Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Database

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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Dataset URLs:METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant)
DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:WAT-YSI-UpperIps-2002.02
Dataset Title:Year 2002, 15 minute measurements of stage, water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and pH on the Ipswich R. mainstem at North Reading, just upstream of Rt. 28 (~48 km2 drainage area).
Investigator 1: 
First Name:Charles
Last Name:Vorosmarty
Address line 1:Ecosystems Center
Address line 2:MBL
Address line 3:7 MBL St
City:Woods Hole
State:MA
Zip Code:02543
Country:USA
Associate Investigators:Wilfred Wollheim, Brian Pellerin
Keywords:PIE LTER, disturbance, Ipswich River, discharge, water temperature, water stage, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen
Abstract:Continuous measurements, every 15 minutes, were made of stage, water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and pH in a small headwater stream draining a moderate sized, mixed land use watershed. Measurements are for the ice free season (March – December). No Discharge was determined because beaver activity prevented rating curve estimate. Several day gaps occur periodically due to removal for recalibration.
Contact: Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Information Manager
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone (508) 289 7485
Email: pie_im@mbl.edu
Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File URL http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/WAT/data/WAT-YSI-UpperIps-2002.dat
Data File Name WAT-YSI-UpperIps-2002
Beginning Date 4/19/2002
End Date 12/3/2002
Number of Data Records 19168
Other Files to Reference All in the YSI series
Availability Status Type 1
Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes: Version 01, 30 Oct 2007 updated metadata to EML level 3+
Version 02, 21Jan2010 keyword update
 
RESEARCH LOCATION: Site 1 Site 2
Geographic Description YSI-IR  
Location Bounding Box    
West Bounding Coordinate    
East Bounding Coordinate    
North Bounding Coordinate    
South Bounding Coordinate    
OR if single point location    
Latitude    
Longitude    
Elevation    
     
     
 
TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Taxonomic Protocols
Organisms studied
 
Methods:YSI 6200 data sondes were deployed vertically in a pool deep enough to contain water during dry conditions. The sonde was deployed in a PVC tube, which was attached to ree-bar driven into the stream bed. The PVC tube had holes drilled to allow adequate water circulation. Dissolved oxygen measurements are of good quality because detritus did not accumulate in the bottom of the pool (unlike our suburban site). The PVC tube was surveyed upon original deployment in 2001 and resurveyed in 2002 to ensure that elevation did not change during winter ice period. No change was detected. No discharge-stage relationship could be determined. Recalibration was performed roughly every 4-6 weeks. Instrument drift during deployment periods was not significant.

RESEARCH LOCATION: Locations are in Massachusetts State Plane coordinates. The site is located on the Ipswich R. mainstem at North Reading, just upstream of Rt. 28 (~48 km2 drainage area). The contributing area includes a large component of urban land use, but with significant wetland area remaining, especially in floodplain. Large amounts of water withdrawals occur upstream.
STATION STATE X STATE Y
YSI-IR 232080 923630


NOTES AND COMMENTS:
No Discharge-Stage relationship could be determined
Dissolved oxygen concentrations reflect water column levels.
NA refers to data not available.

CALCULATIONS:
Ipswich rating curve in 2001 :
NA

Data Table

Variable Name Variable Description Units Measurement Scale Code Information Number Type DateTime Format Missing Value Code Missing Value Code Explanation
Date date (yyyy-mm-dd)   datetime     yyyy-mm-dd   blank cell
Time time (hh:mm:ss) 24 hour   datetime     hh:mm:ss   blank cell
Temp water temperature (oC) celsius interval   real     blank cell
SpCond specific conductivity (mS/cm) millisiemensPerCentimeter ratio   real     blank cell
DO% dissolved oxygen percent of saturation (%) percent ratio   real     blank cell
DOConc dissolved oxygen concentration (mg/l) milligramsPerLiter ratio   real     blank cell
Depth stage height (m) meter ratio   real     blank cell
pH log of the H+ ion concentration dimensionless ratio   real     blank cell
Flow discharge (l/s) litersPerSecond ratio   real     blank cell