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Identifier resultUom
Short name Unit
RegistrationStatus Released 14 December 2015
Reference URL http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/dataelements/latest/resultUom
Name Unit of measure
Definition Unit of measure for the reported values.
Methodology for obtaining data This value is a required.

Please check the valid units for each determinand in the reporting guidance documents. Please note the difference between the determinand and the actual unit of measure. For example, the Phosphate should be reported as milligrams of Phosphorus per litre (mg{P}/L).

The codes follow the UCUM syntax (http://unitsofmeasure.org/ucum.html).
Datatype reference
Public or Internal Public attribute
Responsible
CheckInNo 10
Vocabulary
All valid concepts from the vocabulary Units of measure in the wise set
(Code = Notation)
Only valid concepts accepted before the release of the data element are used from the vocabulary Units of measure in the wise set

Vocabulary

Code Label Definition
1000.t/a thousand tonnes per year Mass flow rate. Conversion factor: 1 kg/...
% percent Percent. Dimensionless quantity.
%{oxygenSaturation} percent Oxygen saturation Dissolved Oxygen percent saturation.
a year Time unit.
Bq becquerel Radioactivity unit. SI unit.
Cel degree Celsius Temperature unit. Expressed in degree Ce...
d day Time unit.
dam3 cubic decametre Volume unit. Conversion factor: 1m3 = 10...
eq equivalent Amount of substance unit. Expressed in e...
eq/L equivalent per litre Amount of substance concentration unit. ...
hm3 cubic hectometre Volume unit. Conversion factor: 1m3 = 10...
K degree Kelvin Temperature unit. SI base unit.
kg kilogram Mass unit. SI base unit.
kg/a kilogram per year Mass flow rate. Conversion factor: 1 kg/...
kg/m3 kilogram per cubic metre Mass concentration unit. SI unit.
kg/s kilogram per second Mass flow rate. SI unit.
kg{TEQ}/a kilogram TEQ per year Kilogram of Toxic equivalent (TEQ) per y...
km kilometre Length unit. Conversion factor: 1m=10^-3...
km2 square kilometre Area unit. Conversion factor: 1m2=10^-6k...
m metre Length unit. SI base unit.
m2 square metre Area unit. SI unit.
m3 cubic metre Volume unit. SI unit
meq/L miliequivalent per litre Amount of substance concentration unit. ...
mg/g milligram per gram Mass ratio unit. Conversion factor: 1 kg...
mg/kg milligram per kilogram Mass ratio unit. Conversion factor: 1 kg...
mg/L milligram per litre Mass concentration unit. Conversion fact...
mg/m3 milligram per cubic metre Mass concentration unit. Conversion fact...
mg{CaCO3}/L milligram of Calcium Carbonate per litre Mass concentration unit. Expressed in ma...
mg{Ca}/L milligram of Calcium per litre Mass concentration unit. Expressed in ma...
mg{Cl}/L milligram of Chlorine per litre Mass concentration unit. Expressed in ma...
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Tables using this common element

Table Dataset Owner
AggregatedData WISE SoE - Water Quality ICM staromar
AggregatedDataByWaterBody WISE SoE - Water Quality ICM staromar
DisaggregatedData WISE SoE - Water Quality ICM staromar