I. Data Set Descriptors A. Title: Daniela Di Iorio. 2015. Continuous salinity, temperature and depth measurements from moored hydrographic data loggers deployed at GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near Aligator Creek, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2012 through 31-Dec-2012. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Catalog (data set PHY-GCEM-1301f; http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/app/dataset_details.asp?accession=PHY-GCEM-1301f) B. Accession Number: PHY-GCEM-1301f C. Description 1. Originator(s): Name: Daniela Di Iorio Address: Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Postal Code: 30602 Country: USA Email: daniela@uga.edu 2. Abstract: Conductivity, temperature and pressure were measured continuously at Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER sampling location GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near Aligator Creek, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2012 through 31-Dec-2012. 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, Inorganic Nutrients, 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 III 2. Principal Investigators: Name: Merryl Alber Address: Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Postal Code: 30602-3636 Country: USA Email: malber@uga.edu Name: Steven C. Pennings Address: Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Postal Code: 77204-5513 Country: USA Email: scpennin@central.uh.edu 3. Funding Period: 27-Dec-2006 to 17-Sep-2012 4. Objectives: The research proposed for GCE-III is designed to address how variations in salinity and inundation, driven by climate change and anthropogenic factors, affect biotic and ecosystem responses at different spatial and temporal scales, and to predict the consequences of these changes for habitat provisioning and carbon (C) sequestration across the coastal landscape. 5. Abstract: The Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) LTER is located along three adjacent sounds on the Atlantic coast and includes both intertidal marshes and estuaries. Long-term drivers of climate change, sea level rise and human alterations of the landscape will cause transitions in dominant habitat types (state changes) within the GCE domain by changing the amounts and patterns of water delivery across the landscape. These changes in water delivery can be conceptualized as presses and pulses in river inflow, local runoff, groundwater input, and tidal inundation, which will in turn manifest themselves as changes in salinity and inundation patterns in the domain. The research proposed for GCE-III is designed to address how variations in salinity and inundation, driven by climate change and anthropogenic factors, affect biotic and ecosystem responses at different spatial and temporal scales, and to predict the consequences of these changes for habitat provisioning and carbon (C) sequestration across the coastal landscape. The goals are to: 1) Track long-term changes in climate and human actions in the watershed and adjacent uplands, and evaluate the effects of these drivers on domain boundary conditions. 2) Describe temporal and spatial variability in physical, chemical, geological and biological, and to evaluate how they are affected by variations in river inflow and other boundary conditions. 3) Characterize the responses of three dominant habitats in the domain to pulses and presses in salinity and inundation. 4) Describe patterns of habitat provisioning and C sequestration and export in the GCE domain, and to evaluate how these might be affected by changes in salinity and inundation. These efforts will be synthesized into a synoptic understanding of both biotic and ecosystem responses to variations in salinity and inundation driven by climate change and human activities, which will be used to assess thresholds between habitats and the potential for state changes in the domain. 6. Funding Source: NSF OCE-9982133 and OCE-0620959 B. Sub-project Description 1. Site Description a. Geographic Location: GCE-AL -- Altamaha River, Georgia, USA GCE8_Hydro -- Alligator Creek hydrographic datalogger deployment Coordinates: GCE-AL -- NW: 81 34 56.3 W, 31 24 05.1 N NE: 81 14 16.6 W, 31 24 05.1 N SE: 81 14 16.6 W, 31 17 45.7 N SW: 81 34 56.3 W, 31 17 45.7 N GCE8_Hydro -- 81 24 36.2 W, 31 18 37.0 N b. Physiographic Region: GCE-AL -- Estuary and tidal marsh GCE8_Hydro -- Estuary and tidal marsh c. Landform Components: GCE-AL -- Intertidal marsh bordering sounds, tidal channels and creeks GCE8_Hydro -- Intertidal marsh bordering sounds, tidal channels and creeks d. Hydrographic Characteristics: GCE-AL -- Site encompasses the Altamaha River estuary and nearby tidal creeks, and is subject to 2-3.4m semi-diurnal tides. High freshwater input from the Altamaha River, one of the largest rivers in the Southeastern United States. GCE8_Hydro -- Site encompasses the Altamaha River estuary and nearby tidal creeks, and is subject to 2-3.4m semi-diurnal tides. High freshwater input from the Altamaha River, one of the largest rivers in the Southeastern United States. e. Topographic Attributes: GCE-AL -- Flat, with elevations ranging from 0-3.4m above mean low tide GCE8_Hydro -- Flat, with elevations ranging from 0-3.4m above mean low tide f. Geology, Lithology and Soils: GCE-AL -- unspecified GCE8_Hydro -- unspecified g. Vegetation Communities: GCE-AL -- unspecified GCE8_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-2012 End of Observations: 31-Dec-2012 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. b. Instrumentation: Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 1790, last factory calibration 31-Mar-2006) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 1795, last factory calibration 11-Aug-2011) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 2398, last factory calibration 09-Nov-2011) Moored CTD datalogger (Sea-Bird Electronics Inc., model MicroCAT 37-SM S/N 1794, last factory calibration 28-Mar-2012) c. Taxonomy and Systematics: not applicable d. Speclies List: e. Permit History: 4. Project Personnel a. Personnel: 1: Daniela Di Iorio 2: Wade M. Sheldon 3: Jacob Shalack 4: Daniel Saucedo b. Affiliations: 1: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 2: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 3: University of Georgia Marine Inst., Sapelo Island, Georgia 4: University of Georgia Marine Inst., Sapelo Island, 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: 22-Jan-2013, Public: 22-Jan-2014 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-1301f_1_0.CSV 2. Size: 17568 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 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: 08120190.asc (6585 records) 08120695.asc (7283 records) 08120998.asc (4271 records) 08130194.asc (5083 records) Data processing history: 24-Jan-2012: data uploaded from SBE 37-SM MicroCAT using SEATERM software version 1.59 02-Feb-2012: new GCE Data Structure 1.1 created ('newstruct') 02-Feb-2012: data imported from processed SBE SM-37 sonde data file '08120190.asc' (6585 records) ('imp_gcesonde') 02-Feb-2012: deleted column Second from the structure ('deletecols') 02-Feb-2012: calculated calendar date in MATLAB serial day (base 1/1/0000) format from individual date component columns Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute, added 'Date' column at position 1 ('add_datecol') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Instrument' at position 1 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Pump' at position 2 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pump, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Latitude' at position 1 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Latitude, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Longitude' at position 1 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Longitude, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Site' at position 1 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: matched 6585 out of 6585 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) 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Station' at position 2 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Station, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: added geographic metadata based on matching values in column Station to location and station names registered in 'geo_locations.mat' ('add_sitemetadata') 02-Feb-2012: updated 9 metadata fields in the Site, Status sections ('add_sitemetadata') 02-Feb-2012: added column 'Calibration' at position 19 ('addcol') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Calibration, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: updated 14 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: edited structure data ('ui_datagrid'): deleted record(s) 6583, 6584 and 6585 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria of columns Conductivity and Salinity edited ('ui_editor') 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity and Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: QA/QC flags assigned by visual inspection (ui_visualqc); flags set on Depth record(s): 2058 02-Feb-2012: deleted the following rows with values in column(s) Depth assigned QA/QC flag(s) X (excise row flag): 2058. ('cullflags') 02-Feb-2012: inserted 1 new record with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Station, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 02-Feb-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 02-Feb-2012: 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') 02-Feb-2012: updated 2 metadata fields in the Data, Status sections ('ui_interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Temperature with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Temperature as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Temperature' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 21.143 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Temperature, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Conductivity with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Conductivity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Conductivity' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 1.436 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Pressure with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Pressure as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Pressure' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 1.149 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pressure, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Depth with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Depth as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Depth' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 1.141 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Depth, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Salinity with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Salinity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Salinity' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 9.066 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: replaced 1 missing value in column Sigma_t with an estimated value based on 1D interpolation of Sigma_t as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8.3 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 02-Feb-2012: 1 value in 'Sigma_t' was updated with a new value ('update_data'): changed record 2058 from NaN to 4.822 02-Feb-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Sigma_t, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 02-Feb-2012: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 02-Feb-2012: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 02-Feb-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 14-Apr-2012: query 'Year=2012' run, returned 1098 of 6582 data rows ('querydata') 14-Apr-2012: automatically assigned study date metadata descriptors based on the range of date values in date/time columns (add_studydates) 14-Apr-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 14-Apr-2012: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 14-Apr-2012: documented flagged and missing values in column Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 14-Apr-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 26-Jun-2012: 7281 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 26-Jun-2012: updated 14 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 26-Jun-2012: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 26-Jun-2012: inserted 2 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Station, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 26-Jun-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 26-Jun-2012: 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') 26-Jun-2012: updated 2 metadata fields in the Data, Status sections ('ui_interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Temperature with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Temperature as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Temperature' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 14.134, changed record 1100 from NaN to 14.054 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Temperature, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Conductivity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Conductivity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Conductivity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 0.826, changed record 1100 from NaN to 0.610 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Pressure with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Pressure as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Pressure' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 1.196, changed record 1100 from NaN to 1.271 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pressure, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Depth with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Depth as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Depth' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 1.187, changed record 1100 from NaN to 1.262 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Depth, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Salinity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Salinity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Salinity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 5.934, changed record 1100 from NaN to 4.302 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: replaced 2 missing values in column Sigma_t with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Sigma_t as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 26-Jun-2012: 2 values in 'Sigma_t' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 1099 from NaN to 3.804, changed record 1100 from NaN to 2.561 26-Jun-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Sigma_t, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 26-Jun-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 26-Jun-2012: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 28-Sep-2012: 4266 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 28-Sep-2012: updated 14 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 28-Sep-2012: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 28-Sep-2012: inserted 7 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Station, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('fill_date_gaps') 28-Sep-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 28-Sep-2012: 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') 28-Sep-2012: updated 2 metadata fields in the Data, Status sections ('ui_interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Temperature with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Temperature as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Temperature' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 28.056, changed record 8383 from NaN to 28.069, changed record 8384 from NaN to 28.085, changed record 8385 from NaN to 28.105, changed record 8386 from NaN to 28.133, changed record 8387 from NaN to 28.168, changed record 8388 from NaN to 28.215 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Temperature, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Conductivity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Conductivity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Conductivity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 1.906, changed record 8383 from NaN to 1.962, changed record 8384 from NaN to 2.013, changed record 8385 from NaN to 2.059, changed record 8386 from NaN to 2.100, changed record 8387 from NaN to 2.133, changed record 8388 from NaN to 2.160 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Pressure with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Pressure as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Pressure' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 2.714, changed record 8383 from NaN to 2.734, changed record 8384 from NaN to 2.749, changed record 8385 from NaN to 2.760, changed record 8386 from NaN to 2.768, changed record 8387 from NaN to 2.773, changed record 8388 from NaN to 2.775 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pressure, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Depth with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Depth as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Depth' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 2.695, changed record 8383 from NaN to 2.715, changed record 8384 from NaN to 2.730, changed record 8385 from NaN to 2.741, changed record 8386 from NaN to 2.748, changed record 8387 from NaN to 2.753, changed record 8388 from NaN to 2.756 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Depth, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Salinity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Salinity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Salinity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 10.600, changed record 8383 from NaN to 10.953, changed record 8384 from NaN to 11.284, changed record 8385 from NaN to 11.581, changed record 8386 from NaN to 11.833, changed record 8387 from NaN to 12.028, changed record 8388 from NaN to 12.154 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: replaced 7 missing values in column Sigma_t with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Sigma_t as a function of Date using the MATLAB 7.13 function 'interp1' with the 'pchip' (piecewise cubic Hermite interpolation) method option, excluding data gaps with more than 10 consecutive missing values, and flagging the estimated values as 'E' ('interp_missing') 28-Sep-2012: 7 values in 'Sigma_t' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 8382 from NaN to 4.128, changed record 8383 from NaN to 4.380, changed record 8384 from NaN to 4.615, changed record 8385 from NaN to 4.826, changed record 8386 from NaN to 5.003, changed record 8387 from NaN to 5.140, changed record 8388 from NaN to 5.228 28-Sep-2012: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Sigma_t, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 28-Sep-2012: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 28-Sep-2012: documented flagged and missing values in columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and Sigma_t as data set anomalies in the metadata ('add_anomalies') 10-Jun-2013: 5076 rows added at the bottom of the data set ('datamerge') 10-Jun-2013: updated 13 metadata fields in the Data, Dataset, Status, Study, Supplement sections ('addmeta') 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: query 'Year==2012' run, returned 17558 of 17730 data rows ('querydata') 10-Jun-2013: automatically assigned study date metadata descriptors based on the range of date values in date/time columns (add_studydates) 10-Jun-2013: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 10-Jun-2013: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 10-Jun-2013: inserted 10 new records with date/time values and NaN/null data values (replicating common values in the non-data columns Site, Station, Longitude, Latitude, Instrument, Pump and Calibration) to fill in date/time interval gaps in the data series ('pad_date_gaps') 10-Jun-2013: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 10-Jun-2013: 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') 10-Jun-2013: updated 1 metadata fields in the Data sections ('addmeta') 10-Jun-2013: sorted by column Date(ascending) ('sortdata') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 missing values in column Temperature with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Temperature as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Temperature' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 26.430, changed record 12656 from NaN to 26.436, changed record 12657 from NaN to 26.445, changed record 12658 from NaN to 26.456, changed record 12659 from NaN to 26.470, changed record 12660 from NaN to 26.485, changed record 12661 from NaN to 26.501, changed record 12662 from NaN to 26.518, changed record 12663 from NaN to 26.534, changed record 12664 from NaN to 26.550 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Temperature, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 missing values in column Conductivity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Conductivity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Conductivity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 2.124, changed record 12656 from NaN to 2.189, changed record 12657 from NaN to 2.256, changed record 12658 from NaN to 2.321, changed record 12659 from NaN to 2.383, changed record 12660 from NaN to 2.440, changed record 12661 from NaN to 2.491, changed record 12662 from NaN to 2.533, changed record 12663 from NaN to 2.566, changed record 12664 from NaN to 2.587 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Conductivity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 missing values in column Pressure with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Pressure as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Pressure' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 2.767, changed record 12656 from NaN to 2.767, changed record 12657 from NaN to 2.766, changed record 12658 from NaN to 2.766, changed record 12659 from NaN to 2.765, changed record 12660 from NaN to 2.764, changed record 12661 from NaN to 2.762, changed record 12662 from NaN to 2.760, changed record 12663 from NaN to 2.757, changed record 12664 from NaN to 2.754 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Pressure, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 missing values in column Depth with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Depth as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Depth' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 2.748, changed record 12656 from NaN to 2.748, changed record 12657 from NaN to 2.747, changed record 12658 from NaN to 2.747, changed record 12659 from NaN to 2.746, changed record 12660 from NaN to 2.745, changed record 12661 from NaN to 2.743, changed record 12662 from NaN to 2.741, changed record 12663 from NaN to 2.738, changed record 12664 from NaN to 2.735 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Depth, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 missing values in column Salinity with estimated values based on 1D interpolation of Salinity as a function of Date using the MATLAB 8 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Salinity' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 12.337, changed record 12656 from NaN to 12.753, changed record 12657 from NaN to 13.172, changed record 12658 from NaN to 13.583, changed record 12659 from NaN to 13.974, changed record 12660 from NaN to 14.335, changed record 12661 from NaN to 14.655, changed record 12662 from NaN to 14.923, changed record 12663 from NaN to 15.128, changed record 12664 from NaN to 15.259 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Salinity, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: replaced 10 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 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') 10-Jun-2013: 10 values in 'Sigma_t' were updated with new values ('update_data'): changed record 12655 from NaN to 5.907, changed record 12656 from NaN to 6.217, changed record 12657 from NaN to 6.526, changed record 12658 from NaN to 6.829, changed record 12659 from NaN to 7.115, changed record 12660 from NaN to 7.379, changed record 12661 from NaN to 7.612, changed record 12662 from NaN to 7.806, changed record 12663 from NaN to 7.955, changed record 12664 from NaN to 8.049 10-Jun-2013: Q/C flagging criteria applied for column(s) Sigma_t, 'flags' field updated ('dataflag') 10-Jun-2013: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 13-Jun-2013: manually edited data set metadata ('ui_editmetadata') 13-Jun-2013: edited data set title in structure and metadata ('ui_editor') 13-Feb-2015: copied QA/QC flags for column(s) Depth to column(s) Pressure, overwriting any existing flags, and set QA/QC criteria for destination column(s) to 'manual' ('copyflags') 27-Feb-2015: copied QA/QC flags for column(s) Depth to column(s) Pressure, overwriting any existing flags, and set QA/QC criteria for destination column(s) to 'manual' ('copyflags') 03-Jun-2015: query 'Year=2012' run, returned 17568 of 17568 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_GCE2', retaining existing attribute descriptors for all columns ('meta_template') 03-Jun-2015: updated 40 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 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: 120 records in Conductivity, 120 records in Salinity, 120 records in Sigma_t ('nullflags') 03-Jun-2015: converted dates in column(s) Date to format yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS 03-Jun-2015: flags for columns Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Salinity and 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. Station column 3. Longitude column 4. Latitude column 5. Instrument column 6. Date column 7. Year column 8. Month column 9. Day column 10. Hour column 11. Minute column 12. Temperature column 13. Flag_Temperature column 14. Conductivity column 15. Flag_Conductivity column 16. Pressure column 17. Flag_Pressure column 18. Depth column 19. Flag_Depth column 20. Salinity column 21. Flag_Salinity column 22. Sigma_t column 23. Flag_Sigma_t 2. Variable Definition: column 1. Nearest nominal GCE-LTER sampling site column 2. Station determined by geographic database lookup of coordinates in columns Latitude and Longitude using a distance tolerance of 0.5km from registered station location column 3. Geographic longitude in decimal degrees column 4. Geographic latitude in decimal degrees column 5. Serial number of the SBE 37-SM MicroCAT instrument used for the observations column 6. Calendar date and time of observation column 7. Calendar year column 8. Calendar month column 9. Calendar day column 10. Hours - GMT column 11. Minutes column 12. Water temperature column 13. QA/QC flags for Water temperature (flagging criteria, where "x" is Temperature: x<0="Q", x>35="Q", Depth<=0="I", Depth<0.15="Q", flag_valuechange(x,2,2,1,3)="Q", manual) column 14. Conductivity column 15. QA/QC flags for Conductivity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Conductivity: x<0="I", Depth<=0="I", Depth<0.15="Q", manual) column 16. Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) column 17. QA/QC flags for Water pressure at sensor (approximately equivalent to water depth within 3% error) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Pressure: x<0="I", x<0.05="X", x>10="Q", manual) column 18. Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde column 19. QA/QC flags for Water depth to the pressure sensor of the moored sonde (flagging criteria, where "x" is Depth: x<0="I", x<0.05="X", x>10="Q", manual) column 20. Salinity column 21. QA/QC flags for Salinity (flagging criteria, where "x" is Salinity: x<0="I", Depth<=0="I", x>38="Q", Depth<0.15="Q", manual) column 22. Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) column 23. QA/QC flags for Sigma-t (i.e. Density-1) (flagging criteria, where "x" is Sigma_t: Depth<=0="I", Depth<0.15="Q", flag_valuechange(x,5,5,1,3)="Q", x<-5="Q", x>28="Q", manual) 3. Units of Measurement: column 1. none column 2. none column 3. degrees column 4. degrees column 5. none column 6. yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS - GMT column 7. YYYY column 8. MM column 9. DD column 10. hr column 11. min column 12. °C column 13. none column 14. S/m column 15. none column 16. dbar column 17. none column 18. m column 19. none column 20. PSU column 21. none column 22. kg/m^3 column 23. none 4. Data Type a. Storage Type: column 1. integer column 2. string column 3. floating-point column 4. floating-point column 5. integer column 6. string column 7. integer column 8. integer column 9. integer column 10. integer column 11. integer column 12. floating-point column 13. string column 14. floating-point column 15. string column 16. floating-point column 17. string column 18. floating-point column 19. string column 20. floating-point column 21. string column 22. floating-point column 23. string b. Variable Codes: Flag_Temperature: E = unspecified Flag_Conductivity: E = unspecified, Q = questionable value Flag_Pressure: E = unspecified Flag_Depth: E = unspecified Flag_Salinity: E = unspecified, Q = questionable value Flag_Sigma_t: E = unspecified, Q = questionable value c. Numeric Range: column 1. 8 to 8 column 2. (none) column 3. -81.4093 to -81.4093 column 4. 31.3104 to 31.3104 column 5. 1790 to 2398 column 6. (none) column 7. 2012 to 2012 column 8. 1 to 12 column 9. 1 to 31 column 10. 0 to 23 column 11. 0 to 30 column 12. 10.7137 to 31.8366 column 13. (none) column 14. 0.01968 to 4.9127 column 15. (none) column 16. 0.621 to 3.881 column 17. (none) column 18. 0.61671 to 3.8541 column 19. (none) column 20. 0.10464 to 31.3221 column 21. (none) column 22. -3.6781 to 21.7644 column 23. (none) d. Missing Value Code: 5. Data Format a. Column Type: column 1. numerical column 2. text column 3. numerical column 4. numerical column 5. numerical column 6. text column 7. numerical column 8. numerical column 9. numerical column 10. numerical column 11. numerical column 12. numerical column 13. text column 14. numerical column 15. text column 16. numerical column 17. text column 18. numerical column 19. text column 20. numerical column 21. text column 22. numerical column 23. text b. Number of Columns: 23 c. Decimal Places: column 1. 0 column 2. 0 column 3. 6 column 4. 6 column 5. 0 column 6. 0 column 7. 0 column 8. 0 column 9. 0 column 10. 0 column 11. 0 column 12. 3 column 13. 0 column 14. 3 column 15. 0 column 16. 3 column 17. 0 column 18. 3 column 19. 0 column 20. 3 column 21. 0 column 22. 3 column 23. 0 6. Logical Variable Type: column 1. nominal (discrete) column 2. nominal (none) column 3. geographic coordinate (continuous) column 4. geographic coordinate (continuous) column 5. nominal (discrete) column 6. datetime (none) column 7. datetime (discrete) column 8. datetime (discrete) column 9. datetime (discrete) column 10. datetime (discrete) column 11. datetime (discrete) column 12. data (continuous) column 13. coded value (none) column 14. data (continuous) column 15. coded value (none) column 16. data (continuous) column 17. coded value (none) column 18. calculation (continuous) column 19. coded value (none) column 20. calculation (continuous) column 21. coded value (none) column 22. calculation (continuous) column 23. coded value (none) 7. Flagging Criteria: column 1. none column 2. flag_locationcoords(x,col_Longitude,col_Latitude,0.25,"sensitive","geo_locations.mat")=" Q" column 3. x<-180="Q";x>180="Q" column 4. x<-90="Q";x>90="Q" column 5. none column 6. none column 7. none column 8. x<1="I";x>12="I" column 9. x<1="I";x>31="I" column 10. x<0="I";x>24="I" column 11. x<0="I";x>60="I" column 12. x<0="Q";x>35="Q";col_Depth<=0="I";col_Depth<0.15="Q";flag_valuechange(x,2,2,1,3)="Q";man ually-assigned flags column 13. none column 14. x<0="I";col_Depth<=0="I";col_Depth<0.15="Q";manually-assigned flags column 15. none column 16. x<0="I";x<0.05="X";x>10="Q";manually-assigned flags column 17. none column 18. x<0="I";x<0.05="X";x>10="Q";manually-assigned flags column 19. none column 20. x<0="I";col_Depth<=0="I";x>38="Q";col_Depth<0.15="Q";manually-assigned flags column 21. none column 22. col_Depth<=0="I";col_Depth<0.15="Q";flag_valuechange(x,5,5,1,3)="Q";x<-5="Q";x>28="Q";ma nually-assigned flags column 23. none C. Data Anomalies: Values of 10 records in Temperature were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 10 records in Conductivity were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 120 records in Conductivity were flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)) for dates: 09/11/2012-09/13/2012. Values of 193 records in Conductivity were flagged as Q (questionable value) for dates: 09/07/2012-09/11/2012. Values of 10 records in Pressure were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 10 records in Depth were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 10 records in Salinity were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 120 records in Salinity were flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)) for dates: 09/11/2012-09/13/2012. Values of 193 records in Salinity were flagged as Q (questionable value) for dates: 09/07/2012-09/11/2012. Values of 10 records in Sigma_t were flagged as E (data value estimated by interpolation) for dates: 01/23/2012, 04/13/2012, 06/23/2012. Values of 120 records in Sigma_t were flagged as I (invalid value (out of range)) for dates: 09/11/2012-09/13/2012. Values of 195 records in Sigma_t were flagged as Q (questionable value) for dates: 01/02/2012, 01/23/2012, 09/07/2012-09/11/2012. Conductivity tube cleaning on 10/16/12 20:50 corresponds to a sharp change in conductivity readings (approx. 0.5 S/m). Data prior to this, showing damped tidal signal have been flagged as questionable. Conductivity readings from 12/25/12 up to instrument retrieval on 1/4/13 show a damped tidal signal. These data have been flagged as questionable. 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: not specified 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: G. History of Data Set Usage 1. Data Request History: 2. Data Set Update History: 3. Review History: Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: Sonde# 1790 Site# 8 Set up by J. Shalack & C. Reddy Date 9/8/11 Time on 1800 UTC Date 9/8/11 Time into water 1446 Date 1/23/12 Time out of water 2046 Date 1/23/12 Time off 2235 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 9/8/11 Time 1446 ysi sal 20.9 ysi temp 27.5 water depth 3.7 m Retrieval information Date 1/23/12 Time 2046 ysi sal 7.0 ysi temp 14.1 water depth 3.1 m Instrument condition- conductivity tube Very Clean Upload filename 08120190 Maintenance record Date 9/28/11 Time 2222 Sal 8.9 Temp 27.9 Depth 2.9 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 10/5/11 Time 1635 Sal 7.6 Temp 24.1 Depth 3.7 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 10/21/11 Time 1417 Sal 9.1 Temp 21.1 Depth 3.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 11/3/11 Time 1448 Sal 14.4 Temp 17.8 Depth n/a m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 11/17/11 Time 1420 Sal 6.8 Temp 18.6 Depth 3.6 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 12/6/11 Time 1702 Sal 9.6 Temp 16.7 Depth 3.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 12/18/11 Time 1433 Sal 2.2 Temp 14.9 Depth n/a m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Date 1/9/12 Time 2022 Sal 1.9 Temp 12.3 Depth 3.0 m Condition - conductivity tube Very Clean Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: Sonde# 1795 Site# 8 Set up by J. Shalack Date 1/23/12 Time on 2200 UTC Date 1/23/12 Time into water 2046 Date 6/23/12 Time out of water 1420 Date 6/23/12 Time off 1355 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 1/23/12 Time 2046 ysi sal 7.0 ysi temp 14.1 water depth 3.1 m Retrieval information Date 6/23/12 Time 1420 ysi sal 10.0 ysi temp 28.1 water depth 4.7 m Instrument condition- conductivity tube Very clean Upload filename 08120695 Maintenance record Date 2/8/12 Time 1948 Sal 2.9 Temp 16.2 Depth 2.1 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 2/28/12 Time 1507 Sal 0.8 Temp 16.3 Depth 4.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Clean Date 3/15/12 Time 1540 Sal 0.3 Temp 20.3 Depth 2.8 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 3/29/12 Time 1434 Sal 0.2 Temp 22.1 Depth 3.5 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 4/13/12 Time 1627 Sal 1.4 Temp 21.3 Depth 4.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 4/27/12 Time 1507 Sal 8.3 Temp 21.6 Depth 4.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 5/11/12 Time 1318 Sal 10.4 Temp 25.9 Depth 3.3 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 5/25/12 Time 1249 Sal 3.9 Temp 26.2 Depth 3.9 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Date 6/11/12 Time 1350 Sal 3.9 Temp 25.3 Depth 3.2 m Condition - conductivity tube Very clean Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: Sonde# 2398 Site# 8 Set up by J.Shalack Date 6/23/12 Time on 1800 UTC Date 6/23/12 Time into water 1420 Date 9/20/12 Time out of water 1456 Date 9/20/12 Time off 1750 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 6/23/12 Time 1420 ysi sal 10.0 ysi temp 28.1 water depth 4.7m Retrieval information Date 9/20/12 Time 1456 ysi sal 12.9 ysi temp 26.4 water depth 4.8m Instrument condition- conductivity tube very clean Upload filename 08120998 Maintenance record Date 7/2/12 Time 1853 Sal 4.0 Temp 30.2 Depth 3.0m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 7/16/12 Time 1208 Sal 16.7 Temp 30.4 Depth 4.6m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 8/1/12 Time 1832 Sal 11.9 Temp 30.3 Depth 3.2m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 8/14/12 Time 1656 Sal 4.7 Temp 30.1 Depth 3.1m Condition - conductivity tube clean Date 8/29/12 Time 2022 Sal 0.6 Temp 28.4 Depth 3.7m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 9/13/12 Time 1740 Sal 3.9 Temp 27.0 Depth 3.4m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Instrument deployment, maintenance and retrieval observations: Sonde# 1794 Site# 8 Set up by J.Shalack Date 9/20/12 Time on 2000 UTC Date 9/20/12 Time into water 1456 Date 1/4/13 Time out of water 1350 Date 1/4/13 Time off 1750 Sample interval 1800 Deployment information Date 9/20/12 Time 1456 ysi sal 12.9 ysi temp 26.4 water depth 4.8m Retrieval information Date 1/4/13 Time 1350 ysi sal 0.9 ysi temp 11.6 water depth 3.7m Instrument condition- conductivity tube clean Upload filename 08130194 Maintenance record Date 10/5/12 Time 1340 Sal 12.1 Temp 26.6 Depth 4.2m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 10/16/12 Time 2050 Sal 11.6 Temp 24.0 Depth 3.1m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 11/1/12 Time 2031 Sal 12.0 Temp 16.6 Depth 3.6m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 11/19/12 Time 1516 Sal 17.0 Temp 14.7 Depth 4.5m Condition - conductivity tube very clean Date 12/10/12 Time 1709 Sal 11.6 Temp 17.4 Depth 3.2m Condition - conductivity tube very clean 4. 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