I. Data Set Descriptors A. Title: Jackson O. Blanton. 2015. Daily Summary of Continuous salinity, temperature and depth measurements from moored hydrographic data loggers deployed at GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2006 through 31-Dec-2006. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Catalog (data set PHY-GCEM-0701c; http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/app/dataset_details.asp?accession=PHY-GCEM-0701c) B. Accession Number: PHY-GCEM-0701c C. Description 1. Originator(s): Name: Jackson O. Blanton Address: 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, Georgia Postal Code: 31411 Country: USA Email: jack.blanton@skio.usg.edu 2. Abstract: Conductivity, temperature and pressure were measured continuously at Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER sampling location GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2006 through 31-Dec-2006. Observations were logged at 30 minute intervals by moored Sea-Bird Electronics MicroCAT 37-SM data loggers and downloaded approximately semi-monthly. Salinity, depth and sigma-t (density anomaly) were calculated from the measured parameters using standard UNESCO algorithms. This data set was collected as part of the GCE-LTER Project continuous salinity, temperature and water level monitoring program. 3. Study Type: Monitoring 4. Study Themes: Physical Oceanography 5. LTER Core Areas: Inorganic Fluxes 6. Georeferences: geographic coordinates as data set columns 7. Submission Date: not submitted D. Keywords: conductivity, density, depth, Hydrographic Moorings, hydrography, monitoring, mooring, pressure, salinity, sonde, temperature, water column, water quality II. Research Origin Descriptors A. Overall Project Description 1. Project Title: Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project 2. Principal Investigators: Name: James T. Hollibaugh Address: Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Postal Code: 30602-3636 Country: USA Email: aquadoc@uga.edu 3. Funding Period: May 01, 2000 to May 01, 2006 4. Objectives: To investigate the linkages between coastal and distant upland areas in central Georgia mediated by surface and ground water delivery to the coastal zone. This will be addressed by examining the relationship between variability in environmental factors driven by river flow, primarily salinity, and ecosystem processes and structure. 5. Abstract: We propose to establish a Long Term Ecological Research site on the central Georgia coast in the vicinity of Sapelo Island. This is a barrier island and marsh complex with the Altamaha River, one of the largest and least developed rivers on the east coast of the US, as the primary source of fresh water. The proposed study would investigate the linkages between local and distant upland areas mediated by water - surface water and ground water - delivery to the coastal zone. We would explicitly examine the relationship between variability in environmental factors driven by river flow, primarily salinity because we can measure it at high frequency, and ecosystem processes and structure. We will accomplish this by comparing estuary/marsh complexes separated from the Altamaha River by one or two lagoonal estuary/marsh complexes that damp and attenuate the river signal. This spatial gradient is analogous to the temporal trend in riverine influence expected as a result of development in the watershed. We will implement a monitoring system that documents physical and biological variables and use the time trends and spatial distributions of these variables and of their variance structure to address questions about the factors controlling distributions, trophic structure, diversity, and biogeochemistry. An existing GIS-based hydrologic model will be modified to incorporate changes in river water resulting from changes in land use patterns that can be expected as the watershed develops. This model will be linked to ecosystem models and will serve as an heuristic and management tool. Another consequence of coastal development is that as river flow decreases, groundwater flow increases and becomes nutrified. We will compare the effects of ground water discharge from the surficial aquifer in relatively pristine (Sapelo Island) versus more urbanized (mainland) sites to assess the relative importance of fresh water versus nutrients to productivity, structure and biomass turnover rate in marshes influenced by groundwater. We will also investigate the effect of marine processes (tides, storm surge) on mixing across the fresh/salt interface in the surficial aquifer. Additional physical studies will relate the morphology of salt marsh - tidal creek channel complexes to tidal current distributions and exchange. These findings will be incorporated into a physical model that will be coupled to an existing ecosystem model. The land/ocean margin ecosystem lies at the interface between two ecosystems in which distinctly different groups of decomposers control organic matter degradation. The terrestrial ecosystem is largely dominated by fungal decomposers, while bacterial decomposers dominate the marine ecosystem. Both groups are important in salt marsh-dominated ecosystems. Specific studies will examine, at the level of individual cells and hyphae, the relationship bacteria and fungi in the consortia that decompose standing dead Spartina and other marsh plants and examine how, or if, this changes along the salinity gradient. 6. Funding Source: NSF OCE 9982133 B. Sub-project Description 1. Site Description a. Geographic Location: GCE-SP -- Sapelo River, Georgia, USA GCE3_Hydro -- North Sapelo hydrographic datalogger deployment Coordinates: GCE-SP -- NW: 81 25 55.1 W, 31 33 34.7 N NE: 81 09 14.8 W, 31 33 34.7 N SE: 81 09 14.8 W, 31 30 59.9 N SW: 81 25 55.1 W, 31 30 59.9 N GCE3_Hydro -- 81 12 39.0 W, 31 32 53.8 N b. Physiographic Region: GCE-SP -- Estuary and tidal marsh GCE3_Hydro -- Estuary and tidal marsh c. Landform Components: GCE-SP -- Intertidal marsh bordering sounds, tidal channels and creeks GCE3_Hydro -- Intertidal marsh bordering sounds, tidal channels and creeks d. Hydrographic Characteristics: GCE-SP -- Site includes the Sapelo River and Sapelo Sound, and is subject to 2-3.4m semi-diurnal tides. Sapelo Sound is a lagunal estuary system, with minimal freshwater stream or river input. GCE3_Hydro -- Site includes the Sapelo River and Sapelo Sound, and is subject to 2-3.4m semi-diurnal tides. Sapelo Sound is a lagunal estuary system, with minimal freshwater stream or river input. e. Topographic Attributes: GCE-SP -- Flat, with elevations ranging from 0-3.4m above mean low tide GCE3_Hydro -- Flat, with elevations ranging from 0-3.4m above mean low tide f. Geology, Lithology and Soils: GCE-SP -- unspecified GCE3_Hydro -- unspecified g. Vegetation Communities: GCE-SP -- unspecified GCE3_Hydro -- unspecified h. History of Land Use and Disturbance: i. Climate: Climate summary for Sapelo Island, Georgia, based on NWS data from 1980-2001: Daily-aggregated Values: Mean (sample standard deviation) mean air temperature: 19.78°C (6.98°C) minimum air temperature: 14.64°C (7.54°C) maximum air temperature: 24.62°C (6.78°C) total precipitation: 3.58mm (11.35mm) Yearly-aggregated Values: Mean (sample standard deviation) total precipitation (1981-2000): 1302mm (250mm) 2. Experimental or Sampling Design a. Design Characteristics: Conductivity, temperature and pressure were continuously monitored using an autonomous data-logging sensor package (sonde) that was moored to a piling and submerged 1-1.5m below mean low water. b. Permanent Plots: none c. Data Collection Duration and Frequency: The MicroCAT was programmed to autonomously measure and log conductivity, temperature and pressure at a sampling rate of 30 minutes (based on its internal chronometer). Upon retrieval the data was downloaded from the instrument via RS-232 serial communications and processed using custom Matlab(r) procedures to calculate depth (i.e. from pressure and latitude), salinity and sigma-t (i.e. from conductivity and temperature), and date and time components from sample time stamps. Beginning of Observations: 01-Jan-2006 End of Observations: 31-Dec-2006 3. Research Methods a. Field and Laboratory Methods: Deployment -- The MicroCAT was mounted inside a protective PVC pipe enclosure and attached to a wooden piling (~12 inch diameter) that was driven firmly into the substrate. The enclosure was constructed from a 10-foot length of 6-inch (internal diameter) PVC pipe that was perforated all over by drilling 1.5-inch holes (at approximately 4-inch spacing); this permits proper water circulation within the enclosure. The bottom of the PVC pipe was submerged about 5 feet below the water surface at low tide and bolted (vertically) to the piling. The MicroCAT was deployed by lowering it into the enclosure on a 0.375-inch stainless steel cable, and bolting the cable to the piling, so that the bottom of the data logger was ~3 inches above the bottom of the PVC pipe. A weighted surveyor's tape was then used to measure the distance from the substrate to the pressure sensor on the MicroCAT for calculation of total water column depth from pressure readings. The mooring was inspected every 1-3 weeks, and any visible fouling of the enclosure or MicroCAT was removed with a brush or scaper. Retrieval and Calibration -- At the end of each measurement period (approximately 2 months), the MicroCAT was unshackled from the cable and returned to the laboratory. The stored data was uploaded to a computer using a RS-232 serial cable and Sea-Bird Electronics SEATERM software. The MicroCAT was then cleaned to remove encrusting material and calibrated with a reference instrument at 4 to 5 salinity levels, generally ranging from 30 to 5 PSU. Data Processing -- Data were processed after each retrieval using custom programs in the GCE Data Toolbox for MATLAB (parse_37sm and imp_gcesonde). Depth was calculated from recorded pressure and latitude values, and salinity and sigma-t were calculated from recorded conductivity and temperature values using standard UNESCO algorithms (reference: Unesco. 1983. Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater, 1983. Unesco Technical Papers in Marine Science No. 44, 53 pp.). Data were then plotted and visually inspected for evidence of biofouling of the conductivity sensor (i.e. prolonged periods of damped tidal oscillation in conductivity signal with no corresponding changes in temperature signal and no wind or rainfall events recorded at nearby monitoring stations, or periods of damped oscillation immediately followed by normal oscillation after instrument maintenance or replacement). Conductivity values recorded during periods of suspected biofouling were flagged as I (invalid) if visible fouling was noted in maintenance logs, and Q (questionable) if no visible fouling was noted. Daily Aggregation -- The finalized 30-minute resolution data set was filtered to remove any remaining invalid values (i.e. assigned qualifier flags of 'I' = invalid value or 'X' = excise row), then padded with empty rows to produce a monotonic time series data set with even time steps. The data records were then aggregated (grouped) by Year, Month, Day, Site, Longitude and Latitude, and relevant summary statistics were calculated for each measured variable in each group and added as data columns. Quality control rules were defined for each calculated column to flag statistics based on days with more than 35% missing values as invalid, and more than 10% missing values or 35% flagged values as questionable. Columns listing the number and percentage of missing and flagged values in the original data set for each day were also added as data columns for reference by quality control rules. Following aggregation, summary statistics flagged as invalid were removed from the daily-aggregated data set and converted to missing (NaN). b. Instrumentation: Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 2398, last factory calibration 16-Apr-2002) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 1793, last factory calibration 24-Feb-2001) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 2398, last factory calibration 16-Apr-2002) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 1796, last factory calibration 08-Apr-2005) c. Taxonomy and Systematics: not applicable d. Speclies List: e. Permit History: 4. Project Personnel a. Personnel: 1: Jackson O. Blanton 2: Julie Amft 3: Kenneth Helm 4: Wade M. Sheldon b. Affiliations: 1: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, Georgia 2: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, Georgia 3: University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia 4: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia III. Data Set Status and Accessibility A. Status 1. Latest Update: 03-Jun-2015 2. Latest Archive Date: 3. Latest Metadata Update: 03-Jun-2015 4. Data Verification Status: new submission B. Accessibility 1. Storage Location and Medium: Stored at GCE-LTER Data Management Office Dept. of Marine Sciences Univ. of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-3636 USA on media: electronic data download (WWW) or compact disk 2. Contact Person: Name: Wade M. Sheldon, Jr. Position: GCE-LTER Information Manager Address: Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Postal Code: 30602-3636 Country: USA Email: gcelter@uga.edu 3. Copyright Restrictions: not copyrighted 4. Restrictions: All publications based on this data set must cite the contributor and Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER project, and two copies of the manuscript must be submitted to the GCE-LTER Information Management Office. a. Release Date: Affiliates: Mar 17, 2003, Public: May 01, 2003 b. Citation: Data provided by the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research Project, supported by funds from National Science Foundation Grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959 and OCE-1237140 c. Disclaimer: The user assumes all responsibility for errors in judgement based on interpretation of data and analyses presented in this data set. 5. Costs: free electronic data download via WWW, distribution on CD may be subject to nominal processing and handling fee IV. Data Structural Descriptors A. Data Set File 1. File Name: PHY-GCEM-0701c_Daily_1_0.CSV 2. Size: 365 records 3. File Format: ASCII text (comma-separated value format) 3a. Delimiters: single comma 4. Header Information: 5 lines of ASCII text 5. Alphanumeric Attributes: none 6. Quality Control Flag Codes: Q = questionable value, I = invalid value (out of range), S = spike/noise, X = excise row flag, E = data value estimated by interpolation 7. Authentication Procedures: not specified 8. Calculations: Depth(m) = sw_dpth(Pressure(dbar),Latitude(deg)) -- sw_dpth (salt water depth from pressure) Matlab function, Revision: 1.3, Date: 10-Oct-1994 (C)1992 CSIRO, Phil Morgan (morgan@ml.csiro.au) [Salinity(psu),Sigma_t] = salsig2(Depth(m),Temperature(C),Conductivity(mmho/cm)) -- salsig2 (salinity and sigma-t from conductivity, temperature and depth) Matlab function Revision 06-May-1992 by V. Holliday, as modified by Tom Gross and Julie Amft (julie@skio.peachnet.edu) 9. Processing History: Software version: GCE Data Toolbox Version 3.9.3 (06-Apr-2015) Data structure version: GCE Data Structure 1.1 (29-Mar-2001) Original data files processed: 03060398.asc (4740 records) 03060593.asc (3921 records) 03060998.asc (5277 records) 03070196.asc (5418 records) Data processing history: 13-Mar-2006: data uploaded from SBE 37-SM MicroCAT using SEATERM software version 1.50 21-Mar-2006: new GCE Data Structure 1.1 created ('newstruct') 21-Mar-2006: data imported from processed SBE SM-37 sonde data file '03060398.asc' (4740 records) ('imp_gcesonde') 21-Mar-2006: deleted columns Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t from the structure ('deletecols') 21-Mar-2006: calculated serial date from individual date component columns, added 'Date' column at position 1 ('add_datecol') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Instrument' at position 1 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Pump' at position 2 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pump, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Latitude' at position 1 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Latitude, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Longitude' at position 1 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Longitude, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Site' at position 1 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: added column 'Calibration' at position 19 ('addcol') 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Calibration, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 21-Mar-2006: updated 23 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Site, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 21-Mar-2006: edited structure data ('ui_datagrid'): deleted record(s) 4739 and 4740 21-Mar-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 07-Jun-2006: 3918 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 07-Jun-2006: updated 14 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 07-Jun-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 07-Jun-2006: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 07-Jun-2006: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 07-Jun-2006: inserted 14 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 07-Jun-2006: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 07-Jun-2006: deleted existing datetime columns Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute; updated Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute datetime columns added after column Date ('add_datepartcols') 07-Jun-2006: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 20-Oct-2006: 5265 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 20-Oct-2006: updated 14 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 20-Oct-2006: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 20-Oct-2006: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 20-Oct-2006: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 20-Oct-2006: inserted 18 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 20-Oct-2006: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 20-Oct-2006: deleted existing datetime columns Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute; updated Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute datetime columns added after column Date ('add_datepartcols') 20-Oct-2006: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 12-Jan-2007: 5411 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 12-Jan-2007: updated 15 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 12-Jan-2007: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 12-Jan-2007: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 12-Jan-2007: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 12-Jan-2007: QA/QC flags assigned by visual inspection (ui_visualqc); flags set on 544 records in Conductivity 12-Jan-2007: copied QA/QC flags from column(s) Conductivity, Temperature and Pressure to column(s) Salinity and Sigma_t, merging copied flags with any existing flags, and set QA/QC criteria for destination column(s) to 'manual' (copyflags) 12-Jan-2007: converted values in column(s) Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t assigned QA/QC flag(s) I (invalid value (out of range)) or X (excise row flag) to NaN/empty: Temperature record(s) 10601, 14612, 16005 and 16631, Conductivity record(s) 10601, 14612, 16005 and 16631, Pressure record(s) 16005 and 16631, Depth record(s) 16005 and 16631, TotalDepth record(s) 10601, 14612, 16005 and 16631, Salinity record(s) 10601, 14612, 16005 and 16631, Sigma_t record(s) 10601, 14612, 16005 and 16631 ('nullflags') 12-Jan-2007: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 12-Jan-2007: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 12-Jan-2007: inserted 15 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 12-Jan-2007: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 12-Jan-2007: deleted existing datetime columns Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute; updated Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute datetime columns added after column Date ('add_datepartcols') 12-Jan-2007: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 12-Jan-2007: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, TotalDepth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 26-Sep-2008: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 26-Sep-2008: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 26-Sep-2008: query 'Year = 2006' run, returned 17520 of 19379 data rows ('querydata') 26-Sep-2008: automatically assigned study date metadata descriptors based on the range of date values in date/time columns (add_studydates) 26-Sep-2008: updated title ('newtitle') 26-Sep-2008: updated 2 metadata fields in the Dataset, Status sections ('newtitle') 26-Sep-2008: updated 3 metadata fields in the Status sections ('addmeta') 22-Apr-2011: updated 3 metadata fields in the Status sections ('addmeta') 22-Apr-2011: updated 3 metadata fields in the Status sections ('addmeta') 16-Nov-2011: matched 17520 out of 17520 geographic coordinates in columns Latitude and Longitude to coordinates for registered locations in the file 'geo_locations.mat' within a distance tolerance of 0.5km (add_locations) 16-Nov-2011: added column 'Station' at position 2 ('addcol') 16-Nov-2011: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Station, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 16-Nov-2011: added geographic metadata based on matching values in column Station to location and station names registered in 'geo_locations.mat' ('add_sitemetadata') 16-Nov-2011: updated 9 metadata fields in the Site, Status sections ('add_sitemetadata') 03-Jun-2015: query 'Year=2006' run, returned 17520 of 17520 data rows ('querydata') 03-Jun-2015: copied QA/QC flags from column(s) Conductivity and Temperature to column(s) Salinity and Sigma_t, merging copied flags with any existing flags, and set QA/QC criteria for destination column(s) to 'manual' ('copyflags') 03-Jun-2015: imported all documentation metadata from the template 'GCE_Sonde_GCE1', retaining existing attribute descriptors for all columns ('meta_template') 03-Jun-2015: updated 44 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Project, Site, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: updated title ('newtitle') 03-Jun-2015: added geographic metadata based on matching values in column Station to location and station names registered in 'geo_locations.mat' ('add_sitemetadata') 03-Jun-2015: updated 8 metadata fields in the Site sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: updated title ('newtitle') 03-Jun-2015: updated 1 metadata fields in the Dataset sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: deleted columns TotalDepth, Calibration and Pump from the structure ('deletecols') 03-Jun-2015: converted values in all columns assigned QA/QC flag(s) I (invalid value (out of range)) to NaN/empty: Temperature record(s) 9153 and 13179, Salinity record(s) 9153 and 13179, Sigma_t record(s) 9153 and 13179 ('nullflags') 03-Jun-2015: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 03-Jun-2015: updated 1 metadata fields in the Data sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 6 missing values in column Temperature with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Temperature as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 6 values in 'Temperature' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 9153 from NaN to 27.564, changed record 10583 from NaN to 30.696, changed record 11498 from NaN to 30.139, changed record 13179 from NaN to 26.202, changed record 14572 from NaN to 19.206, changed record 15198 from NaN to 16.964 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Temperature, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 6 missing values in column Conductivity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Conductivity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 6 values in 'Conductivity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 9153 from NaN to 5.156, changed record 10583 from NaN to 5.759, changed record 11498 from NaN to 5.678, changed record 13179 from NaN to 5.032, changed record 14572 from NaN to 4.461, changed record 15198 from NaN to 4.265 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 3 missing values in column Pressure with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Pressure as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 3 values in 'Pressure' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 11498 from NaN to 2.589, changed record 14572 from NaN to 1.480, changed record 15198 from NaN to 1.605 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pressure, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 4 missing values in column Depth with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Depth as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 4 values in 'Depth' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 10583 from NaN to 2.973, changed record 11498 from NaN to 2.571, changed record 14572 from NaN to 1.470, changed record 15198 from NaN to 1.594 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Depth, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 6 missing values in column Salinity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Salinity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 6 values in 'Salinity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 9153 from NaN to 32.040, changed record 10583 from NaN to 34.006, changed record 11498 from NaN to 33.813, changed record 13179 from NaN to 32.111, changed record 14572 from NaN to 32.929, changed record 15198 from NaN to 33.077 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: replaced 6 missing values in column Sigma_t with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Sigma_t as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.2 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 12 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 03-Jun-2015: 6 values in 'Sigma_t' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 9153 from NaN to 20.300, changed record 10583 from NaN to 20.749, changed record 11498 from NaN to 20.783, changed record 13179 from NaN to 20.793, changed record 14572 from NaN to 23.388, changed record 15198 from NaN to 24.060 03-Jun-2015: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Sigma_t, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 03-Jun-2015: performed daily statistical aggregation on data columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and Sigma_t by grouping on columns Site, Longitude, Latitude, Year, Month and Day (aggr_datetime) 03-Jun-2015: updated title ('newtitle') 03-Jun-2015: updated 1 metadata fields in the Dataset sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: calculated calendar date in MATLAB serial day (base 1/1/0000) format from individual date component columns Year, Month and Day, added 'Date' column at position 4 ('add_datecol') 03-Jun-2015: documented flagged and missing values in columns Daily_Min_Temperature, Daily_Max_Temperature, Daily_Mean_Temperature, Daily_StdDev_Temperature, Daily_SE_Temperature, Daily_Min_Conductivity, Daily_Max_Conductivity, Daily_Mean_Conductivity, Daily_StdDev_Conductivity, Daily_SE_Conductivity, Daily_Min_Pressure, Daily_Max_Pressure, Daily_Mean_Pressure, Daily_StdDev_Pressure, Daily_SE_Pressure, Daily_Min_Depth, Daily_Max_Depth, Daily_Mean_Depth, Daily_StdDev_Depth, Daily_SE_Depth, Daily_Min_Salinity, Daily_Max_Salinity, Daily_Mean_Salinity, Daily_StdDev_Salinity, Daily_SE_Salinity, Daily_Min_Sigma_t, Daily_Max_Sigma_t, Daily_Mean_Sigma_t, Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t and Daily_SE_Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 03-Jun-2015: converted values in all columns assigned QA/QC flag(s) I (invalid value (out of range)) to NaN/empty: Daily_Min_Temperature record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Temperature record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Temperature record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Temperature record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Temperature record(s) 151, Daily_Min_Conductivity record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Conductivity record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Conductivity record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Conductivity record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Conductivity record(s) 151, Daily_Min_Pressure record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Pressure record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Pressure record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Pressure record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Pressure record(s) 151, Daily_Min_Depth record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Depth record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Depth record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Depth record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Depth record(s) 151, Daily_Min_Salinity record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Salinity record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Salinity record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Salinity record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Salinity record(s) 151, Daily_Min_Sigma_t record(s) 151, Daily_Max_Sigma_t record(s) 151, Daily_Mean_Sigma_t record(s) 151, Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t record(s) 151, Daily_SE_Sigma_t record(s) 151 ('nullflags') 03-Jun-2015: updated 1 metadata fields in the Study sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: converted dates in column(s) Date to format yyyy-mm-dd 03-Jun-2015: flags for columns Daily_Min_Temperature, Daily_Max_Temperature, Daily_Mean_Temperature, Daily_StdDev_Temperature, Daily_SE_Temperature, Daily_Min_Conductivity, Daily_Max_Conductivity, Daily_Mean_Conductivity, Daily_StdDev_Conductivity, Daily_SE_Conductivity, Daily_Min_Pressure, Daily_Max_Pressure, Daily_Mean_Pressure, Daily_StdDev_Pressure, Daily_SE_Pressure, Daily_Min_Depth, Daily_Max_Depth, Daily_Mean_Depth, Daily_StdDev_Depth, Daily_SE_Depth, Daily_Min_Salinity, Daily_Max_Salinity, Daily_Mean_Salinity, Daily_StdDev_Salinity, Daily_SE_Salinity, Daily_Min_Sigma_t, Daily_Max_Sigma_t, Daily_Mean_Sigma_t, Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t and Daily_SE_Sigma_t converted to data columns, flag codes updated in metadata ('flags2cols') 03-Jun-2015: updated 6 metadata fields in the Data sections ('addmeta') 03-Jun-2015: updated 15 metadata fields in the Status, Data sections to reflect attribute metadata ('updatecols') 03-Jun-2015: parsed and formatted metadata ('listmeta') B. Variable Information 1. Variable Name: column 1. Site column 2. Longitude column 3. Latitude column 4. Date column 5. Year column 6. Month column 7. Day column 8. Missing_Temperature column 9. Percent_Missing_Temperature column 10. Flagged_Temperature column 11. Percent_Flagged_Temperature column 12. Daily_Num_Temperature column 13. Daily_Min_Temperature column 14. Flag_Daily_Min_Temperature column 15. Daily_Max_Temperature column 16. Flag_Daily_Max_Temperature column 17. Daily_Mean_Temperature column 18. Flag_Daily_Mean_Temperature column 19. Daily_StdDev_Temperature column 20. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Temperature column 21. Daily_SE_Temperature column 22. Flag_Daily_SE_Temperature column 23. Missing_Conductivity column 24. Percent_Missing_Conductivity column 25. Flagged_Conductivity column 26. Percent_Flagged_Conductivity column 27. Daily_Num_Conductivity column 28. Daily_Min_Conductivity column 29. Flag_Daily_Min_Conductivity column 30. Daily_Max_Conductivity column 31. Flag_Daily_Max_Conductivity column 32. Daily_Mean_Conductivity column 33. Flag_Daily_Mean_Conductivity column 34. Daily_StdDev_Conductivity column 35. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Conductivity column 36. Daily_SE_Conductivity column 37. Flag_Daily_SE_Conductivity column 38. Missing_Pressure column 39. Percent_Missing_Pressure column 40. Flagged_Pressure column 41. Percent_Flagged_Pressure column 42. Daily_Num_Pressure column 43. Daily_Min_Pressure column 44. Flag_Daily_Min_Pressure column 45. Daily_Max_Pressure column 46. Flag_Daily_Max_Pressure column 47. Daily_Mean_Pressure column 48. Flag_Daily_Mean_Pressure column 49. Daily_StdDev_Pressure column 50. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Pressure column 51. Daily_SE_Pressure column 52. Flag_Daily_SE_Pressure column 53. Missing_Depth column 54. Percent_Missing_Depth column 55. Flagged_Depth column 56. Percent_Flagged_Depth column 57. Daily_Num_Depth column 58. Daily_Min_Depth column 59. Flag_Daily_Min_Depth column 60. Daily_Max_Depth column 61. Flag_Daily_Max_Depth column 62. Daily_Mean_Depth column 63. Flag_Daily_Mean_Depth column 64. Daily_StdDev_Depth column 65. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Depth column 66. Daily_SE_Depth column 67. Flag_Daily_SE_Depth column 68. Missing_Salinity column 69. Percent_Missing_Salinity column 70. Flagged_Salinity column 71. Percent_Flagged_Salinity column 72. Daily_Num_Salinity column 73. Daily_Min_Salinity column 74. Flag_Daily_Min_Salinity column 75. Daily_Max_Salinity column 76. Flag_Daily_Max_Salinity column 77. Daily_Mean_Salinity column 78. Flag_Daily_Mean_Salinity column 79. Daily_StdDev_Salinity column 80. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Salinity column 81. Daily_SE_Salinity column 82. Flag_Daily_SE_Salinity column 83. Missing_Sigma_t column 84. Percent_Missing_Sigma_t column 85. Flagged_Sigma_t column 86. Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t column 87. Daily_Num_Sigma_t column 88. Daily_Min_Sigma_t column 89. Flag_Daily_Min_Sigma_t column 90. Daily_Max_Sigma_t column 91. Flag_Daily_Max_Sigma_t column 92. Daily_Mean_Sigma_t column 93. Flag_Daily_Mean_Sigma_t column 94. Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t column 95. Flag_Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t column 96. Daily_SE_Sigma_t column 97. Flag_Daily_SE_Sigma_t 2. Variable Definition: column 1. Nearest nominal GCE-LTER sampling site column 2. Geographic longitude in decimal degrees column 3. Geographic latitude in decimal degrees column 4. Fractional MATLAB serial day (based on 1 = January 1, 0000) column 5. Calendar year column 6. Calendar month column 7. Calendar day column 8. Number of missing observations of Water temperature column 9. Percent missing observations of Water temperature column 10. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Water temperature column 11. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Water temperature column 12. Daily Observations of Water temperature column 13. Daily Minimum Water temperature column 14. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Temperature: Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I", Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q") column 15. Daily Maximum Water temperature column 16. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Temperature: Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I", Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q") column 17. Daily Mean Water temperature column 18. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Temperature: Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I", Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q") column 19. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water temperature column 20. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Temperature: Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I", Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q") column 21. Daily Standard Error of Water temperature column 22. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Temperature: Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I", Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q") column 23. Number of missing observations of Conductivity column 24. Percent missing observations of Conductivity column 25. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Conductivity column 26. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Conductivity column 27. Daily Observations of Conductivity column 28. Daily Minimum Conductivity column 29. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Conductivity: Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q") column 30. Daily Maximum Conductivity column 31. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Conductivity: Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q") column 32. Daily Mean Conductivity column 33. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Conductivity: Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q") column 34. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Conductivity column 35. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Conductivity: Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q") column 36. Daily Standard Error of Conductivity column 37. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Conductivity: Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q") column 38. Number of missing observations of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 39. Percent missing observations of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 40. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 41. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 42. Daily Observations of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 43. Daily Minimum Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 44. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Pressure: Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I", Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Pressure>35="Q") column 45. Daily Maximum Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 46. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Pressure: Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I", Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Pressure>35="Q") column 47. Daily Mean Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 48. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Pressure: Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I", Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Pressure>35="Q") column 49. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 50. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Pressure: Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I", Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Pressure>35="Q") column 51. Daily Standard Error of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 52. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Pressure: Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I", Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Pressure>35="Q") column 53. Number of missing observations of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 54. Percent missing observations of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 55. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 56. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 57. Daily Observations of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 58. Daily Minimum Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 59. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Depth: Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I", Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Depth>35="Q") column 60. Daily Maximum Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 61. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Depth: Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I", Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Depth>35="Q") column 62. Daily Mean Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 63. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Depth: Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I", Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Depth>35="Q") column 64. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 65. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Depth: Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I", Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Depth>35="Q") column 66. Daily Standard Error of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 67. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Depth: Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I", Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Depth>35="Q") column 68. Number of missing observations of Salinity column 69. Percent missing observations of Salinity column 70. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Salinity column 71. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Salinity column 72. Daily Observations of Salinity column 73. Daily Minimum Salinity column 74. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Salinity: Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Salinity>35="Q") column 75. Daily Maximum Salinity column 76. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Salinity: Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Salinity>35="Q") column 77. Daily Mean Salinity column 78. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Salinity: Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Salinity>35="Q") column 79. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Salinity column 80. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Salinity: Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Salinity>35="Q") column 81. Daily Standard Error of Salinity column 82. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Salinity: Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I", Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Salinity>35="Q") column 83. Number of missing observations of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 84. Percent missing observations of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 85. Number of QC/QA-flagged observations of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 86. Percent QC/QA-flagged observations of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 87. Daily Observations of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 88. Daily Minimum Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 89. QA/QC flags for Daily Minimum Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Min_Sigma_t: Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I", Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t>35="Q") column 90. Daily Maximum Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 91. QA/QC flags for Daily Maximum Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Max_Sigma_t: Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I", Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t>35="Q") column 92. Daily Mean Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 93. QA/QC flags for Daily Mean Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_Mean_Sigma_t: Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I", Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t>35="Q") column 94. Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 95. QA/QC flags for Daily Sample Standard Deviation of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t: Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I", Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t>35="Q") column 96. Daily Standard Error of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 97. QA/QC flags for Daily Standard Error of Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Daily_SE_Sigma_t: Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I", Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q", Percent_Flagged_Sigma_t>35="Q") 3. Units of Measurement: column 1. none column 2. degrees column 3. degrees column 4. yyyy-mm-dd column 5. YYYY column 6. MM column 7. DD column 8. count column 9. % column 10. count column 11. % column 12. count column 13. °C column 14. none column 15. °C column 16. none column 17. °C column 18. none column 19. °C column 20. none column 21. °C column 22. none column 23. count column 24. % column 25. count column 26. % column 27. count column 28. S/m column 29. none column 30. S/m column 31. none column 32. S/m column 33. none column 34. S/m column 35. none column 36. S/m column 37. none column 38. count column 39. % column 40. count column 41. % column 42. count column 43. dbar column 44. none column 45. dbar column 46. none column 47. dbar column 48. none column 49. dbar column 50. none column 51. dbar column 52. none column 53. count column 54. % column 55. count column 56. % column 57. count column 58. m column 59. none column 60. m column 61. none column 62. m column 63. none column 64. m column 65. none column 66. m column 67. none column 68. count column 69. % column 70. count column 71. % column 72. count column 73. PSU column 74. none column 75. PSU column 76. none column 77. PSU column 78. none column 79. PSU column 80. none column 81. PSU column 82. none column 83. count column 84. % column 85. count column 86. % column 87. count column 88. kg/m^3 column 89. none column 90. kg/m^3 column 91. none column 92. kg/m^3 column 93. none column 94. kg/m^3 column 95. none column 96. kg/m^3 column 97. none 4. Data Type a. Storage Type: column 1. integer column 2. floating-point column 3. floating-point column 4. string column 5. integer column 6. integer column 7. integer column 8. integer column 9. floating-point column 10. integer column 11. floating-point column 12. integer column 13. floating-point column 14. string column 15. floating-point column 16. string column 17. floating-point column 18. string column 19. floating-point column 20. string column 21. floating-point column 22. string column 23. integer column 24. floating-point column 25. integer column 26. floating-point column 27. integer column 28. floating-point column 29. string column 30. floating-point column 31. string column 32. floating-point column 33. string column 34. floating-point column 35. string column 36. floating-point column 37. string column 38. integer column 39. floating-point column 40. integer column 41. floating-point column 42. integer column 43. floating-point column 44. string column 45. floating-point column 46. string column 47. floating-point column 48. string column 49. floating-point column 50. string column 51. floating-point column 52. string column 53. integer column 54. floating-point column 55. integer column 56. floating-point column 57. integer column 58. floating-point column 59. string column 60. floating-point column 61. string column 62. floating-point column 63. string column 64. floating-point column 65. string column 66. floating-point column 67. string column 68. integer column 69. floating-point column 70. integer column 71. floating-point column 72. integer column 73. floating-point column 74. string column 75. floating-point column 76. string column 77. floating-point column 78. string column 79. floating-point column 80. string column 81. floating-point column 82. string column 83. integer column 84. floating-point column 85. integer column 86. floating-point column 87. integer column 88. floating-point column 89. string column 90. floating-point column 91. string column 92. floating-point column 93. string column 94. floating-point column 95. string column 96. floating-point column 97. string b. Variable Codes: Flag_Daily_Min_Temperature: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Temperature: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Temperature: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Temperature: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Temperature: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Min_Conductivity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Conductivity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Conductivity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Conductivity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Conductivity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Min_Pressure: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Pressure: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Pressure: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Pressure: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Pressure: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Min_Depth: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Depth: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Depth: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Depth: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Depth: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Min_Salinity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Salinity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Salinity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Salinity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Salinity: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Min_Sigma_t: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Max_Sigma_t: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_Mean_Sigma_t: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t: Q = questionable value Flag_Daily_SE_Sigma_t: Q = questionable value c. Numeric Range: column 1. 3 to 3 column 2. -81.2109 to -81.2109 column 3. 31.5482 to 31.5482 column 4. (none) column 5. 2006 to 2006 column 6. 1 to 12 column 7. 1 to 31 column 8. 0 to 18 column 9. 0 to 37.5 column 10. 0 to 1 column 11. 0 to 2.0408 column 12. 30 to 48 column 13. 10.0384 to 30.5838 column 14. (none) column 15. 10.8521 to 32.0655 column 16. (none) column 17. 10.4088 to 30.9085 column 18. (none) column 19. 0.061438 to 0.69749 column 20. (none) column 21. 0.0088678 to 0.10067 column 22. (none) column 23. 0 to 18 column 24. 0 to 37.5 column 25. 0 to 48 column 26. 0 to 50 column 27. 30 to 48 column 28. 2.7134 to 5.6883 column 29. (none) column 30. 3.1079 to 6.032 column 31. (none) column 32. 2.933 to 5.849 column 33. (none) column 34. 0.0073731 to 0.32661 column 35. (none) column 36. 0.0010642 to 0.056856 column 37. (none) column 38. 0 to 18 column 39. 0 to 37.5 column 40. 0 to 1 column 41. 0 to 2.0408 column 42. 30 to 48 column 43. 0.05 to 1.928 column 44. (none) column 45. 2.857 to 4.216 column 46. (none) column 47. 1.955 to 2.9769 column 48. (none) column 49. 0.50585 to 1.0644 column 50. (none) column 51. 0.073013 to 0.15364 column 52. (none) column 53. 0 to 18 column 54. 0 to 37.5 column 55. 0 to 1 column 56. 0 to 2.0408 column 57. 30 to 48 column 58. 0.060577 to 1.9146 column 59. (none) column 60. 2.8372 to 4.1867 column 61. (none) column 62. 1.9415 to 2.9562 column 63. (none) column 64. 0.50234 to 1.0571 column 65. (none) column 66. 0.072506 to 0.15257 column 67. (none) column 68. 0 to 18 column 69. 0 to 37.5 column 70. 0 to 48 column 71. 0 to 50 column 72. 30 to 48 column 73. 22.5389 to 34.0908 column 74. (none) column 75. 26.805 to 35.7371 column 76. (none) column 77. 25.3285 to 34.6175 column 78. (none) column 79. 0.014215 to 2.1651 column 80. (none) column 81. 0.0020518 to 0.37689 column 82. (none) column 83. 0 to 18 column 84. 0 to 37.5 column 85. 0 to 48 column 86. 0 to 50 column 87. 30 to 48 column 88. 15.5356 to 25.0502 column 89. (none) column 90. 17.1932 to 25.288 column 91. (none) column 92. 17.0622 to 25.1525 column 93. (none) column 94. 0.026327 to 1.5792 column 95. (none) column 96. 0.0038 to 0.27491 column 97. (none) d. Missing Value Code: 5. Data Format a. Column Type: column 1. numerical column 2. numerical column 3. numerical column 4. text column 5. numerical column 6. numerical column 7. numerical column 8. numerical column 9. numerical column 10. numerical column 11. numerical column 12. numerical column 13. numerical column 14. text column 15. numerical column 16. text column 17. numerical column 18. text column 19. numerical column 20. text column 21. numerical column 22. text column 23. numerical column 24. numerical column 25. numerical column 26. numerical column 27. numerical column 28. numerical column 29. text column 30. numerical column 31. text column 32. numerical column 33. text column 34. numerical column 35. text column 36. numerical column 37. text column 38. numerical column 39. numerical column 40. numerical column 41. numerical column 42. numerical column 43. numerical column 44. text column 45. numerical column 46. text column 47. numerical column 48. text column 49. numerical column 50. text column 51. numerical column 52. text column 53. numerical column 54. numerical column 55. numerical column 56. numerical column 57. numerical column 58. numerical column 59. text column 60. numerical column 61. text column 62. numerical column 63. text column 64. numerical column 65. text column 66. numerical column 67. text column 68. numerical column 69. numerical column 70. numerical column 71. numerical column 72. numerical column 73. numerical column 74. text column 75. numerical column 76. text column 77. numerical column 78. text column 79. numerical column 80. text column 81. numerical column 82. text column 83. numerical column 84. numerical column 85. numerical column 86. numerical column 87. numerical column 88. numerical column 89. text column 90. numerical column 91. text column 92. numerical column 93. text column 94. numerical column 95. text column 96. numerical column 97. text b. Number of Columns: 97 c. Decimal Places: column 1. 0 column 2. 6 column 3. 6 column 4. 0 column 5. 0 column 6. 0 column 7. 0 column 8. 0 column 9. 2 column 10. 0 column 11. 2 column 12. 0 column 13. 3 column 14. 0 column 15. 3 column 16. 0 column 17. 4 column 18. 0 column 19. 4 column 20. 0 column 21. 5 column 22. 0 column 23. 0 column 24. 2 column 25. 0 column 26. 2 column 27. 0 column 28. 3 column 29. 0 column 30. 3 column 31. 0 column 32. 4 column 33. 0 column 34. 4 column 35. 0 column 36. 5 column 37. 0 column 38. 0 column 39. 2 column 40. 0 column 41. 2 column 42. 0 column 43. 3 column 44. 0 column 45. 3 column 46. 0 column 47. 4 column 48. 0 column 49. 4 column 50. 0 column 51. 5 column 52. 0 column 53. 0 column 54. 2 column 55. 0 column 56. 2 column 57. 0 column 58. 3 column 59. 0 column 60. 3 column 61. 0 column 62. 4 column 63. 0 column 64. 4 column 65. 0 column 66. 5 column 67. 0 column 68. 0 column 69. 2 column 70. 0 column 71. 2 column 72. 0 column 73. 3 column 74. 0 column 75. 3 column 76. 0 column 77. 4 column 78. 0 column 79. 4 column 80. 0 column 81. 5 column 82. 0 column 83. 0 column 84. 2 column 85. 0 column 86. 2 column 87. 0 column 88. 3 column 89. 0 column 90. 3 column 91. 0 column 92. 4 column 93. 0 column 94. 4 column 95. 0 column 96. 5 column 97. 0 6. Logical Variable Type: column 1. nominal (discrete) column 2. geographic coordinate (continuous) column 3. geographic coordinate (continuous) column 4. datetime (none) column 5. datetime (discrete) column 6. datetime (discrete) column 7. datetime (discrete) column 8. calculation (discrete) column 9. calculation (continuous) column 10. calculation (discrete) column 11. calculation (continuous) column 12. calculation (discrete) column 13. calculation (continuous) column 14. coded value (none) column 15. calculation (continuous) column 16. coded value (none) column 17. calculation (continuous) column 18. coded value (none) column 19. calculation (continuous) column 20. coded value (none) column 21. calculation (continuous) column 22. coded value (none) column 23. calculation (discrete) column 24. calculation (continuous) column 25. calculation (discrete) column 26. calculation (continuous) column 27. calculation (discrete) column 28. calculation (continuous) column 29. coded value (none) column 30. calculation (continuous) column 31. coded value (none) column 32. calculation (continuous) column 33. coded value (none) column 34. calculation (continuous) column 35. coded value (none) column 36. calculation (continuous) column 37. coded value (none) column 38. calculation (discrete) column 39. calculation (continuous) column 40. calculation (discrete) column 41. calculation (continuous) column 42. calculation (discrete) column 43. calculation (continuous) column 44. coded value (none) column 45. calculation (continuous) column 46. coded value (none) column 47. calculation (continuous) column 48. coded value (none) column 49. calculation (continuous) column 50. coded value (none) column 51. calculation (continuous) column 52. coded value (none) column 53. calculation (discrete) column 54. calculation (continuous) column 55. calculation (discrete) column 56. calculation (continuous) column 57. calculation (discrete) column 58. calculation (continuous) column 59. coded value (none) column 60. calculation (continuous) column 61. coded value (none) column 62. calculation (continuous) column 63. coded value (none) column 64. calculation (continuous) column 65. coded value (none) column 66. calculation (continuous) column 67. coded value (none) column 68. calculation (discrete) column 69. calculation (continuous) column 70. calculation (discrete) column 71. calculation (continuous) column 72. calculation (discrete) column 73. calculation (continuous) column 74. coded value (none) column 75. calculation (continuous) column 76. coded value (none) column 77. calculation (continuous) column 78. coded value (none) column 79. calculation (continuous) column 80. coded value (none) column 81. calculation (continuous) column 82. coded value (none) column 83. calculation (discrete) column 84. calculation (continuous) column 85. calculation (discrete) column 86. calculation (continuous) column 87. calculation (discrete) column 88. calculation (continuous) column 89. coded value (none) column 90. calculation (continuous) column 91. coded value (none) column 92. calculation (continuous) column 93. coded value (none) column 94. calculation (continuous) column 95. coded value (none) column 96. calculation (continuous) column 97. coded value (none) 7. Flagging Criteria: column 1. none column 2. none column 3. none column 4. none column 5. none column 6. none column 7. none column 8. none column 9. none column 10. none column 11. none column 12. none column 13. col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q";col_Percen t_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q" column 14. none column 15. col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q";col_Percen t_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q" column 16. none column 17. col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q";col_Percen t_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q" column 18. none column 19. col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q";col_Percen t_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q" column 20. none column 21. col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Temperature>15="Q";col_Percen t_Flagged_Temperature>35="Q" column 22. none column 23. none column 24. none column 25. none column 26. none column 27. none column 28. col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q";col_Perc ent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q" column 29. none column 30. col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q";col_Perc ent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q" column 31. none column 32. col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q";col_Perc ent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q" column 33. none column 34. col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q";col_Perc ent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q" column 35. none column 36. col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Conductivity>15="Q";col_Perc ent_Flagged_Conductivity>35="Q" column 37. none column 38. none column 39. none column 40. none column 41. none column 42. none column 43. col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Pressure>35="Q" column 44. none column 45. col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Pressure>35="Q" column 46. none column 47. col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Pressure>35="Q" column 48. none column 49. col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Pressure>35="Q" column 50. none column 51. col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Pressure>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Pressure>35="Q" column 52. none column 53. none column 54. none column 55. none column 56. none column 57. none column 58. col_Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagged_De pth>35="Q" column 59. none column 60. col_Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagged_De pth>35="Q" column 61. none column 62. col_Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagged_De pth>35="Q" column 63. none column 64. col_Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagged_De pth>35="Q" column 65. none column 66. col_Percent_Missing_Depth>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Depth>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagged_De pth>35="Q" column 67. none column 68. none column 69. none column 70. none column 71. none column 72. none column 73. col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Salinity>35="Q" column 74. none column 75. col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Salinity>35="Q" column 76. none column 77. col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Salinity>35="Q" column 78. none column 79. col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Salinity>35="Q" column 80. none column 81. col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Salinity>15="Q";col_Percent_Flag ged_Salinity>35="Q" column 82. none column 83. none column 84. none column 85. none column 86. none column 87. none column 88. col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagge d_Sigma_t>35="Q" column 89. none column 90. col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagge d_Sigma_t>35="Q" column 91. none column 92. col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagge d_Sigma_t>35="Q" column 93. none column 94. col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagge d_Sigma_t>35="Q" column 95. none column 96. col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>35="I";col_Percent_Missing_Sigma_t>15="Q";col_Percent_Flagge d_Sigma_t>35="Q" column 97. none C. Data Anomalies: The value of one record in Daily_Min_Temperature was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Min_Temperature were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Temperature was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Max_Temperature were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Temperature was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Mean_Temperature were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Temperature was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_StdDev_Temperature were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Temperature was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_SE_Temperature were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Min_Conductivity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Min_Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Conductivity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Max_Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Conductivity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Mean_Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Conductivity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_StdDev_Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Conductivity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_SE_Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Min_Pressure was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Min_Pressure were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Pressure was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Max_Pressure were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Pressure was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Mean_Pressure were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Pressure was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_StdDev_Pressure were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Pressure was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_SE_Pressure were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Min_Depth was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Min_Depth were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Depth was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Max_Depth were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Depth was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_Mean_Depth were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Depth was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_StdDev_Depth were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Depth was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 2 records in Daily_SE_Depth were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Min_Salinity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Min_Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Salinity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Max_Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Salinity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Mean_Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Salinity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_StdDev_Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Salinity was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_SE_Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Min_Sigma_t was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Min_Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Max_Sigma_t was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Max_Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_Mean_Sigma_t was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_Mean_Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_StdDev_Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value). The value of one record in Daily_SE_Sigma_t was flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)). Values of 14 records in Daily_SE_Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value). V. Supplemental Descriptors A. Data Acquisition 1. Data Forms: Copies of CTD cast logs and raw data are maintained at the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Information Management Office 2. Form Location: GCE-LTER Information Management Office, Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 3. Data Entry Validation: Data format is validated during download by Sea-Bird Electronics Sea-Soft version 4.246, and also by custom data import programs in the GCE Data Toolbox for Matlab. B. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures: QA/QC flags are generated automatically according to domain criteria specified for each data column, then subsequently reviewed and revised as appropriate. Coded flag columns are generated for each data column, listing qualifier flags assigned to the data value on the corresponding row. C. Supplemental Materials: not applicable D. Computer Programs: Sea-Bird Electronics Sea-Soft version 4.246, MATLAB version 2013B E. Archival Practices: Data sets and documentation are stored in structured binary (Matlab 5.x files) and delimited ASCII text formats, and archived on magnetic tape and CD at the GCE LTER Information Management Office at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA F. Publications: unspecified G. History of Data Set Usage 1. Data Request History: unspecified 2. Data Set Update History: not updated 3. Review History: Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: S/N 2398 Site# 3 Set up by K. Helm Date 12/01/05 Time on 2000GMT Date 11/30/05 Time into water 1741 Date 3/10/06 Time out of water 1255 Time off 1425 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 11/30/05 Time 1741 ysi sal 29.7 ysi temp 16.8 water depth 10'-0 " sensor height above bottom 11'-71/2" Retrieval information Date 3/10/06 Time 1255 ysi sal 26.4 ysi temp 16.0 water depth 13'-0" Instrument condition sensor tube very clean Upload filename 03060398 Maintenance record Date 12/19/05 -to foggy Time Sal Temp Depth Condition - Date 1/10/06 Time 1345 Sal 26.1 Temp 12.3 Depth 12'-3" Condition- sensor tube- very clean Date 1/25/06 Time 1353 Sal 26.5 Temp 14.1 Depth 10'-10" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 2/10/06 Time 1417 Sal 25.2 Temp 12.0 Depth 14'-4" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date Time Sal Temp Depth Condition Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: S/N 1793 Site# 3 Set up by K. Helm Date 3/9/06 Time on 2000GMT Date 3/10/06 Time into water 1255 Date 5/31/06 Time out of water 1052 Date 5/31/06 Time off 1257 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 3/10/06 Time 1255 ysi sal 26.4 ysi temp 16.0 water depth 13'-0" sensor height above bottom 11'-71/2" Retrieval information Date 5/31/06 Time 1052 ysi sal 32.2 ysi temp 27.1 water depth 11'-8" Instrument condition sensor tube very clean Upload filename 03060593 Maintenance record Date 3/22/06 Time 1306 Sal 26.1 Temp 17.0 Depth 11'-6" Condition - sensor tube very clean Date 4/5/06 Time 1245 Sal 25.9 Temp 19.7 Depth 10'-8" Condition- sensor tube- very clean Date 4/19/06 Time 1140 Sal 29.5 Temp 21.3 Depth 11'-3" Condition- sensor tube- very clean Date 5/1/06 Time 1208 Sal 30.9 Temp 20.8 Depth 14'-6" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 5/16/06 Time 1209 Sal 30.8 Temp 22.5 Depth 14'-0" Condition sensor tube very clean Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: S/N 2398 Site# 3 Set up by K. Helm Date 5/31/06 Time on 2000GMT Date 5/31/06 Time into water 1052 Date 9/18/06 Time out of water 1402 Date 9/18/06 Time off 1838 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 5/31/06 Time 1052 ysi sal 32.2 ysi temp 27.1 water depth 11'-8" sensor height above bottom 11'-71/2" Retrieval information Date 9/18/06 Time 1402 ysi sal 24.3 ysi temp 27.5 water depth 14'-0" Instrument condition sensor tube very clean Upload filename 03060998 Maintenance record Date 6/12/06 Time 1517 Sal 31.7 Temp 28.3 Depth 14'-6" Condition - sensor tube very clean Date 6/28/06 Time 1134 Sal 33.4 Temp 29.0 Depth 12'-6" Condition- sensor tube- very clean Date 7/10/06 Time 1552 Sal 33.2 Temp 28.1 Depth 12'-3" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 7/25/06 Time 1100 Sal 31.0 Temp 29.9 Depth 13'-10" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 8/9/06 Time 1053 Sal 34.0 Temp 31.7 Depth 15'-0" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 8/28/06 Time 1220 Sal 33.6 Temp 31.0 Depth 14'-0" Condition- sensor tube very clean Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: S/N 1796 Site# 3 Set up by K. Helm Date 9/18/06 Time on 2000GMT Date 9/18/06 Time into water 1402 Date 1/9/07 Time out of water 1222 Date 1/9/07 Time off 1730 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 9/18/06 Time 1402 ysi sal 24.3 ysi temp 27.5 water depth - 14'-0" sensor height above bottom 11'-71/2" Retrieval information Date 1/9/07 Time 1222 ysi sal 31.3 ysi temp 16.1 water depth 12'-9" Instrument condition sensor tube -very clean Upload filename 03070196 Maintenance record Date 10/2/06 Time 1257 Sal 27.7 Temp 26.3 Depth 12'-6" Condition - sensor tube very clean Date 10/17/06 Time 1433 Sal 33.3 Temp 22.0 Depth 13'-0" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 10/31/06 Time 1325 Sal 30.5 Temp 19.2 Depth 13'-0" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 11/13/06 Time 1419 Sal 33.6 Temp 17.3 Depth 12'-3" Condition- sensor tube very clean Date 12/12/06 Time 1241 Sal 32.7 Temp 12.8 Depth 12'-6 " Condition- sensor tube very clean Date Time Sal Temp Depth Condition- 4. Questions and Comments from Users: none