Table Name: COD_MD
Group: BIT (Basic Information Tables)
Type: Reference table. A dictionary used to standardise and interpret the meaning of numeric values in the Dating Method MD field (Record Basic Data table).
General Description:
Standardises the methods used to date the palaeoflood events.

Fields:
- CodMD (Method Code): Code for the dating method used.
- DatingMethod (General method): Textual name of the general dating method.
- SubDMethod (Specific method): Textual name of the specific dating method.
- Description (summary): Dating method summary.

Controlled Vocabulary:
CodMD	DatingMethod	SubDmethod	Description
1	Documentary	Documentary	Documentary
11	Documentary	Textual	Documentary->Textual
12	Documentary	Graphic	Documentary->Graphic
13	Documentary	Photographic	Documentary->Photographic
14	Documentary	Videographic	Documentary->Videographic
2	Archaeological	Archaeological
3	Radiometric	Radiometric
31	Radiometric	Radiocarbon or 14C	Radiometric->Radiocarbon 14C
32	Radiometric	U/Th	Radiometric->U/Th
33	Radiometric	210Pb	Radiometric->210Pb
4	Cosmogenic	Cosmogenic	Cosmogenic
41	Cosmogenic	Be	Cosmogenic->Be
42	Cosmogenic	Al	Cosmogenic->Al
5	Luminescence	Luminescence
51	Luminescence	Thermoluminescence	Luminescence->Thermoluminescence
52	Luminescence	OSL	Luminescence->OSL
6	Dendrochronological	Dendrochronological
7	Lichenometric	Lichenometric
8	Microscopy	Electronic	SEM-EDX


Relationships:
- Used in the Record Basic Data table.
