Glossary

Terms used in the Scientific Drilling Database

This glossary gives an overview of terms used in the Scientific Drilling Database.

Activity	Any activity in the field, during which a sample was taken. It always references a specific instrument (Gear) used for sampling.
DOI	Digital Object Identifier, a persistent unique digital identifier used to identify datasets in SDDB. The DOI resolver leads you to the location of the referenced object. In SDDB it points to the URL from there the dataset can be accessed.
Expedition	Fieldwork campain in the context of a scientific drilling Program.
Gear	Instrument used to take a sample from the field. The Gear used is always linked to an Activity in the field.
Parameter	Value of a measurement performed on a sample or obtained from a calculation. It is always linked to an Activity.
Program	Organisational and scientific framework of a scientific drilling project.
Site	Location in the field, at which one or more sampling Activities took place. Sites are always part of a fieldwork campain, or Expedition.

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