Marine Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication_Date: unknown

Title: Marine Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State

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Series_Information:

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington

Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/mar_wat/mwm_intr.html

Description:

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."

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Supplemental_Information:

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19730101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.25

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.75

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > DISSOLVED GASES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION > LIGHT TRANSMISSION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

Theme_Keyword: Marine Water Quality Monitoring

Theme_Keyword: Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Salinity

Theme_Keyword: Density

Theme_Keyword: Natural Amount Of Density Statification

Theme_Keyword: Dissolved Oxygen

Theme_Keyword: Light Transmission

Theme_Keyword: Ph

Theme_Keyword: Fecal Coliform Bacteria

Theme_Keyword: Chlorophyll A

Theme_Keyword: Phaeopigment

Theme_Keyword: Nitrate

Theme_Keyword: Nitrite

Theme_Keyword: Nitrogen Dissolved Nutrients

Theme_Keyword: Ammonium

Theme_Keyword: Orthophosphate

Theme_Keyword: Silicate

Theme_Keyword: Secchi Disk Depth

Theme_Keyword: Puget Sound

Theme_Keyword: Grays Harbor

Theme_Keyword: Willapa Bay

Theme_Keyword: Washington

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: TRANSPORTATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > GRAYS HARBOR

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > PUGET SOUND

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WILLAPA BAY

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JAN NEWTON

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Washington State Department of Ecology

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: Washington

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360 407-6675

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jnew461@ECY.WA.GOV

Data_Quality_Information:

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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.

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WA/DE > Department of Ecology, Washington State

Contact_Person: JAN NEWTON

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Washington State Department of Ecology

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: Washington

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360 407-6675

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jnew461@ECY.WA.GOV

Resource_Description: wa_de_marinewaterquality

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

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Digital_Form:

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Online_Option:

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http://www.ecy.wa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

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Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020730

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121221

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20030730

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time