Suspended-sediment concentrations from water samples collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel J. Nowacki
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Angela C. Tan
Publication_Date: 20230218
Title:

Suspended-sediment concentrations from water samples collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P96EH1MS

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel J. Nowacki
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Angela C. Tan
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:

Oceanographic and water-quality measurements collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P96EH1MS

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS

Description:

Abstract:

Water samples were collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA on 14 days from July 30, 2019, to April 15, 2021. The water samples were collected from a small vessel near pre-established USGS instrument moorings using a van Dorn water sampler. These data were collected to support studies of sediment delivery, transport, deposition, and resuspension in this Pacific Northwest estuarine embayment.

Purpose:

These data were collected as part of the USGS Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound 2.0 (CHIPS 2.0) project to support studies of sediment delivery, transport, deposition, and resuspension in the Nooksack River–Bellingham Bay system.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-638-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-653-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-665-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2020-605-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-601-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-618-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20190730
Ending_Date: 20210415

Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.612889
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.485953
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.764537
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.715133

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:82a55978-e2c6-45b0-aafc-163371f4eaa5

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Water-Quality Parameters

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: suspended material (water)
Theme_Keyword: field sampling
Theme_Keyword: water sampling
Theme_Keyword: marine water quality

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: water sampling

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Bellingham Bay
Place_Keyword: Whatcom County
Place_Keyword: State of Washington

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Excel for Mac Version 16.67 (22111300) running on macOS 11.7.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Data fall within expected ranges. Duplicates were run for most samples and results generally were similar. When duplicates did not match, additional duplicates were run. Notes for specific samples are available in the Processing Notes.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted. Occasionally a GPS waypoint or time was not collected; more information for these samples is available in Additional Sample Info.

Completeness_Report:

Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Additional turbidity data are available in the companion data set “Oceanographic time-series measurements collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021”.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted. The stated accuracy of the GPS unit used to geolocate the instrument package is 3 to 5 m, 95 percent typical.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Water samples were collected from July 30, 2019, to April 15, 2021 using a van Dorn water sampler. Samples were generally collected 50 centimeters above the seabed. Sampling positions were recorded using a hand-held global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. Samples were placed in cold storage until processed.

Process_Date: 20210415

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The suspended sediment concentrations of the samples were determined in the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Suspended sediment concentrations were determined by filtering a known volume of sample through a pre-weighed filter, which is then dried and reweighed to determine the mass of suspended sediment on the filter.

Process_Date: 20210506

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Suspended sediment concentrations were calculated by subtracting the weight of the filter from the weight of the reweight (post filtering) filter. The resulting weight (in milligrams) is divided by the volume of sample filtered (in liters) to get the concentration of suspended sediments.

Process_Date: 20210506

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 164

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table containing attribute information associated with the dataset

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAN ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique U.S. Geological Survey field activity identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique identifier for the U.S. Geological Survey field activity. Links to information about each field activity are found in the Supplemental Information section of this metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample ID
Attribute_Definition: Name of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier for the sample used given in the field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lab ID
Attribute_Definition:

Name of sample identifier in BELXY format, where X is a number 1–5 indicating locations of time-series moorings or a letter A–C indicating the sequential deployment in the corresponding time-series data, and Y is either a hyphen and sequential sample number or, for 12 of the samples, an indicator BOTT or SURF to denote whether the sample was collected near the sea bed or water surface.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique identifier for the sample given during analysis in the lab

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date Collected
Attribute_Definition: Date of sample collection in mm/dd/yyyy format
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 7/30/2019
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4/15/2021
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Dates in mm/dd/yyyy format

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time (UTC)
Attribute_Definition: Time of sample collection in HH:MM:SS format relative to UTC
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 00:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23:59:59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Times in HH:MM:SS format

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:

Latitude of sample in decimal degrees. “n/a” indicates that no latitude coordinate was collected for the sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 48.715133
Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.764637
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude of sample in decimal degrees. “n/a” indicates that no longitude coordinate was collected for the sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -122.612889
Range_Domain_Maximum: -122.485953
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Additional Sample Info
Attribute_Definition: freehand description of additional information about a sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: freehand text field to document field notes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Processing Notes
Attribute_Definition: any notes from the sediment lab technician
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: freehand text field to document lab notes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Suspended Sediment Concentration mg/L
Attribute_Definition: concentration of suspended sediment found in sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.58
Range_Domain_Maximum: 132.82
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milligrams per liter

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Turbidity NTU
Attribute_Definition:

measurement of water turbidity obtained at time of sample collection.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.82
Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.95
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - CMGDS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

These data are available in csv format (bbay_ssc_data.csv) accompanied by CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

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Format_Name: comma-delimited text
Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel for Mac Version 16.67 (22111300)
Format_Information_Content: Data contained in comma-delimited text files.
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.
Transfer_Size: 0.018

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name link and then scrolling down to the Environmental Data section.

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data can be viewed with any software capable of viewing text files.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230218
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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