-- Name --<br /></p><p>ProfileObservation<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-- Definition --<br /></p><p>A ProfileObservation is an Observsation that represents a single  instantaneous 'profile'  of a property along a vertical line in space.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-- Description --<br /></p><p>A ProfileObservation is an Observsation that represents a single  instantaneous 'profile'  of a property along a vertical line in space.<br /></p><p>The result of a ProfileObservation is a discrete coverage with respective domain elements having the same temporal component (the instantaneous sampling time) and spatial locations laid out along the sampling curve.<br /></p>