field expeditions
On-site scientific journeys
Field expeditions are organized trips to gather data, specimens, or observations in natural settings rather than laboratories or archives.
Scientists conduct field expeditions to study wildlife, collect geological samples, or document ecosystems: The team's field expedition to the Amazon yielded three previously unknown species.
The term emphasizes hands-on research in the location where phenomena naturally occur.
- digUnearth by shoveling
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- archeologyStudy of ancient artifacts
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
specimen · sample collection · paleontology · citizen science · transect · soil analysis · basecamp · polar exploration · quadrat · collect · grant funding · scientific discovery · biodiversity · natural habitat · surveying · ecology · research station · base camp
field expeditionslaboratory work
Scientific research activity
controlled experiments · office work · lab experiments · laboratory experiments · clinical trials
field expeditionslibrary research
Systematic inquiry using collected texts
literature reviews · meta-analysis · computer simulations · remote sensing · data mining