![](images/btn_new.jpg) | Term | Definition |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Biota | Data associated with biological organisms |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Chemistry | Data associated with chemistry, chemical analysis or processes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Climate | Data associated with the climate, weather, or atmospheric processes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Geology | Data associated with geology or geological processes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Hydrology | Data associated with hydrologic variables or processes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Instrumentation | Data associated with instrumentation and instrument properties such as battery voltages, data logger temperatures, often useful for diagnosis. |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Limnology | Data collected from lakes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Soil | Data associated with soil variables or processes |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Unknown | The general category is unknown |
![](images/btn_edit.gif) | Water Quality | Data associated with water quality variables or processes |