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Earth science specific terms #54

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delphinedauga opened this issue May 6, 2020 · 1 comment
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Earth science specific terms #54

delphinedauga opened this issue May 6, 2020 · 1 comment
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  • “Recycling”

Definition: “The extraction and recovery of usable or valuable material from scrap or other discarded materials. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed.)” [MESH] https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD059027
Related record: National Pollutant Release Inventory, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001476/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “processed material”
Comments: Not sure at all this is the perfect place in the hierarchy. Already defined in “User-defined Tags”

  • “Pollution”

Definition: “”
Related record: National Pollutant Release Inventory, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001476/
Where in the hierarchy:

  • “Satellite Laser Ranging”

Definition: “In satellite laser ranging (SLR) a global network of observation stations that measures the round trip time of flight of ultrashort pulses of light to satellites equipped with retroreflectors. This provides instantaneous range measurements of millimeter level precision which can be accumulated to provide accurate measurement of orbits and a host of important scientific data.” [WIKIPEDIA]
Related record: EUROLAS Data Center, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001482/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “measurement” or “measurement device”
Comments: I didn’t find this term in another ontology. Also more infos here : https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Already defined in “User-defined Tags”

  • “Riometer (measurement)”

Definition: “A riometer (commonly relative ionospheric opacity meter, although originally: Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter for Extra-Terrestrial Emissions of Radio noise[1]) is an instrument used to quantify the amount of electromagnetic-wave ionospheric absorption in the atmosphere.” [WIKIPEDIA] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riometer
Related record: World Data Centre for Space Weather, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001477/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “measurement” or “measurement device”

  • “Magnetometer (measurement)”

Definition: “A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetism—the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a particular location.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetometer
Related record: World Data Centre for Space Weather, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001477/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “measurement” or “measurement device”

  • “Optical spectrometer (measurement)”

Definition: “An optical spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_spectrometer
Related record: World Data Centre for Space Weather, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001477/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “measurement” or “measurement device”

  • “Solar activity”

Definition: “Any type of variation in the appearance of energy output of the sun.” [NASA Thesaurus, 1994]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD019445
Related record: World Data Centre for Space Weather, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001477/
Where in the hierarchy: ?

  • “aerosol”

Definition: “An aerosol (abbreviation of "aero-solution") is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas.[1] Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosol
Related record: GAWSIS, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001478/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “molecular entity”

  • “ozone”

Definition: “Ozone in the troposphere. It is considered a secondary air pollutant because it is produced by the reaction of solar ULTRAVIOLET RAYS with other AIR POLLUTANTS and because of its harmful effects on the respiratory system and the environment.” [MESH]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD010126
Related record: GAWSIS, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001478/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature”

  • “greenhouse gases”

Definition: “Gaseous elements, chemicals that are in the atmosphere that may contribute to GREENHOUSE EFFECT.“ [MESH] https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD000074382
Related record: GAWSIS, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001478/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature”, “molecular entity”, “small molecule” ? Maybe create something like “gas” and “greenhouse gases” should be part-of.

  • “Ultraviolet Rays”

Definition: “That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants.“ [MESH] https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD000074382
Related record: GAWSIS, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001478/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “radiation”

  • “Fuel oil”

Definition: “Fuel oil (also known as heavy oil, marine fuel or furnace oil) is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. In general terms, fuel oil is any liquid fuel that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash point of approximately 42 °C (108 °F) and oils burned in cotton or wool-wick burners.“ [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_oil
Related record: Alternative Fuels Data Center,
https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001480/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “material transformation process” ? should create “fuel” term to be part of it

  • “Fossil fuel”

Definition: “A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules originating in ancient photosynthesis[1] that release energy in combustion.“ [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel
Related record: Alternative Fuels Data Center,
https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001480/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “material transformation process” ? ? should create “fuel” term to be part of it

  • “Fuel”
    Definition: “A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work.“ [WIKIPEDIA]
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel
    Related record: Alternative Fuels Data Center,
    https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001480/
    Where in the hierarchy: part_of “material transformation process” ?

I don’t know if it is usefull to go into details with :
Biodiesel
Electricity
Ethanol
Hydrogen
Natural Gas
Propane
Emerging Fuels

  • “Forecasting”

Definition: “The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.“ [MESH]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD005544
Related record: GHRC, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001490/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental system process” ? Or in SRAO “part_of” Meteorology

  • “Weather”

Definition: “The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.” [NCIT]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NCIT?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fncicb.nci.nih.gov%2Fxml%2Fowl%2FEVS%2FThesaurus.owl%23C170964
Related record: GHRC, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001490/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” ? Or in SRAO “part_of” Meteorology

  • “Lightning”

Definition: “An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)” [MESH]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD008030
Related record: GHRC, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001490/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental system process” ?

  • “Cyclonic Storm”

Definition: “Pacific tropical cyclones north of the Equator west of the International Dateline. These have winds over 74 mph.” [MESH]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.bioontology.org%2Fontology%2FMESH%2FD055867
Related record: GHRC, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001490/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “storm” ?

  • “Storm”

Definition: “A storm is an environmental process in which an environmental system and the processes it participates in are strongly perturbed by external forcings. These forcings typically increase the rates of processes unfolding in the system, relative to their normal rates.” [Environment Ontology]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/ENVO?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.obolibrary.org%2Fobo%2FENVO_01000876
Related record: GHRC, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001490/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental system process” ?

  • satellite data ?

  • “Temperature”

Definition: “Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses hot and cold. It is the manifestation of thermal energy, present in all matter, which is the source of the occurrence of heat, a flow of energy, when a body is in contact with another that is colder.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature
Related record: OceanDataPortal, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001498/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental condition” ?

  • “Salinity”

Definition: “Degree of saltiness, which is largely the OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION of SODIUM CHLORIDE plus any other SALTS present. It is an ecological factor of considerable importance, influencing the types of organisms that live in an ENVIRONMENT.”
Related record: OceanDataPortal, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001498/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental condition” ?

  • “Wind”

Definition: “Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the Sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind
Related record: Western Regional Climate Center, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001499/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental condition” ?

  • “Tide”

Definition: “Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.” [WIKIPEDIA]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
Related record: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001502/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental condition” ?

  • “Marriage“ 

Definition: “The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby men and women are joined together for the purpose of founding a family unit; the state of being a married couple.” [NCIT]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NCIT?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fncicb.nci.nih.gov%2Fxml%2Fowl%2FEVS%2FThesaurus.owl%23C48033
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001539/
Where in the hierarchy: somewhere in the planned process, should create a child like “social”

-“Employment“ 

Definition: “The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary; the occupation for which you are paid.” [NCIT]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NCIT?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fncicb.nci.nih.gov%2Fxml%2Fowl%2FEVS%2FThesaurus.owl%23C25172
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001539/
Where in the hierarchy: somewhere in the planned process, should create a child like “social”

  • “Income“ 

Definition: “A gain or recurrent benefit during a period of time, usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor.” [NCIT]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NCIT?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fncicb.nci.nih.gov%2Fxml%2Fowl%2FEVS%2FThesaurus.owl%23C41150
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001539/
Where in the hierarchy: somewhere in the planned process, should create a child like “social”

  • “Childbearing“ 

Definition: “An indicator as to whether the female subject has the potential to become pregnant.” [NCIT]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NCIT?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fncicb.nci.nih.gov%2Fxml%2Fowl%2FEVS%2FThesaurus.owl%23C106508
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001539/
Where in the hierarchy: somewhere in the planned process, should create a child like “social”

  • “Troposphere“ 

Definition: “The lowest of the concentric layers of the atmosphere, occurring between the Earth's surface and the tropopause. It is the zone where atmospheric turbulence is at its greatest and where the bulk of the Earth's weather is generated. It contains almost all the water vapour and aerosols and three-quarters of the total gaseous mass of the atmosphere. Throughout the troposphere temperature decreases with height at a mean rate of 6.5°C/km and the whole zone is capped by either an inversion of temperature or an isothermal layer at the tropopause. (Source: WHIT) Definition from GEMET - will be refined.” [Environment Ontology]
https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/ENVO?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.obolibrary.org%2Fobo%2FENVO_01000540
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001540/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental system process” ?

  • “Magnetosphere“ 

Definition: “A magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field.[1][2] It is created by a star or planet with an active interior dynamo.” [Wikipedia]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetosphere
Related record: https://fairsharing.org/biodbcore-001555/
Where in the hierarchy: part_of “environmental feature” or “environmental system process” ?

@allysonlister allysonlister self-assigned this May 8, 2020
@allysonlister allysonlister added new class Adding a new class hierarchy If the structure of the AO may change labels May 8, 2020
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As with the related issue in SRAO (FAIRsharing/subject-ontology#53), I'll look at these after the COVID terms - but please carry on adding! Thanks :)

@allysonlister allysonlister added this to the DRAO 0.2.3 milestone May 24, 2022
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