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Dataset URLs:	METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:	2010_Kling_Thermokarst_NE14_Discharge_ver1
Dataset Title:	Temperature and discharge data for lake NE 14 Outlet near Toolik Lake, Alaska, during the 2010 summer field season.
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:	United States of America
Investigator 2:
First Name:	Sara
Last Name:	Fortin
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:	United States of America
Investigator 3:
First Name:	Jason
Last Name:	Dobkowski
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:	United States of America
Associate Investigators:
Keywords:	temperature, discharge, NE 14 Outlet
Abstract:	File contains temperature and discharge data for Lake NE 14 Outlet during the 2010 summer field season.
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.10136&urlTail=ARC/thermokarst/data/2010_Kling_Thermokarst_NE14_Discharge.csv
Data File Name	2010_Kling_Thermokarst_NE14_Discharge
Beginning Date	6/18/2010
End Date	8/17/2010
Number of Data Records	2870
Other Files to Reference
Availability Status
Quality Control Information	QA/QC protocols follow those found in the Kling Lab Protocol book ( http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gwk )
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes:	Version1 (ver1) File created 22 October 2012

RESEARCH LOCATION:
Location Name	NE 14 Outlet
Geographic Description	North Slope of Alaska, northwest of Toolik Lake
Location Bounding Box
West Bounding Coordinate
East Bounding Coordinate
North Bounding Coordinate
South Bounding Coordinate
OR if single point location
Latitude	68.674122
Longitude	-149.62885
Elevation	701
Link to Google Map	View on Google Map


TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied

Methods:	We established a rating curve for the Lake NE14 outlet by making manual discharge measurements in the summer, unfrozen season and relating them to the water depth (pressure) measurements made with a Win-Situ Troll transducer. The rating curve and pressure data were then used to construct a continuous record of discharge for the summer (measured every 10 or 30 minutes). The detailed discharge measuring protocol is found in the LTER Landwater manual accessible from the Landwater mainpage 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. Temperature measurements were logged by the Troll instrument.

Data Table

Variable Name	Variable Description	Data Type	Units	DateTime Format	Code Information	Missing Value Code
DateTime	Sampling Time in Alaska Daylight Savings Time using 24 hour convention. Daylight Savings time is 1 hour ahead of Alaska Standard Time: e.g., if time is 13:00 DST then it is 12:00 AST.	datetime		m/d/yyyy h:mm		.
Temp_C	Sample water temperature.	number	celsius			.
Discharge_L/s	Stream discharge	number	literPerSecond			.

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