Metadata field: water_depth_meters

Study:

Scope: environmental

Type: string (usually translating to a number, but sometimes papers give depth ranges)

Description: For sediment samples: the water depth at the sampling location. An exact depth is preferred, but sometimes sources give ranges (e.g. "1-2"). These have been be left as is in Metalog database and need to be handled by the user.

In contrast, depth_meters gives the water depth for (ocean) water samples, while it gives the depth below ground for soil/sediment samples.

Value Count
unknown 107
2670 2
3195 2
10063 1
2083 1
2448 1
2573 1
2758 1
2800 1
2850 1
2974 1
3206 1
3208 1
3247 1
3277 1
3325 1
3438 1
3456 1
3984 1