Environment ontology - new category for terrestrial subsurface fluid

[maglau]

We work with fracture fluid samples collected from the deep continental subsurface (1-4 km below land surface). These fluid samples have a wide range of salinity - fresh, brackish and highly saline. We would like to propose adding a biome class using the terminology such as "fissure water", “fracture water", or “underground water”, and a feature class using terminology such as "continental subsurface" or "terrestrial subsurface". Thanks.

[pbuttigieg]

Hi @maglau!

Please propose some definitions for the terms you listed. I tried a few below, but need your expertise to make sure they're good. For example:

• what's the difference between a fissure and a fracture?
• what makes fissure water different from other waters? Just its location in a fissure? Are there specific solutes or other properties of this water?

It sounds like you need feature and material classes more than biome classes. From your comment, I would create the following terms (proposed defs after each term):

Materials

• fissure water ~ water which is partially contained within a fissure in a solid material.
• geological fracture water ~ water which is partially contained within a geological fracture in a solid material.
• underground water ~ water which is located below a structural layers of a planet or other rocky astronomical body.

Features

• continental subsurface ~ those parts of one or more planetary structural layers which are located below a continental landmass
• terrestrial subsurface ~ those parts of one or more planetary structural layers which are located below land

Would these work? If you need a biome level class, please point us to some references discussing the conserved community structure across the proposed biome.

[pbuttigieg]

Hi @maglau - are the definitions above suitable?

[maglau]

Hi Pier, I am so sorry for the much delay in writing. These definitions look good. Often these terms are interchangeable. You may consider combining fissure and fracture water into one, and continental/terrestrial subsurface into one. For example: Fissure/fracture water - water which is partially contained within a fissure or a geological fracture in a solid material. Continental/terrestrial subsurface - those parts of one or more planetary structural layers which are located below a continental landmass or land Many thanks, Maggie — Materials * fissure water ~ water<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002006> which is partially contained within a fissure in a solid material. * geological fracture water ~ water<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002006> which is partially contained within a geological fracture<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000667> in a solid material. * underground water ~ water<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002006> which is located below a structural layers<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000639> of a planet or other rocky astronomical body. Features * continental subsurface ~ those parts of one or more planetary structural layers<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000639> which are located below a continental landmass * terrestrial subsurface ~ those parts of one or more planetary structural layers<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000639> which are located below land<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635> On Mar 13, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Pier Luigi Buttigieg <notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com>> wrote: Hi @maglau<https://github.com/maglau> - are the definitions above suitable? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#466 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUBJ2zcrflb49-khrIIIHX5_ctxpDBymks5rlY0IgaJpZM4MUU5M>. Maggie C.Y. Lau, PhD Associate Research Scholar Department of Geosciences B80 Guyot Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544, US Cell: +1-609-356-8145

[pbuttigieg]

Hi @maglau the terms have been created:

• continental subsurface zone
• fissure water

Release coming very soon.

[maglau]

Thank you very much! On Apr 15, 2017, at 5:09 AM, Pier Luigi Buttigieg <notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com>> wrote: Hi @maglau<https://github.com/maglau> the terms have been created: * continental subsurface zone<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000942> * fissure water<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000940> Release coming very soon. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#466 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUBJ2wC-1lEJst2-cqocpOuRvfNR9PmEks5rwIlDgaJpZM4MUU5M>. Maggie C.Y. Lau, PhD Associate Research Scholar Department of Geosciences B80 Guyot Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544, US Cell: +1-609-356-8145

[pbuttigieg]

@maglau we'd like to keep track of the projects that use ENVO - Would you like to add some info on that here? We can also link that information (ORCIDs, paper DOIs, project URLs) to the classes themselves to help guide users to the experts that requested and shaped the terms.

[maglau]

Hi, Currently the datasets have not been made public yet. We would be happy to share information after the data/study has been published. Thank you for your understanding. Cheers, Maggie On Jun 29, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Pier Luigi Buttigieg <notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com>> wrote: @maglau<https://github.com/maglau> we'd like to keep track of the projects that use ENVO - Would you like to add some info on that here? We can also link that information (ORCIDs, paper DOIs, project URLs) to the classes themselves to help guide users to the experts that requested and shaped the terms. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#466 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUBJ2094PXD60K1t51g3GvhicLkGQwrtks5sI8DEgaJpZM4MUU5M>. Maggie C.Y. Lau, PhD Associate Research Scholar Department of Geosciences B80 Guyot Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544, US Cell: +1-609-356-8145