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Measurement file naming conventions

Source: vignettes/Measurement-file-naming-conventions.Rmd
Measurement-file-naming-conventions.Rmd

BfG measurement file naming

  • Filenames always use lowercase letters (a-z) because Windows ignores capitalization while Linux does not.
  • Replicates are named extrepX or injrepX for extraction and injection replicates, respectively. X is a number 1-9.
  • Parameters to insert are indicated with <> all other text is fixed and must be copied exactly.
  • Optional parameters are given additionally in square brackets []

General parameter descriptions

  • <pol>: polarity (“pos” or “neg”)
  • <station>: see station naming conventions
  • <composite type>: Jahresmischprobe “jmp”, Monatsmischprobe “mmp”, Tagesmischprobe “tmp”, Stichprobe “sp”

FRAME reference samples

<Messdatum YYYY-MM-DD>_frame_mix_<instrument>_<concentration>ngl[_injrep<X>]_<pol>

<instrument>: “wasser_tof” or “sediment_tof”
<concentration>: concentration in ng/L
<X>: The replicate number (1-9) (one digit)

Example: 2024-02-29_frame_mix_wasser_tof_1000ngl_injrep3_pos.wiff

ASE blanks

<Messdatum YYYY-MM-DD>_ase_bw_<XX>_e<Extraktionsdatum YYYY-MM-DD>_<pol>

<XX>: Continuous numbering within same job (e.g. one year of composite samples of all stations) (01-99, 2 digits)

Example:
2024-08-30_ase_bw_01_e2024-07-01_pos.wiff

ASE reference samples

<Messdatum YYYY-MM-DD>_ase_ref_<XXX>_e<Extraktionsdatum YYYY-MM-DD>_<pol>

<XXX>: Continuous numbering… forever (001-999, three digits)

Example:
2024-08-30_ase_ref_001_e2024-07-01_pos.wiff

Monthly and yearly composite SPM samples (umweltprobenbank)

<station>_<Probenamedatum YYYY / YYYY-MM>_<composite type>_extrep<X>_<pol>

<X>: the replicate number (1-9, one digit)

Example:
rhein_ko_l_2023_jmp_extrep1_pos.wiff

Daily composite samples water matrix (BfG stations)

<station>_<Probenamedatum YYYY-MM-DD>_<composite type>[_injrep<X>]_<pol>

<X>: The replicate number (1-9) (one digit)

Example:
rhein_ko_l_2025-01-13_tmp_pos.wiff

Old naming

Old station naming for monatsmischproben

station abbreviation
Bimmen bim
Dessau des
Jochenstein joc
Rehlingen reh
Koblenz kob
Weil wei
Zehren zeh

Old naming system for annual composite samples:
‘JJ’ refers to the two digit year, ‘X’ to the replicate number.

station datafiles station name folder name
Barby Bar_JJ_X_pol.* elbe_ba_m elb_pol
Bimmen BJJ_polX.* rhein_bi_l rhb_pol
Blankenese Bla_JJ_X_pol.* elbe_bl_m elbl_pol
Cumlosen Cum_JJ_XX_pol.* elbe_cu_m elc_pol
Dessau Des_JJ_XX_pol.* mulde_de_m mud_pol
Güdingen Gue_JJ_X_pol.* saar_gu_m sag_pol
Iffezheim IJJ_polX.* rhein_if_m rhi_pol
Jochenstein Joch_JJ_X_pol.* donau_jo_m doj_pol
Koblenz KO_JJ_X_pol.* rhein_ko_l rhk_pol
Prossen Pro_JJ_X_pol.* elbe_pr_r elp_pol
Rehlingen RJJ_polX.* saar_re_m sar_pol
Ulm Ulm_JJ_X_pol.* donau_ul_m dou_pol
Weil WJJ_polX.* rhein_we_r rhw_pol
Wettin Wett_JJ_X_pol.* saale_wettin_m saw_pol
Zehren Zeh_JJ_X_pol.* elbe_ze_l elz_pol