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The measurements taxonomy includes properties and measurements of those properties.
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NT1
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atmospheric properties
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NT2
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air quality
NT2
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atmospheric pressure
NT2
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climate
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NT3
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microclimate
NT2
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dew point
NT2
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precipitation
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NT3
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interception
NT3
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rain
NT3
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snow accumulation
NT3
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throughfall
NT2
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vapor pressure
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NT3
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humidity
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NT4
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relative humidity
NT2
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weather
NT2
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wind
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NT3
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wind direction
NT3
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wind speed
NT1
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chemical properties
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NT2
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acid neutralizing capacity
NT2
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acidic
NT2
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alkalinity
NT2
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carbon to nitrogen ratio
NT2
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concentration
NT2
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nitrogen content
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NT3
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foliar nitrogen
NT3
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soil nitrogen
NT3
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total nitrogen
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NT4
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total dissolved nitrogen
NT2
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percent carbon
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NT3
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percent organic carbon
NT2
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percent nitrogen
NT2
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ph
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NT3
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soil ph
NT2
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redox
NT2
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salinity
NT2
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total organic carbon
NT1
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decay rates
NT1
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disturbance properties
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NT2
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disturbance patterns
NT2
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fire severity
NT2
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hurricane damage
NT1
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ecosystem properties
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NT2
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allometry
NT2
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biomass
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NT3
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aboveground biomass
NT3
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belowground biomass
NT3
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microbial biomass
NT3
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plant biomass
NT2
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canopy cover
NT2
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ecosystem respiration
NT2
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net ecosystem exchange
NT2
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nitrogen limitation
NT2
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normalized vegetation index
NT2
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nutrient cycles
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NT3
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nutrient budgets
NT2
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plant cover
NT2
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productivity
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NT3
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net primary productivity
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NT4
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annual net primary production
NT1
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flux
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NT2
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carbon flux
NT2
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emissions
NT2
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gas flux
NT2
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heat flux
NT2
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nitrogen flux
NT1
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hydrological properties
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NT2
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hydraulic conductance
NT2
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precipitation
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NT3
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interception
NT3
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rain
NT3
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snow accumulation
NT3
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throughfall
NT2
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snow
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NT3
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snow depth
NT3
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snow water equivalence
NT2
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stream order
NT2
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water content
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NT3
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soil water content
NT2
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water level
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NT3
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lake level
NT3
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sea level
NT3
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stage height
NT3
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wave height
NT1
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physical properties
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NT2
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bulk density
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NT3
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soil bulk density
NT2
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density
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NT3
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stand density
NT2
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depth
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NT3
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secchi depth
NT3
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snow depth
NT3
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thaw depth
NT2
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dimensions
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NT3
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thickness
NT2
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electrical conductivity
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NT3
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conductivity
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NT4
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specific conductivity
NT2
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fluorescence
NT2
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irradiance
NT2
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porosity
NT2
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radiation
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NT3
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light
NT3
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net radiation
NT3
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photosynthetically active radiation
NT3
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solar radiation
NT2
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reflectance
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NT3
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albedo
NT2
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temperature
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NT3
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air temperature
NT3
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maximum temperature
NT3
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minimum temperature
NT3
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snow temperature
NT3
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soil temperature
NT3
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water temperature
NT2
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water solubility
NT1
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plant properties
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NT2
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basal area
NT2
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diameter at breast height
NT2
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leaf area
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NT3
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leaf area index
NT3
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specific leaf area
NT2
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plant biomass
NT2
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plant height
NT2
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tree age
NT1
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population and community properties
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NT2
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abundance
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NT3
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bacterial abundance
NT3
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relative abundance
NT3
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species abundance
NT2
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community composition
NT2
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diversity
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NT3
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biodiversity
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NT4
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plant species composition
NT4
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species diversity
NT4
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species richness
NT3
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species composition
NT3
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species diversity
NT3
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species richness
NT2
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respiration rates
NT2
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standing crop
NT2
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trophic structure
NT1
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soil properties
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NT2
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soil bulk density
NT2
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soil moisture
NT2
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soil respiration
NT2
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soil texture
NT1
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spatial properties
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NT2
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bathymetry
NT2
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hydrography
NT2
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hyporheic
NT2
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land cover
NT2
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land surface properties
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NT3
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aspect
NT3
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elevation
NT2
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land use
NT2
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locations
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NT3
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boundaries
NT3
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coordinates
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NT4
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latitude
NT4
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longitude
NT2
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riparian
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NT3
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creek banks
NT2
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spatial variability
NT2
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topography
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NT3
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microtopography
NT2
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urban
NT1
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temporal properties
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NT2
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holocene
NT2
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long term
NT2
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pleistocene
NT2
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seasonality
NT2
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winter
NT1
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water balance
NT1
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water properties
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NT2
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conductivity
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NT3
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specific conductivity
NT2
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CTD
NT2
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ocean color
NT2
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turbidity
NT2
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water level
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NT3
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lake level
NT3
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sea level
NT3
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stage height
NT3
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wave height
NT2
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water quality
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NT3
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suspended solids
Date of creation
26-Feb-2011
Modified
13-Apr-2011
Accepted term
26-Feb-2011
Descendant terms
162
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