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1.1 airfall dust collector

  • Sample of fine-grained solid material that is passively collected by airfall from the atmosphere.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/airfall_dust_collector
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1.2 borehole fluid sampling

  • Sampling of fluids (oil, gas, or water) from a borehole by an unspecified method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/borehole_fluid_sampling
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1.2.1 airlift

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Compressed air is used to extract groundwater
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/airlift
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1.2.2 artesian flow

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Groundwater sample obtained from flowing artesian bore
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/artesian_flow
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1.2.3 bailer

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Bailer is a hollow tube used to retrieve groundwater samples from monitoring wells. A bailer is tied to a piece of rope or wire and lowered into the water column to collect a sample.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/bailer
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1.2.3.1 in situ grab sampler

  • Child of: bailer borehole fluid sampling
  • A point souce bailer that has a check valve at each end of the bailer allowing sample collection from a discrete depth
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/in_situ_grab_sampler
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1.2.4 borehole DST test

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling
  • A sample is collected during drilling by a test using a hydrostatic head to measure the formation pressures and to bring the formation fluids to the surface. The test can provide information for determination of potential petroleum producing formations and their exact depth.
  • Alternate labels: drill stem test
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/borehole_dst_test
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1.2.5 borehole PROD test

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling
  • A borehole sampling test similar to DST test, but on a larger scale and under the production conditions after the well completion is conducted.
  • Alternate labels: well production test
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/borehole_prod_test
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1.2.6 borehole WFT test

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling
  • A sample is taken from a borehole with a wireline formation tester by inserting a probe into a well wall to withdraw a small amount of formation fluid and to measure the formation pore pressure. This measurement can provide formation pressures along the well hole, thereby giving a measure of pressure with depth or along a horizontal borehole.
  • Alternate labels: wireline formation test
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/borehole_wft_test
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1.2.7 electric submersible pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using an electric submersible pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/electric_submersible_pump
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1.2.8 helical coil pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a helical coil pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/helical_coil_pump
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1.2.9 in situ grab sampler

  • Child of: bailer borehole fluid sampling
  • A point souce bailer that has a check valve at each end of the bailer allowing sample collection from a discrete depth
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/in_situ_grab_sampler
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1.2.10 jet pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a jet pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/jet_pump
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1.2.11 liquid-gas separation

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling
  • Separation of natural gas from a liquid phase at a surface separator.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/liquid-gas_separation
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1.2.12 low flow pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Groundwater sample collected while flow is low
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/low_flow_pump
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1.2.13 pump jack

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a pump jack
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/pump_jack
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1.2.14 water pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Water is collected by pumping
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/water_pump
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1.2.14.1 electric submersible pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using an electric submersible pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/electric_submersible_pump
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1.2.14.2 helical coil pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a helical coil pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/helical_coil_pump
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1.2.14.3 jet pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a jet pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/jet_pump
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1.2.14.4 low flow pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Groundwater sample collected while flow is low
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/low_flow_pump
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1.2.14.5 pump jack

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a pump jack
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/pump_jack
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1.2.14.6 windmill

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping from a water bore using a windmill
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/windmill
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1.2.15 windmill

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping from a water bore using a windmill
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/windmill
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1.3 borehole logging tool

  • Observation of measurement of physical properties down a borehole by an instrument in a continuous linear format. (e.g. a gamma log)
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/borehole_logging_tool
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1.4 bottle incubation

  • A method to derive the oxygen consumption rate/respiration rates of organic matter conducted in a bottle or vial under controlled light and temperature conditions.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/bottle_incubation
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1.4.1 bottle incubation dark

  • Child of: bottle incubation
  • A method to derive the oxygen consumption rate/respiration rates of organic matter conducted in a bottle or vial under controlled light and temperature conditions.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/bottle_incubation_dark
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1.4.2 bottle incubation light

  • Child of: bottle incubation
  • A method to derive the oxygen consumption rate/respiration rates of organic matter conducted in a bottle or vial under controlled light and temperature conditions.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/bottle_incubation_light
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1.5 camera

  • The process of capturing a still image or moving scene of a feature by a video or still photographic camera
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/camera
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1.6 chamber incubation

  • A method that isolates sediment and overlying water in a benthic chamber. Water samples are collected from the benthic chamber during the incubation.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/chamber_incubation
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1.6.1 chamber incubation dark

  • Child of: chamber incubation
  • A in situ method that isolates sediment and overlying water in a dark benthic chamber. Incubation water samples are collected from the benthic chamber during the incubation. The dark chamber restricts light penetration and therefore stops the process of photosynthesis. This enables benthic respiration to be measured.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/chamber_incubation_dark
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1.6.2 chamber incubation light

  • Child of: chamber incubation
  • A in situ method that isolates sediment and overlying water in a light benthic chamber. Incubation water samples are collected from the benthic chamber during the incubation. The transparent walls of the chamber allow light penetration and enables benthic respiration and photosynthesis to be measured.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/chamber_incubation_light
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1.7 core incubation dark

  • A method whereby a sediment core is collected along with overlying water. The sediment and water are incubated under no light and controlled temperature conditions.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_incubation_dark
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1.8 core incubation light

  • A method whereby a sediment core is collected along with overlying water. The sediment and water are incubated under controlled light and temperature conditions.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_incubation_light
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1.9 current meter

  • A mooring deployed on the seabed for a finite time during a marine survey to measure sea-levels and current velocities near to the seafloor. Moorings may contain a suite of instruments measuring other parameters.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/current_meter
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1.10 drilling

  • Sampling by a hole drilled into the Earth by any method
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/drilling
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1.10.1 auger

  • Child of: drilling
  • Specimens collected by hand or mechanical auger which enable samples to be taken at intervals down profile. For example regolith, soil or sediment.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/auger
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1.10.2 core box

  • Child of: drilling
  • A method that obtains a large volume or large surface area core with shallow penetration and minimum disturbance. Commonly uses a double spade system.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_box
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1.10.3 core drilling, unspecified

  • Child of: drilling
  • Sampling of a core of earth material by an unspecified drilling method
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_drilling_unspecified
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1.10.3.1 core air

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • Rock or sediment core derived from a dry, air-cooled diamond drilling method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_air
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1.10.3.2 core catcher

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • A method by which a specimen of sediment is collected from the end of the core in the core catcher. The core catcher has curved finger- like projections that extend down to the lowest part of the core liner. The core catcher helps keep the sediment in the core liner when the core is being removed from the surface.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_catcher
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1.10.3.3 core conventional

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • Core drilling using diamond or tungsten carbide bit using a core barrel with fibreglass inner sleeves. Used in the oil industry.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_conventional
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1.10.3.4 core cutter

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • A method by which a specimen of sediment is collected from the lowest part of a coring assembly at the core cutter. The core cutter has sharp edges which cut and shape the sediment entering the core liner as the corer goes into the sediment.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_cutter
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1.10.3.5 core diamond

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • Rock or sediment core drilling using a liquid-cooled, diamond or tungsten carbide bit.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_diamond
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1.10.3.6 core ROV

  • Child of: core drilling, unspecified
  • A core drilled from a remotely operated vehicle
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_rov
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1.10.4 core geoprobe

  • Child of: drilling
  • High quality core extracted by hydraulic power. Used in rough terrain, soft sand, mud, shallow water, or tight, congested areas. Long high quality cores.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_geoprobe
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1.10.5 core gravity

  • Child of: drilling
  • Used only where short cores are required. Core barrel is gravity forced. Near surface high quality core.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_gravity
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1.10.6 core Kasten

  • Child of: drilling
  • Large volume, reletatively undisturbed sediment core (~3m long) from a Kasten Corer. The corer is constructed of stainless steel and is square in cross-section. A weight of several hundred kilograms on top of the corer pushes it 2-3 metres into the seabed. It is designed for sedimentological and geochemical sampling of fine-grained sediments. This type of corer obtains relatively undisturbed cores and can preserve the sediment/water interface. This type of core is useful for determining sediment accumulation rates.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_kasten
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1.10.7 core Mackereth

  • Child of: drilling
  • The Mackereth is a complex coring system utilizing compressed gas to penetrate and recover single-drive moderate (up to 12 m) cores from lakes of diverse depths.  Mackereth cores can be deployed on virutally any small craft and and can be used in water depths up to 80 m.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_mackereth
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1.10.8 core piston

  • Child of: drilling
  • Uses a piston to drive the core barrel. High quality long cores.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_piston
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1.10.9 core push

  • Child of: drilling
  • A pipe that is pushed into the sediment to gain a core that is no longer than 2m long. Can be used in up to 5m of water. Core pipe has a valve on top that is used to create a vacuum at the top of the core when pulling the core out of the sediment.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_push
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1.10.10 core spike

  • Child of: drilling
  • A core of surficial material taken by driving a spike into the ground.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_spike
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1.10.11 core vibro

  • Child of: drilling
  • A core tube is attached to a source of mechanical vibration (the power head) and lowered into sediment. The vibrations provide energy for rearranging the particles within the sediment in such a way that the coretube penetrates under the static weight of the vibracoring apparatus. Samples include stiff and stony clays, soft rock and sands, and saturated sediments which can not be sampled using gravity or piston corers. Also know as VIBRA.
  • Alternate labels: vibracore, vibrocore,
  • Source: http://www.pvltech.com
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_vibro
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1.10.11.1 core sonic

  • Child of: core vibro
  • Similar to the vibro-core technique, the drill stem and barrel are vibrated vertically at frequencies between 50Hz and 180Hz such that the sampler barrel advances by slicing through the regolith.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_sonic
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1.10.12 percussion drilling

  • Child of: drilling
  • Rock or sediment chips or fragments derived from a percussion (hammer) method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/percussion_drilling
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1.10.12.1 cable tool drilling

  • Child of: percussion drilling
  • A percussion drilling method that uses a heavy drilling tool that is raised and lowered with enough force to pulverise the rock, with the debris removed by a bailer.
  • Source: National Groundwater Information System (NGIS)
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/cable_tool_drilling
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1.10.12.2 RAB drilling

  • Child of: percussion drilling
  • RAB, rotary air blast, or Down-the-hole drilling. Rock or sediment chips or fragments are derived from a percussion drilling method where the cuttings are blown up the outside of the rods and collected at surface, using air or a combination of air and foam lift the cuttings.
  • Alternate labels: rotary air blast drilling
  • Source: http://www.foragefte.com; http://www.masterdrilling.com
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/rab_drilling
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1.10.12.3 rotary hammer drilling

  • Child of: percussion drilling
  • A percussion drilling method using a cutting tool powered by compressed air that creates a rapid percussion effect coupled with rotary action to drill hard rocks.
  • Alternate labels: hammer drilling
  • Source: National Groundwater Information System (NGIS)
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/rotary_hammer_drilling
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1.10.13 reverse circulation drilling

  • Child of: drilling
  • A drilling technique similar to rotary drilling except that drilling fluid flow down the annular space between the drilling stem and the wall of the hole forcing cuttings up through the inside of the drill stem .
  • Alternate labels: RC
  • Source: National Groundwater Information System (NGIS)
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/reverse_circulation_drilling
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1.10.14 rotary drilling

  • Child of: drilling
  • A drilling method using a drill stem equipped with a bit that is rotated to cut and grind the rock with a fluid pumped down the stem to force cuttings up through the annular space between the stem and the wall of the hole
  • Source: National Groundwater Information System (NGIS)
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/rotary_drilling
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1.10.15 sidewall core

  • Child of: drilling
  • A method to extract core or plug from the sidewall of a borehole.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/sidewall_core
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1.10.15.1 sidewall core, bullet

  • Child of: sidewall core
  • Percussion cores are taken by firing hollow bullets into the formation. The bullets are attached to the tool by fasteners, and are retrieved, along with the core inside, by pulling up the tool and the fasteners. Percussion coring tools typically hold 20 to 30 bullets, but two or three tools can be combined on one run in the hole.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/sidewall_core_bullet
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1.10.15.2 sidewall core, mechanical

  • Child of: sidewall core
  • Mechanical tools use hollow rotary drills to cut and then pull out core plugs. Up to 75 plugs can be recovered on one run. With full recovery, cores from typical percussion tools are 1 in. [2.5 cm] in diameter by 1 3/4 in. [4.4 cm] long, while those from mechanical tools are 0.91 in. [2.3 cm] in diameter by 2 in. [5 cm] long. The latter are also known as rotary sidewall cores.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/sidewall_core_mechanical
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1.11 field mapping survey

  • A mapping survey undertaken in a land environment. May include observations and/or sampling.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/field_mapping_observation
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1.12 filtered dust collector

  • Sample of fine-grained solid material that is actively collected from the atmosphere by pumping and filtration.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/filtered_dust_collector
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1.13 filtration

  • Separation of undissolved sediment and biological particles collected from a water column by filtration. For total dissolved solids measurements the sample is filtered through a glass fibre filter under controlled conditions. The type of filter is dependent on the method used and the purpose of the determination.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/filtration
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1.14 grainsize separation

  • Separation of various size fractions of mineral or rock particles from the original specimen. For example, by using a seive.
  • Alternate labels: seive
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grainsize_separation
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1.15 marine survey

  • A mapping survey undertaken in a marine environment. May include observations and/or sampling.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/marine_survey_observation
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1.16 marine survey sampling

  • Collection of materials from a marine or coastal survey by any method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/marine_survey_sampling
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1.16.1 dredge

  • Child of: marine survey sampling
  • Sampling of either benthic or pelagic material using a dredge method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/dredge
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1.16.1.1 dredge benthic

  • Child of: dredge
  • Seabed sampling taken over a small area seaward of the continental shelf. Sample of the upper few cm of rocky sea floor particularly for biota.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/benthic_dredge
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1.16.1.2 dredge chain bag

  • Child of: dredge
  • Sampling of large rocks from the sea floor using a chain bag
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/chain_bag_dredge
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1.16.1.3 dredge diamantina

  • Child of: dredge
  • Used as a spot dredge to quickly ascertain sea bed geology. Samples give the seabed character unless it is deep when any mud is washed out during retrieval. In shallow water this dredge will return rock, mud, benthic samples and any thing else that is on the bottom.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/diamantina_dredge
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1.16.1.4 epibenthic sled

  • Child of: dredge
  • A method designed to collect benthic and benthopelagic faunas from the deep sea. The sled is made from a steel frame consisting of two skids and stabilizing planes to keep it from sinking too deep into the mud.
  • Alternate labels: sled benthic
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/epibenthic_sled
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1.16.1.4.1 plantobenthic sampler
  • Child of: epibenthic sled
  • Mounted Assembly for Planktobenthic Sampling (MAPS) - a trilayered net with a seafloor-triggered opening and closing mechanism attached to an epibenthic sled
  • Alternate labels: Mounted Assembly for Planktobenthic Sampling (MAPS)
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/plantobenthic_sampler
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1.16.1.5 dredge pipe

  • Child of: dredge
  • Sampling of small fragments and mud from the sea floor, using a metal pipe linked to the tow cable. Total weight of the dredge is around 25kg.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/pipe_dredge
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1.16.2 grab

  • Child of: marine survey sampling
  • renamed from grab SMR 2024-09-11
  • Specimens gathered from the bed of a water body by a mechanical grab primarily for lithogical and petrographical analyses.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab
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1.16.2.1 grab Eckman

  • Child of: grab
  • The Eckman Bottom Grab sampler is designed for sampling in soft bottomed lakes and rivers composed of muck, mud or fine peat
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab_eckman
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1.16.2.2 grab ROV

  • Child of: grab
  • A grad sampling method mounted on a remotely operated vehicle.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab_rov
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1.16.2.3 grab Shipek

  • Child of: grab
  • Near surface unconsolidated marine sediment sample taken using the Shipek Method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab_shipek
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1.16.2.4 grab Smith Mcintyre

  • Child of: grab
  • Near surface sediment grab sample. Sample has a surface area of 0.1m2. It is useful for quantitative macrobenthos sampling in either shallow or deep water.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab_smith_mcintyre
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1.16.2.5 grab Van Veen

  • Child of: grab
  • Quantitative sample of the sediment. Van Veen grab has long arms for levering the clam shell scoop.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/grab_van_veen
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1.17 sediment trap

  • Sediment traps are containers placed in the water column to collect particles falling toward the sea floor. The traps collect tiny sediment or larger accumulations called marine snow - made up of organic matter, dead sea creatures, tiny shells, dust and minerals.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/sediment_trap
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1.18 sonde

  • A sonde (French for probe) is a water quality monitoring instrument, that may be stationary or may move up and down a water column, measuring, but not limited to, the following water attributes; temperature, conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, light, flourescence and depth. This includes CTDs, light meters or any other probes. They may be lowered through the water column by hand, or mechanically (e.g. by a winch), and measurements can be taken continuously or at discrete depth intervals. The probes may be attached to a frame (e.g. a CTD frame) with other instruments (e.g. niskin bottles, cameras), or they may be stand-alone probes attached to a meter by a cable.
  • Alternate labels: probe
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/sonde
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1.19 surface material sampling

  • Collection of earth materials at the ground surface on land.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/surface_material_sampling
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1.19.1 outcrop sampling

  • Child of: surface material sampling
  • Collection of material from a rock outcrop or subcrop at the ground surface, typically using a hammer, or feathers and wedges.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/outcrop_sampling
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1.19.2 pit or trench sampling

  • Child of: surface material sampling
  • Collection of materials, typically regolith, near the ground surface from a pit, trench, or costean dug by spade or other mechanical means (not drilling).
  • Alternate labels: costean
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/pit_or_trench_sampling
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1.20 undergound mine sampling

  • Collection of material from a rock outcrop exposed beneath the ground surface (eg, a mine), typically using a hammer.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/undergound_mine_sampling
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1.21 unknown

  • The sampling method is unknown.
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/unknown
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1.22 water sampling

  • Any method used to sample water.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/water_sampling
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1.22.1 airlift

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Compressed air is used to extract groundwater
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/airlift
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1.22.2 artesian flow

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Groundwater sample obtained from flowing artesian bore
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/artesian_flow
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1.22.3 bailer

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Bailer is a hollow tube used to retrieve groundwater samples from monitoring wells. A bailer is tied to a piece of rope or wire and lowered into the water column to collect a sample.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/bailer
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1.22.3.1 in situ grab sampler

  • Child of: bailer borehole fluid sampling
  • A point souce bailer that has a check valve at each end of the bailer allowing sample collection from a discrete depth
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/in_situ_grab_sampler
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1.22.4 core press

  • Child of: water sampling
  • Pore water is extracted from core material under pressure.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/core_press
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1.22.5 Niskin Bottle

  • Child of: water sampling
  • Surface water/seawater collection. A device for collection of water samples from a specific depth in the water column.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/niskin_bottle
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1.22.6 rain gauge

  • Child of: water sampling
  • Rainwater is collected using an approved rain gauge/collector method.
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/rain_gauge
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1.22.7 water pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water sampling
  • Water is collected by pumping
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/water_pump
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1.22.7.1 electric submersible pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using an electric submersible pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/electric_submersible_pump
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1.22.7.2 helical coil pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a helical coil pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/helical_coil_pump
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1.22.7.3 jet pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a jet pump
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/jet_pump
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1.22.7.4 low flow pump

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Groundwater sample collected while flow is low
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/low_flow_pump
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1.22.7.5 pump jack

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping using a pump jack
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/pump_jack
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1.22.7.6 windmill

  • Child of: borehole fluid sampling water pump
  • Water is collected by pumping from a water bore using a windmill
  • Source: Geoscience Australia
  • Concept URI: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/samplingmethod/windmill
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