observation_types

204 rows


Description

Contains listings and descriptions of observation variable types based on the eTUFF specification

Columns

Column Type Size Nulls Auto Default Children Parents Comments
variable_id bigserial 19 nextval('observation_types_variable_id_seq'::regclass)
data_histogram_bin_data.variable_id datahistogrambindata_observationtypes_fkeyR
data_histogram_bin_info.variable_id data_histogram_bin_infoR
data_profile.variable_id dataprofile_observationtypes_fkeyR
data_time_series.variable_id data_time_series_variable_id_fkeyR
proc_observations.variable_id proc_observations_variable_id_fkeyR

Unique variable identifier based on the eTUFF tag data file specification

variable_name varchar 255 null

Variable name based on the eTUFF tag data file specification

standard_name varchar 255 null

CF Standard name for observation variable, if available

variable_source varchar 255 null

Source authority for the given variables

variable_units varchar 255 null

Units of the variable based on the eTUFF tag data file specification

notes text 2147483647 null

Notes or comments relating to the variable

standard_unit varchar 255 null

CF canonical standard unit for observation variable, if available

Indexes

Constraint Name Type Sort Column(s)
observation_types_pkey Primary key Asc variable_id
observation_types_variable_name_key Must be unique Asc variable_name

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