88pekdis
Discharge data for the Kuparuk River for June-August 1988 calculated from stage height measurements, Arctic LTER 1988.
B.J.Peterson
Carolyn
Bauman
additional investigator
Carole
McIvor
additional investigator
Discharge data for the Kuparuk River for June-August 1988 calculated from stage height measurements.
Kuparuk
river
discharge
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Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
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The Kuparuk River crossing at the Dalton Highway.
68 38'15"N, 149 25'30"W
-149.75
-149.0433
68.8
68.5
610
1360
meter
1988
Log of changes:
For Archival Use:
DATE RECEIVED: 4 December 1989
DATA FILE ENTERED BY: Carolyn Bauman
DATA FILE VALIDATION:
NAME: Carolyn Bauman
DATE: 7 Feb 1990, 4Oct91
Data Manager
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
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Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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ARC LTER
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
(508) 289 7496
arc_im@mbl.edu
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
Stage height measurements, taken at the water line, were read from a measuring stick placed vertically on the upstream side between the two culverts. The readings were in centimeters up from the bottom of the river. In addition a continuous record of stage height was maintained using a Stevens Water Level Recorder. The float for the gauge was housed in a stilling well constructed from a 12 inch diameter corrugated galvanized culvert pipe mounted vertically between the culvert pipes, on the upstream end.
Notes: The calibration of the discharge regression equation was rechecked during the summer at two different stage heights (82cm and 112cm). Actual flow measurements were taken at 10cm depth increments every 1 meter along a cross sectional transect of the river, just downstream of the culverts at the gas pipeline crossing. Calibration measurements were taken using a Marsh-McBirney, Model 201 portable water current meter. Raw data from the calibration measurement and the actual chart recording papers are available.
Reference Citations: ®IP4,8¯Hobbie, J. E., et al. 1983. Seasonal Patterns of Bacterial Abundance in an Arctic Lake. Arctic and Alpine Research 15(2):253-259.
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Variable Variable descrip. Precis./Units Coded Missing
(Y/N) Values
SITE site of measurement y
D/D distance from 1984 dripper 0.01 km n
DATE Date DDMMMYY n
DAY Julian day 1 day n
HOUR 24 hr Alaska std time 0000 hrs-mins. n
STAGE stage height 0.5 cm n -9999
DISCHARGE calculated from stage height 0.01 m^3/sec n -9999
(12) CALCULATIONS
Variable Formula
DISCHARGE for STAGE<105 cm ((STAGE-70)^1.44*.016/2)+0.1)
for STAGE>105 cm ((STAGE-70)^1.44*.016)+0.1)
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