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Dataset URLs:METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant)
DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:2008_Chla_Kling.03
Dataset Title:Chlorophyl a Data for lakes and lake inlets/outlets samples collected summer 2008, Arctic LTER, Toolik Research Station, Alaska.
Investigator 1: 
First Name:George
Last Name:Kling
Organization:University of Michigan
Address line 2:Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Address line 3:830 North University
City:Ann Arbor
State:MI
Zip Code:48109-1048
Country:USA
Investigator 2: 
First Name:MaryAnne
Last Name:Evans
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Investigator 3: 
First Name:Amanda
Last Name:Field
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Keywords:phytoplankton, Chlorophyll a, phaeophytin, lake, pelagic, stream, primary production.
Abstract:Yearly file containing information on Chlorophyll a determinations. Samples were collected at various sites near Toolik Research Station (68 38'N, 149 36'W). Sample site descriptors include an assigned number (sortchem), site, date, time, depth, distance, treatment, and category. Data regarding chlorophyll a and phaeopigment concentrations and parameters of sample analysis are included.
For questions about the Metadata and data contact the Investigators.
For information about this web site contact:
Arctic LTER Information Manager
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone (508) 289 7496
Email: arc_im@mbl.edu
Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File URL http://metacat.lternet.edu/das/dataAccessServlet?docid=knb-lter-arc.10066&urlTail=landwater/chlorophyll/data/2008_Chla_Kling.csv
Data File Name 2008_Chla_Kling.dat
Beginning Date 6/5/2008
End Date 8/15/2008
Number of Data Records 265
Other Files to Reference
Availability Status
Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes: Entered metadata into new metadata form.
Version 2: added in the missing data indicator and changed the date format to sql friendly dd-mon-yyyy EML updated to version 2.1 Jiml 22May2012
Version 3: Updated metadata form to newer version (without site sheet). CH 4Feb2013. Updated metadata to newer form (with sites sheet). CH March 2013.
 
RESEARCH LOCATION:                                                                                                                                                              
Location Name Toolik I1 into I3 I1 Outlet I2 into I3 I2 Outlet I3 Outlet I4 into I5 I4 Outlet I5 into I6 I5 Outlet I6 Headwater Lake Inlet I6 Headwater Lake Outlet I6 Inlet West I6 Outlet I7 into I9 I7 Outlet I8 Headwater I8 Inlet I8 into I9 I8 Outlet LTER 142 LTER 257 LTER 258 LTER 259 LTER 261 LTER 262 LTER 263 LTER 295 LTER 331 LTER 333 LTER 345 LTER 346 LTER 347 LTER 353 LTER 354 LTER 355 LTER 416 LTER 417 LTER 419 LTER 452 LTER 453 LTER 458 LTER 459 LTER 460 LTER 461 LTER 462 LTER 463 LTER 464 LTER 465 LTER 466 LTER 472 LTER 473 LTER 474 LTER 478 LTER 479 LTER 480 Milake Milake into NE 14 Milkyway Lower Milkyway Upper NE 14 Lake NE 14 Lake Slump Inlet NE 14 Outlet I swamp inlet I swamp outlet Toolik Toolik Camp Shoal Toolik Central Toolik Dock Toolik Inlet Toolik Inlet Bay Toolik Limno Bay Toolik Morraine Toolik Outlet Bay Toolik Rock Shoal Toolik Sauna Shoal Toolik Southwest Basin Yurlake into NE 14  
Geographic Description Toolik Lake and vicinity. See http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/arc/landwater/lw_sitedescript.html I1 into I3 I1 Outlet I2 into I3 I2 Outlet I3 Outlet I4 into I5 I4 Outlet I5 into I6 I5 Outlet I6 Headwater Lake Inlet I6 Headwater Lake Outlet I6 Inlet West I6 Outlet I7 into I9 I7 Outlet I8 Headwaters I8 Inlet I8 into I9 I8 Outlet Green Cabin Lake LTER 257 LTER 258 LTER 259 LTER 261 LTER 262 LTER 263 LTER 295 LTER 331 LTER 333 LTER 345 LTER 346 LTER 347 LTER 353 LTER 354 LTER 355 LTER 416 LTER 417 LTER 419 LTER 452 LTER 453 LTER 458 LTER 459 LTER 460 LTER 461 LTER 462 LTER 463 LTER 464 LTER 465 LTER 466 LTER 472 LTER 473 LTER 474 LTER 478 LTER 479 LTER 480 Surveyed by Kling, Crump, Nannen in 2010 Milake into NE 14 Milkyway Lower Milkyway Upper This site is near the NE 14 Lake Slump Inlet and is different than the NE 14 site (which is out in the lake). NE 14 Lake Slump Inlet NE 14 Outlet Swamp between I8 an I9 I swamp outlet Toolik Lake Main Station Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Toolik Inlet Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Western bay of Toolik where limno corral experiments were done in the 1980s Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Surveyed by Sarah Barbrow in 2009, Kling,Cory,Nannen, and Crump in 2010. Yurlake into NE 14  
Location Bounding Box                                                                                                                                                              
West Bounding Coordinate                                                                                                                                                              
East Bounding Coordinate                                                                                                                                                              
North Bounding Coordinate                                                                                                                                                              
South Bounding Coordinate                                                                                                                                                              
OR if single point location                                                                                                                                                              
Latitude 68.6256 68.574 68.572296 68.57478333 68.572546 68.57754 68.58423333 68.58143 68.59491667 68.589087 68.578643 68.58357 68.59688333 68.598684 68.61818333 68.60183 68.6114075339 68.60853333 68.61838333 68.6114075339 68.5369815304 68.7016666666667 68.705 68.7033333333333 68.70798 68.70785 68.81046 68.82153 68.53405 68.53327 68.62276 68.62538 68.62538 68.585 68.5833333333333 68.5896775 68.49592 68.49113 68.48625 68.79496 68.81046 68.98633 68.98353 68.97871 68.86175 68.86755 68.87315 68.79372 68.79622 68.79825 68.82806 68.8264 68.82735 68.51007 68.50508 68.50245 68.672935 68.673757 68.622 68.62016667 68.674932 68.677723 68.674122 68.61035 68.611683 68.629961 68.626672 68.632586 68.63639 68.6256 68.625966 68.638624 68.633232 68.639895 68.634241 68.628656 68.633064 68.67415  
Longitude -149.59605 -149.583566 -149.581014 -149.58205 -149.570268 -149.582003 -149.5836 -149.5861 -149.586316 -149.589219 -149.621102 -149.62384 -149.60125 -149.599853 -149.596766 -149.596713 -149.590131872 -149.587633 -149.5965 -149.590131872 -149.237402817 -149.743333333333 -149.731666666667 -149.715 -149.7151 -149.69963 -149.05208 -149.05867 -149.1573 -149.19565 -149.15088 -149.13919 -149.13919 -149.196666666667 -149.188333333333 -149.181537333333 -149.60205 -149.60796 -149.62469 -149.04814 -149.05208 -149.89803 -149.89436 -149.89182 -149.03908 -149.03557 -149.04128 -149.47561 -149.48222 -149.47832 -149.76449 -149.7585 -149.74993 -149.62691 -149.62767 -149.63137 -149.617523 -149.618268 -149.590666 -149.568166 -149.625439 -149.624028 -149.62885 -149.599766 -149.599254 -149.612633 -149.597844 -149.600895 -149.594774 -149.59605 -149.599022 -149.610737 -149.61149 -149.596106 -149.602759 -149.599606 -149.62827 -149.618103  
Elevation 719 774 785 774 785 774 770 770 754 767 808 808 754 754 728 742 808 744 728 744 In Meters 760 730 690 650 650 650 518 926 899 861 877 858 898 896 880 In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters In Meters 708 701 725 739 701 701 701 736 736 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 719 701  
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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
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Methods:In addition to the link above, the chlorophyll protocol is available in the Land-Water protocol accessible from the Land-Water main page on the Arctic LTER web page or at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gwk and clicking on the protocol link at the bottom of the page.

This method is adapted from EPA Method 445.0, Arar, J and G. B. Collins. In Vitro Determination of Chl a and Pheo a in Marine and Freshwater Algae by Fluorescence. Revision 1.9, 1997.

In brief, sample water is filtered through Whatman GF/F 25 mm or 47 mm (0.7um pore) glass fiber filters. Filters are frozen for preservation at -80 C for a period of 24 hours to two weeks. Chl a is then extracted by submersing filters in 90% acetone buffered with MgCO3 for a 24 hour incubation period. Extracted chlorophyll samples are then read on a Turner Designs10-AU Fluorometer before and after acidification with 100uL 0.1N HCl.

Note: Acidified and non-acidified sample readings are used to calculate phaeophytin concentrations and correct chlorophyll a values. This acidification technique was originally tested during part of the 2000 sample season and has been used consistently for chlorophyll a analysis by the Landwater Group from 2002 to present. Methodology was formally adopted by the LTER (including the Lakes Group) in 2004.

Data Table

Variable Name Variable Description Data Type Units DateTime Format Code Information Missing Value Code
SortChem Yearly number assigned to samples collected at a specific site at a specific date and time. The year that the sample was collected is followed by a dash and then a sequential number. For example, if 600 samples were collected in 2002, then the first sample collected is 2002-0001 and the last sample is 2002-0600. text        
Site Site Name. If a soil site, the site is described in the name by general location then specific feature (watertrack,etc) then specific point (1,2,3,...). If a lake or streams site, the lake or stream name (as it is commonly known) is given. Exceptions in naming procedure are provided in the Code Information. text     TW=Tussock Watershed| WT=Watertrack| RE=Rain Event| I=I series lakes and inlets/outlets  
Date Sampling Date datetime   dd-mon-yy   .
Time_hr_dst Sampling Time in Alaska Daylight Savings Time (1 hour ahead of Alaska Standard Time: if 13:00 DST than 12:00 AST) datetime   hh:mm   .
Depth_m Depth from surface of lake, stream, or soil number meter     .
Chla_Phaeophytin_Corrected_ugL Fluorescence estimate of Chlorophyll a corrected for phaeopigment (phaeophytin). This acidification method was started in 1999, and applied to all samples in this spreadsheet (landwater) by 2000. Note that the lakes Arcitc LTER group started this method number microgramPerLiter     .
Phaeopigment_ugL Fluorescence estimate of Phaeopigment estimated by acidification of a chlorophyll sample. number microgramPerLiter     .
Chla_Raw_ugL Fluorescence estimate of Chlorophyll a without a phaeopigment correction (no acidification). This was this historical measure use by the Arctic LTER and previous studies of Toolik Lake. Chla_Raw = (((Sample Fluorescence - Blank) * Slope) - Intercept) * (Acetone_ml / Sample Volume Filtered) number microgramPerLiter     .

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