TIDE Project Database

http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/tide

 

 

Acceptance and utilization of TIDE project data requires that:

·        The Project Principal Investigator, Linda Deegan, be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.

·        The Project PI and the Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications.

·        A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to:

Linda Deegan
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA 02543

 

 

TIDE PROJECT DATABASE

DATA FILE:                                        LD-WE-WATER FLUX-2005.xls

                                                            LD-WE-WATER FLUX-2005.txt

DOCUMENTATION FILE:                LD-WE-WATER FLUX-2005.doc

YEAR: 2006

PI: Bruce Peterson

OTHERS: Deanne Drake, Mike Johnson, Christian Picard

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA FILE:  Water flux past WE POA during 2005 field season, 10 minute increments

KEYWORDS:  West, hydrology

RESEARCH LOCATION: West Creek

Creek

Branch

Transect

Habitat

WE

L

POA

n/a

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND METHODS:  Campbell data logger deployed at West POA (at the fertilizer tank) most of the field season.  D Drake  developed the equation using linear regression (not a real hydrologic approach). 

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION:

Name

Description

Unit

Precision

Date

Date sites were sampled

12-July-2005 –

11-Sept-2005

 

Time

Data were recorded every 10 minutes

00:10

 

Creek

 

WE

 

Branch

 

L

 

Depth

Water height above Campbell data logger

Meters

 

Average Depth for period

Average depth over 10 minutes periods

Meters

 

Depth increment

Change in depth over 10 minute period

Meters

 

Corrected depth

Measured depth + 4.5 cm because sensor was above the bottom

Meters

 

Dh/dt

Change in depth / change in time (10 min)

Meters/min

 

Cumulative flux

Water in the study area at a given time (always positive or 0)

Cubic meters

 

Q

Water flux (positive = flooding , negative = ebbing)

Cubic meters

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

CALCULATIONS:  see formulas in spreadsheet

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Deanne Drake

OTHER DATA FILES TO REFERENCE: LD-WE-Water Level POA-2005

REFERENCE CITATIONS:

ARCHIVE INFORMATION:

Date of entry: November 16 2006

Data entered by:  Deanne Drake

Comments: