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field methods
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Research procedures and instrumental means to measure, collect data and samples, and observe in the natural areas where the materials, phenomena, structures, or species being studied occur.
Broader Terms
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methods
More specific terms
NT2
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field experiments
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NT3
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tracer study
NT2
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field inventory and monitoring
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NT3
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acoustic methods
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NT4
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acoustic doppler current profiling
NT4
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sonar methods
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NT5
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side-scan sonar methods
NT3
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animal and plant census
NT3
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borehole logging
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NT4
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borehole temperature logging
NT4
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electrical resistivity logging
NT4
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gamma-ray logging
NT3
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CTD measurement
NT3
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ecosystem monitoring
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NT4
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long-term ecological monitoring
NT3
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electromagnetic surveying
NT3
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gravimeter measurement
NT3
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handheld field spectroscopy
NT3
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magnetometer measurement
NT3
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optical methods
NT3
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seismic methods
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NT4
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seismic networking
NT4
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seismic reflection method
NT4
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seismic refraction method
NT3
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stream-gage measurement
NT3
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telemetry
NT3
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tiltmeter measurement
NT3
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tomography
NT3
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video monitoring
NT3
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vocalization methods
NT2
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field sampling
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NT3
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animal tracking
NT3
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capturing (animals)
NT3
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drilling and coring
NT3
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plant and animal tagging
NT3
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plot sampling
NT3
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sexing (plants & animals)
NT3
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specimen collecting
NT3
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transect sampling
NT3
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trenching
NT3
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water sampling
NT2
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geolocation measurement
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NT3
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altimetry measurement
NT3
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bathymetry measurement
NT3
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GPS measurement
NT3
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land surveying
NT2
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real-time monitoring and reporting
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
47
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