Campaign

The CAMPAIGN (synonyms: cruise, expedition, leg) is related to a certain project. Campaign as the second level in the data model may be used as an option, but is recommended to more easily list separate sampling locations. Information about the CAMPAIGN apears in the metaheader of the data set under Event(s).



Basic information about CAMPAIGN

 * Label of the campaign; is unique and does not contain blanks; uses abbreviations instead of full names.
 * Optional label may contain any additional name(s) or labels of a campaign as free text, separated by blank.
 * Basis is the station platform used for the operation of the campaign.
 * Begin defines the start date of the campaign.
 * End defines the end.
 * Responsible scientist(s) are persons beeing responsible for a campaign.
 * Project is related Project.
 * Events info only; shows event labels and the number of events, related to this campaign, automatically updated by the relational system

Further information about CAMPAIGN

 * Report may contain the citation of the campaigns report (e.g. cruise report).
 * Comment free text for any additional information.
 * URI may contain the link to a campaign web page.
 * More Details contains Start Location, End Location and BSH ID of the cruise.

In some international projects (e.g. WOCE, CarboOcean), cruises of research vessels are identfied via the NODC Ship code, called EXPOCODE.