true true true true entity An entity that exists in full at any time in which it exists at all, persists through time while maintaining its identity and has no temporal parts. continuant An entity that has temporal parts and that happens, unfolds or develops through time. occurrent A continuant that is a bearer of quality and realizable entity entities, in which other entities inhere and which itself cannot inhere in anything. b is an independent continuant = Def. b is a continuant which is such that there is no c and no t such that b s-depends_on c at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [017-002]) independent continuant b is an independent continuant = Def. b is a continuant which is such that there is no c and no t such that b s-depends_on c at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [017-002]) http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/axiom/017-002 An occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. p is a process = Def. p is an occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [083-003]) process p is a process = Def. p is an occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [083-003]) http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/axiom/083-003 A specifically dependent continuant that inheres in continuant entities and are not exhibited in full at every time in which it inheres in an entity or group of entities. The exhibition or actualization of a realizable entity is a particular manifestation, functioning or process that occurs under certain circumstances. realizable entity quality A continuant that inheres in or is borne by other entities. Every instance of A requires some specific instance of B which must always be the same. b is a relational specifically dependent continuant = Def. b is a specifically dependent continuant and there are n > 1 independent continuants c1, … cn which are not spatial regions are such that for all 1 i < j n, ci and cj share no common parts, are such that for each 1 i n, b s-depends_on ci at every time t during the course of b’s existence (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [131-004]) b is a specifically dependent continuant = Def. b is a continuant & there is some independent continuant c which is not a spatial region and which is such that b s-depends_on c at every time t during the course of b’s existence. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [050-003]) specifically dependent continuant b is a specifically dependent continuant = Def. b is a continuant & there is some independent continuant c which is not a spatial region and which is such that b s-depends_on c at every time t during the course of b’s existence. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [050-003]) http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/axiom/050-003 A realizable entity the manifestation of which brings about some result or end that is not essential to a continuant in virtue of the kind of thing that it is but that can be served or participated in by that kind of continuant in some kinds of natural, social or institutional contexts. role fiat object fiat object part object aggregate site object An independent continuant that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time. material entity immaterial entity anatomical structure material anatomical entity Material anatomical entity that is a member of an individual species or is a viral or viroid particle. organism or virus or viroid gas molecular entity An oxygen hydride consisting of an oxygen atom that is covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms. water dioxygen methane A one-carbon compound with formula CO2 in which the carbon is attached to each oxygen atom by a double bond. A colourless, odourless gas under normal conditions, it is produced during respiration by all animals, fungi and microorganisms that depend directly or indirectly on living or decaying plants for food. carbon dioxide dinitrogen An acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbon having the general formula CnH2n+2, and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms. alkane carbon oxide Any constitutionally or isotopically distinct atom, molecule, ion, ion pair, radical, radical ion, complex, conformer etc., identifiable as a separately distinguishable entity. molecular entity A chemical entity is a physical entity of interest in chemistry including molecular entities, parts thereof, and chemical substances. chemical entity A compound consisting of carbon and hydrogen only. hydrocarbon Hydroxides are chemical compounds containing a hydroxy group or salts containing hydroxide (OH(-)). hydroxides A molecular entity that contains no carbon. inorganic molecular entity elemental molecule Any polyatomic entity that is an electrically neutral entity consisting of more than one atom. molecule An oxide in which the oxygen atom is bonded to a carbon atom. organic oxide An oxide is a chemical compound of oxygen with other chemical elements. oxide oxygen molecular entity inorganic hydride An organic fundamental parent is a structure used as a basis for substitutive names in organic nomenclature, containing, in addition to one or more hydrogen atoms, a single atom of an element, a number of atoms (alike or different) linked together to form an unbranched chain, a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, or a ring assembly or ring/chain system. organic fundamental parent A molecular entity all atoms of which have the same atomic number. elemental molecular entity elemental oxygen diatomic oxygen diatomic nitrogen elemental nitrogen A heteroorganic entity is an organic molecular entity in which carbon atoms or organic groups are bonded directly to one or more heteroatoms. heteroorganic entity A p-block molecular entity containing any pnictogen. pnictogen molecular entity Any p-block molecular entity containing a chalcogen. chalcogen molecular entity elemental pnictogen A molecular entity containing one or more atoms from any of groups 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 of the periodic table. main group molecular entity carbon group molecular entity A main group molecular entity containing one or more atoms of any noble gas. noble gas molecular entity hydrogen molecular entity Any acyclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated carbon compound, excluding aromatic compounds. aliphatic compound An s-block molecular entity is a molecular entity containing one or more atoms of an s-block element. s-block molecular entity A main group molecular entity that contains one or more atoms of a p-block element. p-block molecular entity Hydrides are chemical compounds of hydrogen with other chemical elements. hydrides oxygen hydride A macromolecule formed by a living organism. biomacromolecule A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass. macromolecule Any molecular entity consisting of more than one atom. polyatomic entity chalcogen hydride argon molecular entity An organochalcogen compound is a compound containing at least one carbon-chalcogen bond. organochalcogen compound An organochalcogen compound containing at least one carbon-oxygen bond. organooxygen compound organic hydride mononuclear parent hydride A molecular entity consisting of two or more chemical elements. heteroatomic molecular entity In general, a mineral is a chemical substance that is normally crystalline formed and has been formed as a result of geological processes. The term also includes metamict substances (naturally occurring, formerly crystalline substances whose crystallinity has been destroyed by ionising radiation) and can include naturally occurring amorphous substances that have never been crystalline ('mineraloids') such as georgite and calciouranoite as well as substances formed by the action of geological processes on bigenic compounds ('biogenic minerals'). mineral Any molecular entity that contains carbon. organic molecular entity A role is particular behaviour which a material entity may exhibit. role A role played by the molecular entity or part thereof within a chemical context. chemical role nitrogen molecular entity inorganic hydroxy compound A chemical substance is a portion of matter of constant composition, composed of molecular entities of the same type or of different types. chemical substance An organic molecular entity containing a single carbon atom (C1). one-carbon compound Any molecule that consists of at least one carbon atom as part of the electrically neutral entity. organic molecule greenhouse gas macroscopic spatial feature geographic feature A geographical feature associated with water. fluvial feature hydrographic feature A geographical feature associated with water. MA:ma fluvial feature ADL:FTT An accumulation of water of varying size. hydrographic feature aquatic feature bodies of water body of water waterbody water body An accumulation of water of varying size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_water hydrographic feature ADL:FTT bodies of water Getty:TGN body of water ADL:FTT body of water Getty:TGN A region rendered barren or partially barren by environmental extremes, especially by low rainfall. arid region desert area A region rendered barren or partially barren by environmental extremes, especially by low rainfall. USGS:SDTS arid region ADL:FTT That part of the land in immediate contact with a body of water including the area between high and low water lines. coastal zone SHORE shore shoreface beach face foreshore inshore rivage seashore strand shore That part of the land in immediate contact with a body of water including the area between high and low water lines. USGS:SDTS coastal zone ADL:FTT SHORE USGS:SDTS shore Geonames:feature shoreface USGS:SDTS beach face USGS:SDTS foreshore USGS:SDTS inshore USGS:SDTS rivage USGS:SDTS seashore USGS:SDTS strand USGS:SDTS 2 A biome is an ecosystem to which resident ecological communities have evolved adaptations. major habitat type EcosytemType biome A biome is an ecosystem to which resident ecological communities have evolved adaptations. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome major habitat type WWF:Biome EcosytemType NASA:earthrealm A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm. terrestrial realm terrestrial biome A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome#Terrestrial_biomes A rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. rock A rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. MA:ma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(geology) Soil is an environmental material which is primarily composed of minerals, varying proportions of sand, silt, and clay, organic material such as humus, gases, liquids, and a broad range of resident micro- and macroorganisms. regolith soil Soil is an environmental material which is primarily composed of minerals, varying proportions of sand, silt, and clay, organic material such as humus, gases, liquids, and a broad range of resident micro- and macroorganisms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil An environmental feature that is, or can be, contained and is predominantly composed of one or a few types of stuff. An object which is large enough to be visible to humans, but small enough that humans can handle the object (i.e. transport it, examine it, etc) in its entirety with little to no technological assistance. mesoscopic physical object physical object of mesoscopic geological size An environmental feature that is, or can be, contained and is predominantly composed of one or a few types of stuff. MA:ma An object which is large enough to be visible to humans, but small enough that humans can handle the object (i.e. transport it, examine it, etc) in its entirety with little to no technological assistance. MA:ma https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mesoscopic The mixture of gases (roughly (by molar content/volume: 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, trace amounts of other gases, and a variable amount (average around 1%) of water vapor) that surrounds the planet Earth. air The mixture of gases (roughly (by molar content/volume: 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, trace amounts of other gases, and a variable amount (average around 1%) of water vapor) that surrounds the planet Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air An environmental material primarily composed of dihydrogen oxide in its liquid form. water An environmental material primarily composed of dihydrogen oxide in its liquid form. MA:ma Arenosols are sandy soils, including both soils developed in residual sands after in situ weathering of usually quartz-rich sediments or rock, and soils developed in recently deposited sands such as dunes in deserts and beach lands. psamment sandy soil arenosol Arenosols are sandy soils, including both soils developed in residual sands after in situ weathering of usually quartz-rich sediments or rock, and soils developed in recently deposited sands such as dunes in deserts and beach lands. FAO:http://fao.org/ag/agl/agll/wrb/doc/wrb2006final.pdf sandy soil ORCID:0000-0001-8743-9574 clay soil A material entity which determines an environmental system. environmental feature A material entity which determines an environmental system. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 NM:nm ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088 A group of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicate (phyllosilicates being a subgroup of silicate minerals) minerals (see clay minerals), that are typically less than 2 micrometres in diameter. Clay consists of a variety of phyllosilicate minerals rich in silicon and aluminium oxides and hydroxides which include variable amounts of structural water. clay A group of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicate (phyllosilicates being a subgroup of silicate minerals) minerals (see clay minerals), that are typically less than 2 micrometres in diameter. Clay consists of a variety of phyllosilicate minerals rich in silicon and aluminium oxides and hydroxides which include variable amounts of structural water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay A portion of enriched soil is a portion of soil with elevated levels of some material entity. enriched soil A portion of environmental material is a fiat object part which forms the medium or part of the medium of an environmental system. A portion of environmental material is a fiat object which forms the medium or part of the medium of an environmental system. portion of environmental material environmental material A portion of environmental material is a fiat object part which forms the medium or part of the medium of an environmental system. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 MA:ma ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088 URL:http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/niches.html A portion of environmental material is a fiat object which forms the medium or part of the medium of an environmental system. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 MA:ma ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088 URL:http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/niches.html A layer of some material entity which is adjacent to one or more of its external boundaries and directly interacts with its immediate surroundings. surface layer A layer of some material entity which is adjacent to one or more of its external boundaries and directly interacts with its immediate surroundings. URL:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface organic material feature biotic mesoscopic physical object abiotic mesoscopic physical object Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. silt Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silt A naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. sand A naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand Environmental material derived from living organisms. biomass organic material Environmental material derived from living organisms. ISBN-10:0618455043 ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088 An environmental condition is a range of a determinate quality or combination of qualities that are present in an environmental system. environmental condition An environmental condition is a range of a determinate quality or combination of qualities that are present in an environmental system. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 An environmental condition in which annual precipitation is less than half of annual potential evapotranspiration. arid A system which has the disposition to environ one or more material entities. environment environmental system A system which has the disposition to environ one or more material entities. DOI:10.1186/2041-1480-4-43 A mineral material is an environmental material which is primarily composed of some substance that is naturally occurring, solid and stable at room temperature, representable by a chemical formula, usually abiogenic, and that has an ordered atomic structure. mineral material A mineral material is an environmental material which is primarily composed of some substance that is naturally occurring, solid and stable at room temperature, representable by a chemical formula, usually abiogenic, and that has an ordered atomic structure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral Water vapour is a vapour which is the gas phase of water. aqueous vapor aqueous vapour water vapor water vapour Water vapour is a vapour which is the gas phase of water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor aqueous vapor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor aqueous vapour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor water vapor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor An atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding a material body of sufficient mass that is held in place by the gravity of the body. atmosphere An atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding a material body of sufficient mass that is held in place by the gravity of the body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_geography Atmospheric water vapour is water vapour that is part of an atmosphere. atmospheric water vapor atmospheric water vapour Atmospheric water vapour is water vapour that is part of an atmosphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor atmospheric water vapor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor A layer is a quantity of some material which is spatially continuous, has comparable thickness, and usually covers some surface. layer A layer is a quantity of some material which is spatially continuous, has comparable thickness, and usually covers some surface. Wiktionary:layer An endolithic environment is an environment that exists within solid rock. endolithic environment An environment whose dynamics are strongly influenced by water. aquatic environment The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowest layer of an atmosphere which is strongly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface with strong vertical mixing and in which physical quantities such as flow velocity, temperature, and moisture display rapid fluctuations (turbulence). planetary boundary layer atmospheric boundary layer A planetary surface is a surface layer where the solid or liquid material of a planet comes into contact with atmosphere or outer space. planetary surface A layer in a water mass, itself composed primarily of water. aquatic layer A site which has its extent determined by the presence or influence of one or more components of an environmental system or the processes occurring therein. environmental area environmental zone Natural gas is a hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly includes varying amounts of other higher alkanes and sometimes a usually lesser percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or hydrogen sulfide. Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants and gases are exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years. natural gas Natural gas is a hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly includes varying amounts of other higher alkanes and sometimes a usually lesser percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or hydrogen sulfide. Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants and gases are exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas A gas that is primarily composed of hydrocarbon molecules. hydrocarbon gas Land is a planetary surface that is not covered by liquid. ground land Land is a planetary surface that is not covered by liquid. Adpated from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_surface Outer space is a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles, predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, neutrinos, dust and cosmic rays that exists between celestial bodies. space outer space Outer space is a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles, predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, neutrinos, dust and cosmic rays that exists between celestial bodies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_space Hydrological precipitation is a process during which any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour is pulled to the planetary surface by gravity. precipitation hydrological precipitation process Hydrological precipitation is a process during which any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour is pulled to the planetary surface by gravity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation Condensation is a process during which a gas undergoes a phase transition into a liquid. condensation process Condensation is a process during which a gas undergoes a phase transition into a liquid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensation An environmental system which can sustain and allow the growth of an ecological population. habitat An environmental system which can sustain and allow the growth of an ecological population. EnvO:EnvO An area of a planet's surface which is primarily composed of bedrock, desert pavement, scarp rock, talus, material exposed by slides, volcanic material, glacial debris, sand, material exposed during strip mining, gravel, and other accumulations of earthen material in contact with an atmospheric column extending from the planetary boundary layer to the planet's exosphere with little to no physical obstruction. area of barren land An area of a planet's surface which is primarily composed of bedrock, desert pavement, scarp rock, talus, material exposed by slides, volcanic material, glacial debris, sand, material exposed during strip mining, gravel, and other accumulations of earthen material in contact with an atmospheric column extending from the planetary boundary layer to the planet's exosphere with little to no physical obstruction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_surface https://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd11_leg.php A material entity which is composed of one or more chemical entities and has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely. gas gaseous environmental material A material entity which is composed of one or more chemical entities and has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas An object which is naturally occuring, bound together by gravitational or electromagnetic forces, and surrounded by space. celestial body astronomical body An object which is naturally occuring, bound together by gravitational or electromagnetic forces, and surrounded by space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_object A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. planet A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/whatisaplanet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet 1 An object which is composed of one or more gravitationally bound structures that are associated with a position in space. celestial object astronomical object An object which is composed of one or more gravitationally bound structures that are associated with a position in space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_object A material part of an astronomical body. astronomical body part An environmental material which is in a solid state. solid environmental material An environmental material which is in a liquid state. liquid environmental material A biosphere is a part of an astronomical body which includes, as parts, all the living entities within the gravitational sphere of influence of that body, as well as the non-living and dead entities with which they interact. A biosphere is an environmental system which includes, as parts, all the living entities within the gravitational sphere of influence of an astronomical body, and the non-living and dead entities which they interact with. biosphere A biosphere is a part of an astronomical body which includes, as parts, all the living entities within the gravitational sphere of influence of that body, as well as the non-living and dead entities with which they interact. http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Biosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere A biosphere is an environmental system which includes, as parts, all the living entities within the gravitational sphere of influence of an astronomical body, and the non-living and dead entities which they interact with. http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Biosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere An astronomical body part which is composed of the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. hydrosphere An astronomical body part which is composed of the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrosphere Air which has increased levels of water vapour. humid air Air which has a partial pressure of water vapour equal or near equal to its equilibrium vapor pressure at a given temperature. water-vapour-saturated air wet air water vapour saturated air A hydrological precipitation process in which atmospheric water vapour condenses to form droplets of liquid water massive enough to fall to a planetary surface due to the planet's gravity. rain fall rainfall rain water-based rainfall A hydrological precipitation process in which atmospheric water vapour condenses to form droplets of liquid water massive enough to fall to a planetary surface due to the planet's gravity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain A droplet is a small column of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces which maintains its shape due to the surface tension of the liquid. drop droplet A droplet is a small column of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces which maintains its shape due to the surface tension of the liquid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_%28liquid%29 A droplet formed by condensation of vapour in an atmosphere and which is sufficiently massive to overcome atmospheric resistance and fall to a planetary surface due to gravity. raindrop A droplet of water water droplet A precipitation process is a process in which a portion of some substance segregates from a material in which that substance or its precursors were dissolved or suspended in and settles due to a force such as gravity or centrifugal force. precipitation process A precipitation process is a process in which a portion of some substance segregates from a material in which that substance or its precursors were dissolved or suspended in and settles due to a force such as gravity or centrifugal force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation_%28chemistry%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation A process whereby a volume of liquid moves due to a disequilibrium of physical forces. mass liquid flow A process whereby a volume of liquid moves due to a disequilibrium of physical forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind A process during which a volume of water is transported due to a disequilibria in physical forces. water flow process An environmental system which is determined by materials bearing roughly homogeneous qualities. environmental system determined by a quality An environmental system within which an environmental material strongly influences the system's composition and properties. environmental system determined by a material An environmental system which has its properties and dynamics determined by soil. soil environment An environmental system determined by part of a living or dead animal, or a whole small animal. environment associated with an animal part or small animal An environmental system which includes both living and non-living components. ecosystem An environmental system which includes both living and non-living components. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem An ice is an environmental material which is either frozen or which is maintained in a solid state by gravitational forces or pressure. ice A quality which inheres in a astronomical body or astronomical body part by virtue of the variation in its material composition, participation in geological processes, and the variation in is land- and hydroforms. geodiversity A quality which inheres in a astronomical body or astronomical body part by virtue of the variation in its material composition, participation in geological processes, and the variation in is land- and hydroforms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodiversity The surface layer of a volume of water. surface of a body of water water body surface water surface An environmental zone which is bounded by material parts of a land mass or the atmosphere or space adjacent to it. terrestrial environmental zone A layer which is primarily composed of some liquid material. liquid layer A layer which is primarily composed of some solid material, allowing for non-solid parts such as interstitial pockets of gas or liquid. solid layer An environmental zone which is part of an atmosphere. atmospheric area atmospheric zone A geographic feature which is primarily composed of a continuous volume of liquid water held in shape or sustained by an environmental process. hydroform A liquid surface layer which is in contact with air. liquid air-water interface layer A liquid surface layer which is in contact with air. liquid surface layer A liquid surface layer which is in contact with air. solid surface layer A material transport process during which a volume of material is displaced due to a disequilirium in physical forces and during which 1) the qualities that inhere in that volume and 2) the processes that are unfolding within it are largely unchanged. advective transport advective transport process A material transport process during which a volume of material is displaced due to a disequilirium in physical forces and during which 1) the qualities that inhere in that volume and 2) the processes that are unfolding within it are largely unchanged. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_and_extensive_properties A mixture of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as an organic fertilizer for plants and formerly in animal feed. bone meal A mixture of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as an organic fertilizer for plants and formerly in animal feed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_meal Plant feed is a biotic mesoscopic physical object consisting of any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed plants. plant feed Plant feed is a biotic mesoscopic physical object consisting of any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed plants. ls:ls A process in which includes the components of an environmental system as participants. environmental system process a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife. desertification a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland and/or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. A great flow along a watercourse or a flow causing inundation of lands not normally covered by water. flooding A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland and/or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. A great flow along a watercourse or a flow causing inundation of lands not normally covered by water. GEMET: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3301 A process which occurs within an atmosphere. atmospheric process An environmental process which has water - in any of its states - as a participant. hydrological process A process during which material is displaced from its original location and transported either to a new location or back to the original location. material transport process A process during which a portion of some environmental material is converted into a different material or a collection of materials. material transformation process The temperature of some environmental material. environmental material temperature temperature of environmental material The temperature of some air. air temperature temperature of air The porosity of some soil. soil porosity porosity of soil The composition of some soil. soil composition composition of soil The structure of some soil. soil structure structure of soil The temperature of some soil. soil temperature temperature of soil The temperature of some water. water temperature temperature of water The humidity of some soil. soil humidity humidity of soil A substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal or human being for nutrition or pleasure. foodon product type food component product A food product type is a class of food products that is differentiated by its food composition, processing and/or consumption characteristics. This does not include brand name products but it may include generic food dish categories. food product type chemical food product food additive Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end. biological process physiological process single organism process single-organism process biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end. GOC:go_curators GOC:isa_complete A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities trait quality A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities PATOC:GVG A single physical entity inhering in an bearer by virtue of the bearer's quantities or relative ratios of subparts. composed of compositionality content structure, composition composition A physical quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's resistance to pressure, being broken, or pierced impenetrability toughness hardness A quality of a single physical entity inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer's size or shape or structure. morphology qualitative A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the whether the bearer differs from normal or average. deviation(from_normal) A morphology quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's relative position, shape, arrangements and connectivity of an organism's various parts; the pattern underlying its form. conformation relational structural quality structure A physical quality of the thermal energy of a system. temperature A hardness quality of being rigid and resistant to pressure. firm impenetrable tough hard A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's disposition to being permeated or pervaded by a gas or liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion). permeability A permeability quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's disposition to admit the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices. porosity A porosity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being capable of admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices. porous A quality of a physical entity that exists through action of continuants at the physical level of organisation in relation to other entities. relational physical quality physical quality A quality of a physical entity that exists through action of continuants at the physical level of organisation in relation to other entities. PATOC:GVG A physical object quality which inheres in a single-bearer. quality of a single physical entity true A quality which inheres in a continuant. monadic quality of a continuant multiply inhering quality of a physical entity quality of a continuant quality of a single physical entity quality of an object quality of continuant monadic quality of an object monadic quality of continuant physical object quality A quality which inheres in a continuant. PATOC:GVG A physical quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting the physical characteristics of an entity characterized by particles arranged such that their shape and volume are relatively stable. solidity quality of a solid A physical quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting the physical characteristics of an entity consisting of particles that have neither a defined volume nor defined shape. gaseous quality of a gas A physical quality inhering in an entity exhibiting the physical characteristics of an amorphous (non-crystalline) form of matter between a gas and a solid that has a definite volume, but no definite shape. liquidity quality of a liquid A composition quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's containing granules. granular A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's processing the form of a thin plate sheet or layer. laminar A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of its constitution. quality of a substance A quality that has a value that is increased compared to normal or average. increased quality A quality of an object that has a value that is increased compared to normal or average. increased object quality A quality inhering in air by virtue of the partial pressure exerted by the bearer's water vapour content. humidity An increase in humidity. humid increased humidity A material entity that consists of two or more organisms, viruses, or viroids. collection of organisms A collection of organisms, all of the same species, that live in the same place. population of organisms A community of at least two different species, living in a particular area. Must have at least two populations of different species as members. ecological community A material entity that has as parts two or more organisms, viruses, or viroids of the same species and no members of any other species. single-species collection of organisms A collection of organisms of the same species whose members are all either genealogically related to each other or have mated with each other. community A collection of organisms that consists of two or more organisms from at least two species. multi-species collection of organisms A material entity that is one or more organisms, viruses or viroids. organismal entity A material entity consisting of multiple components that are causally integrated. system