEAN_FLUX_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1138

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event mean electromagnetic flux measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BEGAN_BEFORE EEC_SRNBMNFLUXQUAL_BEGAN_BEFORE Began before indicated time. NR  
2 LASTED_LONGER EEC_SRNBMNFLUXQUAL_LASTED_LONGER Lasted longer than indicated. NR  
3 MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY EEC_SRNBMNFLUXQUAL_MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_PEAK_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_PEAK_FLUX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1139

Definition:
The peak electromagnetic flux of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FLUX_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_PEAK_FLUX_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_PEAK_FLUX_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1140

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event peak electromagnetic flux measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BEGAN_BEFORE EEC_SRNBPKFLUXQUAL_BEGAN_BEFORE Began before indicated time. NR  
2 LASTED_LONGER EEC_SRNBPKFLUXQUAL_LASTED_LONGER Lasted longer than indicated. NR  
3 MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY EEC_SRNBPKFLUXQUAL_MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 1141

Definition:
The quantity of time (period) of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_PERIOD_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_PERIOD_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1142

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event quantity of time (period) measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BEGAN_BEFORE EEC_SRNBPERQUAL_BEGAN_BEFORE Began before indicated time. NR  
2 LASTED_LONGER EEC_SRNBPERQUAL_LASTED_LONGER Lasted longer than indicated. NR  
3 MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY EEC_SRNBPERQUAL_MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_REMARKS

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_REMARKS

EDCS Attribute Code: 1143

Definition:
The descriptive or explanatory comment regarding a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_START

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_START

EDCS Attribute Code: 1144

Definition:
The starting time of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event, relative to the beginning of the day (midnight).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_RF_NB_START_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_RF_NB_START_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1145

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_BURST_RADIO_FREQUENCY_EMISSION> noise event starting time measurement.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BEGAN_BEFORE EEC_SRNBSTRTQUAL_BEGAN_BEFORE Began before indicated time. NR  
2 LASTED_LONGER EEC_SRNBSTRTQUAL_LASTED_LONGER Lasted longer than indicated. NR  
3 MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY EEC_SRNBSTRTQUAL_MEASUREMENT_UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_ION_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_ION_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1146

Definition:
The temperature of ionized <PARTICLE>s in a <STELLAR_WIND>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: SPACE, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_MEASUREMENT_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_MEASUREMENT_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1147

Definition:
The quality of a <STELLAR_WIND> measurement, e.g., a solar wind speed.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BAD_SWEPAM_MODE EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_BAD_SWEPAM_MODE SWEPAM mode is bad. NR  
2 DATA_FLAG_NON_ZERO EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_DATA_FLAG_NON_ZERO SWEPAM data flag non-zero. NR  
3 DATA_OUT_OF_VALID_RANGE EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_DATA_OUT_OF_VALID_RANGE Data out of valid range. NR  
4 INCOMPLETE_DATA EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_INCOMPLETE_DATA Incomplete data. NR  
5 MAGMETER_BIT_SET EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_MAGMETER_BIT_SET Magnetometer bit set. NR  
6 MAGMETER_CALIBRATION EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_MAGMETER_CALIBRATION Magnetometer calibration. NR  
7 NO_DATA_RECEIVED EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_NO_DATA_RECEIVED No data received. NR  
8 NOMINAL_DATA_VALUES EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_NOMINAL_DATA_VALUES Nominal data values. NR  
9 SPACECRAFT_ALTITUDE_ERROR EEC_SOLWNDMEASQUAL_SPACECRAFT_ALTITUDE_ERROR Spacecraft altitude error. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_PROTON_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_PROTON_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1148

Definition:
The density of protons in a <STELLAR_WIND>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMETRIC_ENTITY_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Code: 1149

Definition:
The speed of a <STELLAR_WIND>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_X

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_X

EDCS Attribute Code: 1150

Definition:
The <<STELLAR_WIND_SPEED>> in the direction of the <SUN> (in the ecliptic plane); positive towards the <SUN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_Y

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_Y

EDCS Attribute Code: 1151

Definition:
The <<STELLAR_WIND_SPEED>> in the ecliptic plane in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the <SUN>, and pointing generally opposite to the direction of revolution of the <EARTH> about the <SUN>; positive in the contra-revolution direction.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_Z

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_WIND_SPEED_GSE_Z

EDCS Attribute Code: 1152

Definition:
The <<STELLAR_WIND_SPEED>> perpendicular to the ecliptic plane; positive towards the <STAR> Polaris.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_X_RAY_FLUX_L_BAND

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_X_RAY_FLUX_L_BAND

EDCS Attribute Code: 1153

Definition:
The intensity (flux) of stellar x-rays in the L-band (0,1 - 0,8 nanometres wavelength).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: RADIANT_EXITANCE_RATE

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STELLAR_X_RAY_FLUX_S_BAND

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STELLAR_X_RAY_FLUX_S_BAND

EDCS Attribute Code: 1154

Definition:
The intensity (flux) of stellar x-rays in the S-band (0,05 - 0,4 nanometres wavelength).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: RADIANT_EXITANCE_RATE

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STORAGE_FACILITY_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STORAGE_FACILITY_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1155

Definition:
The type of storage <FACILITY>s available at, or in the near vicinity, of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AMMUNITION EEC_STORFACTY_AMMUNITION Any object or material designed to be fired, exploded, or otherwise released by a weapon, especially bullets, shot, shells, and other such projectiles. IR [APDS]
2 DIESEL_FUEL EEC_STORFACTY_DIESEL_FUEL A combustible distillate of petroleum used as fuel for diesel engines; usually the fraction of crude oil that is distilled after kerosene. IR [MWCD]
3 DUTCH_BARN EEC_STORFACTY_DUTCH_BARN A style of barn which came from the Netherlands and popular during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Dutch barns had sloping roof lines that came close to the ground, and were about 30 feet by 30 feet. They had low side walls and plank roofs. Plank roofs are heavy boards that were used for roofs. Double doors are two doors put together. Anchor beams are support beams to hold up the roof. Brackets are mouldings that hang from a roof. NR  
4 EXPLOSIVES EEC_STORFACTY_EXPLOSIVES Any material that has a tendency to explode, such as gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or dynamite. IR [APDS]
5 FOOD EEC_STORFACTY_FOOD Material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy. IR [MWCD]
6 GAS EEC_STORFACTY_GAS One of the three fundamental forms of matter, along with liquids and solids. Unlike a solid (and like a liquid), a gas has no fixed shape and will conform in shape to the space available. Unlike a liquid, it has no fixed volume and will conform in volume to the space available. In comparison with solids and liquids, gases have widely separated molecules, are light in weight, and are easily compressed. IR [APDS]
7 GASOLINE EEC_STORFACTY_GASOLINE A volatile, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is obtained by refining petroleum and is used as a fuel in most internal-combustion engines. IR [APDS]
8 GRAIN EEC_STORFACTY_GRAIN The seed or seed like fruits of wheat, oats, corn, or other cereal grasses. IR [APDS]
9 GRAVEL EEC_STORFACTY_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
10 HARD_STANDING_ONLY EEC_STORFACTY_HARD_STANDING_ONLY An tract of hard material for aircraft to stand on when not in use. NR  
11 LIQUID EEC_STORFACTY_LIQUID Having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseous. IR [MWCD]
12 NONE_AVAILABLE EEC_STORFACTY_NONE_AVAILABLE No storage <FACILITY>s are available. NR  
13 OIL EEC_STORFACTY_OIL A naturally occurring liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds that yields combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants upon distillation. IR [APDS]
14 ORE EEC_STORFACTY_ORE Any naturally occurring material that contains extractable minerals of economic value. IR [APDS]
15 SALT EEC_STORFACTY_SALT A crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry. IR [MWCD]
16 SAND EEC_STORFACTY_SAND <SAND>. n/a  
17 SOFT_STANDING_ONLY EEC_STORFACTY_SOFT_STANDING_ONLY Soft standing only. NR  
18 SPECIALIZED_WAREHOUSE EEC_STORFACTY_SPECIALIZED_WAREHOUSE Specialized warehouse. NR  
19 WAREHOUSE EEC_STORFACTY_WAREHOUSE A <BUILDING> in which goods or merchandise are stored. NR  
20 WATER EEC_STORFACTY_WATER <WATER>. n/a  

EDCS Group Labels: SHELTER

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STRUCTURAL_PILE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STRUCTURAL_PILE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1156

Definition:
The type of a <STRUCTURAL_PILE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 POST EEC_PILINGTY_POST A vertical piece of timber, metal or concrete forced into the earth or sea bed. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPLE:3]
2 SNAG EEC_PILINGTY_SNAG Snag. NR  
3 STAKE EEC_PILINGTY_STAKE An elongated wood or metal pole embedded in the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> to serve as a marker or support. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPLE:1]
4 TRIPODAL EEC_PILINGTY_TRIPODAL A single <STRUCTURE> comprising three or more piles held together (sections of heavy timber, steel or concrete), and forced into the earth or seabed. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPLE:4]

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_ARTEFACT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STRUCTURE_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STRUCTURE_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1157

Definition:
The number of <STRUCTURE>s within a one square kilometre area of the <TERRAIN>; the structure density.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: SHELTER

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STRUCTURE_PROTECTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STRUCTURE_PROTECTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1158

Definition:
The type of degree to which a <STRUCTURE> provides protection to itself or its contents by resisting the effects of explosions, ordnance, and natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 NO_PROTECTION EEC_STRPROTTY_NO_PROTECTION Affords no protection, such as a tent. NR  
2 SOFT EEC_STRPROTTY_SOFT Affords limited protection, such as a glass-walled or wooden <STRUCTURE>. NR  
3 SEMI_HARDENED EEC_STRPROTTY_SEMI_HARDENED Affords moderate protection, such as a partially concrete-walled <STRUCTURE>. NR  
4 HARDENED EEC_STRPROTTY_HARDENED Affords significant protection under most circumstances, such as a fully concrete-walled and reinforced <STRUCTURE>. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, MILITARY_SCIENCE, SHELTER

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: STRUCTURE_SHAPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_STRUCTURE_SHAPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1159

Definition:
The geometric form of an <OBJECT>, e.g., appearance or configuration.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 A_FRAME EEC_STRSHAP_A_FRAME A <BUILDING> having its structural frame in the shape of a triangle, usually with a steep double-pitched roof reaching to or near the ground. IR [APDS]
2 ARCH EEC_STRSHAP_ARCH A curved <STRUCTURE> designed to exert horizontal forces on its supports when subjected to vertical loads. IR [APDS]
3 ARTIFICIAL_MOUNTAIN EEC_STRSHAP_ARTIFICIAL_MOUNTAIN Artificial mountain. NR  
4 BARREL EEC_STRSHAP_BARREL Barrel or tun. NR  
5 BLIMP EEC_STRSHAP_BLIMP A non-rigid airship which floats in the air. NR  
6 BOARD EEC_STRSHAP_BOARD A long, flat, rectangular piece of cut wood that is relatively wide in comparison to its thickness. IR [APDS]
7 BOAT_HULL_FLOAT EEC_STRSHAP_BOAT_HULL_FLOAT The floating shell of a vessel; it does not include the masts, rigging, and sails. IR [APDS]
8 BULLET EEC_STRSHAP_BULLET A cone-shaped or round piece of lead, steel, or other metal designed to be fired from a rifle, pistol, or other such small-calibre weapon. IR [APDS]
9 COLUMN_PILLAR EEC_STRSHAP_COLUMN_PILLAR A post or column. IR [APDS]
10 CONICAL_OR_PEAKED_OR_NUN EEC_STRSHAP_CONICAL_OR_PEAKED_OR_NUN Having the shape of a cone or having a peak. IR [APDS]
11 CRESCENT EEC_STRSHAP_CRESCENT A shape defined by a convex and concave edge, resembling a segment of a ring tapering to a point at each end. IR [APDS]
12 CROSS EEC_STRSHAP_CROSS A <STRUCTURE> consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution. IR [MWCD]
13 CUBIC EEC_STRSHAP_CUBIC Shaped like a cube, the sides of which are six equal squares; a regular hexahedron. IR [S57A, Attribute, BUISHP:9]
14 CYLINDER_OR_PEAKED EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDER_OR_PEAKED Having the shape of a cylinder or peak. NR  
15 CYLINDER_OR_PEAKED_TOWER EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDER_OR_PEAKED_TOWER Cylindrical or peaked with tower support. NR  
16 CYLINDER_UPRIGHT EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDER_UPRIGHT Shaped like an upright cylinder, or can, which is a solid geometrical figure generated by straight lines fixed in direction and describing with one of its points a closed curve, especially a circle. IR [S57A, Attribute, BUISHP:7]
17 CYLINDER_WITH_DOMED_TOP EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDER_WITH_DOMED_TOP Having the shape of an upright cylinder with circular base and domed top. NR  
18 CYLINDER_WITH_FLAT_TOP EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDER_WITH_FLAT_TOP Having the shape of an upright cylinder with flat top. NR  
19 CYLINDRICAL EEC_STRSHAP_CYLINDRICAL Having the shape of a cylinder. NR  
20 DIAMOND_SHAPED_BUOY EEC_STRSHAP_DIAMOND_SHAPED_BUOY A buoy having a diamond shape. NR  
21 DOME EEC_STRSHAP_DOME A round (usually hemispherical) vaulted roof or ceiling with a circular, elliptical, or polygonal base. IR [APDS]
22 DRAGONS_TEETH EEC_STRSHAP_DRAGONS_TEETH Having the shape of a tetrahedron. NR  
23 ENCLOSED EEC_STRSHAP_ENCLOSED To be closed in or surrounded. IR [MWCD]
24 FERRIS_WHEEL EEC_STRSHAP_FERRIS_WHEEL An amusement device consisting of a large upright power-driven wheel carrying seats that remain horizontal around its rim. IR [MWCD]
25 FUNNEL EEC_STRSHAP_FUNNEL Having the shape of a funnel, a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow. IR [APDS]
26 H_FRAME EEC_STRSHAP_H_FRAME Having a structural frame shaped like the letter "H". NR  
27 HIGH_RISE_BUILDING EEC_STRSHAP_HIGH_RISE_BUILDING A multi-storeyed <BUILDING> equipped with elevators; e.g., a high-rise apartment <BUILDING>. IR [AHD]
28 I_BEAM EEC_STRSHAP_I_BEAM A steel joist or girder with short flanges and a cross section formed like the letter I. IR [AHD]
29 I_FRAME EEC_STRSHAP_I_FRAME Having a structural frame shaped like the serif letter "I". NR  
30 IRREGULAR EEC_STRSHAP_IRREGULAR Not symmetrical; without uniform dimensions. IR [APDS]
31 LATERAL EEC_STRSHAP_LATERAL Predominantly horizontal. NR  
32 MAST EEC_STRSHAP_MAST A pole or tower rising from the hull of a vessel, supporting halyards, electronic equipment, observation positions, and so forth. IR [APDS]
33 MOUNDS EEC_STRSHAP_MOUNDS Any isolated, low, rounded natural hill or knoll, usually of <SOIL>. NR  
34 MULTI_ARCH EEC_STRSHAP_MULTI_ARCH Having multiple arches. NR  
35 OBELISK EEC_STRSHAP_OBELISK A tall, tapering, usually monolithic, squared pillar with a pyramidal tip. IR [APDS]
36 OPEN EEC_STRSHAP_OPEN Open to the elements; not closed. NR  
37 OPEN_ENDED EEC_STRSHAP_OPEN_ENDED Having an end which is open. NR  
38 OVAL EEC_STRSHAP_OVAL A shape resembling an elongated circle or the longitudinal cross section of an egg. IR [APDS]
39 PILLAR_OR_SPINDLE EEC_STRSHAP_PILLAR_OR_SPINDLE A post or column or large, pointed rod, bar, or pin. IR [APDS]
40 PLAQUE EEC_STRSHAP_PLAQUE A flat plate, slab, or disk that is ornamented or engraved for mounting. IR [AHD]
41 POLE EEC_STRSHAP_POLE A long slender usually cylindrical object (as a length of wood). IR [MWCD]
42 PYRAMID EEC_STRSHAP_PYRAMID Shaped like a polyhedron of which one face is a polygon of any number of sides, and the other faces are triangles with a common vertex; e.g., a pyramid. IR [S57A, Attribute, BUISHP:6]
43 RECTANGULAR EEC_STRSHAP_RECTANGULAR Having the shape of a rectangular solid. NR  
44 RIPPLE EEC_STRSHAP_RIPPLE A slight disturbance of a <SURFACE> as in water by a breeze. IR [APDS]
45 ROLLER_COASTER EEC_STRSHAP_ROLLER_COASTER An elevated railway (as in an amusement park) constructed with sharp curves and steep inclines on which cars roll. IR [MWCD]
46 ROUND EEC_STRSHAP_ROUND Having every part of the <SURFACE> or circumference equidistant from the centre. NR  
47 RUINS EEC_STRSHAP_RUINS Shape of <STRUCTURE> is destroyed or partially destroyed by explosion, time, or natural disaster. NR  
48 SCANNER EEC_STRSHAP_SCANNER Scanner. NR  
49 SOLID_OR_FILLED EEC_STRSHAP_SOLID_OR_FILLED Solid or filled. NR  
50 SPAR EEC_STRSHAP_SPAR A beam or bar forming part of a vessel's rigging. Spars include masts, yards, booms, and gaffs. IR [APDS]
51 SPHERICAL_HEMISPHERICAL EEC_STRSHAP_SPHERICAL_HEMISPHERICAL Shaped like a sphere, or half of a sphere, which is a body the <SURFACE> of which is at all points equidistant from the centre. IR [S57A, Attribute, BUISHP:8]
52 SPHERICAL_WITH_COLUMNS EEC_STRSHAP_SPHERICAL_WITH_COLUMNS Spherical with column support. NR  
53 SPIRE EEC_STRSHAP_SPIRE Tapering to a point at the top; a spire or steeple. IR [AHD]
54 SQUARE EEC_STRSHAP_SQUARE Having the shape of a square or cube. NR  
55 STAR EEC_STRSHAP_STAR A conventional figure with five or more points that represents a star. IR [MWCD]
56 STATUE EEC_STRSHAP_STATUE A three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modelling, or casting. IR [MWCD]
57 SUPERBUOY EEC_STRSHAP_SUPERBUOY A large automated navigational buoy. NR  
58 T_FRAME EEC_STRSHAP_T_FRAME Having a structural frame shaped like the letter "T". NR  
59 TELESCOPING_GASHOLDER EEC_STRSHAP_TELESCOPING_GASHOLDER Telescoping gasholder or gasometer. NR  
60 TETRAHEDRON EEC_STRSHAP_TETRAHEDRON A polyhedron having four (triangular) sides. IR [APDS]
61 TOWER EEC_STRSHAP_TOWER A <STRUCTURE> that is much taller than it is wide; it may be freestanding or form part of a <BUILDING>. IR [APDS]
62 TOWER_MOUNTED_RADOME EEC_STRSHAP_TOWER_MOUNTED_RADOME Mounted on a radome tower. NR  
63 TRANSVERSE EEC_STRSHAP_TRANSVERSE Placed crosswise; situated at right angles to the long axis of a part. IR [APDS]
64 TRIPOD EEC_STRSHAP_TRIPOD A stand or support for an instrument or device with three legs, often extended telescopically, and upon which is a small platform or table for holding a surveying device such as a theodolite, a camera, or other device. IR [APDS]
65 TRUSS EEC_STRSHAP_TRUSS A planar structural component composed of a combination of chords and web members in a triangular arrangement that forms a rigid framework; often used to support a roof or <BRIDGE>. IR [APDS]
66 WINDMOTOR EEC_STRSHAP_WINDMOTOR A <STRUCTURE> used for generating electrical power from wind. NR  
67 WITH_RADOME EEC_STRSHAP_WITH_RADOME Having a component which is a domelike shell transparent to radio-frequency radiation, used to house a radar antenna. IR [AHD]
68 Y_FRAME EEC_STRSHAP_Y_FRAME Having a structural frame shaped like the letter "Y". NR  

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND_INDUSTRY, HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SUMMER_CANOPY_COVER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SUMMER_CANOPY_COVER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1160

Definition:
The <TREE> canopy cover, durring the summer, within the area of an <OBJECT>, expressed as a fraction.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: PLANT, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SUNSHINE_OBSERVATION_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SUNSHINE_OBSERVATION_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 1161

Definition:
The quantity of time (period) over which a solar irradiation (sunshine) observation was taken.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SUNSHINE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SUNSHINE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 1162

Definition:
The quantity of time (period) solar irradiation (sunshine) occurred during the reporting period.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SUNSPOT_NUMBER_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SUNSPOT_NUMBER_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1163

Definition:
The total number of sunspots plus ten times the number of sunspot groups in a given period (usually one month); the sunspot number index. The actual SSN for a given date is then obtained by calculating the SNI for each of the six months before and after the date of interest and averaging them -- weighing the first and last months only half as much as the other months.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SUPERTANKER_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SUPERTANKER_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1164

Definition:
The number of supertanker <VESSEL>s (dead weight > 317 514,6 kilograms (approximately 350 000 tons); length > 325 metres) in a nominal 111,120 kilometres (60 nautical miles) square cell of <OCEAN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP, VEHICLE

Reference Type: IR

References: [OAML, Historical Temporal Shipping Data Base]


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1165

Definition:
The maximum angle, between 0 and 90 arc degrees (or equivalent), between the <SURFACE> of an <OBJECT> and a perpendicular to the local gravity vector.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_BACKSCATTER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_BACKSCATTER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1166

Definition:
The ratio of the flux returned (reflected directly back in the direction of incidence) to the incident flux in decibels (negative sign assumed) of an <OBJECT> <SURFACE>; the surface backscatter.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FIELD_OR_POWER_LEVEL_DIFF

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1167

Definition:
The principal characteristic type of a <SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BARE EEC_SRFCHRTY_BARE Bare or cleared. NR  
2 BROKEN EEC_SRFCHRTY_BROKEN Fractured or in pieces; broken. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:4]
3 CALCAREOUS EEC_SRFCHRTY_CALCAREOUS Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate; calcareous. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:9]
4 COARSE EEC_SRFCHRTY_COARSE Falling within the largest size continuum for a particular nature of <SURFACE> term; coarse. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:3]
5 DECAYED EEC_SRFCHRTY_DECAYED Decayed. NR  
6 FINE EEC_SRFCHRTY_FINE Falling within the smallest size continuum for a particular nature of <SURFACE> term; fine. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:1]
7 FLINTY EEC_SRFCHRTY_FLINTY Flinty. NR  
8 GLACIAL EEC_SRFCHRTY_GLACIAL Describing the action, features, movements, and materials produced by or derived from glaciers or ice, or a region covered by glaciers or ice. IR [APDS]
9 GRITTY EEC_SRFCHRTY_GRITTY Like, containing, or consisting of grit. IR [APDS]
10 GROUND EEC_SRFCHRTY_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
11 HARD EEC_SRFCHRTY_HARD Resistant to penetration or wear. IR [APDS]
12 KARST EEC_SRFCHRTY_KARST A landscape characterized by numerous sinkholes, caves, and extensive underground drainage that is produced on limestone, gypsum, or dolomite formations by solution or dissolution. IR [APDS]
13 LARGE EEC_SRFCHRTY_LARGE Bigger or greater than is usual, typical or average. IR [CIDE]
14 MEDIUM EEC_SRFCHRTY_MEDIUM Falling within the moderate size continuum for a particular nature of <SURFACE> term; medium. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:2]
15 MEMBRANE EEC_SRFCHRTY_MEMBRANE Fibre material, coated by plastic or other water-repellent substance; membrane. NR  
16 MOBILE_BOTTOM EEC_SRFCHRTY_MOBILE_BOTTOM Mobile bottom. NR  
17 ROCKY EEC_SRFCHRTY_ROCKY Like, containing, or consisting of rocks. NR  
18 ROTTEN EEC_SRFCHRTY_ROTTEN Rotten. NR  
19 SMALL EEC_SRFCHRTY_SMALL Small. NR  
20 SOFT EEC_SRFCHRTY_SOFT Easily penetrated or divided. IR [APDS]
21 SPECKLED EEC_SRFCHRTY_SPECKLED Speckled. NR  
22 SPRINGS_IN_SEABED EEC_SRFCHRTY_SPRINGS_IN_SEABED Springs in seabed. NR  
23 STICKY EEC_SRFCHRTY_STICKY Having an adhesive or glue like property; sticky. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:5]
24 STIFF EEC_SRFCHRTY_STIFF Firm or hard, not easily bent or moved. IR [CIDE]
25 STREAKY EEC_SRFCHRTY_STREAKY Having streaks, long thin marks which are easily noticed because they are very different from the material surrounding it. IR [CIDE]
26 TENACIOUS EEC_SRFCHRTY_TENACIOUS Tenacious. NR  
27 UNEVEN EEC_SRFCHRTY_UNEVEN Uneven. NR  
28 UNSURFACED EEC_SRFCHRTY_UNSURFACED Unsurfaced. NR  
29 VARIED EEC_SRFCHRTY_VARIED Containing many different types or changing often. IR [APDS]
30 VOLCANIC EEC_SRFCHRTY_VOLCANIC Composed of or containing material ejected from a volcano. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATQUA:8]

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_DEWPOINT_DEPRESSION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_DEWPOINT_DEPRESSION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1168

Definition:
The difference in thermodynamic degrees, at the lowest level of the <ATMOSPHERE>, between the <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> and the dewpoint; the surface dewpoint depression.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_DEWPOINT_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_DEWPOINT_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1169

Definition:
The <<DEWPOINT_TEMPERATURE>> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: IR

References: [WMO182]


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_EM_ABSORPTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_EM_ABSORPTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1170

Definition:
The ratio of absorbed to incident electromagnetic flux at a <SURFACE>; the surface absorptivity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FIELD_OR_POWER_LEVEL_DIFF

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_EM_ABSORPTIVITY_SOLAR

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_EM_ABSORPTIVITY_SOLAR

EDCS Attribute Code: 1171

Definition:
The <<SURFACE_EM_ABSORPTIVITY>> from about 0,0 to 3,0 micrometres in wavelength (all appreciable solar flux); if expressed in decibels, negative sign is assumed; the solar surface absorptivity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FIELD_OR_POWER_LEVEL_DIFF

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_EM_PROP_DUCT_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_EM_PROP_DUCT_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1172

Definition:
The altitude of the effective ceiling of a surface-based <ELECTROMAGNETIC_REFRACTIVE_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT> formed by moisture trapped by a low altitude temperature inversion.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_EM_PROP_DUCT_STRENGTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_EM_PROP_DUCT_STRENGTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1173

Definition:
The strength of a surface-based <ELECTROMAGNETIC_REFRACTIVE_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT> formed by moisture trapped by a low altitude temperature inversion.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 NONE_PRESENT EEC_SRFEMDUCTSTRN_NONE_PRESENT None present. NR  
2 WEAK EEC_SRFEMDUCTSTRN_WEAK Weak. NR  
3 AVERAGE EEC_SRFEMDUCTSTRN_AVERAGE Average. NR  
4 STRONG EEC_SRFEMDUCTSTRN_STRONG Strong. NR  
5 EXTREME EEC_SRFEMDUCTSTRN_EXTREME Extreme. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1174

Definition:
The <SURFACE> <MATERIAL> composition of an <OBJECT>, excluding internal structural <MATERIAL>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AIRCRAFT EEC_SRFMATTY_AIRCRAFT The exterior skin of a <VEHICLE> that travels within an atmosphere; generally aluminum. NR  
2 ALUMINUM EEC_SRFMATTY_ALUMINUM A highly ductile, malleable and conductive element, atomic number 13, that is resistant to corrosion and wear, and is widely used in alloys for beverage cans, household utensils, aircraft and automobile parts, electrical equipment, and many other products. IR [APDS]
3 AMMUNITION EEC_SRFMATTY_AMMUNITION Any object or material designed to be fired, exploded, or otherwise released by a weapon, especially bullets, shot, shells, and other such projectiles. IR [APDS]
4 ASH EEC_SRFMATTY_ASH The residual inorganic matter left after an organic substance has been completely burned. IR [APDS]
5 ASPHALT EEC_SRFMATTY_ASPHALT A dark, tarry, bituminous material found naturally or distilled from petroleum, mixed with crushed stone gravel or <SAND>. IR [APDS]
6 BASALT EEC_SRFMATTY_BASALT A dark, fine-grained igneous rock originating from a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed mainly of plagioclase clinopyroxene and sometimes olivine, and often displaying a columnar structure. IR [APDS]
7 BEDROCK EEC_SRFMATTY_BEDROCK The solid, undisturbed rock underlying the <SOIL> or other unconsolidated <SURFACE> material. IR [APDS]
8 BITUMINOUS EEC_SRFMATTY_BITUMINOUS Bituminous - tar or asphalt mixed in place, oiled. NR  
9 BOULDER EEC_SRFMATTY_BOULDER A rounded rock with diameter of 256,0 millimetres or larger; boulder. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:15]
10 BRICK EEC_SRFMATTY_BRICK A building or paving material composed of clay that has been hardened by heat, either in the sun or in a kiln. IR [APDS]
11 CALCAREOUS EEC_SRFMATTY_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
12 CEMENT EEC_SRFMATTY_CEMENT A material created by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine powder, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete. IR [APDS]
13 CHALK EEC_SRFMATTY_CHALK A fine-grained limestone or a soft form of calcium carbonate composed of finely divided marine shells. IR [APDS]
14 CHEMICAL EEC_SRFMATTY_CHEMICAL Any substance formed by or used in a chemical reaction. IR [APDS]
15 CINDERS EEC_SRFMATTY_CINDERS A partly burned and extinguished piece of combustible material or particles of such a material. IR [APDS]
16 CIRRIPEDIA EEC_SRFMATTY_CIRRIPEDIA Made from the calcareous shell of the cirripedia which is an order of Crustacea including the barnacles. IR [APDS]
17 CLAY EEC_SRFMATTY_CLAY Stiff, sticky earth that becomes hard when baked and consisting of particles of less than 0,002 millimetres in diameter; clay. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:2]
18 COAL EEC_SRFMATTY_COAL A brown to black combustible, carbonaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of partially decomposed plant material. IR [APDS]
19 COBBLE EEC_SRFMATTY_COBBLE Stones worn round and smooth by water and used for paving and between 64,0 and 256,0 millimetres in diameter; cobbles. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:8]
20 COKE EEC_SRFMATTY_COKE A residue of fixed carbon and ash left after heating bituminous coal in the absence of air. IR [APDS]
21 COMPOSITE_ge50_PCT_PERMANENT EEC_SRFMATTY_COMPOSITE_ge50_PCT_PERMANENT Composite - 50 percent or more of the <RUNWAY> length is permanent. NR  
22 COMPOSITE_lt50_PCT_PERMANENT EEC_SRFMATTY_COMPOSITE_lt50_PCT_PERMANENT Composite soft - less than 50 percent of the <RUNWAY> length is permanent. NR  
23 COMPOSITION EEC_SRFMATTY_COMPOSITION A mixture of man-made and natural components. IR [APDS]
24 CONCRETE EEC_SRFMATTY_CONCRETE A hard, strong substance that is composed of cement and an aggregate such as <SAND> and gravel which has been mixed with water and allowed to dry and harden. IR [APDS]
25 CONGLOMERATE EEC_SRFMATTY_CONGLOMERATE Sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments of rocks or minerals embedded in a fine-grained matrix of <SAND>, silt, or cementing material. IR [APDS]
26 COPPER EEC_SRFMATTY_COPPER A soft, reddish, ductile metal that is an excellent conductor of electricity, atomic number 29, that has a low reactivity and resists atmospheric corrosion. IR [APDS]
27 CORAL EEC_SRFMATTY_CORAL Hard calcareous skeletons of many tribes of marine polyps; coral. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:14]
28 CORAL_HEAD EEC_SRFMATTY_CORAL_HEAD A large, knobbly or dome-shaped coral growth. IR [APDS]
29 DESALINATED_WATER EEC_SRFMATTY_DESALINATED_WATER Water that has undergone the process of desalinization. IR [APDS]
30 DIAMONDS EEC_SRFMATTY_DIAMONDS A form of carbon, a colourless, white, or occasionally tinted cubic mineral commonly occurring in octahedral crystals with a brilliant to greasy lustre and a highly perfect cleavage, having a specific gravity of 3,51 and a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. IR [APDS]
31 DIATOMS EEC_SRFMATTY_DIATOMS A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms. IR [APDS]
32 DISTORTED_SURFACE EEC_SRFMATTY_DISTORTED_SURFACE An unnatural or misshapen <SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
33 DOLOMITE EEC_SRFMATTY_DOLOMITE A white to reddish to greenish trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre and a perfect cleavage, occurring as rhombohedral crystals or in massive form, having a specific gravity of 2,85 and a hardness of 3,5 to 4 on the Mohs scale. IR [APDS]
34 EARTHEN EEC_SRFMATTY_EARTHEN Made from the loose, fragmented material that composes part of the <TERRAIN>. IR [APDS]
35 ELECTRIC EEC_SRFMATTY_ELECTRIC Carrying electricity, or designed to carry electricity. IR [APDS]
36 ERODED_LANDS EEC_SRFMATTY_ERODED_LANDS Land that has been worn away, as by the action of wind, water, or glaciers. IR [APDS]
37 EVAPORITES EEC_SRFMATTY_EVAPORITES A nonclastic, sedimentary rock consisting of deposits of mineral salts produced by the evaporation of salt water. IR [APDS]
38 EXPLOSIVES EEC_SRFMATTY_EXPLOSIVES Any material that has a tendency to explode, such as gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or dynamite. IR [APDS]
39 FLYNCH EEC_SRFMATTY_FLYNCH A marine sedimentary facies characterized by a thick sequence of poorly fossiliferous, thinly bedded, graded deposits composed chiefly of marls, sandy and calcareous shales, and muds, rhythmically interbedded with conglomerates, coarse sandstones, and graywackes. May be loosely applied to any sediment with most of the lithologic and stratigraphic. characteristics of a flysch, such as almost any turbidite. NR  
40 FOOD EEC_SRFMATTY_FOOD Any nutrient that is taken in or ingested by an organism and used by it to produce energy, build and repair tissue, and regulate body processes. IR [APDS]
41 FORAMINIFERA EEC_SRFMATTY_FORAMINIFERA Made from an order of chiefly marine protozoa in the phylum Sarcodina, whose shells are the main ingredient of chalk. IR [APDS]
42 FROZEN_WATER EEC_SRFMATTY_FROZEN_WATER Frozen water, including snow and ice. NR  
43 FUCUS EEC_SRFMATTY_FUCUS Any of various brown algae. IR [APDS]
44 GAS EEC_SRFMATTY_GAS One of the three fundamental forms of matter, along with liquids and solids. Unlike a solid (and like a liquid), a gas has no fixed shape and will conform in shape to the space available. Unlike a liquid, it has no fixed volume and will conform in volume to the space available. In comparison with solids and liquids, gases have widely separated molecules, are light in weight, and are easily compressed. IR [APDS]
45 GASOLINE EEC_SRFMATTY_GASOLINE A volatile, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is obtained by refining petroleum and is used as a fuel in most internal-combustion engines. IR [APDS]
46 GIBBSITE EEC_SRFMATTY_GIBBSITE A white to greyish to greenish to reddish monoclinic mineral, polymorphous with bayerite, doyleite, and nordstrandite, occurring in massive form and as tabular crystals, having a vitreous lustre, a specific gravity of 2,4, and a hardness of 2,5 to 3,5 on the Mohs scale; found as an alteration product of aluminum-bearing minerals in bauxite and laterite deposits. IR [APDS]
47 GLASS EEC_SRFMATTY_GLASS A brittle, noncrystalline, usually transparent or translucent material that is generally formed by the fusion of dissolved silica and silicates with soda and lime. IR [APDS]
48 GLOBIGERINA EEC_SRFMATTY_GLOBIGERINA Made from the calcareous remains of a small genus of foraminiferids. IR [APDS]
49 GOLD EEC_SRFMATTY_GOLD A very ductile, malleable, yellow metallic element, atomic number 79, that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, and chemically nonreactive. IR [APDS]
50 GRADED EEC_SRFMATTY_GRADED Graded or rolled earth, grass on graded <SOIL>. NR  
51 GRANITE EEC_SRFMATTY_GRANITE A coarse-grained plutonic rock composed chiefly of quartz and feldspar with lesser quantities of mica or other collared minerals, such as hornblende, biotite, or muscovite. IR [APDS]
52 GRASS EEC_SRFMATTY_GRASS Grass or <SOIL>, not graded or rolled. NR  
53 GRAVEL EEC_SRFMATTY_GRAVEL Small stones with coarse <SAND> and between 2,0 and 4,0 millimetres in diameter; gravel. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:6]
54 GREEN_ROCKS EEC_SRFMATTY_GREEN_ROCKS Any basic igneous rock that has been metamorphosed or otherwise altered so as to take on a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. IR [APDS]
55 GROUND EEC_SRFMATTY_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
56 GROUND_SHELLS EEC_SRFMATTY_GROUND_SHELLS The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs that has been reduced to a fine powder or dust by grinding. IR [APDS]
57 HERBACEOUS_VEGETATION EEC_SRFMATTY_HERBACEOUS_VEGETATION Vegetation which is soft and green, rather than woody. IR [APDS]
58 ICE EEC_SRFMATTY_ICE Water in the solid state, produced by the freezing of liquid water, by the condensation of water vapour directly into crystals, or by the compaction and recrystallization of fallen snow. IR [APDS]
59 IRON EEC_SRFMATTY_IRON Malleable, ductile, hard metallic element having the symbol Fe, atomic number 26, that is magnetic or magnetizable. IR [APDS]
60 KARST EEC_SRFMATTY_KARST A landscape characterized by numerous sinkholes, caves, and extensive underground drainage that is produced on limestone, gypsum, or dolomite formations by solution or dissolution. IR [APDS]
61 KELP EEC_SRFMATTY_KELP The common name for any large, brown cold-water seaweed, especially of the orders Laminariales and Fucales. IR [APDS]
62 LATERITE EEC_SRFMATTY_LATERITE A reddish <SOIL> residue produced by weathering under temperate to tropical conditions and composed primarily of hydrated iron or aluminum oxides. IR [APDS]
63 LAVA EEC_SRFMATTY_LAVA A previously molten mass of rock material that is extruded by a volcano or through a fissure in the terrain <SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
64 LEAD EEC_SRFMATTY_LEAD A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element having the symbol Pb, atomic number 82. IR [APDS]
65 LOESS EEC_SRFMATTY_LOESS An extremely fertile, fine-grained loam composed of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay. IR [APDS]
66 LUMBER EEC_SRFMATTY_LUMBER A collective term for wood that has been sawed into appropriate sizes for building and other uses. IR [APDS]
67 MACADAM EEC_SRFMATTY_MACADAM Road-making material utilizing uniformly sized stones rollered into layers and finished with asphalt. IR [APDS]
68 MACADAM_CRUSHED_ROCK EEC_SRFMATTY_MACADAM_CRUSHED_ROCK Water bound macadam, crushed rock. NR  
69 MADREPORES EEC_SRFMATTY_MADREPORES Any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms. IR [APDS]
70 MANGANESE EEC_SRFMATTY_MANGANESE A pinkish-grey, chemically active metallic element that has the symbol Mn, atomic number 25, which resembles iron but is harder and more brittle. IR [APDS]
71 MARBLE EEC_SRFMATTY_MARBLE A metamorphic rock that consists of calcite or dolomite, typically with a granoblastic saccharoidal texture. IR [APDS]
72 MARL EEC_SRFMATTY_MARL A calcerous clay, or a mixture of clay and particles of calcite and dolomite, usually derived from shell fragments. IR [APDS]
73 MASONRY EEC_SRFMATTY_MASONRY Stonework or brickwork of any type. IR [APDS]
74 MATTES EEC_SRFMATTY_MATTES Mattes. NR  
75 MEMBRANE EEC_SRFMATTY_MEMBRANE Fibre material, coated by plastic or other water-repellent substance; membrane. NR  
76 METAL EEC_SRFMATTY_METAL Any of a class of elements (or alloy thereof) that generally are solid at ordinary temperatures, have a greyish colour and a shiny <SURFACE>, and will conduct heat and electricity well. IR [APDS]
77 MIX EEC_SRFMATTY_MIX Mix - mix in place using non-bituminous binder such as Portland cement. NR  
78 MUD EEC_SRFMATTY_MUD Any very wet, soft <SOIL>. IR [APDS]
79 MULTIPLE_SURFACE_MATERIALS EEC_SRFMATTY_MULTIPLE_SURFACE_MATERIALS <SURFACE> of the object is composed of multiple materials. NR  
80 MUSSELS EEC_SRFMATTY_MUSSELS Any bivalve mollusc, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae living attached to wharf pilings, sea walls, and rocks in coastal seas, or a freshwater bivalve of the family Unionidae whose shell provides mother-of-pearl. IR [APDS]
81 NON_TREED_VEGETATION EEC_SRFMATTY_NON_TREED_VEGETATION Herbaceous or scrub vegetation, excluding <TREE>s. NR  
82 OIL EEC_SRFMATTY_OIL A general term for any of a wide variety of greasy, viscous, combustible substances that are liquid at room temperature or when slightly warmed and insoluble in water; such substances may be derived from animal, vegetable, or mineral sources. IR [APDS]
83 OIL_BLISTER EEC_SRFMATTY_OIL_BLISTER Oil blister. NR  
84 OOZE EEC_SRFMATTY_OOZE A soft, soupy mud or slime that typically overlies the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake, river, or estuary. IR [APDS]
85 OYSTERS EEC_SRFMATTY_OYSTERS The common name for sessile marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Ostrea and Crassostrea, family Ostreidae; adults have a rough, asymmetrical shell and a single adductor muscle. IR [APDS]
86 PAINT EEC_SRFMATTY_PAINT A coating or colouring mixture composed of pigment in a water, latex, or oil base. IR [APDS]
87 PAPER EEC_SRFMATTY_PAPER A common material made of fibres such as wood pulp or rags that have been laid on a fine screen in liquid suspension. IR [APDS]
88 PART_METAL EEC_SRFMATTY_PART_METAL An object comprised partially of metal. NR  
89 PEAT EEC_SRFMATTY_PEAT Peat. NR  
90 PEBBLE EEC_SRFMATTY_PEBBLE Small stones made smooth and round by being rolled in water and between 4,0 and 64,0 millimetres in diameter; pebbles. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:7]
91 PEM_MIX EEC_SRFMATTY_PEM_MIX PEM mix. NR  
92 PERMANENT_HARD EEC_SRFMATTY_PERMANENT_HARD Permanent - hard <SURFACE> type unknown. NR  
93 PLASTIC EEC_SRFMATTY_PLASTIC Any of various synthetic or organic materials that can be moulded or shaped, generally when heated, and then hardened into a desired form; for example, polymers, resins, and cellulose derivatives. IR [APDS]
94 POLYZOA EEC_SRFMATTY_POLYZOA The moss animals, a phylum of minute, moss like marine and freshwater creatures, with distinct alimentary canals, that form permanent colonies and reproduce by budding. IR [APDS]
95 PORPHYRY EEC_SRFMATTY_PORPHYRY Any igneous rock with numerous large phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained groundmass. IR [APDS]
96 PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE EEC_SRFMATTY_PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE A concrete to which an internal compressive stress has been applied by means of wires or rods, so that a tensile stress equal to the compressive one can be applied in service; the net stress is then zero. IR [APDS]
97 PTEROPODS EEC_SRFMATTY_PTEROPODS A calcareous deep-sea deposit consisting of at least 45% skeletal remains of marine organisms, especially pteropods. IR [APDS]
98 PUMICE EEC_SRFMATTY_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water. IR [APDS]
99 QUARTZ EEC_SRFMATTY_QUARTZ A transparent to translucent trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre, commonly white or colourless but also occurring in a variety of colours, massive in habit or as hexagonal prismatic crystals, and having a specific gravity of 2,65 and a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale; the most abundant and widely distributed of all minerals. IR [APDS]
100 RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL EEC_SRFMATTY_RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL Any substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. IR [APDS]
101 RADIOLARIA EEC_SRFMATTY_RADIOLARIA A soft, fine-grained, deep-sea siliceous sediment composed of at least 30% skeletal remains of Radiolaria. IR [APDS]
102 REINFORCED_CONCRETE EEC_SRFMATTY_REINFORCED_CONCRETE Concrete in which steel bars or wires (at least 0,6 percent by volume) are embedded to increase tensile load-bearing capacity. IR [APDS]
103 RIP_RAP EEC_SRFMATTY_RIP_RAP Rip rap. NR  
104 ROCK EEC_SRFMATTY_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy. IR [APDS]
105 RUBBER EEC_SRFMATTY_RUBBER Any of various natural or synthetic high polymers characterized by their elasticity. IR [APDS]
106 RUBBLE EEC_SRFMATTY_RUBBLE Any accumulation or layer of loose, unconsolidated, irregular fragments of rock. IR [APDS]
107 SALT EEC_SRFMATTY_SALT A crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry. IR [MWCD]
108 SAND EEC_SRFMATTY_SAND Tiny grains of crushed or worn rock between 0,0625 and 2.0 millimetres in diameter; sand. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:4]
109 SAND_AND_BOULDERS EEC_SRFMATTY_SAND_AND_BOULDERS A mixture of <SAND> and boulders. NR  
110 SAND_AND_GRAVEL EEC_SRFMATTY_SAND_AND_GRAVEL Small, loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock combined with crushed rock. NR  
111 SAND_AND_MUD EEC_SRFMATTY_SAND_AND_MUD A mixture of <SAND> and mud. NR  
112 SAND_GRADED_ROLLED_OILED EEC_SRFMATTY_SAND_GRADED_ROLLED_OILED <SAND> surface which has been graded, rolled, or oiled, as for a road. NR  
113 SANDSTONE EEC_SRFMATTY_SANDSTONE A cemented or otherwise compacted detrital sedimentary rock consisting primarily of quartz and featuring sand-size grains between 0,06 and 2 millimetres in diameter; the consolidated equivalent of <SAND>. IR [APDS]
114 SANDWAVES EEC_SRFMATTY_SANDWAVES A large, primary wavelike structure on the upper <SURFACE> of a sedimentary bed, produced by high-velocity air or water currents. IR [APDS]
115 SCHIST EEC_SRFMATTY_SCHIST A strongly foliated, crystalline, coarse-grained metamorphic rock with lamellar mineral constituents that allow it to split easily into thin flakes or slabs. IR [APDS]
116 SCORIA EEC_SRFMATTY_SCORIA A cindery, vesicular crust formed on the <SURFACE> of basaltic or andesitic lava as a result of the escape and expansion of gases before solidification. IR [APDS]
117 SEA_TANGLE EEC_SRFMATTY_SEA_TANGLE Any of various brown algae, especially of the genus Laminaria. IR [APDS]
118 SEAWEED EEC_SRFMATTY_SEAWEED A general term applied to a plant or plants growing in a saltwater environment, especially marine algae. IR [APDS]
119 SEWAGE EEC_SRFMATTY_SEWAGE Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, chemicals in solution, or <SOIL>s and storm water. IR [APDS]
120 SHELLS EEC_SRFMATTY_SHELLS The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. IR [APDS]
121 SHINGLE EEC_SRFMATTY_SHINGLE A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material, usually rectangular and 20 to 25 centimetres across; laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or walls of a <BUILDING>. IR [APDS]
122 SILT EEC_SRFMATTY_SILT Particles that when dried on the hand will rub off easily and between 0,002 and 0,0625 millimetres in diameter; silt. IR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:3]
123 SILVER EEC_SRFMATTY_SILVER A very ductile, malleable, chemically inactive, lustrous, and nearly white metallic element, atomic number 47, that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. IR [APDS]
124 SLAG EEC_SRFMATTY_SLAG A synonym for scoria; also, the vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. NR  
125 SLUDGE EEC_SRFMATTY_SLUDGE A soft, soupy or muddy stream <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> deposit, especially a black ooze formed on the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake. IR [APDS]
126 SNOW EEC_SRFMATTY_SNOW Precipitation composed of white or translucent ice crystals in a flake or star like hexagonal form, often coated with rime and matted with ice needles. IR [APDS]
127 SOIL EEC_SRFMATTY_SOIL All loose, unconsolidated, weathered, or otherwise altered rock material above bedrock; soil. IR [APDS]
128 SPICULE EEC_SRFMATTY_SPICULE The skeletal part of sponges, radiolarians, sea cucumbers, and others, composed of calcium carbonate or silica; spicule. IR [APDS]
129 SPOIL EEC_SRFMATTY_SPOIL The overburden or debris removed from a mine. IR [APDS]
130 SPOIL_OR_TAILINGS EEC_SRFMATTY_SPOIL_OR_TAILINGS May be further delineated specifically as EE SPOIL and EE TAILINGS. NR  
131 SPONGE EEC_SRFMATTY_SPONGE The soft, porous, fibrous framework of certain animals or colonies of the group Porifera, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed; sponge. IR [APDS]
132 STEEL EEC_SRFMATTY_STEEL Any of various alloys of the elements iron and carbon containing less than 2,5% carbon, usually also with lesser amounts of other elements, having substantial qualities of strength, hardness, and malleability; steel. IR [APDS]
133 STONE EEC_SRFMATTY_STONE Rock fragments ranging in size from pebbles and gravel to boulders or a large rock mass; stone. PR [S57A, Attribute, NATSUR:5]
134 SUGAR EEC_SRFMATTY_SUGAR Any of various simple carbohydrates of animal or vegetable origin; sugar. IR [APDS]
135 TAILINGS EEC_SRFMATTY_TAILINGS Refuse material from processed ore; tailings. IR [APDS]
136 TEXTILE EEC_SRFMATTY_TEXTILE A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; textile. NR  
137 THATCH EEC_SRFMATTY_THATCH Material used in thatching; straw or similar material with which roofs are covered. NR  
138 TRAVERTINE EEC_SRFMATTY_TRAVERTINE A hard, compact limestone with a white, tan, or cream colour, deposited by solution from <SURFACE> or ground waters; travertine. IR [APDS]
139 TREED_VEGETATION EEC_SRFMATTY_TREED_VEGETATION A vegetated region containing <TREE>s. IR [APDS]
140 TREES EEC_SRFMATTY_TREES A collection of perennial woody plants that are larger than bushes or shrubs, each generally having one main trunk with few or no branches projecting from its base, a well-developed crown of foliage, and a height at maturity of at least 4 metres (approximately 12 feet). IR [APDS]
141 TUFA EEC_SRFMATTY_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations. IR [APDS]
142 URANIUM EEC_SRFMATTY_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92. IR [APDS]
143 VEGETATION_PRODUCTS EEC_SRFMATTY_VEGETATION_PRODUCTS Produced by the plant life growing in a given region. IR [APDS]
144 VINYL_SIDING EEC_SRFMATTY_VINYL_SIDING A facing manufactured from vinyl used to protect wood frame <BUILDING>s from the elements. IR [APDS]
145 VOLCANIC EEC_SRFMATTY_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]
146 VOLCANIC_ASH EEC_SRFMATTY_VOLCANIC_ASH Fine or very fine pyroclastic particles, less than 4 millimetres in diameter, that are blown out from a volcanic explosion. IR [APDS]
147 WATER EEC_SRFMATTY_WATER <WATER>. n/a  
148 WETLAND_VEG EEC_SRFMATTY_WETLAND_VEG Vegetation growing on any section of low-lying land that is periodically submerged or whose <SOIL> contains a great deal of moisture. IR [APDS]
149 WOOD EEC_SRFMATTY_WOOD The hard ligneous substance, composed primarily of xylem, that is found under the bark of the trunks and branches of <TREE>s and shrubs. IR [APDS]
150 ZINC EEC_SRFMATTY_ZINC A metallic element having the symbol Zn, atomic number 30. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_REFLECTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_REFLECTIVITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1175

Definition:
The ratio of reflected to incident flux at a <SURFACE>; the surface reflectivity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_ROUGHNESS_DESCRIPTION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_ROUGHNESS_DESCRIPTION_IDENTIFIER

EDCS Attribute Code: 1176

Definition:
The numeric identifier of a <SURFACE> roughness description.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_SLOPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_SLOPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1177

Definition:
The maximum slope (rise/run) of the <SURFACE> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_SLOPE_ORIENTATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_SLOPE_ORIENTATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1178

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction of maximum <<SURFACE_SLOPE>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1179

Definition:
The temperature of a <SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_THERMAL_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_THERMAL_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 1180

Definition:
The index used to describe the thermal (radiance) characteristic of a <SURFACE>. This value is used to index one or more thermal (radiance) model-specific lookup tables in order to predict, display, or analyze thermal signatures. The exact interpretation of this value is determined by the thermal model being used.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: INDEX

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, SURFACE_MATERIAL, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_THERMAL_MODEL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_THERMAL_MODEL

EDCS Attribute Code: 1181

Definition:
The type of thermal (radiance) model being used to determine the interpretation of the thermal index describing the thermal (radiance) characteristic of a <SURFACE>. That value is used to index one or more thermal model-specific lookup tables in order to predict, display, or analyze thermal signatures.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 E_S_GDF_CCTT EEC_SRFTHERMMD_E_S_GDF_CCTT E&S GDF CCTT. NR  
2 S1K_A2ATD EEC_SRFTHERMMD_S1K_A2ATD S1K A2ATD. NR  
3 S1K_AGPT EEC_SRFTHERMMD_S1K_AGPT S1K AGPT. NR  
4 S1K_DEFAULT EEC_SRFTHERMMD_S1K_DEFAULT S1K default. NR  
5 S1K_KAM20 EEC_SRFTHERMMD_S1K_KAM20 S1K KAM20. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACTION, SURFACE_MATERIAL, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_THERMAL_SUNSHADING_DOMINANCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_THERMAL_SUNSHADING_DOMINANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1182

Definition:
The degree of dominance of the effect of <SUN> shading (in the respective sensor domain) over the thermally derived values, ranged zero to one, with one being maximally (but not necessarily completely dominant) of a <SURFACE>. The exact interpretation of this value is determined by the thermal model being used.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, RATE_OR_RATIO, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_THERMAL_VISUAL_DOMINANCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_THERMAL_VISUAL_DOMINANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1183

Definition:
The degree of dominance of an image's visual texture (in the respective sensor domain) over the thermally derived values, ranged zero to one, with one being maximally (but not necessarily completely dominant) of a <SURFACE>. The exact interpretation of this value is determined by the thermal model being used.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, RATE_OR_RATIO, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFACE_WIND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFACE_WIND_SPEED

EDCS Attribute Code: 1184

Definition:
The speed of the <WIND> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURFICIAL_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURFICIAL_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1185

Definition:
The estimated general depth of <SOIL> or unconsolidated surficial <MATERIAL>s on the <TERRAIN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURGING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURGING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1186

Definition:
The fraction of breaking <WATER_WAVE>s which are surging, where the <WATER_WAVE> crest tends to advance faster than the base of the <WATER_WAVE> to suggest the formation of a plunging breaker, however, the <WATER_WAVE> base then advances faster than the crest, the plunging is arrested, and the breaker surges up the <BEACH> face as a wall of water which may, or may not, be white water.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM]


EDCS Attribute Label: SURVEILLANCE_WINGED_AIRCRAFT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURVEILLANCE_WINGED_AIRCRAFT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1187

Definition:
The type of a winged surveillance <AIRCRAFT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AN74_MADCAP_SERIES EEC_SRVLWNGARCRFTY_AN74_MADCAP_SERIES The AN-74 Madcap series, designed for surveillance, command and control operations; manufactured by Antonov. IR [FAS1]
2 E2C_MODEL_HAWKEYE_SERIES EEC_SRVLWNGARCRFTY_E2C_MODEL_HAWKEYE_SERIES The E-2C, model E-2 Hawkeye series, designed for surveillance; manufactured by Grumman. IR [FAS1]
3 E3A_AWACS_SENTRY_SERIES EEC_SRVLWNGARCRFTY_E3A_AWACS_SENTRY_SERIES The E-3A AWACS, E-3 Sentry series, designed for surveillance; manufactured by Boeing. IR [FAS1]
4 TU126_MOSS_SERIES EEC_SRVLWNGARCRFTY_TU126_MOSS_SERIES The TU-126 Moss series, designed for surveillance, command and control operations; manufactured by Tupolev. IR [FAS1]

EDCS Group Labels: VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURVEY_ADEQUATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURVEY_ADEQUATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1188

Definition:
Indication that an <OBJECT> was adequately surveyed.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURVEY_CONTROL_POINT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURVEY_CONTROL_POINT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1189

Definition:
The type of a control point established by surveying methods.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ASTRONOMIC_OBS_STATION EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_ASTRONOMIC_OBS_STATION An <OBSERVATION_STATION> <LOCATION> used in determining precise position by astronomic survey methods. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:2]
2 ASTRONOMIC_POS EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_ASTRONOMIC_POS A position <LOCATION> established by astronomic observation identifying astronomic latitude and longitude. NR  
3 BENCHMARK EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_BENCHMARK A permanent <OBJECT> identifying the elevation with respect to a datum used as a reference level for tidal observations or as a control point for leveling; a benchmark. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:4]
4 BOUNDARY_MARKER EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_BOUNDARY_MARKER A permanent <OBJECT> identifying the <LOCATION> of a <BOUNDARY>. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:5]
5 FIXED_POS EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_FIXED_POS A point <LOCATION> that has been accurately determined and plotted; a fixed position. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:3]
6 GEODETIC_POS EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_GEODETIC_POS A position <LOCATION> established by geodetic surveying methods. NR  
7 HORIZ_MAIN_STATION EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_HORIZ_MAIN_STATION A station <LOCATION> in a network of main horizontal control points established by third order accuracy or better surveying methods. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:6]
8 HORIZ_POS EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_HORIZ_POS A point <LOCATION> identifying a horizontal position used for locating subordinate surveys or mapping. NR  
9 HORIZ_POS_AND_BENCHMARK EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_HORIZ_POS_AND_BENCHMARK A permanent <OBJECT> identifying both horizontal position and elevation <BENCHMARK> used for locating subordinate surveys or mapping. NR  
10 HORIZ_SECONDARY_STATION EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_HORIZ_SECONDARY_STATION A station <LOCATION> in a network of secondary horizontal control points used for local area <SHORELINE> plots, sounding marks, or stadia surveys, established by lower order surveying methods than main control points. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:7]
11 TRIANGULATION_POINT EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_TRIANGULATION_POINT A conspicuous natural or artificial <OBJECT> whose position <LOCATION> has been determined by angular surveying methods with geodetic instruments; a trigonometric or triangulation station. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATCTR:1]
12 VERT_MAIN_STATION EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_VERT_MAIN_STATION A station <LOCATION> in a network of main vertical control points established by third order accuracy or better surveying methods. NR  
13 VERT_POS EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_VERT_POS A point <LOCATION> identifying a vertical position used for locating subordinate surveys or mapping. NR  
14 VERT_SECONDARY_STATION EEC_SURVCNTLPTTY_VERT_SECONDARY_STATION A station <LOCATION> in a network of secondary vertical control points used for local area <SHORELINE> plots, sounding marks, or stadia surveys, established by lower order surveying methods than main control points. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURVEY_END_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURVEY_END_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1190

Definition:
The end date of a survey; formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: SURVEY_START_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_SURVEY_START_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1191

Definition:
The start date of a survey; formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


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