field inventory and monitoring
Repeated observation or sampling at a site, on a scheduled or event basis, for study and analysis. In general, this category excludes sampling programs in which materials are obtained in the field and brought back to a laboratory for study and analysis.
This category is also used for
baseline characterization,
field monitoring,
field observation,
inventory, with
ocean currents for
ocean current measurement, with
ocean characteristics for
ocean monitoring, with
ocean waves for
ocean wave measurement, with
precipitation (atmospheric) for
precipitation measurement, with
precipitation (atmospheric) for
rainfall measurement,
reconnaissance,
river discharge monitoring, with
precipitation (atmospheric) for
snowfall measurement, with
volcanic activity for
volcano monitoring, with
atmospheric and climatic processes for
weather monitoring, and with
atmospheric and climatic processes for
weather observations
