Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Olivia A. De Meo Originator: Robert D. Bales Originator: Steven E. Suttles Originator: Neil K. Ganju Originator: Eric D. Marsjanik Publication_Date: 20240116 Title: Water quality data from a multiparameter sonde from Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, New Jersey, collected between September 2018 and December 2022 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9CS5U6N Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CS5U6N Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64920d4ad34ef77fcb004e31 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Olivia A. De Meo Originator: Robert D. Bales Originator: Steve E. Suttles Originator: Eric D. Marsjanik Originator: Neil K. Ganju Publication_Date: 2024 Title: Supplementary data in support of oceanographic and water quality times-series measurements made at Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, NJ from September 2018 to February 2023 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9CS5U6N Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: De Meo, O.A., Bales, R.D., Suttles, S.E., Marsjanik, E.D., and Ganju, N.K., 2024, Supplementary data in support of oceanographic and water quality times-series measurements made at Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, NJ from September 2018 to February 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CS5U6N. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CS5U6N Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/648cc60fd34ef77fcaff4462 Description: Abstract: In 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeastern US causing devastation among coastal ecosystems. Post-hurricane marsh restoration efforts have included sediment deposition, planting of vegetation, and restoring tidal hydrology. The work presented here is part of a larger project funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to monitor the post-restoration ecological resilience of coastal ecosystems in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center made in-situ observations during 2018-2019 and 2022-2023 at two sites: Thompsons Beach, NJ and Stone Harbor, NJ. Marsh creek hydrodynamics and water quality including currents, waves, water levels, water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, organic matter, chlorophyll-a, and suspended-sediment concentration and organic content were measured at both sites. Additionally, marsh accretion and erosion were evaluated and used to interpret sediment budgets. These ecological data will be coupled with topographic lidar and imagery to explain the processes responsible for coastline evolution, and to evaluate restoration techniques and assess whether storm vulnerability has decreased relative to unaltered environments. Purpose: Water quality parameters including pressure, depth, temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll, blue-green algae, dissolved oxygen, fluorescent dissolved organic matter, and turbidity were measured periodically with a handheld multiparameter sonde at Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, NJ, between September 2018 and December 2022. The turbidity data were used to calibrate a time series of optical turbidity measurements to suspended-sediment concentration. Supplemental_Information: More information about the field activities during which these data were collected is available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-048-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-56-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-059-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-006-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-016-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-023-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-028-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-036-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2022-013-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2023-015-FA, and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2023-016-FA. Note that this is an all-inclusive list for the greater work citation. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20180918 Ending_Date: 20221222 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition at the time data were collected. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.98410 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.78240 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.19570 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.03161 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: sediment transport Theme_Keyword: suspended material (water) Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Hurricane Sandy Theme_Keyword: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Theme_Keyword: marsh resilience Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: CMHRP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:64920d4ad34ef77fcb004e31 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Stone Harbor Place_Keyword: Thompsons Beach Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common Geographic Areas Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: Atlantic Access_Constraints: None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. Use_Constraints: Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Olivia A. De Meo Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Technical Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: odemeo@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/64920d4ad34ef77fcb004e31?name=ysi_exo.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Picture of the YSI EXO2. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: YSI KorEXO 2.3.10.0 and Matlab R2021a Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Robert D. Bales Originator: Steven E. Suttles Originator: Olivia A. De Meo Originator: Neil K. Ganju Originator: Eric D. Marsjanik Publication_Date: 2024 Title: Time-series measurements of oceanographic and water quality data collected at Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, New Jersey, USA, September 2018 to September 2019 and March 2022 to May 2023 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: netCDF Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9Z0Z8DM Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z0Z8DM Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The YSI EXO2 multiparameter sonde has the following accuracies: temperature = ±0.01 degrees C from -5 to 35 degrees C and ±0.05 degrees C between 35-50 degrees C, conductivity = greater of ±1% of reading or 0.002 mS/cm, barometric pressure = ±1.5 mmHg from 0-50 degrees C, depth = ±0.004 m from 0-10 m and ±0.04 m from 0-100 m, salinity = ±1.0% of reading, turbidity = ±2% of reading from 0-999 FNU and ±5% of reading from 1000-4000 FNU, pH = ±0.2 pH units for entire temperature range, fDOM = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of 300 ppb quinine sulfate solution, dissolved oxygen % air saturation = ±1% of reading from 0-200% and ±5% of reading from 200-500%, dissolved oxygen in mg/L = ±0.1 mg/L from 0-20 mg/L and ±5% of reading from 20-50 mg/L, chlorophyll = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of Rhodamine WT solution from 0-400 ug/L Chl a equivalents, and blue-green algae phycoerythrin (BGA-PE) = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of Rhodamine WT solution from 0-280 ug/mL BGA-PE equivalents. Logical_Consistency_Report: Depth was calculated from pressure where there were missing depth values. When the sensor was not zeroed to atmospheric pressure prior to deployment, the depth and pressure readings were corrected using barometric pressure. Completeness_Report: Readings where the sensor was out of the water were removed. If turbidity readings differed by more than 100% of the median turbidity value, they were filled with NaN. Bursts were excluded when the turbidity standard deviation divided by the turbidity mean was greater than 0.5. Only the bursts that passed quality-control and were taken concurrently with a water sample are included in the .csv file. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal position was determined using a Garmin GPSMAP 78sc handheld GPS. The expected absolute, horizontal accuracy is stated to be 3 to 5 m at the 95% confidence level using the WAAS setting. Additional sources of error in the position for the sample locations are caused by the offset from the GPS and the exact location of the EXO2 sonde at the time the reading was taken, which could be as large as 2 m. Therefore, overall expected accuracy of the reported horizontal position for these sample locations is on the order of 7 m or better. The Garmin GPS collects data in the WGS84 datum; however it is reported in the NAD83 datum as the difference in the values of the latitude and longitude is within the error of the sensor. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Depth was measured by the EXO2 sonde. Depth measurements were taken from the water surface at time of sample and were not referenced to a fixed datum. Expected accuracy of depth measurements is 0.001 m. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The deployment sites were accessed by boat and a YSI EXO2 Multiparameter Sonde was lowered overboard. A burst of readings was taken concurrently while a water sample was collected with a Van Dorn water sampler. Measurements and water samples were taken at Thompsons Beach on September 19, 2018; October 9-10, 2018; December 5, 2018; February 26, 2019; April 24, 2019; March 22, 2022; June 6, 2022; August 11-13, 2022; September 26-27, 2022; and December 8, 2022. Measurements and water samples were collected at Stone Harbor on December 4, 2018; December 27, 2019; April 25, 2019; July 16, 2019; March 22-23, 2022; June 8, 2022; August 12, 2022; September 28, 2022; and December 6, 2022. Process_Date: 202212 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Suttles Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Mechanical Engineer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2228 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ssuttles@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Upon returning to the lab, the turbidity readings were downloaded from the YSI EXO2 into a binary file and exported to a .csv file using YSI KorEXO v2.3.10.0 software. Process_Date: 202304 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Robert Bales Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Oceanographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2326 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rbales@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Matlab was used to compile data and site information (latitude/longitude) from all of the .csv files. Depth was calculated from pressure where there were missing depth values as depth = p/(rho * g) where p = pressure (Pascals), rho = water density (kg/m^3), and g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2). Rho was calculated using the function 'gsw_rho' from the Gibbs SeaWater Oceanographic Toolbox v3.06 (https://www.teos-10.org/software.htm#1). Depth and pressure readings were corrected using barometric pressure when the sensor was not zeroed to atmospheric pressure. Measurements taken when the sensor was out of the water were removed. Bursts were found by taking values within +/- 5 seconds of the time a water sample was collected. Readings where turbidity differed by more than 100% of the median turbidity value were filled with NaN. The burst was not used if there were less than 5 readings left. Bursts were also excluded where the turbidity standard deviation divided by the turbidity mean was greater than 0.5. Negative readings beyond the range of sensor were rounded to zero for CHLrfu, Fch_906, fDOMQSU, fDOMRFU, BGAPErfu, and BGAPE (see attributes section for definitions of these variables). All columns were rounded to the correct significant figures. Dates/times were converted to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a clock offset of +9 seconds was added to March 2022 data, and a clock offset of +62 seconds was added to August 2022 data. The final compiled data was exported to a .csv file. Only the bursts that have passed quality-control and match the date and time of a water sample are included in the .csv file. Process_Date: 202304 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Olivia A. De Meo Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Technical Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: odemeo@usgs.gov 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: 1180 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 (National Spatial Reference System 2011) Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface Depth_Resolution: 0.01 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: NFWF_EXOHH.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Water quality measurements from a handheld multiparameter sonde. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date Attribute_Definition: Date and time the sample was collected in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss format. Time is reported in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Site ID Attribute_Definition: Sampling site identifier. TB indicates Thompsons Beach, NJ. SH indicates Stone Harbor, NJ. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sample ID Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier to match the sensor readings to the concurrent water sample. TB indicates Thompsons Beach, NJ. SH indicates Stone Harbor, NJ. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CHLrfu Attribute_Definition: Chlorophyll A in relative fluorescence units Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.09 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.09 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Fch_906 Attribute_Definition: Mass concentration of chlorophyll in sea water from calibration of sensor with rhodamine W/T in lab Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 52.38 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micrograms per liter Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: C_51 Attribute_Definition: Seawater electrical conductivity Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.30694 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.69340 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Siemens per meter Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: fDOMQSU Attribute_Definition: Fluorescent dissolved organic matter in quinine sulfate units Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.92 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: quinine sulfate units Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: fDOMRFU Attribute_Definition: Fluorescent dissolved organic matter in relative fluorescence units Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.77 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: OST_62 Attribute_Definition: Fractional saturation of oxygen in sea water Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: 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Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 10.72 Range_Domain_Maximum: 32.90 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: practical salinity units Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SpC_48 Attribute_Definition: Specific conductivity Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13069 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.56934 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Siemens per meter Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TALPErfu Attribute_Definition: Blue-green algae phycoerythrin in relative fluorescence units Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 57.76 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TALPE Attribute_Definition: Blue-green algae phycoerythrin Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 166.07 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micrograms per liter Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Turb Attribute_Definition: Sea water turbidity Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.29 Range_Domain_Maximum: 154.14 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: nephelometric turbidity units Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: pH_159 Attribute_Definition: Sea water pH reported on the total scale Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 7.09 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.68 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: pH units Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_28 Attribute_Definition: Sea water temperature Attribute_Definition_Source: Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.262 Range_Domain_Maximum: 32.515 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Celsius Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Depth Attribute_Definition: Depth below the water surface Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.084 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.915 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location. South latitude is recorded as negative values. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.02573 Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.22254 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -75.02975 Range_Domain_Maximum: -74.78258 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: BP_915 Attribute_Definition: Barometric pressure Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1006.5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1025.7 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millibars Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: These data are available in a .csv format. The first line of the .csv file is a header line and those labels are defined in the attribute section. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS Field Activities 2018-048-FA, 2018-056-FA, 2018-059-FA, 2019-006-FA, 2019-016-FA, 2019-023-FA, 2019-028-FA, 2019-036-FA, 2022-013-FA, 2023-015-FA, and 2023-016-FA. 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De Meo Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Technical Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with the USGS. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998