What Is "Physiography" In The USGS?
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
Term Definitions
- DEP_ID
- Site or deposit identification number within this database, used as a key linking all tables containing information about the site.
- Line
- (LINE) Sequence index of this table record for the given DEP_ID.
- MRDS Code
- (P_CODE) Unique identifier for the physiographic area, applies only within MRDS.
- Area
- (PHYS_DIV) General physiographic area
- Prov
- (PHYS_PROV)
- Section
- (PHYS_SECT)
- Details
- (PHYS_DET) Details of the physiographic area, such as "Rio Grande Rift". Also contains entries from old_MRDS database.
- PD Code
- (PD_CODE)
- PP Code
- (PP_CODE)
- PS Code
- (PS_CODE)
- INSERTED_BY
- Database user who inserted this record.
- INSERT_DATE
- Date this table record was first entered.
- UPDATED_BY
- Database user who last updated this record
- UPDATE_DATE
- Date this table record was last updated.
- (table)
- Physiographic area where the resource is found