descriptive strings of the controlled vocabulary have been defined
Some descriptive strings within the controlled vocabulary / ontology contain an index and the descriptive explanation.
This is due to the fact, that those indices are also contained in the original tables, from where these values have been taken.
This holds for:
- Station HTAP Regions (TIER1)
- Station Dominant Landcover Types
Station HTAP Regions (TIER1)
see: https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/esde/toar-data/geolocationservices/-/wikis/station_htap_region
Index is (seems to be) a part of the description:
-1 (undefined)
1 (World)
2 (OCN Non-arctic/Antarctic Ocean)
3 (NAM US+Canada (upto 66 N; polar circle))
4 (EUR Western + Eastern EU+Turkey (upto 66 N polar circle))
5 (SAS South Asia: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangadesh, Sri Lanka)
6 (EAS East Asia: China, Korea, Japan)
7 (SEA South East Asia)
8 (PAN Pacific, Australia+ New Zealand)
9 (NAF Northern Africa+Sahara+Sahel)
10 (SAF Sub Saharan/sub Sahel Africa)
11 (MDE Middle East: S. Arabia, Oman, etc, Iran, Iraq)
12 (MCA Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Guyanas, Venezuela, Columbia)
13 (SAM S. America)
14 (RBU Russia, Belarussia, Ukraine)
15 (CAS Central Asia)
16 (NPO Arctic Circle (North of 66 N) + Greenland)
17 (SPO Antarctic)
(Entry -1 (undefined)
added by us).
Station Dominant Landcover
see: https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD12C1.006 (especially: chapter 5 from https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/101/MCD12_User_Guide_V6.pdf -- available via Documentation --> User Guide from the above URL)
Index is (seems to be) a part of the description:
-1 (undefined)
0 (Water)
1 (Evergreen Needleleaf forest)
2 (Evergreen Broadleaf forest)
3 (Deciduous Needleleaf forest)
4 (Deciduous Broadleaf forest)
5 (Mixed forest)
6 (Closed shrublands)
7 (Open shrublands)
8 (Woody savannas)
9 (Savannas)
10 (Grasslands)
11 (Permanent wetlands)
12 (Croplands)
13 (Urban and built-up)
14 (Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic)
15 (Snow and ice)
16 (Barren or sparsely vegetated)
255 (Fill Value/Unclassified)
(Entry -1 (undefined)
added by us).
Do we want to keep the index in the descriptive text?
I would say, yes.