CSV Data Dictionary example template

Column_or_Row_Name	Unit	Definition	Column_or_Row_Long_Name	Data_Type
area	N/A	Name of the intensive field site within the project. Possible values: Area A, Area B, Area C	Field site name	text
date_collected	yyyy-mm-dd	Date samples were collected in the field.	N/A	date
sample_ID	N/A	Samples were collected in the field and bags marked with sequential ID numbers.	Unique sample identifier	text
long	decimal degrees	Longitude provided in WGS84	Longitude	numeric
lat	decimal degrees	Latitude provided in WGS84	Latitude	numeric
sample_volume_collected	mg/L	The volume of the sample collected.	The volume of the sample collected.	numeric
sample_type	N/A	Type of sample collection method. Possible values: ISCO, surface_grab	N/A	N/A
Fl	mg/L	Fluoride concentration. Missing data = -9999	Fluoride	numeric
Cl	mg/L	Chloride concentration	Chloride	numeric
Ca	mg/L	Calcium concentration	Calcium	numeric