GenomicsStandardsConsortium
Update definition of season_precept MIXS:0000645
Current term details
Term name - mean seasonal precipitation
Term ID - MIXS:0000645
Structured comment name - season_precpt
Definition - The average of all seasonal precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Preferred unit - millimeter
Package(s) - multiple
Suggested update(s)
Definition -
Additional context There was a discussion during CIG 27sept2021 that the definition needs to be refined to allow everyone to know what "season" means? is it a season such as Spring, Summer etc, or is it the entire "growing season" of the crop? or something else?!
This term came up recently with an EMSL user trying to fill out metadata. They had similar questions to what was described above.
- Which season is this referring to? The rainy season for the area? Spring? A specific three month period?
- How is this meant to be calculated? They ended up calculating the average monthly rainfall, but I don't think that's what this term is necessarily going for.
Similar confusion when they tried to fill out season_temp (https://github.com/GenomicsStandardsConsortium/mixs/issues/254)
Which checklist/package was this first developed in? Have those developers been contacted?
Let's look into who may have created this term. What is the breadth of 'seasons' How is this term being used Proposal: new terms - range of dates/months