Contains definitions of various measurement types, such as sample weight and core length, categorized by method group.

Method group 14

standard measurements

dimension_id	dimension_abbrev	dimension_name	dimension_description	unit_id
1	w	Weight	Sample weight	2
3	NULL	Sample/core width	Width of entire sample or (square) core width	1
4	h	Height	Height of sample	1
5	v	Volume	Sample volume	3
6	d	Core diameter	Diameter of core	1
44	Tree diameter (m)	Tree diameter in metres	Diameter of tree sampled for dendrochronological and/or climatological investigation.	1

sample layer position measurements

dimension_id	dimension_abbrev	dimension_name	dimension_description	unit_id
2	NULL	Lower boundary depth from unknown reference	Depth of lower sample boundary from unknown or unspecified reference level	1
19	NULL	Positive boundary depth from surface upper	Positive values denote depth of upper sample/unit/core etc boundary from ground or water surface in metres.	1
20	NULL	Upper boundary depth (negative) from surface	Negative values denote depth of upper sample/unit/core etc boundary from ground or water surface in metres.	1
21	NULL	Lower boundary depth (positive) from surface	Positive values denote depth of lower sample/unit/core etc boundary from ground or water surface in metres.	1
22	NULL	Lower boundary depth (negative) from surface	Negative values denote depth of lower sample/unit/core etc boundary from ground or water surface in metres.	1
23	NULL	Upper boundary depth (positive) from reference	Positive values denote depth of upper sample/unit/core etc boundary from reference line (e.g. profile line, core top), reference point or datum, in metres.	1
24	NULL	Upper boundary depth (negative) from reference	Negative values denote depth of upper sample/unit/core etc boundary from reference line (e.g. profile line, core top), reference point or datum, in metres.	1
25	NULL	Lower boundary depth (positive) from reference	Positive values denote depth of lower sample/unit/core etc boundary from reference line (e.g. profile line, core top), reference point or datum, in metres.	1
26	NULL	Lower boundary depth (negative) from reference	Negative values denote depth of lower sample/unit/core etc boundary from reference line (e.g. profile line, core top), reference point or datum, in metres.	1
27	NULL	Upper boundary depth from unknown reference	Depth of upper sample boundary from unknown or unspecified reference level	1
43	Sampling height (cm)	Sampling height in centimetres	Height at which a sample was retrieved. Positive values denotes distance measured from the ground-level.	16

ceramics measurements

dimension_id	dimension_abbrev	dimension_name	dimension_description	unit_id
28	h	Vessel height	Vessel height	1
29	NULL	Firing temperature (min)	Minimum firing temperature required for creation of ceramic object	9
30	NULL	Base diameter	Vessel base diameter	1
32	NULL	Melting point	Approximate ceramics melting point	9
31	NULL	Rim diameter	Vessel rim diameter	1
33	NULL	Melting point higher than	Temperature at which ceramic vessel melting point was measured but not achieved. E.g. >1350	9
34	Sherd thickness	Sherd thickness (mm)	Thickness of a sherd of burnt clay, measured in millimeters	10
35	Base minimum	Base diameter (cm) minimum	Vessel base diameter in centimeters, minimum size measurement	16
36	Base maximum	Base diameter (cm) maximum	Vessel base diameter in centimeters, maximum size measurement	16
37	Rim minimum	Rim diameter (cm) minimum	Vessel rim diameter in centimeters, minimum size measurement	16
38	Rim maximum	Rim diameter (cm) maximum	Vessel rim diameter in centimeters, maximum size measurement	16
39	Sherd minimum	Sherd thickness (mm) minimum	Vessel sherd thickness in millimeters, minimum size measurement	10
40	Sherd maximum	Sherd thickness (mm) maximum	Vessel sherd thickness in millimeters, maximum size measurement	10
41	Height minimum	Vessel height (cm) minimum	Vessel height in centimeters, minimum	16
42	Height maximum	Vessel height (cm) maximum	Vessel height in centimeters, maximum	16

Method Group 17: Sample Coordinates

dimension_id	dimension_abbrev	dimension_name	dimension_description	unit_id
7	X/N	X/North	X coordinate or Northing in metres. Negative values are south of the origin (zero coordinate).	1
9	X/N	X/North	X coordinate or Northing in intrinsic units. Negative values are south of the origin (zero coordinate).	5
10	X/E	X/East	X coordinate or Easting in metres. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (the origin (0/0)).	1
11	X/E	X/East	X coordinate or Easting in intrinsic units. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (zero coordinate).	5
12	X/E	X/East	X coordinate or Easting in decimal degrees. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (zero coordinate).	4
13	Y/N	Y/North	Y coordinate or Northing in metres. Negative values are south of the origin (zero coordinate).	1
14	Y/N	Y/North	Y coordinate or Northing in intrinsic units. Negative values are south of the origin (zero coordinate).	5
15	Y/E	Y/East	Y coordinate or Easting in metres. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (zero coordinate).	1
16	Y/N	Y/North	Y coordinate or Northing in decimal degrees. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (zero coordinate).	4
17	Y/E	Y/East	Y coordinate or Easting in intrinsic units. Negative values are west of the meridian or origin (zero coordinate).	5
18	Z/Alt	Z/Altitude	Z coordinate or Altitude in metres.	1