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Accession: NUT-GCEM-0210 Research Theme: General Nutrient Chemistry (Monitoring)
Contributors: James T. Hollibaugh, Jack Sandow, Nat Weston, Bill Porubsky, Matthew Erickson, Mandy Joye
Title: Water quality monitoring on the Altamaha River and major tributaries from September 2000 through November 2001
Abstract: Water samples were collected from the Altamaha River (approximately weekly) and several tributaries (bimonthly) from September 2000 through September 2001. Samples were then collected at less frequent intervals from September 2001 through November 2001. The concentration of dissolved nutrients (ammonium, nitrate+nitrite, phosphate) and dissolved organics (DOC, DON, DOP) were measured using standard methods. The concentrations of 6 elements (Ca, K, Mg, Na, Si, and Sr) were also determined using elemental analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
DOI: 10.6073/pasta/6c342b699a5a524d515f66e1a497c78c
Key Words: Altamaha River, ammonium, calcium, carbon, magnesium, nitrate, nitrogen, organic, phosphate, phosphorus, potassium, River Nutrient Sampling, rivers, silicon, sodium, strontium, water chemistry, water column, water quality
LTER Core Area: Inorganic Matter
Research Themes: General Nutrient Chemistry, Organic Matter/Decomposition
Study Period: 28-Sep-2000 to 30-Nov-2001
Study Sites:
GCE-AL -- Altamaha River, Georgia, USA
ALT-BASIN -- Altamaha River basin, Georgia, USA
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Data Table: NUT-GCEM-0210 (Main data table for data set NUT-GCEM-0210, 101 records)

Access: Public (released 11-Oct-2002)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [16.42kb],  Text File [13.03kb],  MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [240.45kb],  MATLAB (Variables) [153.11kb],  Text Report [47.36kb]

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Column Name Units Type Description
1 Year YYYY integer Year of sample collection
2 Month MM integer Month of sample collection
3 Day DD integer Day of sample collection
4 Location none string Sampling location (GCE location code)
5 Longitude degrees floating-point Geographic longitude of sampling location
6 Latitude degrees floating-point Geographic latitude of sampling location
7 NH4_Conc µM floating-point Ammonium concentration
8 Flag_NH4_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Ammonium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is NH4_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.1="Q")
9 NOx_Conc µM floating-point Nitrate + Nitrite concentration
10 Flag_NOx_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Nitrate + Nitrite concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is NOx_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.2="Q")
11 PO4_Conc µM floating-point Phosphate concentration
12 Flag_PO4_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Phosphate concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is PO4_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.05="Q")
13 DOC_Conc µM floating-point Dissolved organic carbon concentration
14 Flag_DOC_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Dissolved organic carbon concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is DOC_Conc: x<0="I", x<2="Q")
15 DON_Conc µM floating-point Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration
16 Flag_DON_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is DON_Conc: x<0="I", x<2="Q")
17 DOP_Conc µM floating-point Dissolved organic phosphorus concentration
18 Flag_DOP_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Dissolved organic phosphorus concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is DOP_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.2="Q")
19 Calcium_Conc µM floating-point Calcium concentration
20 Flag_Calcium_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Calcium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Calcium_Conc: x<0="I", x<2.25="Q", x>4990.02="Q")
21 Potassium_Conc µM floating-point Potassium concentration
22 Flag_Potassium_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Potassium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Potassium_Conc: x<0="I", x<2.3="Q", x>10230.6="Q")
23 Magnesium_Conc µM floating-point Magnesium concentration
24 Flag_Magnesium_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Magnesium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Magnesium_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.41="Q", x>4114.38="Q")
25 Sodium_Conc µM floating-point Sodium concentration
26 Flag_Sodium_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Sodium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Sodium_Conc: x<0="I", x<4.35="Q", x>26098.6="Q")
27 Silicon_Conc µM floating-point Silicon concentration
28 Flag_Silicon_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Silicon concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Silicon_Conc: x<0="I", x<35.61="Q", x>21363.3="Q")
29 Strontium_Conc µM floating-point Strontium concentration
30 Flag_Strontium_Conc none string QA/QC flags for Strontium concentration (flagging criteria, where "x" is Strontium_Conc: x<0="I", x<0.57="Q", x>2282.58="Q")
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Citation: Hollibaugh, James T. 2002. Water quality monitoring on the Altamaha River and major tributaries from September 2000 through November 2001. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6c342b699a5a524d515f66e1a497c78c

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.