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Enum: ModelVariableType

Classification of a variable output by a model simulation. Used in place of VariableType on ModelOutputVariable. Model output covers a different set of quantities than field measurement (velocities and fluxes rather than sampling-based observations), so this enum is different than VariableType.

URI: ModelVariableType

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
air_sea_co2_flux None Air-sea CO₂ flux
dissolved_inorganic_carbon None Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC)
total_alkalinity None Total alkalinity (TA)
temperature None Temperature
salinity None Salinity
ph None pH of seawater
biological_tracers None Biological tracers (e
nutrients None Nutrients (e
zonal_velocity None Zonal velocity (u)
meridional_velocity None Meridional velocity (v)
vertical_velocity None Vertical velocity (w)
co2 None CO₂ variables (xCO₂, pCO₂, fCO₂)
other None Any model output variable that does not fall into a specific category above

Slots

Name Description
variable_type Which model output quantity this variable holds

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://schema.oaedata.org/OAEDataSchema

LinkML Source

name: ModelVariableType
description: Classification of a variable output by a model simulation. Used in place
  of VariableType on ModelOutputVariable. Model output covers a different set of quantities
  than field measurement (velocities and fluxes rather than sampling-based observations),
  so this enum is different than VariableType.
from_schema: https://schema.oaedata.org/OAEDataSchema
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  air_sea_co2_flux:
    text: air_sea_co2_flux
    description: Air-sea CO₂ flux
  dissolved_inorganic_carbon:
    text: dissolved_inorganic_carbon
    description: Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC)
  total_alkalinity:
    text: total_alkalinity
    description: Total alkalinity (TA)
  temperature:
    text: temperature
    description: Temperature
  salinity:
    text: salinity
    description: Salinity
  ph:
    text: ph
    description: pH of seawater
  biological_tracers:
    text: biological_tracers
    description: Biological tracers (e.g., chlorophyll, phytoplankton, zooplankton)
      — biomass or concentration
  nutrients:
    text: nutrients
    description: Nutrients (e.g., dissolved oxygen, NO₃⁻, NH₄⁺)
  zonal_velocity:
    text: zonal_velocity
    description: Zonal velocity (u)
  meridional_velocity:
    text: meridional_velocity
    description: Meridional velocity (v)
  vertical_velocity:
    text: vertical_velocity
    description: Vertical velocity (w)
  co2:
    text: co2
    description: CO₂ variables (xCO₂, pCO₂, fCO₂)
  other:
    text: other
    description: Any model output variable that does not fall into a specific category
      above.