ASRIS Technical Specifications V1.6

Table 61: The param_num_method table.Column Name Data type Length Nullable Descriptionagency_code nvarchar 3 no Agency identifierparam_num_id nvarchar 20 no Parameter method identifierparameter nvarchar 20 no Parameter measured (e.g. pH, organiccarbon)parameter_desc nvarchar 240 yes Method descriptionparam_method_units nvarchar 10 yes Units of measurementparam_method_ref nvarchar 20 yes Technical reference for the methoderror numeric 5 yes Error of measurementmin_detect numeric 5 yes Minimum detection limitmax_detect numeric 5 yes Maximum detection limitcorrection numeric 5 yes Required Correctionsest_type nvarchar 20 yes Type of parameter estimated (e.g. bulkdensity)Table 62: The num_est_method_type tableColumnnameData type Length Nullable Descriptionest_type nvarchar 20 no Type of parameter estimated (e.g. bulkdensity)est_desc nvarchar 50 yes Description of the estimated parameterTable 63: The num_est_method tableColumn Name Data type Length Nullable Descriptionest_type nvarchar 20 no Type of parameter estimated (e.g.aggregate stability)param_num_id nvarchar 20 no Parameter method identifier (e.g. bulkdensity, pH, CEC)est_method int 4 no Estimation method value (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4 )est_method_desc nvarchar 16 yes Estimation method description71