Entity geologic_process

• A type of activity which takes place over geologic time and results in the formation, characterization, and spatial topology of geologic features.

Attribute                                 Flags   Data Type

From e_and_p_data:
   data_collection                        IV      set[0 .. N] of (data_collection)

                                          Indicates the data collections that include this
                                          instance of E and P data. 

   graphical_element                      IV      set[0 .. N] of (graphical_element)

                                          Specifies one or more graphical elements which
                                          are depicting this data item. 


description                                       ndt_comment

                                          A textual description of the geologic process.

identifier                                U       ndt_name

                                          The label used to distinguish an instance of a
                                          geologic process. 

containing_activity                               set[0 .. N] of (geologic_process)

                                          Specifies a major geologic process for which this
                                          process is a subsidiary activity. 

typical_geologic_process                          typical_geologic_process

                                          Indicates the prototype or specification for this
                                          geologic process. 

member_activity                           V       set[0 .. N] of (geologic_process)

                                          Specifies minor geologic processes which make
                                          up the details of this geologic process. 

position_in_earth_model                   V       set[0 .. N] of (position_in_earth_model)

                                          Indicates the spatial coordinates of the location
                                          of a geologic process. 

following_position_in_sequence            V       set[0 .. N] of (geologic_process_sequence)

                                          Indicates that this process is preceded by other
                                          geologic processes. 

pty_geologic_age_range                    V       set[0 .. N] of (pty_geologic_age_range)

                                          may have a property of 

pty_geologic_age                          V       set[0 .. N] of (pty_geologic_age)

                                          may have a property of 

preceding_sequence_position               V       set[0 .. N] of (geologic_process_sequence)

                                          Indicates that this process is followed by other
                                          geologic processes. 

geologic_feature                          V       set[0 .. N] of (geologic_feature)

                                          Specifies various geologic features which were
                                          produced by this geologic process. 

End of entity geologic_process

M - mandatory, U - unique, I - inherited, V - inverse, N - named type