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GS019
Attributes in entity
1
:
Cross-section data with adjustment corrections
Details
1. DBCODE
Definition:
FSDB Database Code
Domain:
enum
2. ENTITY
Definition:
Entity number
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = 1. maximum = 1.)
3. SITECODE
Definition:
Site code
Domain:
place
4. YEAR
Definition:
Year of survey
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = 1978. maximum = 1998.)
5. XSEC_CODE
Definition:
Cross-section code
Domain:
enum
6. SITE
Definition:
cross-section site
Domain:
place
7. XSNO
Definition:
Cross-section number
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = 1. maximum = 120.)
8. LTR
Definition:
Letter indicating different "version" of a cross-section that MIGHT not be directly comparable to previous surveys, ususally due to replacement of lost endpost
Domain:
enum
9. XDIST
Definition:
Horizontal distance form zero post (z-post) along cross-section tape
Units:
centimeters
Domain:
range (minimum = -750. maximum = 5490.)
10. VERT
Definition:
Elevation difference from zero post
Units:
centimeters
Domain:
range (minimum = -649. maximum = 465.)
11. LEN
Definition:
Total cross-section length from z-post to x-post
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = 13.3 maximum = 54.9)
12. ALPHA
Definition:
Angle at which cross-section crosses channel (starting from the z-post) relative to the margins of the active chan floodway, perpendicular=0, + in clockwise dir
Units:
degrees angle
Domain:
range (minimum = -18. maximum = 32.)
13. LEFF
Definition:
Length of cross-section within active channel floodway
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = 5.9 maximum = 39.4)
14. ECW
Definition:
Effective channel width (width of active chan floodway meas. Perpendicular to channel), calc'd as LEFF* cos(ALPHA)
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = 5.8 maximum = 39.2)
15. ZADJ
Definition:
Vertical offset; a + or - value added to VERT (after converting to m) to shift the profile up or down, respectively
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = -1.15 maximum = 1.59)
16. XADJ
Definition:
Horizontal offset; a + or - value added to DIST
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = -1.00 maximum = 1.75)
17. LADJ
Definition:
Mutiplicative adjustment of XDIST to match cross-section lengths between surveys having different reported total lengths where neither endpoint has changed
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = 0.98 maximum = 1.02)
18. TILT
Definition:
A point-wise linearly increasing + or - additive adjustment to VERT (in m) to correct for an out-of-level line-of-sight
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = -0.65 maximum = 0.70)
19. X
Definition:
Horizontal distance from zero post along cross-section tape, after corrections (XADJ and LADJ)
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = -7.50 maximum = 54.90)
20. XPERP
Definition:
Horizontal distance perpendicular to channel; XPERP=Xcos(ALPHA)
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = -7.34 maximum = 54.39)
21. XUNIT
Definition:
Perpendicular horizontal distance from zero post as a fraction of effective channel width; XUNIT=XPERP/ECW
Units:
number
Domain:
range (minimum = -0.23 maximum = 3.32)
22. Z
Definition:
Elevation difference from zero post after corrections (ZADJ and TILT)
Units:
meters
Domain:
range (minimum = -6.49 maximum = 4.35)
23. SUB
Definition:
Dominant substrate type
Domain:
enum
24. EW
Definition:
Indicates edge of wetted channel
Domain:
enum
25. EC
Definition:
Indicates edge of active channel
Domain:
enum
26. BF
Definition:
Indicates edge of bankful channel
Domain:
enum
27. PLOT
Definition:
Indicator variable for generating cross-section plots
Domain:
enum
28. NT1
Definition:
Flag indicating note re correction or issue affecting entire cross-section for this date (see SECNOTE)
Domain:
enum
29. NT2
Definition:
Flag indicating note regarding correction or issue affecting this point only (see PTNOTE)
Domain:
enum
30. DATE
Definition:
Date of cross-section survey
Units:
date as date type
Domain:
range (minimum = Apr 14 1978 maximum = Jul 15 1998)