Apalachicola (APA) NERR Water Quality Metadata January - December 2002 Latest Update: September 3, 2004
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Summary
Abstract:
Water quality monitoring is conducted at 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR)
at four locations within or adjacent to the reserve. The following parameters are collected at
least every 30 minutes: water temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, percent saturation,
dissolved oxygen concentration, water depth, pH and turbidity. All water quality data loggers
will be deployed from a known depth from the bottom at each site.
Purpose:
Research objectives The East Bay station collects water quality data associated with runoff from the Tates Hell Swamp area. This area was ditched, diked, and altered back in the late 1960's and early 1970's by timber companies. It shortened the drainage period and allowed increased runoff with a concommittant increase in pH which had a drastic affect ... on the biological communities in East
Bay. Because of this some plugs were put in to slow drainage, but little restoration work was
done. A large section, approximately 36,000 acres, was purchased in 1994 by the Northwest
Florida Water Management District. An EPA grant allowed them to begin restoration of the site in
1995 to reduce non-point source runoff. Positioning the dataloggers at the surface and bottom in
East Bay allows the Reserve to monitor changes in water quality during this restoration effort.
Cat Point and Dry Bar stations collect water quality data associated with the health of oysters.
These stations are located on two of the most productive oyster beds in the bay. They were
chosen as sites so that the health of these economically important oyster bars could be
monitored continuously.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Associated researchers and projects APA NERR has been monitoring water quality at three stations in Apalachicola Bay since May of 1992, with
the use of Hydrolab Datasondes and YSI 6-series model sondes. One of these stations was moved
from the mid-bay area near the Intracoastal Waterway to the East Bay bottom site in January of
1993. The other two are located on two of the largest commercially important oyster bars in the
bay. These stations, like East Bay, are intended to be long-term. Other associated researchers
and projects, which have, or continue to utilize this water quality data are: Northwest Florida
Water Management District Tate's Hell Restoration Project Apalachicola Bay Freshwater Needs
Study Tamplin, M. L., et.al./ Univ. of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Association of Multiple-Antibiotic-Resistance Profiles with Point and Nonpoint Sources of
Escherichia coli in Apalachicola Bay Iverson, R. and B. Mortazavi/ Florida State University,
Department of Oceanography c-14 Primary Productivity Nutrient Enrichment Chanton, J./ Florida
State University, Department of Oceanography Food Web Relationships Utilizing Stable Isotope
Ratios Niu, X./ Florida State University, Department of Statistics Edmiston, H.L., Bailey, G.O./
APA NERR Time Series Models for Salinity and Other Environmental Factors in the Apalachicola
Estuarine System Edmiston,HL., Lewis, G., Wanat, J., Wright, L., Miller, K., Stewart, J.
/Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. Distribution and density of fishes and
benthic invertebrates in Apalachicola Bay. Childs, C./Florida State University, Dept. of
Oceanography. A spatial and temporal assessment of factors affecting denitrification in
Apalachicola Bay. Wilber, P., et.al./NOAA Coastal Services Center, Edmiston, L., et
al./Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Benthic habitat mapping in Apalachicola Bay
Livingston, R./ FSU Biology Department. Affects of low flows/high salinity on important species
in the bay. Other remarks/notes Tropical Storm Hannah passed over the research area on September
13, 2002. Tropical Storm Isidore entered the Gulf on September 23, 2003.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE:
Observed
SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:
Indirect Spatial Reference: Site location and character The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve is located in the northwestern
part of Florida, generally called the panhandle. It is located adjacent to the City of
Apalachicola, and encompasses most of the Apalachicola Bay system, including 52 miles of the
lower Apalachicola River. Passes, both natural and manmade, connect Apalachicola Bay to the
northeastern Gulf of Mexico. East Bay is separated from Apalachicola Bay by two bridges and a
causeway and is located to the north of the bay proper. East Bay is 8.2 km long, has an average
depth of approximately 1.0 m MHW, and an average width of 1.8 km. The tides in East Bay are
mixed and range from 0.3 m to 1.0 m (average 0.5 m). The sampling site is located in the upper
reaches of East Bay. The piling location is latitude 29º 47.15' N and longitude 84º 52.52' W.
At the sampling site, the depth is 2.2 m MHW and the width of the bay is 1 km. The tides in the
system are mixed, meaning the number of tides can range from one to five tides during a 24 hour
period and are not evenly distributed throughout the day. At the East Bay bottom site the meter
probes are 0.3 m above the bottom sediment. Salinity ranges from 0 to 30 ppt and the long term
average salinity is approximately 8 ppt. At the East Bay surface site the meter probes are 1.7 m
above the bottom sediment and salinity ranges from 0 ppt to 30 ppt with a long term average
salinity of 6.3 ppt. The freshwater input is very tanic and usually dark colored. Flows vary
with local rainfall and are not quantified due to the diverse sources of the runoff. The bottom
habitat at this bay site is soft sediment, primarily silt and clay, with no vegetation present.
The dominant marsh vegetation near the sampling site is Juncus roemerianus and Cladium
jamaicense. The dominant upland vegetation is primarily pineland forests which includes slash
pine, saw palmetto, and sand pine. Upland land use near the sampling site includes conservation
and silviculture uses with some single family residential in the lower East Bay area. The
sampling site is influenced by local runoff from Tates Hell Swamp, the East Bay marshes, and
distributary flow, some of which comes from the Apalachicola River via the East River. Tates
Hell Swamp was ditched, diked, and altered back in the late 1960's and early 1970's by timber
companies. These changes shortened the drainage period and allowed increased runoff with a
concomitant decrease in pH and increase in color, which had a drastic affect on the biological
communities in East Bay. Restoration of Tates Hell Swamp began in 1995 to reduce non-point
source runoff. The Cat Point sampling site is located in St. George Sound, approximately 400
meters east of the St. George Island Bridge. The piling location is latitude 29º 42.12' N and
longitude 84º 52.81' W. The tides at Cat Point are mixed and range from 0.3m to 1.0m (average
0.5m). At the sampling site, the depth is 2 to 3 m MHW. (The sites was moved approximately 600
meters south in October 1997) and the width of the bay is 4 miles. At the Cat Point site the
meter probes are 0.3 meters above the bottom sediment. Salinity ranges from 0 to 32 ppt. Flows
vary with local rainfall and are not quantified due to the diverse sources of the runoff. The
bottom type is oyster bar with no vegetation present except algae growing on the oysters in the
summer. The dominant upland vegetation nearby (2 miles) is primarily pineland forests, which
include slash pine, saw palmetto, and sand pine. Upland land use near the sampling site,
includes, single family residential and commercial use in the Eastpoint area. The sampling site
is influenced by local runoff from Tates Hell Swamp, flow from the Apalachicola River, and high
salinity water that enters from East Pass at the end of St. George Island via tidal action. High
salinity water comes mainly from the east, through East Pass at the end of St. George Island.
The Dry Bar sampling site is located near St. Vincent Sound, in the western part of the
Apalachicola Bay system, approximately one-half mile east of St. Vincent Island. The piling
location is latitude 29º 40.48' N and longitude 85º 3.50' W. At the sampling site, the depth
is 2 meters and the width of the bay is 7 miles. At the Dry Bar site the meter probes are
located 0.3 meters above the bottom sediment. The tides are mixed and range from 0.3 to 1.0
meters. Salinity ranges from 0 to 34 ppt. The bottom type is oyster bar with no vegetation
present, except algae that grows on the oysters during the summer months. The dominant upland
vegetation includes, slash pine flatwoods with various combinations of gallberry, smooth
cordgrass, fetterbush, cabbage palm, saw palmetto, magnolia, and grasses. Upland use near the
sampling site includes state owned and managed Cape St. George Island and St. Vincent National
Wildlife Refuge, as well as, single family residential and commercial use in the Apalachicola
area. The sampling site is influenced from the flow of the Apalachicola River and high salinity
water entering West Pass and Sikes Cut via tidal action. 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 30.22
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S: 29.59
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E: -84.69
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W: -85.22
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
H. Lee Edmiston, Kim Miller, Jessica Stewart
Dataset Title:
Apalachicola (APA) NERR Water Quality Metadata January - December 2002 Latest
Update: September 3, 2004
Dataset Release Date:
2006-02-08
Data Presentation Form:
Unknown
Other Citation Details:
NA
Online Resource:
http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The
collection is described in
noaanosnerr_d_nerrparent
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2002-01-01
Stop Date:
2002-12-31
Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Anomalous/Suspect Data January, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) All
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to sonde
malfunction: 01/07/02 03:30:00 through 01/08/02 11:00:00 B) pH values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to probe being out of ... range at
pre-calibration: 01/01/02 00:00:00 through 01/08/02 11:00:00 C) All turbidity values between 0
and -2 were considered suspect, but were not deleted, because they were within the probe's range
of error. D) All values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to
sonde malfunction: 01/14/02 13:00:00 through 01/14/02 15:00:00 E) All data missing 01/27/02
12:30:00 due to sonde malfunction. Datalogger did not record data for this time. Reason unknown.
January, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect,
but were not deleted, because they were within the probe's range of error. January, 2002, East
Bay (ES) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but not deleted
because they were within the probe's range of error. B) Drops in specific conductivity and
salinity for the following dates/times are considered suspect, data retained: 01/04/02 15:00:00
01/08/02 05:30:00 through 10:00:00 01/13/02 12:30:00 through 13:30:00 January, 2002, East Bay
Bottom (EB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and
deleted: 01/23/02 18:00:00 February, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) All values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to sonde malfunction: 02/22/02 12:30:00
through 02/22/02 13:00:00 02/24/02 09:00:00 through 02/24/02 09:30:00 February, 2002 Dry Bar
(DB) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to
the probe being out of range at post calibration: 02/15/02 13:00:00 through 02/28/02 23:30:00 B)
High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
02/06/02 22:00:00 through 02/06/02 22:30:00 02/07/02 06:00:00 02/07/02 20:30:00 02/09/02
03:00:00 02/09/02 13:30:00 02/10/02 06:30:00 through 02/10/02 07:00:00 02/10/02 17:30:00
02/12/02 05:30:00 02/12/02 23:30:00 February, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) All values for the
following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to probes coming out of the water
at low tide: 02/05/02 05:00:00 through 02/05/02 07:30:00 02/08/02 10:30:00 through 02/08/02
11:00:00 B) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect, but were not deleted,
because they were within the probe's range of error. C) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the
following date/times were considered suspect due to probe being out of range at post calibration
and biofouling of probe: 02/15/02 11:00:00 through 03/06/02 11:30:00 D) D.O. values (% sat and
mg/L) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 02/03/02 11:00:00
through 02/03/02 18:00:00 E) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were
considered suspect: 02/09/02 04:30:00 through 02/15/02 10:30:00 F) Depth values for the
following dates/times were considered suspect due to sonde possibly slipping on PVC pole:
02/15/02 10:30:00 through 02/28/02 23:30:00 February, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) High
turbidity values for the following dates/times considered suspect and deleted: 02/09/02 05:30:00
02/10/02 21:30:00 02/11/02 21:00:00 02/13/02 23:30:00 through 12/14/02 00:00:00 March, 2002 Cat
Point (CP) A) All values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due
to sonde malfunction: 03/06/02 03:30:00 through 03/06/02 12:30:00 B) High turbidity values for
the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 03/11/02 21:30:00 through
03/11/02 22:30:00 03/13/02 18:30:00 03/15/02 09:00:00 C) For deployment 3/6/02 - 3/20/02, raw
data has a 6'30" offset-changed this to even 30 minute times in monthly xls. File March, 2002
Dry Bar (DB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and
deleted: 03/12/02 19:00:00 03/17/02 22:30:00 03/19/02 08:00:00 03/22/02 07:00:00 03/30/02
16:30:00 B) Deployment period for 3/20 through 3/31 had a 20 second offset and was corrected in
the monthly .xls file. C) Sonde recorded data every minute for the following deployment periods,
3/6/02 12:00:00 through 3/19/02 15:00:00 and was corrected in the monthly .xls file. D) D.O.
values (% sat and mg/L) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to probe being
out of range at post calibration: 03/01/02 00:00:00 through 03/06/02 11:30:00 E) All values for
the following dates/times were considered suspect due to heavy biofouling. Data retained.
03/01/02 00:00:00 - 03/06/02 12:00:00 F) All temperature data from 03/06 12:00 through 03/19
15:00 is missing due to temperature sensor turned off for this period. G) All data missing
03/19/02 15:30:00 - 03/20/02 11:00:00 due to sonde malfunction during deployment and loss of
battery power. March, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the
following date/times were considered suspect due to probe being out of range at post calibration
and biofouling of probe: 02/15/02 11:00:00 through 03/06/02 11:30:00 B) Negative turbidity
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 03/02/02 13:30:00
through 03/02/03 14:30:00 03/02/02 15:30:00 through 03/02/02 21:30:00 03/05/02 03:30:00 through
03/05/02 07:00:00 C) Negative depth values for the following dates/times were considered suspect
and deleted: 03/07/02 06:00:00 through 03/07/02 07:00:00 03/10/02 12:30:00 through 03/10/02
13:00:00 03/11/02 08:00:00 through 08/11/02 12:30:00 03/22/02 04:00:00 through 03/22/02 08:30:00
03/23/02 03:00:00 through 03/23/02 05:00:00 03/23/02 08:00:00 through 03/23/02 09:30:00 03/24/02
06:30:00 through 03/24/02 09:00:00 D) All values for the following dates/times were considered
suspect and deleted due to the probe being out of the water: 03/10/02 08:30:00 through 03/10/02
12:00:00 03/23/02 05:30:00 through 03/23/02 08:00:00 E) All turbidity values between 0 and -2
were considered suspect but not deleted because they were within the probe's range of error. F)
Depth values for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to sonde possible
slipping on PVC pole: 03/01/02 00:00:00 through 03/06/02 11:30:00 March, 2002 East Bay Bottom
(EB) N/A April, 2002 Cat Point (CP) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were
considered suspect and deleted: 04/26/02 22:30:00 04/27/02 14:30:00 B) All turbidity values
between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but not deleted because they were within the probe's
range of error. April, 2002 Dry Bar (DB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times
were considered suspect and deleted: 04/10/02 02:00:00 04/17/02 05:00:00 through 04/17/02
06:00:00 04/17/02 18:00:00 04/26/02 09:00:00 through 04/26/02 09:30:00 04/27/02 22:00:00 through
04/30/02 23:30:00 B) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered
suspect: 04/07/02 20:00:00 through 04/09/02 23:00:00 04/12/02 21:00:00 through 04/13/02 05:00:00
04/16/02 11:30:00 through 04/19/02 09:30:00 C) Deployment period from 4/1/02 00:00:00 through
04/03/02 14:00:00 had a 20 second offset and was corrected in the monthly .xls file. D) DO super
saturation (>120%) for the following dates/times, data retained. 04/04/02 13:00:00 -
04/04/02 17:30:00 April, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2
were considered suspect but not deleted because they were within the probe's range of error.
April, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following date/times
were considered suspect due to probe being out of range at post calibration: 04/19/02 08:00:00
through 04/30/02 23:30:00 B) Turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered
suspect and deleted due to probe malfunction: 04/01/02 00:00:00 through 04/03/02 11:00:00 C)
D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to
fouling: 04/08/02 04:30:00 through 04/19/02 07:30:00 D) Turbidity values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to malfunctioning probe: 04/19/02 08:00:00
through 04/30/02 23:30:00 May, 2002 Cat Point (CP) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the
following dates/times were considered suspect due to the probe being out of range at post
calibration: 05/24/02 10:30:00 through 05/31/02 23:30:00 B) High turbidity for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 05/03/02 02:00:00 C) All turbidity values
between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but not deleted because they were within the probe's
range of error. Those outside the probes range (-3 and -4 NTU) were also retained but considered
suspect. May, 2002 Dry Bar (DB) A) Turbidity values for the following dates/times were
considered suspect and deleted due to probe being out of range at post calibration: 05/24/02
09:30:00 through 05/31/02 23:30:00 B) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were
considered suspect and deleted: 05/01/02 00:00:00 through 05/07/02 08:00:00 05/15/02 10:00:00
05/19/02 06:00:00 05/20/02 06:30:00 through 05/20/02 07:00:00 05/22/02 14:30:00 through 05/24/02
08:30:00 May, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 05/20/02 11:30:00 through 05/24/02 09:00:00
B) Low D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect and
deleted: 05/06/02 07:00:00 through 05/07/02 14:00:00 C) Negative depth values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 05/19/02 03:00:00 through 05/19/02 06:00:00
05/22/02 06:30:00 through 05/22/02 07:00:00 D) High turbidity values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 05/04/02 08:00 E) All turbidity values between
0 and -2 were considered suspect but not deleted because they were within the probe's range of
error. May, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
date/times were considered suspect due to probe being out of range at post calibration: 05/01/02
00:00:00 through 05/07/02 09:30:00 B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times
were considered suspect due to fouling: 05/16/02 18:30:00 through 05/24/02 10:00:00 C) Turbidity
values for the following dates/times considered suspect due to high probe offset at post
calibration and heavy fouling: 05/07/02 10:30:00 through 05/24/02 0:00:00 D) High turbidity
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to probe
malfunction: 05/01/02 00:00:00 through 05/07/02 09:30:00 June, 2002 Cat Point (CP) A) D.O.
values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to probe being
out of range at post calibration: 06/01/02 00:00:00 through 06/07/02 08:30:00 June, 2002 Dry Bar
(DB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted
due to probe being out of range at post calibration: 06/01/02 00:00:00 through 06/07/02 09:00:00
B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to the
probe being out of range at post calibration: 06/19/02 10:00:00 through 06/30/02 23:30:00 C)
High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
06/28/02 00:30:00 06/29/02 00:30:00 06/29/02 06:00:00 06/29/02 22:00:00 06/29/02 23:30:00
06/30/02 04:30:00 06/30/02 21:30:00 June, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) D.O. values (%sat and
mg/L) were considered suspect due to fouling: 06/07/02 02:00:00 through 06/07/02 09:30:00
06/29/02 01:00:00 through 06/30/02 23:30:00 June, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) High turbidity
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 06/04/02 20:00:00
06/16/02 11:00:00 B) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect
due to heavy fouling: 06/01/02 00:00:00 through 06/07/02 09:00:00 C) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l)
for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 06/03/02 04:30:00 through
06/07/02 09:00:00 06/16/02 03:00:00 through 06/19/02 13:30:00 06/30/02 07:00:00 through 06/30/02
23:30:00 July, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were
considered suspect and deleted: 07/01/02 04:00:00 07/14/02 05:00:00 07/15/02 15:30:00 07/15/02
20:00:00 07/16/02 03:00:00 through 07/16/02 03:30:00 07/16/02 15:30:00 07/16/02 16:30:00
07/16/02 21:00:00 through 07/16/02 21:30:00 07/17/02 00:30:00 07/17/02 02:00:00 07/17/02
03:00:00 07/17/02 09:30:00 07/17/02 14:30:00 07/17/02 19:00:00 07/17/02 19:30:00 through
07/17/02 20:30:00 07/18/02 07:00:00 07/18/02 22:00:00 07/18/02 23:30:00 07/23/02 18:30:00
07/28/02 06:00:00 07/28/02 07:00:00 through 07/28/02 08:00:00 07/28/02 13:30:00 07/29/02
04:00:00 07/29/02 14:00:00 07/30/02 07:00:00 07/30/02 22:30:00 July, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A) D.O.
values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to probe being
out of range at post calibration: 07/01/02 00:00:00 through 07/03/02 09:00:00 B) High turbidity
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 07/01/02 05:00:00
07/01/02 06:30:00 07/01/02 12:00:00 through 07/01/02 12:30:00 07/01/02 13:30:00 07/01/02
23:00:00 07/02/02 03:30:00 through 07/02/02 04:00:00 07/02/02 05:00:00 through 07/02 05:30:00
07/02/02 08:30:00 07/02/02 09:30:00 07/02/02 11:30:00 07/02/02 14:30:00 through 07/02/02
15:00:00 07/02/02 16:30:00 through 07/02/02 18:00:00 07/03/02 00:00:00 07/03/02 01:00:00
07/03/02 02:00:00 07/03/02 08:30:00 07/10/02 11:00:00 07/10/02 12:00:00 07/10/02 15:00:00
07/10/02 22:30:00 07/11/02 16:00:00 07/11/02 23:30:00 07/12/02 04:00:00 07/12/02 08:00:00
07/12/02 15:30:00 07/12/02 22:30:00 07/12/02 23:30:00 through 07/13/02 00:00:00 07/13/02
14:30:00 through 07/13/02 15:00:00 07/13/02 19:30:00 07/15/02 05:00:00 through 0715/02 05:30:00
07/16/02 01:00:00 07/18/02 01:00:00 07/18/02 03:30:00 through 07/18/02 04:00:00 07/18/02
09:00:00 07/18/02 14:30:00 07/18/02 23:30:00 07/19/02 03:00:00 07/19/02 05:30:00 C) High
salinity values for the following dates/times were deleted due to probe being out of range at
post calibration: 07/05/02 09:00:00 through 07/19/02 09:00:00 D) Negative turbidity values for
the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 07/19/02 09:30:00 through
07/31/02 23:30:00 E) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) were deleted for the following dates/times due
to punctured membrane: 07/17/02 00:00:00 through 07/19/02 09:00:00 July, 2002, East Bay Surface
(ES) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were deleted due to possible
obstruction (i.e. fish) blocking the sensor: 07/01/02 05:30:00 B) All values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to instrument being removed from water for
NOAA video: 07/09/02 14:30:00 C) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect,
but not deleted, because they were within the probe's range of error. D) D.O. values (%sat and
mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 07/01/02 00:00:00
through 07/03/02 10:00:00 07/17/02 22:30:00 through 07/19/02 08:30:00 07/30/02 01:30:00 through
07/31/02 23:30:00 July, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) Negative D.O. values (% sat and mg/L) for
the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 07/08/02 13:00:00 through
07/08/02 13:30:00 07/09/02 10:30:00 07/09/02 13:30:00 07/10/02 19:00:00 07/10/02 20:30:00
through 07/10/02 23:00:00 07/11/02 05:00:00 through 07/11/02 05:30:00 07/11/02 07:00:00 through
07/11/02 10:30:00 07/11/02 11:30:00 07/11/02 14:00:00 07/11/02 15:00:00 through 07/11/02
15:30:00 07/11/02 16:30:00 07/11/02 20:30:00 07/11/02 21:30:00 07/12/02 00:00:00 07/12/02
09:30:00 07/12/02 11:00:00 07/12/02 15:30:00 B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 07/01/02 00:00:00 through 07/03/02 10:30:00
07/17/02 21:00:00 through 07/19/02 08:30:00 07/30/02 23:30:00 through 07/31/02 23:30:00 C)
Turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to probe being out of
range at post calibration: 07/03/02 11:00:00 through 07/19/02 08:30:00 D) High turbidity values
for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to the use of old 40 NTU turbidity
standard with new turbidity probe: 07/19/03 09:30:00 through 07/31/02 23:30:00 E) All values for
the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted due to instrument being removed
from water for NOAA video: 07/09/02 14:30:00 August, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) High turbidity
values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 08/01/02 00:30:00
08/13/02 00:00:00 08/14/02 15:00:00 08/14/02 22:00:00 08/21/02 21:30:00 through 08/22/02
00:00:00 08/22/02 05:00:00 08/26/02 06:30:00 08/26/02 21:00:00 08/27/02 02:00:00 08/27/02
03:30:00 08/27/02 04:30:00 through 08/27/02 05:00:00 08/27/02 06:00:00 08/28/02 04:30:00 through
08/28/02 05:00:00 B) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following deployments were deleted
due to calibration errors: 08/01/02 10:00:00 through 08/15/02 08:00:00 08/28/02 11:00:00 through
09/12/02 08:00:00 C) Turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect due
to incorrect computer programming: 08/15/02 09:30:00 through 08/31/02 23:30:00 August, 2002, Dry
Bar (DB) A) Negative turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and
deleted due to the probe malfunction: 08/01/02 00:00:00 through 08/01/02 08:30:00 B) High
turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 08/13/02
21:30:00 08/22/02 10:30:00 08/24/02 00:00:00 08/24/02 04:00:00 08/25/02 00:30:00 08/25/02
01:30:00 08/25/02 21:30:00 08/25/02 23:30:00 08/27/02 01:00:00 08/27/02 15:30:00 08/28/02
11:30:00 08/28/02 12:30:00 C) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect, but
were not deleted, because they were within the probe's range of error. August, 2002, East Bay
Surface (ES) A) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered
suspect and deleted: 08/28/02 14:30:00 through 08/31/02 23:30:00 B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l)
for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 08/01/02 00:00:00 through
08/01/02 10:00:00 08/14/02 21:30:00 through 08/15/02 09:00:00 August, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB)
A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
08/01/02 05:00:00 through 08/01/02 05:30:00 B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 08/01/02 00:00:00 through 08/01/2 10:00:00
C) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to the use of
old 40 NTU turbidity standard with new turbidity probe: 08/01/02 00:00:00 through 08/01/02
10:00:00 September, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
deployments were deleted due to calibration errors: 08/28/02 11:00:00 through 09/12/02 08:00:00
B) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
09/03/02 04:00:00 09/18/02 20:00:00 through 09/18/02 20:30:00 09/19/02 22:30:00 09/20/02
03:30:00 09/20/02 22:00:00 09/23/02 03:00:00 through 09/23/02 03:30:00 09/23/02 21:30:00
09/25/02 19:00:00 09/25/02 22:30:00 09/27/02 03:30:00 09/27/02 08:30:00 09/27/02 23:30:00
September, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were
considered suspect and deleted: 09/05/02 05:30:00 09/05/02 09:00:00 09/07/02 00:30:00 09/07/02
11:00:00 09/07/02 23:00:00 09/09/02 04:30:00 09/09/02 06:30:00 09/09/02 09:30:00 09/09/02
19:00:00 through 09/09/02 19:30:00 09/09/02 20:30:00 09/09/02 23:30:00 09/10/02 19:30:00
09/11/02 08:00:00 09/11/02 11:00:00 09/11/02 20:30:00 09/12/02 01:00:00 09/12/02 03:30:00
09/20/02 07:30:00 09/20/02 22:30:00 09/21/02 13:30:00 09/21/02 22:30:00 through 09/21/02
23:00:00 09/22/02 21:00:00 through 09/22/02 22:00:00 09/23/02 03:30:00 through 09/23/02 04:00:00
09/23/02 05:30:00 09/23/02 08:00:00 09/23/02 14:30:00 09/23/02 18:30:00 through 09/23/02
19:00:00 09/23/02 23:00:00 through 09/23/02 23:30:00 09/24/02 01:00:00 09/24/02 06:00:00
09/25/02 17:30:00 through 09/25/02 18:30:00 09/26/02 06:00:00 through 09/26/02 06:30:00 09/26/02
07:30:00 09/27/02 00:00:00 through 09/27/02 01:00:00 09/27/02 12:30:00 09/28/02 23:00:00
September, 2002 East Bay Surface (ES) A) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 09/01/02 00:00:00 through 09/12/02 08:00:00
B)D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to
fouling: 09/12/02 09:00:00 through 09/30/02 12:30:00 C) Turbidity values for the following
dates/times were considered suspect due to probe being out of range at post calibration and
possible fouling: 09/12/02 09:00:00 through 09/30/02 12:30:00 September, 2002 East Bay Bottom
(EB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
09/10/02 16:00:00 through 09/10/02 17:00:00 October, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) Due to sonde
malfunction, there was no data collected for the following dates/times: 10/10/02 09:00:00
through 10/25/02 11:00:00 October, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2
were considered suspect but were not deleted because they were within the probe's range of
error. B) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were were considered suspect and
deleted: 10/23/02 12:30:00 10/24/02 05:00:00 10/24/02 20:30:00 10/24/02 22:30:00 October, 2002,
East Bay Surface (ES) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but were
not deleted because they were within the probe's range of error. Those values less than -2 were
also considered suspect and retained. B) D.O. values (%sat and mg/L) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect due to unstable nature of data: 10/10/02 10:30:00 through
10/31/02 23:30:00 October, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) N/A November, 2002, Cat Point (CP) A) High
D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect: 11/14/02
07:00:00 through 11/22/02 09:30:00 November, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A) High turbidity values for the
following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 11/03/02 22:00:00 November, 2002,
East Bay Surface (ES) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but not
deleted because they were within the probe's range of error. Those values less than -2 were also
considered suspect and retained. November, 2002 East Bay Bottom (EB) A) High turbidity values
for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 11/15/02 12:00:00 11/17/02
21:30:00 11/30/02 11:00:00 December, 2002, Cat Point (CP) N/A December, 2002, Dry Bar (DB) A)
High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted:
12/03/02 11:30:00 12/31/02 05:00:00 12/31/02 13:00:00 through 12/31/02 14:00:00 December, 2002,
East Bay Surface (ES) A) All turbidity values between 0 and -2 were considered suspect but not
deleted because they were within the probe's range of error. B) High turbidity values for the
following dates/times were considered suspect and deleted: 12/7/02 17:30:00 12/19/02 02:00:00
12/19/02 19:00:00 12/19/02 20:00:00 12/20/02 06:30:00 12/20/02 10:30:00 12/21/02 03:00:00
12/21/02 07:00:00 12/21/02 14:00:00 12/21/02 15:30:00 12/21/02 18:00:00 12/21/02 21:00:00
12/22/02 00:30:00 12/22/02 07:30:00 12/22/02 10:30:00 12/22/02 16:00:00 12/28/02 03:00:00
12/28/02 04:30:00 12/28/02 09:00:00 12/28/02 10:00:00 12/28/02 12:30:00 12/28/02 14:30:00
12/28/02 15:30:00 12/28/02 16:30:00 12/28/02 20:30:00 12/28/02 21:30:00 12/29/02 00:30:00
12/29/02 01:00:00 12/29/02 03:00:00 12/29/02 04:30:00 12/29/02 06:00:00 12/29/02 07:30:00
12/29/02 08:30:00 12/29/02 10:00:00 through 10/29/02 10:30:00 12/29/02 14:00:00 12/29/02
16:00:00 12/29/02 18:00:00 12/29/02 20:00:00 12/29/02 21:00:00 12/29/02 22:00:00 12/29/02
23:00:00 12/30/02 01:00:00 12/30/02 08:00:00 12/30/02 09:00:00 12/30/02 10:30:00 12/30/02
11:30:00 12/30/02 18:30:00 through 12/30/02 22:30:00 12/31/02 16:00:00 12/31/02 22:00:00 C) High
D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect: 12/18/02
05:30:00 through 12/19/02 01:30:00 12/19/02 05:00:00 through 12/20/02 01:00:00 D) D.O. values
(%sat and mg/l) for the following dates/times were considered suspect due to fouling: 12/10/02
09:30:00 through 12/11/02 10:00:00 12/27/02 18:00:00 through 12/28/02 18:30:00 December, 2002
East Bay Bottom (EB) A) High turbidity values for the following dates/times were considered
suspect and deleted: 12/05/02 13:00:00 C) High D.O. values (%sat and mg/l) for the following
dates/times were considered suspect: 12/15/02 12:30:00 through 12/30/02 00:30:00 Post deployment
information End of deployment Post-calibration Readings in Standard Solutions: Site Date DO (Air
Sat.) Salinity (ppt) pH (Std: 100%) (Std: 15.88) (Std: 7) ES 01/08/02 100.3 15.68 7.08 ES
01/31/02 95.7 16.31 7.11 ES 02/15/02 105.0 15.95 7.18 ES 03/06/02 out of range 16.21 7.04 ES
03/26/02 110.6 16.73 7.14 ES 04/03/02 103.1 15.70 7.09 ES 04/19/02 102.5 15.87 7.17 ES 05/07/02
103.3 15.86 7.08 ES 05/24/02 103.2 15.76 7.23 ES 06/07/02 89.7 16.35 7.09 ES 06/19/02 115.8
16.16 7.15 ES 07/03/02 95.8 15.77 7.20 ES 07/19/02 101.7 16.06 7.24 ES 08/01/02 100.6 16.35 7.25
ES 08/15/02 96.3 17.67 7.07 ES 08/28/02 128.7 15.66 7.20 ES 09/12/02 102.0 15.47 7.12 ES
09/30/02 94.2 16.23 7.20 ES 10/10/02 106.7 16.47 7.13 ES 10/25/02 101.5 16.05 7.12 ES 11/08/02
102.5 16.20 7.24 ES 11/22/02 92.3 15.86 7.40 Salinity (ppt) (Std: 17.80) ES 12/11/02 106.0 15.88
7.13 ES 01/02/03 100.2 16.25 6.97 Site Date DO (Air Sat.) Salinity (ppt) pH (Std: 100%) (Std:
15.88) (Std: 7) EB 01/08/02 100.2 15.89 7.13 EB 01/31/02 113.4 16.00 7.25 EB 02/15/02 104.2
15.86 7.08 EB 03/06/02 104.0 15.85 7.11 EB 03/26/02 100.2 16.80 7.21 EB 04/03/02 101.5 15.89
7.03 EB 04/19/02 102.2 16.01 7.21 EB 05/07/02 out of range 15.89 7.21 EB 5/24/02 71.1 16.10 7.19
EB 06/07/02 83.2 16.12 7.27 EB 06/19/02 82.5 15.96 7.16 EB 07/03/02 55.4 15.34 7.06 EB 07/19/02
87.2 15.81 7.22 EB 08/01/02 98.0 16.35 7.21 EB 08/15/02 88.9 18.49 7.11 EB 08/28/02 119.3 16.14
7.12 EB 09/12/02 100.6 14.93 7.13 EB 09/30/02 92.5 16.00 7.06 EB 10/10/02 101.9 16.55 7.10 EB
10/25/02 94.2 17.84 7.06 EB 11/08/02 103.6 15.79 7.17 EB 11/22/02 102.1 15.81 7.32 Salinity
(ppt) (Std: 17.80) EB 12/11/02 100.6 15.80 7.08 EB 01/02/03 108.3 15.89 7.09 Site Date DO (Air
Sat.) Salinity (ppt) pH (Std: 100%) (Std: 15.88) (Std: 7) CP 01/08/02 101.0 15.73 7.04 CP
01/31/02 100.9 16.04 6.92 CP 02/15/02 94.4 15.79 7.06 CP 03/06/02 97.9 15.85 6.86 CP 03/20/02
101.3 16.12 7.04 CP 04/03/02 98.0 16.57 7.26 CP 04/19/02 104.0 16.13 7.17 CP 05/07/02 72.0 18.00
7.12 CP 05/24/02 88.7 15.99 7.25 CP 06/07/02 out of range 15.95 6.98 CP 06/19/02 94.9 15.62 7.28
CP 07/03/02 105.6 15.81 7.17 CP 07/19/02 104.6 15.91 7.19 CP 08/01/02 101.3 16.31 7.16 CP
08/15/02 88.9 18.66 7.16 CP 08/28/02 108.8 16.38 7.12 CP 09/12/02 70.8 15.70 7.16 CP 09/30/02
101.6 15.95 7.17 CP 10/10/02 93.7 16.58 7.07 CP 10/25/02 105.9 16.18 6.98 CP 11/08/02 106.5
15.81 7.18 CP 11/22/02 155.8 15.77 7.03 CP 12/11/02 101.4 15.74 7.04 CP 01/02/03 109.0 15.30
7.13 Site Date DO (Air Sat.) Salinity (ppt) pH (Std: 100%) (Std: 15.88) (Std: 7) DB 01/08/02
102.0 15.85 7.15 DB 01/31/02 107.0 15.40 7.0 DB 02/15/02 81.9 15.75 7.17 DB 03/06/02 out of
range 14.98 7.10 DB 03/20/02 97.9 15.85 7.08 DB 04/03/02 103.6 15.70 7.18 DB 04/19/02 114.5
15.86 7.04 DB 05/07/02 99.0 16.23 7.0 DB 05/24/02 89.0 16.04 7.17 DB 06/07/02 96.8 16.18 7.05 DB
06/19/02 94.9 15.62 7.28 DB 07/03/02 out of range 15.90 7.28 DB 07/19/02 127.8 out of range 7.16
DB 08/01/02 110.2 16.23 7.21 DB 08/15/02 103.6 16.17 7.01 DB 08/28/02 90.2 15.88 7.0 DB 09/12/02
99.2 15.42 7.10 DB 09/30/02 102.9 16.06 7.25 DB 10/10/02 123.7 16.39 7.05 DB 10/25/02 117.3
16.22 6.95 DB 11/08/02 102.4 15.82 7.03 DB 11/22/02 167.4 15.71 7.14 DB 12/11/02 106.9 15.79
7.04 DB 01/02/03 100.2 15.24 7.11 LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: NACOMPLETENESS REPORT: Data
collection period The dataloggers were first deployed at the East Bay Surface site on April 17,
1995. East Bay bottom sampling began in January 1993. Both have been continuously in service
since then. Data from the two oyster bar stations, Cat Point and Dry Bar, has been collected
since 1992, although this is the first year that the data from these stations will be submitted
to the CDMO. During the year 2002, all deployments utilized YSI dataloggers. One YSI 6000-model
sonde was used for two deployment periods early in the year. After February 2003, YSI 6600
models and 6600 EDS models were used. Deployment dates and times for 2002 follows: BEGAN ENDED
East Bay Surface Site 12/18/2001, 12:00:00 01/08/2002, 11:30:00 01/08/2002, 12:30:00 01/31/2002,
10:30:00 01/31/2002, 11:00:00 02/15/2002, 10:30:00 02/15/2002, 11:00:00 03/06/2002, 11:30:00
03/06/2002, 12:30:00 03/26/2002, 11:00:00 03/26/2002, 11:30:00 04/03/2002, 11:30:00 04/03/2002,
12:00:00 04/19/2002, 07:30:00 04/19/2002, 09:00:00 05/07/2002, 10:00:00 05/07/2002, 10:30:00
05/24/2002, 09:00:00 05/24/2002, 11:00:00 06/07/2002, 09:30:00 06/07/2002, 10:30:00 06/19/2002,
14:00:00 06/19/2002, 15:00:00 07/03/2002, 10:00:00 07/03/2002, 11:00:00 07/19/2002, 08:30:00
07/19/2002, 10:30:00 08/01/2002, 10:00:00 08/01/2002, 10:30:00 08/15/2002, 09:00:00 08/15/2002,
10:00:00 08/28/2002, 13:30:00 08/28/2002, 14:30:00 09/12/2002, 07:30:00 09/12/2002, 09:00:00
09/30/2002, 12:00:00 09/30/2002, 13:30:00 10/10/2002, 09:00:00 10/10/2002, 10:30:00 10/25/2002,
13:00:00 10/25/2002, 13:30:00 11/08/2002, 10:00:00 11/08/2002, 11:30:00 11/22/2002, 10:30:00
11/22/2002, 11:00:00 12/11/2002, 10:00:00 12/11/2002, 11:00:00 01/02/2003, 10:30:00 East Bay
Bottom Site 12/18/2001, 10:00:00 01/08/2002, 10:30:00 01/08/2002, 11:00:00 01/31/2002, 10:30:00
01/31/2002, 11:00:00 02/15/2002, 10:30:00 02/15/2002, 11:00:00 03/06/2002, 11:00:00 03/06/2002,
11:30:00 03/26/2002, 11:00:00 03/26/2002, 11:30:00 04/03/2002, 11:00:00 04/03/2002, 12:00:00
04/19/2002, 07:30:00 04/19/2002, 08:00:00 05/07/2002, 09:30:00 05/07/2002, 10:30:00 05/24/2002,
10:00:00 05/24/2002, 10:30:00 06/07/2002, 09:00:00 06/07/2002, 10:00:00 06/19/2002, 14:30:00
06/19/2002, 15:00:00 07/03/2002, 10:30:00 07/03/2002, 11:00:00 07/19/2002, 08:30:00 07/19/2002,
09:30:00 08/01/2002, 10:00:00 08/01/2002, 10:30:00 08/15/2002, 10:30:00 08/15/2002, 11:00:00
08/28/2002, 13:30:00 08/28/2002, 14:30:00 09/12/2002, 07:30:00 09/12/2002, 09:00:00 09/30/2002,
13:30:00 09/30/2002, 14:30:00 10/10/2002, 09:30:00 10/10/2002, 10:30:00 10/25/2002, 13:00:00
10/25/2002, 13:30:00 11/08/2002, 10:00:00 11/08/2002 11:00:00 11/22/2002, 10:30:00 11/22/2002,
11:00:00 12/11/2002, 10:00:00 12/11/2002, 11:00:00 01/02/2003, 10:30:00 Cat Point Site
12/18/2001, 10:00:00 01/08/2002, 11:00:00 01/08/2002, 11:30:00 01/31/2002, 10:00:00 01/31/2002,
10:30:00 02/15/2002, 10:30:00 02/15/2002, 11:30:00 03/06/2002, 11:30:00 03/06/2002, 12:00:00
03/20/2002, 12:00:00 03/20/2002, 12:30:00 04/03/2002, 09:30:00 04/03/2002, 10:30:00 04/19/2002,
08:30:00 04/19/2002, 09:00:00 05/07/2002, 08:30:00 05/07/2002, 09:00:00 05/24/2002, 09:30:00
05/24/2002, 10:30:00 06/07/2002, 08:30:00 06/07/2002, 09:00:00 06/19/2002, 08:00:00 06/19/2002,
09:30:00 07/03/2002, 09:30:00 07/03/2002, 10:00:00 07/19/2002, 07:30:00 07/19/2002, 09:00:00
08/01/2002, 09:30:00 08/01/2002, 10:00:00 08/15/2002, 08:00:00 08/15/2002, 09:30:00 08/28/2002,
10:30:00 08/28/2002, 11:00:00 09/12/2002, 08:00:00 09/12/2002, 09:00:00 09/30/2002, 09:30:00
09/30/2002, 10:30:00 10/10/2002, 08:30:00 10/10/2002, 09:00:00 10/25/2002, 11:00:00 10/25/2002,
11:30:00 11/08/2002, 08:30:00 11/08/2002, 09:00:00 11/22/2002, 09:30:00 11/22/2002, 11:00:00
12/11/2002, 09:30:00 12/11/2002, 10:00:00 01/02/2003, 10:00:00 Dry Bar Site 12/18/2001, 10:30:00
01/08/2002, 09:30:00 01/08/2002, 10:00:00 01/31/2002, 10:00:00 01/31/2002, 11:00:00 02/15/2002,
12:00:00 02/15/2002, 13:00:00 03/06/2002, 10:30:00 03/06/2002, 11:00:00 03/20/2002, 11:00:00
03/20/2002, 11:30:00 04/03/2002, 13:00:00 04/03/2002, 14:00:00 04/19/2002, 09:30:00 04/19/2002,
10:00:00 05/07/2002, 08:00:00 05/07/2002, 09:00:00 05/24/2002, 08:00:00 05/24/2002, 09:30:00
06/07/2002, 09:00:00 06/07/2002, 10:00:00 06/19/2002, 09:30:00 06/19/2002, 10:00:00 07/03/2002,
09:00:00 07/03/2002, 09:30:00 07/19/2002, 09:00:00 07/19/2002, 09:30:00 08/01/2002, 08:30:00
08/01/2002, 09:30:00 08/15/2002, 09:30:00 08/15/2002, 10:30:00 08/28/2002, 13:30:00 08/28/2002,
14:00:00 09/12/2002, 14:30:00 09/12/2002, 15:00:00 09/30/2002, 11:30:00 09/30/2002, 12:30:00
10/10/2002, 09:30:00 10/10/2002, 10:00:00 10/25/2002, 10:30:00 10/25/2002, 11:30:00 11/08/2002,
09:00:00 11/08/2002, 09:30:00 11/22/2002, 09:00:00 11/22/2002, 09:30:00 12/11/2002, 09:00:00
12/11/2002, 10:30:00 01/02/2003, 09:30:00 Deleted Data Missing Data Missing data are denoted by
a period in the data set. Data are missing due to equipment failure where no probe is deployed,
maintenance/calibration of equipment, elimination of obvious outliers, or elimination of data
due to calibration (both pre and post) problems. For more details on deleted data, see the
Anomalous Data Section (11.). To find out more details about missing data, contact the Research
Coordinator at the site submitting the data. LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP: PROCESS DESCRIPTION:
Additional Description: Entry verification YSI data are downloaded directly from the YSI 6600
into the EcoWatch (version 2.16) software, plotted, and initially analyzed for major anomalies
and missing data. YSI raw data files are then downloaded as a comma delimited file (.cdf) and
imported into Microsoft Excel as a comma-space delimited file (.csv). These raw data files are
then organized into standardized monthly data sets using the CDMO import.xls macros. The
import.xls macros generate a monthly spreadsheet, import the raw data, fill all empty cells with
periods, change feet to meters for depth readings if necessary, and save the monthly files as
either a .csv or .xls file. Once in monthly format, these files are then run through the
cdmomac3.xls macros which identify outliers, insure correct number of data points for each
Date/Hour count, and format the columns in the correct order and size. The monthly files are
then carefully edited by staff for data anomalies which are identified in Section 11 (Data
Anomalies) of this document. Any data that are deleted by staff are replaced with periods and
identified in Section 11. Monthly edited files are then FTP'd to CDMO in text format, along with
an updated metadata form. Kim Miller is responsible for all the QA/QC process. PROCESS DATE:
20060208
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Data collected in conjunction with the National Estuarine
Research Reserve System's (NERRS) System-wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) is considered public
information. Please see site for further information:
http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/aboutdata.htm LIABILITY: Distribution The Centralized
Data ... Management Office re-processed all SWMP water data collected from 1995-2002 to include an
identifying station code (three letter reserve code, two letter sampling site code and data type
code), a four digit year date stamp (mm/dd/yyyy) and a corrected time column (hh:mm). With the
new format, the use of periods to denote deleted or missing data has been abandoned. Hence, all
periods contained in the SWMP water data collected prior 2003 were removed and left blank.
According to the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Date Dissemination Policy for the NERRS
system- wide Monitoring Program, NOAA/ERD retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish
summaries of the NERRS System-wide Monitoring Program data. The PI retains the right to be fully
credited for having collected and processed the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the
PI and NERR site where the data were collected will be contacted and fully acknowledged in any
subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. Manuscripts resulting from the
NOAA/OCRM supported research that are produced for publication in open literature, including
refereed scientific journals, will acknowledge that the research was conducted under an award
from the Estuarine Reserves division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data set enclosed within
this package/transmission is only as good as the quality assurance and quality control
procedures outlined by the enclosed metadata reporting statement. The user bears all
responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal
government does not assume liability to the Recipient of third persons, nor will the Federal
government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in
any way from the use of this data. NERR water quality data and metadata can be obtained from the
Research Coordinator at the individual NERR site (please see section 1. Principal investigators
and contact persons), from the Data Manager at the Centralized Data Management Office (please
see personnel directory under general information link on CDMO homepage) and online at the CDMO
homepage http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu. Data are available in text tab-delimited format, Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet format and comma-delimited format.
Use Constraints
The principal investigator (PI) listed in the enclosed metadata retains the right
to be fully credited for having collected and processed the data. Please see the site for
further information: http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/aboutdata.htm.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Format:
Ascii File, Formatted For Text Attributes, Declared Format (ASCII)NA
Fees:
Data is available at no charge.
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Contact Address:
Department of Environmental Protection
City:
Eastpoint
Province or State:
FL
Postal Code:
32328
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-02-08
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-06-02
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