Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Tampa-Bay-Discrete-Data
Entity_Type_Definition:
Time series measurements from discrete samples along spatial transects in Tampa Bay, FL, in May 2015 and January 2016. Spreadsheet contains: site description, latitude, longitude, datetag, timetag, water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, total alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, nutrients, weather, tide, wind speed, wind direction, other notes
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site Description
Attribute_Definition:
Description of the physical location and attributes of the location where the measurements were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The name of the geographic location and a brief description of the seafloor characteristics at the sampling location.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude coordinates in decimal degrees, measured in the World Geodetic System of 1984.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 27.63571
Range_Domain_Maximum: 27.96152
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude coordinates in decimal degrees, measured in the World Geodetic System of 1984.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -82.6937
Range_Domain_Maximum: -82.55393
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATETAG
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for calendar date, showing when each sample was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 5/13/15
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1/21/16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Units correspond to month, day and year in the format MM/DD/YY
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIMETAG
Attribute_Definition: Timestamp showing the time of day each sample was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23:59:59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Hours, minutes, seconds in the format HH:MM:SS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T(W) (C)
Attribute_Definition: Water temperature, measured in degrees Celsius.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 13.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_T(W)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported temperature data.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SALINITY
Attribute_Definition: A numeric value for salinity.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 22.25
Range_Domain_Maximum: 34.15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_SALINITY
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported salinity data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: pHT
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value for pH using the total scale. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 7.641
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.625
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_pHT
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of pHT data reported.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OXYGEN (mg/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for the concentration of dissolved oxygen measured in a liter of seawater. Note: Dissolved oxygen data reported for May 2015 was calculated using an Excel Macro provided by an approved YSI distributor that was then cross validated using USGS software.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.52
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.308
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mg/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_OXYGEN
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported oxygen data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TA (micromol/kg)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for the total alkalinity measured in micromoles per kilogram of seawater. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2234.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2575.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/kg
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_TA
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported total alkalinity data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIC (micromol/kg)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for dissolved inorganic carbon measured in micromoles per kilogram of seawater.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1821.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2435.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/kg
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_DIC
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported dissolved inorganic carbon data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: [NO3 + NO2] (micromol/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for the concentration of nitrate + nitrite measured in micromoles per liter of seawater. Missing data points are marked in the data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.745
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_[NO3+NO2]
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported nitrate + nitrite data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: [NO2] (micromol/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for nitrite concentration measured in micromoles per liter of seawater. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.092
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_[NO2]
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported nitrite data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: [SIL] (micromol/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for silicate concentration measured in micromoles per liter of seawater. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.177
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_[SIL]
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported silicate data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: [NH4] (micromol/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric identifier for ammonium concentration measured in micromoles per liter of seawater. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.61
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_[NH4]
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of reported ammonium data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: [PO43-] (micromol/L)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value for phosphate concentration measured in micromoles per liter of seawater. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.142
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.242
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromol/L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QF_[PO43-)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value that indicates the quality of the reported phosphate data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1, 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flag 0= No quality control (QC) performed, Flag 1 = QC has been performed and element appears to be correct, Flag 2 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably good with other elements, Flag 3 = QC has been performed and element appears to be probably bad, Flag 4 = QC has been performed and element appears to be bad, Flag 5 = the value has been modified as a result of QC, Flag 9 = The value of the element is missing.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA NCEI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Weather
Attribute_Definition:
The weather conditions at the location where the sample was taken. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
This field describes the general weather conditions at the location where the data were collected.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tide (m)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value representing tide levels when sample was collected, measured in meters relative to mean lower low water. Missing data points are marked in data columns with -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.22
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.76
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: m
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wind (m/s)
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value for the speed of the wind at the time of sample collection, measured in meters per second.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: m/s
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wind Direction
Attribute_Definition:
A numeric value for the heading at which the wind was moving. Missing data points are marked in data columns with the value -999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 344
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other Notes
Attribute_Definition:
This field contains additional observed environmental conditions at time of sample collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
This field contains additional notes about the conditions of the environment that may influence sample results.