Event

The EVENT table includes metadata fields defining the location for sampling or measurements (synonyms: site, station). Double click on an event label in 4D will open the event window showing the fields on two cards: Basics and Details; the list of related data series is given on the Basics card. If data are georeferenced, the event label and latitude/longitude are mandatory. (If an event does not have a position, import with values -999.999 in the fields latitude and longitude and the position will not be shown in the metaheader.) Event labels must be unique and do not contain blanks. This can be ensured by combining the station numbers with the campaign label, using an underline to join (e.g. Taymyr97_3).
 * A single event can be defined directly by starting from the campaign level or clicking on the New button in the Events window.
 * To define a list of events use the import form and import via Menue File/Import, choose Sites/Events.

Event label problem: there is a great risk of confusion with event labels. Please consider that clarity for the relation between event and data is paramount for the curator and the import procedure. The event labels published in the expedition report should be exactly those that appear in a publication and in the data sets provided for import (first column). In some cases, an additional labeling of events can not be avoided; in this case please use the field Optional label in the event table to add a second label. In the final data set, it will appear behind the event label in parenthesis.