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| Dataset ID: | WAT-YSI-Urban-2003.01 |
| Dataset Title: | Year 2003, 15 minute measurements of stage, water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and pH in a small headwater stream draining a highly suburban catchment (72% residential), Saw Mill Brook, Burlington, MA. |
| Investigator 1: | |
| First Name: | Charles |
| Last Name: | Vorosmarty |
| Address line 1: | Morse Hall |
| Address line 2: | UNH |
| Address line 3: | |
| City: | Durham |
| State: | NH |
| Zip Code: | 03824 |
| Country: | USA |
| Investigator 2: | |
| First Name: | Wilfred |
| Last Name: | Wollheim |
| Address line 1: | Morse Hall |
| Address line 2: | UNH |
| City: | Durham |
| State: | NH |
| Zip Code: | 03824 |
| Country: | USA |
| Associate Investigators: | Brian Pellerin |
| Keywords: | PIE LTER, Saw Mill Brook, suburban, discharge, water temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen. |
| Abstract: | Continuous measurements, every 15 minutes, were made of stage, water temperature, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen in a small headwater stream draining a highly suburban catchment (72% residential). Measurements are for part of the ice free season (June – December). Discharge is determined from stage using discharge vs stage regressions. 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-Urban-2003.dat |
| Data File Name | WAT-YSI-Urban-2003 |
| Beginning Date | 3/20/2003 |
| End Date | 12/23/2003 |
| Number of Data Records | 21107 |
| Other Files to Reference | All in the YSI series. |
| Availability Status | Type 1 |
| Quality Control Information | |
| Maintenance Description | Periodic with improvement of rating curve, particularly as more high discharge events are incorporated. |
| Log of Changes: | This file was updated in September 2007 to incorporate an improved rating curve that includes higher discharge events. Flow data from previous version is maintained for comparison. |
| RESEARCH LOCATION: | Site 1 |
| Geographic Description | YSI-SB |
| Location Bounding Box | |
| West Bounding Coordinate | |
| East Bounding Coordinate | |
| North Bounding Coordinate | |
| South Bounding Coordinate | |
| OR if single point location | |
| Latitude | 42.5236 |
| Longitude | -71.185 |
| 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 poor quality because the the bottom of the pool was often filled in with detritus following intermediate sized storms, leading to anoxic conditions. To alleviate this problem, the PVC tube was raised 10.1 cm on 7/16/03. This file includes the raw depth measurement (RAWYSI_Depth), as well as the depth measurement corrected to the YSI depth after the change in tube height (YSI_Depth_STD) and for which the rating curve has been standardized. 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 evidence of change has been noted through 2006 based on discharge measurements. See discussion below for development of the discharge-stage relationship. Recalibration of oxygen, conducitivty and depth was performed roughly every 4-6 weeks. Instrument drift during deployment periods was not significant. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH LOCATION COORDINATES: In addition to the decimal degree coordinates given above, locations are also given here in Massachusetts State Plane coordinates. The stream is called SawMill Br. and is located in Burlington MA. Small amounts of forest remain (~14% in 1999), much of which is along the stream channel near the gaging site. STATION STATE X STATE Y YSI-SB 225840 919310 NOTES AND COMMENTS: Dissolved oxygen concentrations generally reflect water column levels. However, due to the position of the sonde, detritus periodically covered the bottom of the sondes where the D.O. probe is located, leading to anoxic conditions. It is likely that low D.O. levels reflect benthic conditions. Velocity measurements were made using a Marsh McBirney current meter. Discharge estimates in Saw Mill are based on a power rating curve that contains measurements up to a depth of 1 meter, which is above bankfull stage. Rating curve has an R2 of 0.96 using 24 measurements between 2001 and 2006. All files in this series (2001-2006) are currently standardized to YSI depth. Several depth are included in this file to allow comparison with earlier file version. RAWYSI_Depth is the depth measured by the YSI and is used by the old rating curve. YSI_Depth_STD is depth adjusted to standardize for the change in stilling well depth in July 2003. The column Depth_Device is included when combining files from several years, over which several different devices were used to calculate depth. Depth_STD is the depth that is standardized across all measurement devices so that a single rating curve can be applied. CALCULATIONS: Discharge rating curve : Discharge (l/s) = 1818.4 (depth) ^ 3.8167 where depth is YSI_Depth_STD OLD RATING CURVE ( prior to Sept 2007 revision): Discharge measurements in Saw Mill are based on a power rating curve that contains measurements up to a depth of 0.6m (using the column RAWYSI_Depth). Flows above this amount are estimated using a linear extrapolation using the six measurements with the highest flow. Thus flows determined from levels greater than 0.6m are approximate (roughly 1% of the readings in 2001 deployment period). Rating curve below 0.6m is based on a power relationship with an R2 = 0.98. Measurements are based on 12 measurements taken between 2001 and 2003. OLD CALCULATIONS: When stage in SawMill Br. is less than 0.6m : Discharge (l/s) = 1245.2 (depth) 4.782 When stage in SawMill Br. is greater than 0.6m : Discharge (l/s) = 560.7 (depth) – 229.8 |
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Units | Measurement Scale | Code Infomation | 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 | |||
| pH | log of the H+ ion concentration | dimensionless | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| RAWYSI_Depth | stage height measured by YSI (m) | meter | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| YSI_Depth_STD | stage height measured by YSI (m) (standardized) | meter | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| OLD-Discharge | discharge using OLDYSI_Depth and earlier rating curve (l/s) | litersPerSecond | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Depth_Device | depth measurement device used to determine discharge | nominal | YSI = YSI depth sonde | SIGMA = Sigma autosampler depth sonde | TEMP_HOBO = HOBO depth sonde deployed in temporary stilling well | HOBO = HOBO depth sonde deployed in permanent stilling well | blank cell | ||||
| Depth_STD | depth standardized to rating curve | meter | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Discharge | discharge | litersPerSecond | ratio | real | blank cell |