nmdc-schema 11.11.1__py3-none-any.whl → 11.12.0__py3-none-any.whl

nmdc_schema/nmdc_materialized_patterns.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "not importing any MIxS terms where the relationship between the name (SCN) and the id isn't 1:1"
   ],
   "id": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
-  "version": "11.11.1",
+  "version": "11.12.0",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
   "prefixes": {
     "BFO": {
@@ -417,47 +417,6 @@
   "default_prefix": "nmdc",
   "default_range": "string",
   "types": {
-    "external_identifier": {
-      "name": "external_identifier",
-      "description": "A CURIE representing an external identifier",
-      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
-      "see_also": [
-        "https://microbiomedata.github.io/nmdc-schema/identifiers/"
-      ],
-      "typeof": "uriorcurie",
-      "uri": "xsd:anyURI",
-      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_\\.]+:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\\-\\/\\.,]*$"
-    },
-    "bytes": {
-      "name": "bytes",
-      "description": "An integer value that corresponds to a size in bytes",
-      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
-      "see_also": [
-        "UO:0000233"
-      ],
-      "base": "int",
-      "uri": "xsd:long"
-    },
-    "decimal_degree": {
-      "name": "decimal_degree",
-      "description": "A decimal degree expresses latitude or longitude as decimal fractions.",
-      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
-      "see_also": [
-        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_degrees"
-      ],
-      "base": "float",
-      "uri": "xsd:decimal"
-    },
-    "language_code": {
-      "name": "language_code",
-      "description": "A language code conforming to ISO_639-1",
-      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
-      "see_also": [
-        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1"
-      ],
-      "base": "str",
-      "uri": "xsd:language"
-    },
     "string": {
       "name": "string",
       "description": "A character string",
@@ -708,6 +667,47 @@
       "base": "str",
       "uri": "xsd:string",
       "repr": "str"
+    },
+    "external_identifier": {
+      "name": "external_identifier",
+      "description": "A CURIE representing an external identifier",
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "see_also": [
+        "https://microbiomedata.github.io/nmdc-schema/identifiers/"
+      ],
+      "typeof": "uriorcurie",
+      "uri": "xsd:anyURI",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_\\.]+:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\\-\\/\\.,]*$"
+    },
+    "bytes": {
+      "name": "bytes",
+      "description": "An integer value that corresponds to a size in bytes",
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "see_also": [
+        "UO:0000233"
+      ],
+      "base": "int",
+      "uri": "xsd:long"
+    },
+    "decimal_degree": {
+      "name": "decimal_degree",
+      "description": "A decimal degree expresses latitude or longitude as decimal fractions.",
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "see_also": [
+        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_degrees"
+      ],
+      "base": "float",
+      "uri": "xsd:decimal"
+    },
+    "language_code": {
+      "name": "language_code",
+      "description": "A language code conforming to ISO_639-1",
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "see_also": [
+        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1"
+      ],
+      "base": "str",
+      "uri": "xsd:language"
     }
   },
   "enums": {
@@ -1574,16 +1574,23 @@
         "J/K": {
           "text": "J/K",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of joule per kelvin.",
+          "title": "J/degree Celsius",
+          "comments": [
+            "UCUM-compliant unit for energy per temperature. J/Cel deprecated due to non-ratio temperature unit."
+          ],
           "aliases": [
             "joule per kelvin",
             "joules per kelvin",
             "J/Kelvin",
-            "J/Kelvin"
+            "J/Celvin",
+            "J/Cel",
+            "J/C"
           ]
         },
         "Cel": {
           "text": "Cel",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of degrees Celsius; a SI unit of temperature  equal to one unit Kelvin.",
+          "title": "degrees Celsius",
           "aliases": [
             "Celsius",
             "C",
@@ -1602,6 +1609,14 @@
           "text": "cm",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of centimeter."
         },
+        "cP": {
+          "text": "cP",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of centipoise.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "centipoise",
+            "centiPoise"
+          ]
+        },
         "d": {
           "text": "d",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of day.",
@@ -1686,8 +1701,9 @@
         "[ppm]": {
           "text": "[ppm]",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of parts per million.",
-          "comments": [
-            "see https://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/ValueSet-v3-UnitsOfMeasureCaseSensitive.html, https://ucum.org/ucum"
+          "see_also": [
+            "https://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/ValueSet-v3-UnitsOfMeasureCaseSensitive.html",
+            "https://ucum.org/ucum"
           ],
           "aliases": [
             "ppm",
@@ -1711,6 +1727,7 @@
         "a": {
           "text": "a",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of year.",
+          "title": "years",
           "aliases": [
             "years"
           ]
@@ -1765,10 +1782,12 @@
         "umol/m2/s": {
           "text": "umol/m2/s",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of micromoles per square meter per second.",
+          "title": "micromoles per square meter per second",
           "aliases": [
             "μmol/m2/s",
             "micromol/m2/s",
-            "u[E]/m2/s"
+            "u[E]/m2/s",
+            "micro Einsteins"
           ]
         },
         "mg/m3": {
@@ -1795,14 +1814,14 @@
           "text": "atm",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of atmosphere."
         },
+        "V": {
+          "text": "V",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of volt."
+        },
         "mV": {
           "text": "mV",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of millivolt."
         },
-        "PSU": {
-          "text": "PSU",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of practical salinity unit."
-        },
         "L": {
           "text": "L",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of liter."
@@ -1815,13 +1834,21 @@
             "µm"
           ]
         },
-        "y": {
-          "text": "y",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of year."
-        },
         "1": {
           "text": "1",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of dimensionless quantity."
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of dimensionless quantity.",
+          "title": "ratio/unitless",
+          "comments": [
+            "Used for ratios, counts, and dimensionless measurements (e.g., number of people, pets, plants)."
+          ],
+          "aliases": [
+            "ratio",
+            "unitless",
+            "dimensionless",
+            "people",
+            "pets",
+            "plants"
+          ]
         },
         "uL/kg": {
           "text": "uL/kg",
@@ -1831,9 +1858,13 @@
           "text": "kg",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilogram."
         },
-        "ppt": {
-          "text": "ppt",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of parts per thousand."
+        "[ppth]": {
+          "text": "[ppth]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of parts per thousand.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "ppt",
+            "parts per thousand"
+          ]
         },
         "g/g": {
           "text": "g/g",
@@ -1845,6 +1876,7 @@
         "lx": {
           "text": "lx",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of lux.",
+          "title": "lux",
           "aliases": [
             "lx"
           ]
@@ -2148,6 +2180,14 @@
             "hertz"
           ]
         },
+        "1/d": {
+          "text": "1/d",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of per day (frequency).",
+          "aliases": [
+            "per day",
+            "daily frequency"
+          ]
+        },
         "kHz": {
           "text": "kHz",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilohertz.",
@@ -2235,48 +2275,14 @@
             "kilowatts"
           ]
         },
-        "API": {
-          "text": "API",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of API units."
-        },
         "mbar": {
           "text": "mbar",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of millibar."
         },
-        "ratio": {
-          "text": "ratio",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of ratio (dimensionless).",
-          "aliases": [
-            "{ratio}"
-          ]
-        },
-        "J/Cel": {
-          "text": "J/Cel",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of joules per Celsius."
-        },
-        "uE/m2/s": {
-          "text": "uE/m2/s",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of microeinsteins per square meter per second.",
-          "aliases": [
-            "[arb'U]{micro_Einstein}/m2/s"
-          ]
-        },
         "kW/m2": {
           "text": "kW/m2",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilowatts per square meter."
         },
-        "people": {
-          "text": "people",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of people count."
-        },
-        "pets": {
-          "text": "pets",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of pet count."
-        },
-        "plants": {
-          "text": "plants",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of plant count."
-        },
         "umol/s/m2": {
           "text": "umol/s/m2",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of micromoles per second per square meter.",
@@ -2292,20 +2298,32 @@
           "text": "L/h",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of liters per hour."
         },
-        "pH": {
-          "text": "pH",
+        "[pH]": {
+          "text": "[pH]",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of pH units.",
           "aliases": [
-            "[pH]"
+            "pH"
           ]
         },
         "kW/m2/d": {
           "text": "kW/m2/d",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilowatts per square meter per day."
         },
-        "NTU": {
-          "text": "NTU",
-          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of Nephelometric Turbidity Units."
+        "[NTU]": {
+          "text": "[NTU]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of Nephelometric Turbidity Units.",
+          "title": "Nephelometric Turbidity Units",
+          "aliases": [
+            "NTU"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[FNU]": {
+          "text": "[FNU]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of Formazin Nephelometric Units.",
+          "title": "Formazin Nephelometric Units",
+          "aliases": [
+            "FNU"
+          ]
         },
         "m3/min": {
           "text": "m3/min",
@@ -2314,6 +2332,233 @@
         "km/h": {
           "text": "km/h",
           "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilometers per hour."
+        },
+        "[lb_av]": {
+          "text": "[lb_av]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of pound (avoirdupois).",
+          "title": "pounds (avoirdupois)",
+          "aliases": [
+            "pound",
+            "lb"
+          ]
+        },
+        "kg/kg": {
+          "text": "kg/kg",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of kilogram per kilogram.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "kilogram per kilogram"
+          ]
+        },
+        "ug/m3": {
+          "text": "ug/m3",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of micrograms per cubic meter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "μg/m3",
+            "micrograms per cubic meter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "meq/L": {
+          "text": "meq/L",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of milliequivalents per liter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "milliequivalents per liter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "lm/m2": {
+          "text": "lm/m2",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of lumens per square meter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "lumens per square meter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "mg": {
+          "text": "mg",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of milligram.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "milligram",
+            "milligrams"
+          ]
+        },
+        "umol/L/h": {
+          "text": "umol/L/h",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of micromoles per liter per hour.",
+          "comments": [
+            "For example, micromoles of oxygen created by photosynthesis per liter of water per hour."
+          ],
+          "aliases": [
+            "micromoles per liter per hour"
+          ]
+        },
+        "g/cm3": {
+          "text": "g/cm3",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of grams per cubic centimeter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "grams per cubic centimeter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "g/L": {
+          "text": "g/L",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of grams per liter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "grams per liter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "wk": {
+          "text": "wk",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of week.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "week",
+            "weeks"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[g]": {
+          "text": "[g]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of standard gravity.",
+          "title": "standard gravity",
+          "aliases": [
+            "standard gravity",
+            "g-force"
+          ]
+        },
+        "m/s2": {
+          "text": "m/s2",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of meters per second squared.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "meters per second squared"
+          ]
+        },
+        "mol/g": {
+          "text": "mol/g",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of moles per gram.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "moles per gram"
+          ]
+        },
+        "g/m2/d": {
+          "text": "g/m2/d",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of grams per square meter per day.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "grams per square meter per day"
+          ]
+        },
+        "Gy": {
+          "text": "Gy",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of gray (absorbed dose).",
+          "aliases": [
+            "gray"
+          ]
+        },
+        "RAD": {
+          "text": "RAD",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of rad (radiation absorbed dose).",
+          "title": "rad (radiation absorbed dose)",
+          "aliases": [
+            "radiation absorbed dose"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[sft_i]": {
+          "text": "[sft_i]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of square feet.",
+          "title": "square feet",
+          "aliases": [
+            "square feet",
+            "sq ft"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[cft_i]": {
+          "text": "[cft_i]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of cubic feet.",
+          "title": "cubic feet",
+          "aliases": [
+            "cubic feet",
+            "cu ft"
+          ]
+        },
+        "m3": {
+          "text": "m3",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of cubic meter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "cubic meter",
+            "cubic meters"
+          ]
+        },
+        "ug": {
+          "text": "ug",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of microgram.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "μg",
+            "microgram",
+            "micrograms"
+          ]
+        },
+        "mm/a": {
+          "text": "mm/a",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of millimeters per year.",
+          "title": "millimeters per year",
+          "aliases": [
+            "millimeters per year"
+          ]
+        },
+        "cm2": {
+          "text": "cm2",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of square centimeter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "square centimeter",
+            "square centimeters"
+          ]
+        },
+        "erg/cm2/s": {
+          "text": "erg/cm2/s",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of ergs per square centimeter per second.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "ergs per square centimeter per second"
+          ]
+        },
+        "g/m2": {
+          "text": "g/m2",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of grams per square meter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "grams per square meter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "L/s": {
+          "text": "L/s",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of liters per second.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "liters per second"
+          ]
+        },
+        "cm3/cm3": {
+          "text": "cm3/cm3",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of cubic centimeters per cubic centimeter.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "cubic centimeters per cubic centimeter"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[kn_i]": {
+          "text": "[kn_i]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of knot (nautical miles per hour).",
+          "title": "knots",
+          "aliases": [
+            "knot",
+            "knots"
+          ]
+        },
+        "m3/s": {
+          "text": "m3/s",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of cubic meters per second.",
+          "aliases": [
+            "cubic meters per second"
+          ]
+        },
+        "[in_i]": {
+          "text": "[in_i]",
+          "description": "The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) representation of inch.",
+          "title": "inches",
+          "aliases": [
+            "inch",
+            "inches"
+          ]
         }
       }
     },
@@ -7257,6 +7502,106 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "ProtocolForEnum": {
+      "name": "ProtocolForEnum",
+      "description": "The permitted values for describing the type of planned process that a protocol describes.",
+      "comments": [
+        "These are the non-abstract class descendants of PlannedProcess."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "permissible_values": {
+        "AnnotatingWorkflow": {
+          "text": "AnnotatingWorkflow"
+        },
+        "ChemicalConversionProcess": {
+          "text": "ChemicalConversionProcess"
+        },
+        "ChromatographicSeparationProcess": {
+          "text": "ChromatographicSeparationProcess"
+        },
+        "CollectingBiosamplesFromSite": {
+          "text": "CollectingBiosamplesFromSite"
+        },
+        "DataEmitterProcess": {
+          "text": "DataEmitterProcess"
+        },
+        "DataGeneration": {
+          "text": "DataGeneration"
+        },
+        "DissolvingProcess": {
+          "text": "DissolvingProcess"
+        },
+        "Extraction": {
+          "text": "Extraction"
+        },
+        "FiltrationProcess": {
+          "text": "FiltrationProcess"
+        },
+        "LibraryPreparation": {
+          "text": "LibraryPreparation"
+        },
+        "MagsAnalysis": {
+          "text": "MagsAnalysis"
+        },
+        "MassSpectrometry": {
+          "text": "MassSpectrometry"
+        },
+        "MaterialProcessing": {
+          "text": "MaterialProcessing"
+        },
+        "MetabolomicsAnalysis": {
+          "text": "MetabolomicsAnalysis"
+        },
+        "MetagenomeAnnotation": {
+          "text": "MetagenomeAnnotation"
+        },
+        "MetagenomeAssembly": {
+          "text": "MetagenomeAssembly"
+        },
+        "MetaproteomicsAnalysis": {
+          "text": "MetaproteomicsAnalysis"
+        },
+        "MetatranscriptomeAnnotation": {
+          "text": "MetatranscriptomeAnnotation"
+        },
+        "MetatranscriptomeAssembly": {
+          "text": "MetatranscriptomeAssembly"
+        },
+        "MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis": {
+          "text": "MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis"
+        },
+        "MixingProcess": {
+          "text": "MixingProcess"
+        },
+        "NomAnalysis": {
+          "text": "NomAnalysis"
+        },
+        "NucleotideSequencing": {
+          "text": "NucleotideSequencing"
+        },
+        "PlannedProcess": {
+          "text": "PlannedProcess"
+        },
+        "Pooling": {
+          "text": "Pooling"
+        },
+        "ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis": {
+          "text": "ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis"
+        },
+        "ReadQcAnalysis": {
+          "text": "ReadQcAnalysis"
+        },
+        "StorageProcess": {
+          "text": "StorageProcess"
+        },
+        "SubSamplingProcess": {
+          "text": "SubSamplingProcess"
+        },
+        "WorkflowExecution": {
+          "text": "WorkflowExecution"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "SampleTypeEnum": {
       "name": "SampleTypeEnum",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -7419,6 +7764,12 @@
   "slots": {
     "biomaterial_purity": {
       "name": "biomaterial_purity",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
     },
@@ -7672,6 +8023,12 @@
     },
     "input_mass": {
       "name": "input_mass",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "Total mass of sample used in activity.",
       "title": "sample mass used",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -7913,6 +8270,12 @@
     },
     "container_size": {
       "name": "container_size",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The volume of the container an analyte is stored in or an activity takes place in",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "contributors": [
@@ -7932,6 +8295,12 @@
     },
     "filter_pore_size": {
       "name": "filter_pore_size",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "A quantitative or qualitative measurement of the physical dimensions of the pores in a material.",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
@@ -7964,6 +8333,12 @@
     },
     "value": {
       "name": "value",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
     },
@@ -7998,6 +8373,12 @@
     },
     "input_volume": {
       "name": "input_volume",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The volume of the input sample.",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
@@ -8038,6 +8419,12 @@
     },
     "substances_volume": {
       "name": "substances_volume",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The volume of the combined substances that was included in a ChemicalConversionProcess.",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
@@ -8063,6 +8450,12 @@
     },
     "bulk_elect_conductivity": {
       "name": "bulk_elect_conductivity",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "Electrical conductivity is a measure of the ability to carry electric current, which is mostly dictated by the chemistry of and amount of water.",
       "title": "bulk electrical conductivity",
       "comments": [
@@ -8079,6 +8472,12 @@
     },
     "subsurface_depth": {
       "name": "subsurface_depth",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
+        }
+      },
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
     },
@@ -8108,6 +8507,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of zinc in the sample",
@@ -8137,6 +8540,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of manganese in the sample",
@@ -8166,6 +8573,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of ammonium nitrogen in the sample",
@@ -8198,6 +8609,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of nitrate nitrogen in the sample",
@@ -8233,6 +8648,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/kg|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of nitrite nitrogen in the sample",
@@ -8265,6 +8684,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]"
         }
       },
       "description": "lime buffer capacity, determined after 30 minute incubation",
@@ -8274,7 +8697,7 @@
       ],
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "543 mg/kg"
+          "value": "543 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -8302,6 +8725,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]"
         }
       },
       "description": "lime buffer capacity, determined at equilibrium after 5 day incubation",
@@ -8311,7 +8738,7 @@
       ],
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1575 mg/kg"
+          "value": "1575 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -8363,6 +8790,12 @@
     },
     "mass": {
       "name": "mass",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "A physical quality that inheres in a bearer by virtue of the proportion of the bearer's amount of matter.",
       "title": "mass",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -8387,24 +8820,48 @@
     },
     "concentration": {
       "name": "concentration",
+      "annotations": {
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The concentration of a substance used in a process",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "QuantityValue"
     },
     "source_concentration": {
       "name": "source_concentration",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%|mmol/L"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "When solutions A (containing substance X) and B are combined together, this slot captures the concentration of X in solution A",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "is_a": "concentration"
     },
     "final_concentration": {
       "name": "final_concentration",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%|mmol/L|umol/L|mg/L|g/L"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "When solutions A (containing substance X) and B are combined together, this slot captures the concentration of X in the combination",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "is_a": "concentration"
     },
     "duration": {
       "name": "duration",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "h|min"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The elapsed time of an activity.",
       "examples": [
         {
@@ -8416,6 +8873,12 @@
     },
     "temperature": {
       "name": "temperature",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The value of a temperature measurement or temperature used in a process.",
       "notes": [
         "Not to be confused with the MIXS:0000113"
@@ -8657,6 +9120,12 @@
     },
     "volume": {
       "name": "volume",
+      "annotations": {
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mL|uL"
+        }
+      },
       "description": "The volume of a substance.",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "contributors": [
@@ -8839,8 +9308,7 @@
         "qud:unit",
         "schema:unitCode"
       ],
-      "range": "UnitEnum",
-      "required": true
+      "range": "string"
     },
     "type": {
       "name": "type",
@@ -8966,6 +9434,53 @@
       "multivalued": true,
       "pattern": "^[Hh][Tt][Tt][Pp][Ss]?:\\/\\/(?!.*[Dd][Oo][Ii]\\.[Oo][Rr][Gg]).*$"
     },
+    "has_attribute_label": {
+      "name": "has_attribute_label",
+      "description": "Human-readable label for the property (e.g., MIxS label, ENVO term label).",
+      "comments": [
+        "This provides a human-friendly name for the asserted property. For example, \"bicarbonate ion concentration\" or \"total phosphorus\". The label helps with readability and data discovery."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "string"
+    },
+    "has_attribute_id": {
+      "name": "has_attribute_id",
+      "description": "CURIE or IRI for the property (MIxS slot, NMDC slot, ENVO/OBI term, etc.).",
+      "comments": [
+        "This provides a resolvable identifier for the property being asserted. Examples include MIXS:0000117 for total phosphorus, or ENVO:01001357 for bicarbonate ion concentration.",
+        "Prefer using standard ontology terms (ENVO, PATO, OBI, etc.) or MIxS identifiers when available to enhance interoperability."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "uriorcurie"
+    },
+    "has_quantity_kind_id": {
+      "name": "has_quantity_kind_id",
+      "description": "Optional CURIE or IRI for the physical quantity kind (e.g., qudt:QuantityKind).",
+      "comments": [
+        "This slot enables precise semantic description of what physical quantity is being measured, independent of the specific units used. For example, qudt:MassConcentration or qudt:Temperature.",
+        "Using quantity kind identifiers from QUDT or similar vocabularies improves data integration and enables automated unit conversion."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "uriorcurie"
+    },
+    "has_value_term_id": {
+      "name": "has_value_term_id",
+      "description": "CURIE or IRI for categorical values (ENVO, PATO, METPO, etc.).",
+      "comments": [
+        "Use this slot when the value of the property is a controlled vocabulary term rather than a numeric or free-text value. For example, ENVO:00002297 for \"desert ecosystem\" or PATO:0001199 for \"dry\"."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "uriorcurie"
+    },
+    "has_datetime_value": {
+      "name": "has_datetime_value",
+      "description": "Date-time value for the property in ISO-8601 format.",
+      "comments": [
+        "Use this slot for temporal properties. The value should follow ISO-8601 format (e.g., \"2025-06-12T14:30:00Z\")."
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "string"
+    },
     "processing_institution_workflow_metadata": {
       "name": "processing_institution_workflow_metadata",
       "description": "Information about how workflow results were generated when the processing is done by an external organziation (e.g., JGI) such as software tool name and version or pipeline name and version.",
@@ -10071,13 +10586,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[lb_av]|g/g|kg|kg/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Actual mass of water vapor - mh20 - present in the air water vapor mixture",
       "title": "absolute air humidity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "9 gram per gram"
+          "value": "9 g/g"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10315,13 +10834,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Temperature of the air at the time of sampling",
       "title": "air temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "20 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "20 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10381,6 +10904,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Aluminum saturation (esp. For tropical soils)",
@@ -10442,13 +10969,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "meq/L|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Alkalinity, the ability of a solution to neutralize acids to the equivalence point of carbonate or bicarbonate",
       "title": "alkalinity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "50 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "50 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10503,13 +11034,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of alkyl diethers",
       "title": "alkyl diethers",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.005 mole per liter"
+          "value": "0.005 mol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10527,13 +11062,17 @@
         "expected_value": {
           "tag": "expected_value",
           "value": "measurement value"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "Altitude is a term used to identify heights of objects such as airplanes, space shuttles, rockets, atmospheric balloons and heights of places such as atmospheric layers and clouds. It is used to measure the height of an object which is above the earth's surface. In this context, the altitude measurement is the vertical distance between the earth's surface above sea level and the sampled position in the air",
       "title": "altitude",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "100 meter"
+          "value": "100 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10559,13 +11098,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mol/L/h"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of aminopeptidase activity",
       "title": "aminopeptidase activity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.269 mole per liter per hour"
+          "value": "0.269 mol/L/h"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10591,13 +11134,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of ammonium in the sample",
       "title": "ammonium",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1.5 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "1.5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10623,6 +11170,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "lm/m2|lx"
         }
       },
       "description": "The unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area",
@@ -10684,13 +11235,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average of all annual precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.",
       "title": "mean annual precipitation",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": ""
+          "value": "225 mm"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10716,13 +11271,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Mean annual temperature",
       "title": "mean annual temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "12.5 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "12.5 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10782,6 +11341,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "non_ucum_unit"
         }
       },
       "description": "API gravity is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_gravity) (e.g. 31.1° API)",
@@ -10938,13 +11501,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average of dew point measures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day",
       "title": "average dew point",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "25.5 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "25.5 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -10998,13 +11565,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average of temperatures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day",
       "title": "average temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "12.5 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "12.5 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11030,13 +11601,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/m3/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "Bacterial production in the water column measured by isotope uptake",
       "title": "bacterial production",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 milligram per cubic meter per day"
+          "value": "5 mg/m3/d"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11062,13 +11637,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/m3/d|umol/L/h"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of bacterial respiration in the water column",
       "title": "bacterial respiration",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "300 micromole oxygen per liter per hour"
+          "value": "300 umol/L/h"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11094,13 +11673,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ng/h"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of bacterial carbon production",
       "title": "bacterial carbon production",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2.53 microgram per liter per hour"
+          "value": "50 ng/h"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11126,13 +11709,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mbar"
         }
       },
       "description": "Force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface",
       "title": "barometric pressure",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 millibar"
+          "value": "1013 mbar"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11243,6 +11830,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of benzene in the sample",
@@ -11275,6 +11866,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period",
@@ -11484,13 +12079,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|ug/g"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of bishomohopanol",
       "title": "bishomohopanol",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "14 microgram per liter"
+          "value": "14 ug/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11516,6 +12115,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mm[Hg]"
         }
       },
       "description": "Resting diastolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury",
@@ -11548,6 +12151,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mm[Hg]"
         }
       },
       "description": "Resting systolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury",
@@ -11580,13 +12187,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of bromide",
       "title": "bromide",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.05 parts per million"
+          "value": "0.05 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11696,13 +12307,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "a"
         }
       },
       "description": "The age of the built structure since construction",
       "title": "built structure age",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "15"
+          "value": "15 a"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11786,13 +12401,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L|mg/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of calcium in the sample",
       "title": "calcium",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.2 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.2 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11818,13 +12437,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Carbon dioxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling",
       "title": "carbon dioxide",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "410 parts per million"
+          "value": "410 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11850,13 +12473,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Carbon monoxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling",
       "title": "carbon monoxide",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.1 parts per million"
+          "value": "0.1 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -11878,6 +12505,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "Ratio of amount or concentrations of carbon to nitrogen",
@@ -11910,13 +12541,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The area of the ceiling space within the room",
       "title": "ceiling area",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "25 square meter"
+          "value": "25 m2"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12055,6 +12690,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "J/K"
         }
       },
       "description": "The ability of the ceiling to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete that is exposed. A metal deck that supports a concrete slab will act thermally as long as it is exposed to room air flow",
@@ -12208,6 +12847,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "A measure of the capacity of water to consume oxygen during the decomposition of organic matter and the oxidation of inorganic chemicals such as ammonia and nitrite",
@@ -12327,13 +12970,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of chloride in the sample",
       "title": "chloride",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5000 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "5000 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12359,13 +13006,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/m3|ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of chlorophyll",
       "title": "chlorophyll",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 milligram per cubic meter"
+          "value": "5 mg/m3"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12445,13 +13096,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mS/cm|uS/cm"
         }
       },
       "description": "Electrical conductivity of water",
       "title": "conductivity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "10 milliSiemens per centimeter"
+          "value": "10 uS/cm"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12677,13 +13332,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g/cm3|g/m3|kg/m3"
         }
       },
       "description": "Density of the sample, which is its mass per unit volume (aka volumetric mass density)",
       "title": "density",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1000 kilogram per cubic meter"
+          "value": "1000 kg/m3"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12729,13 +13388,17 @@
         "expected_value": {
           "tag": "expected_value",
           "value": "measurement value"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "The vertical distance below local surface, e.g. for sediment or soil samples depth is measured from sediment or soil surface, respectively. Depth can be reported as an interval for subsurface samples.",
       "title": "depth",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "10 meter"
+          "value": "10 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12761,13 +13424,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "The temperature to which a given parcel of humid air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into water.",
       "title": "dew point",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "22 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "22 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12827,13 +13494,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide in the sample or liquid portion of the sample",
       "title": "dissolved carbon dioxide",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12859,13 +13530,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved hydrogen",
       "title": "dissolved hydrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.3 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.3 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12891,13 +13566,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|ug/L|umol/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in the sample, typically measured after filtering the sample using a 0.45 micrometer filter",
       "title": "dissolved inorganic carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2059 micromole per kilogram"
+          "value": "2059 umol/kg"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12923,13 +13602,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|umol/L|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen",
       "title": "dissolved inorganic nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "761 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "761 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12955,13 +13638,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|ug/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the sample",
       "title": "dissolved inorganic phosphorus",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "56.5 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "56.5 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -12987,6 +13674,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved iron in the sample",
@@ -13019,13 +13710,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|umol/L|ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved organic carbon in the sample, liquid portion of the sample, or aqueous phase of the fluid",
       "title": "dissolved organic carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "197 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "197 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -13051,13 +13746,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration measured as; total dissolved nitrogen - NH4 - NO3 - NO2",
       "title": "dissolved organic nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.05 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.05 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -13083,13 +13782,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|umol/kg|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved oxygen",
       "title": "dissolved oxygen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "175 micromole per kilogram"
+          "value": "175 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -13115,6 +13818,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|umol/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of dissolved oxygen in the oil field produced fluids as it contributes to oxgen-corrosion and microbial activity (e.g. Mic).",
@@ -13315,13 +14022,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The size of the door",
       "title": "door area or size",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2.5 square meter"
+          "value": "2.5 m2"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -13460,13 +14171,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/m2/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column",
       "title": "downward PAR",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "28.71 microEinstein per square meter per second"
+          "value": "28.71 umol/m2/s"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -13548,6 +14263,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "mixs_inconsistent"
         }
       },
       "description": "Percentage of volatile solids removed from the anaerobic digestor",
@@ -13781,6 +14500,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of ethylbenzene in the sample",
@@ -13813,6 +14536,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The amount of exposed ductwork in the room",
@@ -13841,6 +14568,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of exposed pipes in the room",
@@ -14214,6 +14945,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "a|d|wk"
         }
       },
       "description": "The time period since installment of the carpet or flooring",
@@ -14246,6 +14981,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The area of the floor space within the room",
@@ -14390,6 +15129,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "J/K"
         }
       },
       "description": "The ability of the floor to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations",
@@ -14450,13 +15193,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/m3|V"
         }
       },
       "description": "Raw or converted fluorescence of water",
       "title": "fluorescence",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2.5 volts"
+          "value": "2.5 V"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -14478,6 +15225,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of times the sample location is cleaned. Frequency of cleaning might be on a Daily basis, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly or Annually.",
@@ -14506,6 +15257,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of times a meal is cooked per week",
@@ -14750,13 +15505,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mol/L/h"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of glucosidase activity",
       "title": "glucosidase activity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 mol per liter per hour"
+          "value": "5 mol/L/h"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -15048,6 +15807,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Original formation water salinity (prior to secondary recovery e.g. Waterflooding) expressed as TDS",
@@ -15351,6 +16114,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "cm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average carpet fiber height in the indoor environment",
@@ -15446,13 +16213,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "a|d|h"
         }
       },
       "description": "Age of host at the time of sampling; relevant scale depends on species and study, e.g. Could be seconds for amoebae or centuries for trees",
       "title": "host age",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "10 days"
+          "value": "10 d"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -15565,13 +16336,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Core body temperature of the host when sample was collected",
       "title": "host body temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "15 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "15 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -15710,13 +16485,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g|kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of dry mass",
       "title": "host dry mass",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "500 gram"
+          "value": "500 g"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -15829,13 +16608,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "cm|m|mm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The height of subject",
       "title": "host height",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.1 meter"
+          "value": "0.1 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -15891,13 +16674,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "cm|m|mm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The length of subject",
       "title": "host length",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1 meter"
+          "value": "1 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16180,13 +16967,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g|kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total mass of the host at collection, the unit depends on host",
       "title": "host total mass",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2500 gram"
+          "value": "2500 g"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16212,13 +17003,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g|kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of wet mass",
       "title": "host wet mass",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1500 gram"
+          "value": "1500 g"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16244,13 +17039,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g/m3|%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Amount of water vapour in the air, at the time of sampling",
       "title": "humidity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "25 gram per cubic meter"
+          "value": "25 g/m3"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16366,6 +17165,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Percentage of industrial effluents received by wastewater treatment plant",
@@ -16432,6 +17235,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "mixs_inconsistent"
         }
       },
       "description": "The recorded value at sampling time (power density)",
@@ -16520,6 +17327,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Proportion of the produced fluids derived from injected water at the time of sampling. (e.g. 87%)",
@@ -16605,13 +17416,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "lx"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of light intensity",
       "title": "light intensity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.3 lux"
+          "value": "0.3 lx"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16871,13 +17686,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|mol/L|umol/kg|mg/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of magnesium in the sample",
       "title": "magnesium",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "52.8 micromole per kilogram"
+          "value": "52.8 umol/kg"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16899,6 +17718,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "The maximum amount of people allowed in the indoor environment",
@@ -16931,13 +17754,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of mean friction velocity",
       "title": "mean friction velocity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.5 meter per second"
+          "value": "0.5 m/s"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -16963,13 +17790,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of mean peak friction velocity",
       "title": "mean peak friction velocity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1 meter per second"
+          "value": "1 m/s"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17053,13 +17884,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppb]|[ppm]|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Methane (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling",
       "title": "methane",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1800 parts per billion"
+          "value": "1800 [ppb]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17114,6 +17949,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "complex_unit"
         }
       },
       "description": "The part of the organic matter in the soil that constitutes living microorganisms smaller than 5-10 micrometer. If you keep this, you would need to have correction factors used for conversion to the final units",
@@ -17178,8 +18017,11 @@
           "value": "m"
         }
       },
-      "description": "Any other measurement performed or parameter collected, that is not listed here",
+      "description": "Structured miscellaneous property assertions for this Biosample. Use when a value cannot cleanly fit an existing, policy-governed slot.",
       "title": "miscellaneous parameter",
+      "todos": [
+        "This slot should not be available in the submission portal."
+      ],
       "examples": [
         {
           "value": "Bicarbonate ion concentration;2075 micromole per kilogram"
@@ -17192,7 +18034,7 @@
       "is_a": "core field",
       "string_serialization": "{text};{float} {unit}",
       "slot_uri": "MIXS:0000752",
-      "range": "TextValue",
+      "range": "PropertyAssertion",
       "multivalued": true,
       "inlined_as_list": true
     },
@@ -17244,13 +18086,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of nitrate in the sample",
       "title": "nitrate",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "65 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "65 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17276,13 +18122,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of nitrite in the sample",
       "title": "nitrite",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.5 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.5 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17308,13 +18158,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L|%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of nitrogen (total)",
       "title": "nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "4.2 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "4.2 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17419,6 +18273,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of pets residing in the sampled space",
@@ -17447,6 +18305,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of plant(s) in the sampling space",
@@ -17475,6 +18337,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "The number of individuals currently occupying in the sampling location",
@@ -17503,6 +18369,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
         }
       },
       "description": "Average number of occupants at time of sampling per square footage",
@@ -17559,6 +18429,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "Number of occupants present at time of sample within the given space",
@@ -17591,13 +18465,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L|%|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of organic carbon",
       "title": "organic carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1.5 microgram per liter"
+          "value": "0.015 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17656,13 +18534,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of organic matter",
       "title": "organic matter",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1.75 milligram per cubic meter"
+          "value": "200 ug/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17688,13 +18570,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of organic nitrogen",
       "title": "organic nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "4 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "4 ug/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17754,6 +18640,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "m"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total cell count of any organism (or group of organisms) per gram, volume or area of sample, should include name of organism followed by count. The method that was used for the enumeration (e.g. qPCR, atp, mpn, etc.) Should also be provided. (example: total prokaryotes; 3.5e7 cells per ml; qpcr)",
@@ -17787,6 +18677,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "Depth of the original oil water contact (OWC) zone (average) (m TVDSS)",
@@ -17847,13 +18741,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Oxygen (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling",
       "title": "oxygen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "600 parts per million"
+          "value": "600 [ppm]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17879,13 +18777,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of particulate organic carbon",
       "title": "particulate organic carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1.92 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.02 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -17911,13 +18813,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|umol/L|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of particulate organic nitrogen",
       "title": "particulate organic nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.3 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.3 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18124,13 +19030,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of petroleum hydrocarbon",
       "title": "petroleum hydrocarbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.05 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.05 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18277,13 +19187,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of phosphate",
       "title": "phosphate",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.7 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.7 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18343,13 +19257,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/m2/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of photon flux",
       "title": "photon flux",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "3.926 micromole photons per second per square meter"
+          "value": "3.926 umol/m2/s"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18585,13 +19503,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|mg/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of potassium in the sample",
       "title": "potassium",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "463 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "463 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18617,6 +19539,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Temperature at which a liquid becomes semi solid and loses its flow characteristics. In crude oil a high pour point is generally associated with a high paraffin content, typically found in crude deriving from a larger proportion of plant material. (soure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pour_point)",
@@ -18707,13 +19633,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "atm"
         }
       },
       "description": "Pressure to which the sample is subject to, in atmospheres",
       "title": "pressure",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "50 atmosphere"
+          "value": "50 atm"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18797,13 +19727,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "g/m2/d|mg/m3/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of primary production, generally measured as isotope uptake",
       "title": "primary production",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "100 milligram per cubic meter per day"
+          "value": "100 mg/m3/d"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -18858,6 +19792,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m3/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "Oil and/or gas production rates per well (e.g. 524 m3 / day)",
@@ -19071,13 +20009,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mV"
         }
       },
       "description": "Redox potential, measured relative to a hydrogen cell, indicating oxidation or reduction potential",
       "title": "redox potential",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "300 millivolt"
+          "value": "300 mV"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -19103,6 +20045,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Partial vapor and air pressure, density of the vapor and air, or by the actual mass of the vapor and air",
@@ -19135,6 +20081,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "mixs_inconsistent"
         }
       },
       "description": "The recorded outside relative humidity value at the time of sampling",
@@ -19257,6 +20207,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "L/h"
         }
       },
       "description": "The rate at which outside air replaces indoor air in a given space",
@@ -19611,6 +20565,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "1"
         }
       },
       "description": "Count of room occupancy at time of sampling",
@@ -19913,6 +20871,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[pH]"
         }
       },
       "description": "pH measurement of the culture rooting medium; e.g. 5.5.",
@@ -20040,13 +21002,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "The total concentration of all dissolved salts in a liquid or solid sample. While salinity can be measured by a complete chemical analysis, this method is difficult and time consuming. More often, it is instead derived from the conductivity measurement. This is known as practical salinity. These derivations compare the specific conductance of the sample to a salinity standard such as seawater.",
       "title": "salinity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "25 practical salinity unit"
+          "value": "70 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -20355,13 +21321,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "In non deviated well, measured depth is equal to the true vertical depth, TVD (TVD=TVDSS plus the reference or datum it refers to). In deviated wells, the MD is the length of trajectory of the borehole measured from the same reference or datum. Common datums used are ground level (GL), drilling rig floor (DF), rotary table (RT), kelly bushing (KB) and mean sea level (MSL). If \"other\" is specified, please propose entry in \"additional info\" field",
       "title": "sample measured depth",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1534 meter;MSL"
+          "value": "1534 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -20469,13 +21439,17 @@
         "preferred_unit": {
           "tag": "preferred_unit",
           "value": "millliter, gram, milligram, liter"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "L|g|mL|mg"
         }
       },
       "description": "The total amount or size (volume (ml), mass (g) or area (m2) ) of sample collected.",
       "title": "amount or size of sample collected",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 liter"
+          "value": "5 L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -20589,13 +21563,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Temperature at which sample was stored, e.g. -80 degree Celsius",
       "title": "sample storage temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "-80 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "-80 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -20794,13 +21772,17 @@
         "preferred_unit": {
           "tag": "preferred_unit",
           "value": "millliter, gram, milligram, square centimeter"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "cm2|g|mL|mg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Volume (ml) or mass (g) of total collected sample processed for DNA extraction. Note: total sample collected should be entered under the term Sample Size (MIXS:0000001).",
       "title": "sample volume or weight for DNA extraction",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1500 milliliter"
+          "value": "1500 mL"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -20975,13 +21957,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average of all seasonal precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.",
       "title": "mean seasonal precipitation",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": ""
+          "value": "10 mm"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21007,13 +21993,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Mean seasonal temperature",
       "title": "mean seasonal temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "18 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "18 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21375,13 +22365,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of silicate",
       "title": "silicate",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.05 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "0.05 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21432,13 +22426,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "um"
         }
       },
       "description": "Refers to the mesh/pore size used to pre-filter/pre-sort the sample. Materials larger than the size threshold are excluded from the sample",
       "title": "size-fraction lower threshold",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.2 micrometer"
+          "value": "0.2 um"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21464,13 +22462,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "um"
         }
       },
       "description": "Refers to the mesh/pore size used to retain the sample. Materials smaller than the size threshold are excluded from the sample",
       "title": "size-fraction upper threshold",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "20 micrometer"
+          "value": "20 um"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21496,13 +22498,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "deg"
         }
       },
       "description": "The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees); e.g., nw or 315 degrees. This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration.",
       "title": "slope aspect",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": ""
+          "value": "35 deg"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21528,6 +22534,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Commonly called 'slope'. The angle between ground surface and a horizontal line (in percent). This is the direction that overland water would flow. This measure is usually taken with a hand level meter or clinometer",
@@ -21560,6 +22570,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "h"
         }
       },
       "description": "The time activated sludge remains in reactor",
@@ -21592,13 +22606,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Sodium concentration in the sample",
       "title": "sodium",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "10.5 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "10.5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21648,6 +22666,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "pending_analysis"
         }
       },
       "description": "The relative proportion of different grain sizes of mineral particles in a soil, as described using a standard system; express as % sand (50 um to 2 mm), silt (2 um to 50 um), and clay (<2 um) with textural name (e.g., silty clay loam) optional.",
@@ -21767,13 +22789,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "kW/m2/d|erg/cm2/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "The amount of solar energy that arrives at a specific area of a surface during a specific time interval",
       "title": "solar irradiance",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "1.36 kilowatts per square meter per day"
+          "value": "1.36 kW/m2/d"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21867,13 +22893,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L|ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of soluble reactive phosphorus",
       "title": "soluble reactive phosphorus",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.1 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "0.1 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -21981,6 +23011,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "mixs_inconsistent"
         }
       },
       "description": "The mass of water vapour in a unit mass of moist air, usually expressed as grams of vapour per kilogram of air, or, in air conditioning, as grains per pound.",
@@ -22212,13 +23246,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of sulfate in the sample",
       "title": "sulfate",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "5 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22244,6 +23282,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Original sulfate concentration in the hydrocarbon resource",
@@ -22276,13 +23318,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of sulfide in the sample",
       "title": "sulfide",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "2 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "2 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22336,6 +23382,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Surfaces: water activity as a function of air and material moisture",
@@ -22396,13 +23446,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|g/m2|g/m3"
         }
       },
       "description": "Water held on a surface",
       "title": "surface moisture",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.01 gram per square meter"
+          "value": "0.01 g/m2"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22456,13 +23510,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Temperature of the surface at the time of sampling",
       "title": "surface temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "15 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "15 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22488,13 +23546,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of suspended particulate matter",
       "title": "suspended particulate matter",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.5 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "0.5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22554,6 +23616,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total Acid Number (TAN) is a measurement of acidity that is determined by the amount of potassium hydroxide in milligrams that is needed to neutralize the acids in one gram of oil. It is an important quality measurement of crude oil. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_acid_number)",
@@ -22632,13 +23698,17 @@
         "preferred_unit": {
           "tag": "preferred_unit",
           "value": "degree Celsius"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "Temperature of the sample at the time of sampling.",
       "title": "temperature",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "25 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "25 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22664,13 +23734,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "Cel"
         }
       },
       "description": "The recorded temperature value at sampling time outside",
       "title": "temperature outside house",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "5 degree Celsius"
+          "value": "5 Cel"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22810,6 +23884,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of toluene in the sample",
@@ -22842,6 +23920,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total carbon content",
@@ -22874,13 +23956,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of total depth of water column",
       "title": "total depth of water column",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "500 meter"
+          "value": "500 m"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22906,13 +23992,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total dissolved nitrogen concentration, reported as nitrogen, measured by: total dissolved nitrogen = NH4 + NO3NO2 + dissolved organic nitrogen",
       "title": "total dissolved nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "40 microgram per liter"
+          "value": "40 ug/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22938,13 +24028,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total inorganic nitrogen content",
       "title": "total inorganic nitrogen",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "40 microgram per liter"
+          "value": "40 ug/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -22970,6 +24064,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|mg/kg"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of total iron in the sample",
@@ -23002,13 +24100,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|ug/L|umol/L|%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total nitrogen concentration of water samples, calculated by: total nitrogen = total dissolved nitrogen + particulate nitrogen. Can also be measured without filtering, reported as nitrogen",
       "title": "total nitrogen concentration",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "50 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "50 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23063,13 +24165,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L|ug/L|umol/L|%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total nitrogen content of the sample",
       "title": "total nitrogen content",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": ""
+          "value": "5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23124,13 +24230,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Definition for soil: total organic carbon content of the soil, definition otherwise: total organic carbon content",
       "title": "total organic carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": ""
+          "value": "5 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23156,13 +24266,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total particulate carbon content",
       "title": "total particulate carbon",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "35 micromole per liter"
+          "value": "35 umol/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23188,13 +24302,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total phosphorus concentration in the sample, calculated by: total phosphorus = total dissolved phosphorus + particulate phosphorus",
       "title": "total phosphorus",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.03 milligram per liter"
+          "value": "0.03 mg/L"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23220,6 +24338,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "ug/L|umol/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Total amount or concentration of phosphate",
@@ -23252,6 +24374,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of total sulfur in the sample",
@@ -23368,13 +24494,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[NTU]|[FNU]"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measure of the amount of cloudiness or haziness in water caused by individual particles",
       "title": "turbidity",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "0.3 nephelometric turbidity units"
+          "value": "0.3 [NTU]"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23400,6 +24530,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m"
         }
       },
       "description": "True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where the original pressure was measured (e.g. 1578 m).",
@@ -23432,6 +24566,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "units_alignment_excuse": {
+          "tag": "units_alignment_excuse",
+          "value": "complex_unit"
         }
       },
       "description": "True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where the original temperature was measured (e.g. 1345 m).",
@@ -23492,13 +24630,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "L/s|m3/min"
         }
       },
       "description": "Ventilation rate of the system in the sampled premises",
       "title": "ventilation rate",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "750 cubic meter per minute"
+          "value": "750 m3/min"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -23553,6 +24695,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of Volatile Fatty Acids in the sample",
@@ -23585,6 +24731,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Original volatile fatty acid concentration in the hydrocarbon resource",
@@ -23712,6 +24862,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The total area of the sampled room's walls",
@@ -23800,6 +24954,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "cm"
         }
       },
       "description": "The average height of the walls in the sampled room",
@@ -23916,6 +25074,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "J/K"
         }
       },
       "description": "The ability of the wall to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete or concrete block that is either exposed or covered only with paint",
@@ -24067,13 +25229,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[kn_i]|m3/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Measurement of magnitude and direction of flow within a fluid",
       "title": "water current",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "10 cubic meter per second"
+          "value": "10 m3/s"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -24099,6 +25265,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "%"
         }
       },
       "description": "Current amount of water (%) in a produced fluid stream; or the average of the combined streams",
@@ -24131,6 +25301,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m2"
         }
       },
       "description": "The size of the water feature",
@@ -24191,6 +25365,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "m3/d"
         }
       },
       "description": "Water production rates per well (e.g. 987 m3 / day)",
@@ -24377,13 +25555,17 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "km/h|m/s"
         }
       },
       "description": "Speed of wind measured at the time of sampling",
       "title": "wind speed",
       "examples": [
         {
-          "value": "21 kilometer per hour"
+          "value": "21 km/h"
         }
       ],
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
@@ -24724,6 +25906,10 @@
         "occurrence": {
           "tag": "occurrence",
           "value": "1"
+        },
+        "storage_units": {
+          "tag": "storage_units",
+          "value": "[ppm]|mg/L"
         }
       },
       "description": "Concentration of xylene in the sample",
@@ -25047,6 +26233,12 @@
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "range": "FailureWhatEnum"
     },
+    "protocol_for": {
+      "name": "protocol_for",
+      "description": "The type of planned process that the protocol describes.",
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "range": "ProtocolForEnum"
+    },
     "emsl_store_temp": {
       "name": "emsl_store_temp",
       "description": "The temperature at which the sample should be stored upon delivery to EMSL",
@@ -27766,11 +28958,6 @@
           "description": "The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees). This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration.",
           "comments": [
             "Aspect is the orientation of slope, measured clockwise in degrees from 0 to 360, where 0 is north-facing, 90 is east-facing, 180 is south-facing, and 270 is west-facing."
-          ],
-          "examples": [
-            {
-              "value": "35"
-            }
           ]
         },
         "slope_gradient": {
@@ -27823,14 +29010,6 @@
             }
           ]
         },
-        "annual_precpt": {
-          "name": "annual_precpt",
-          "examples": [
-            {
-              "value": "8.94 inch"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
         "cur_vegetation": {
           "name": "cur_vegetation",
           "description": "Vegetation classification from one or more standard classification systems, or agricultural crop",
@@ -27915,14 +29094,6 @@
           ],
           "comments": [
             "Seasons are defined as spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February)."
-          ],
-          "examples": [
-            {
-              "value": "0.4 inch"
-            },
-            {
-              "value": "10.16 mm"
-            }
           ]
         },
         "water_cont_soil_meth": {
@@ -28015,14 +29186,6 @@
             }
           ]
         },
-        "tot_nitro_content": {
-          "name": "tot_nitro_content",
-          "examples": [
-            {
-              "value": "5 mg N/ L"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
         "tot_org_c_meth": {
           "name": "tot_org_c_meth",
           "examples": [
@@ -28035,11 +29198,6 @@
           "name": "tot_org_carb",
           "todos": [
             "check description. How are they different?"
-          ],
-          "examples": [
-            {
-              "value": "5 mg N/ L"
-            }
           ]
         },
         "salinity_meth": {
@@ -28512,7 +29670,9 @@
         },
         "has_unit": {
           "name": "has_unit",
-          "description": "The unit of the quantity"
+          "description": "The unit of the quantity",
+          "range": "UnitEnum",
+          "required": true
         },
         "has_numeric_value": {
           "name": "has_numeric_value",
@@ -28659,6 +29819,77 @@
       },
       "class_uri": "nmdc:GeolocationValue"
     },
+    "PropertyAssertion": {
+      "name": "PropertyAssertion",
+      "description": "A structured record of data that doesn't fit nicely within the constraints of other NMDC AttributeValues. Uses primitive ranges only.",
+      "comments": [
+        "This class enables flexible metadata capture for properties that don't align with existing, policy-governed slots in NMDC schema.",
+        "Interoperability note: This approach is aligned with the BERtron schema's 'properties' slot pattern (see https://github.com/ber-data/bertron-schema), which uses any_of to support both TextValue and QuantityValue ranges. NMDC's PropertyAssertion provides a more granular approach by using primitive types with optional semantic annotations, enabling better validation while maintaining flexibility for diverse metadata types.",
+        "PropertyAssertion supports both categorical values (via has_value_term_id) and numeric values (via has_numeric_value with optional min/max ranges), along with temporal (has_datetime_value) and boolean (has_boolean_value) data types."
+      ],
+      "examples": [
+        {
+          "description": "Data provided from submission that doesn't conform to required abs_air_humidity units",
+          "object": {
+            "type": "nmdc:PropertyAssertion",
+            "has_raw_value": "50 kPa",
+            "has_attribute_id": "MIXS:0000122",
+            "has_attribute_label": "absolute air humidity",
+            "has_numeric_value": 50,
+            "has_unit": "kPa"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Data provided from submission that doesn't conform to required UCUM unit",
+          "object": {
+            "type": "nmdc:PropertyAssertion",
+            "has_raw_value": "5.5 mL/L",
+            "has_attribute_id": "MIXS:0000119",
+            "has_attribute_label": "dissolved oxygen",
+            "has_numeric_value": 5.5,
+            "has_unit": "mL/L"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Unit provided is invalid for UCUM and standard",
+          "object": {
+            "type": "nmdc:PropertyAssertion",
+            "has_raw_value": "250 W/m2",
+            "has_attribute_id": "MIXS:0000112",
+            "has_attribute_label": "solar irradiance",
+            "has_numeric_value": 250,
+            "has_unit": "W/m2"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
+      "is_a": "AttributeValue",
+      "slots": [
+        "has_attribute_label",
+        "has_attribute_id",
+        "has_quantity_kind_id",
+        "has_value_term_id",
+        "has_boolean_value",
+        "has_datetime_value",
+        "has_numeric_value",
+        "has_minimum_numeric_value",
+        "has_maximum_numeric_value",
+        "has_unit"
+      ],
+      "slot_usage": {
+        "has_raw_value": {
+          "name": "has_raw_value",
+          "description": "Original contributor string representation (unparsed)",
+          "required": true
+        },
+        "has_unit": {
+          "name": "has_unit",
+          "description": "UCUM unit code (required only when numeric value is present)",
+          "required": false
+        }
+      },
+      "class_uri": "nmdc:PropertyAssertion"
+    },
     "NamedThing": {
       "name": "NamedThing",
       "description": "a databased entity or concept/class",
@@ -28760,7 +29991,7 @@
     },
     "Instrument": {
       "name": "Instrument",
-      "description": "A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific investigation, but is not a reagent.",
+      "description": "A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific investigation, but is not a reagent. This class models the make and model of the instrument, not the specific instance of the instrument.",
       "from_schema": "https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc",
       "aliases": [
         "device"
@@ -28783,7 +30014,17 @@
           }
         }
       },
-      "class_uri": "nmdc:Instrument"
+      "class_uri": "nmdc:Instrument",
+      "unique_keys": {
+        "main": {
+          "unique_key_name": "main",
+          "unique_key_slots": [
+            "vendor",
+            "model"
+          ],
+          "description": "A unique instrument is defined by its vendor and model."
+        }
+      }
     },
     "PlannedProcess": {
       "name": "PlannedProcess",
@@ -28811,7 +30052,9 @@
         "url",
         "name",
         "type",
-        "description"
+        "description",
+        "protocol_for",
+        "analysis_type"
       ],
       "class_uri": "nmdc:Protocol"
     },