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Marine Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State Entry ID: wa_de_marinewaterquality |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Washington State Department of Ecology has conducted marine water quality monitoring at a number of stations in Puget Sound, Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay since 1973. About 40 stations are monitored each year on a monthly basis. Some stations are monitored every year while some are monitored on a rotating schedule. Parameters monitored include profiles of temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen, light transmission, pH, as well as discrete samples at various depths for fecal coliform bacteria, chlorophyll a, phaeopigment, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, orthophosphate, silicate and Secchi disk depth. Generally samples were taken at 0, 10, and 30 meters depth. The monitoring data are used to assess marine water quality. Summary analyses show relative water quality concern and sensitivity to eutrophication for sites within Puget Sound. The latest edition of Washington State Marine Water Quality report can be viewed or downloaded for more information. Information was obtained from "http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/mar_wat/mwm_intr.html and from Jan Newton." |
| N: 47.0 | S: 46.25 | E: -123.75 | W: -124.25 |
| Min Depth: 0 M | Max Depth: 30 M |
Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Washington State Department of Ecology
Dataset Title: Marine Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State Dataset Release Date: unknown Dataset Release Place: Olympia, Washington Dataset Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology Online Resource: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/mar_wat/mwm_intr.html |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1973-01-01 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> PACIFIC OCEAN
> Grays Harbor
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > Puget Sound OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > Willapa Bay |
Science Keywords
| OCEANS >MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY >DISSOLVED GASES [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY >PH [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN OPTICS >ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION >LIGHT TRANSMISSION [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >WATER TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >DENSITY [Definition] |
| OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >SALINITY [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEANS TRANSPORTATION |
Quality
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Data quality and measurement procedures have varied significantly over the period. Beware of these attributes before any analysis of these data. Data quality is indicated by a data qualifier code (qc) with four levels 1-state of the art method, adequate quality control 2-Less precise method, quality control, 3-Known or suspected data problem; 4-Unknown method or quality control, C-calculated value. |
Access Constraints
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Use Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| marine water quality monitoring |
| temperature |
| salinity |
| density |
| natural amount of density statification |
| dissolved oxygen |
| light transmission |
| pH |
| fecal coliform bacteria |
| chlorophyll a |
| phaeopigment |
| nitrate |
| nitrite |
| nitrogen dissolved nutrients |
| ammonium |
| orthophosphate |
| silicate |
| Secchi disk depth |
| Puget Sound |
| Grays Harbor |
| Willapa Bay |
| Washington |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Data Center
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Department of Ecology, Washington State
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/
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Distribution
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Fees:
none
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Personnel
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JAN
NEWTON Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 360 407-6675 Email: jnew461 at ECY.WA.GOV Contact Address: Washington State Department of Ecology City: Olympia Province or State: Washington Country: USA |
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TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2002-07-30
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-21
Future DIF Review Date:
2003-07-30
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