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Attributes in entity 1: Cross-section data with adjustment corrections

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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)