Dataset: MiniDOT - El Rosario and Natividad
Deployment: MPB_MiniDOT

Moored physical and chemical parameters measured by MiniDOT

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/714339

Principal Investigator:

Fiorenza Micheli (Stanford University)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Stephen G. Monismith (Stanford University)

Clifton Brock Woodson (University of Georgia, UGA)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

CNH: Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Ecosystems and Human Communities to Oceanographic Variability: Social and Ecological Feedbacks (CNH-Baja Pacific)

Ocean Acidification: Collaborative Research: Interactive effects of acidification, low dissolved oxygen and temperature on abalone population dynamics within the California Current (CA Current MS Abpop)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

01 Sept 2017

Deployment Synonyms:

MP Buckets

Version Date:

2017-09-01

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Description

Moored physical and chemical parameters measured by MiniDOT at El Rosario and Isla Natividad sites, Mexico.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

All instruments were mounted vertically on taut-line moorings. Instruments were deployed and recovered by scuba divers. Data were processed using vendor supplied software and quality controlled to remove bad data (salinity below 30 or above 40, temperature below 4 C or above 30 C, pressure < 1 m). No known issues or problems.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:
- replaced missing data/blanks with 'nd' (no data);
- replaced spaces with underscores;
- corrected the SN_Instrument column as Excel had erroneously incremented values in cells;
- changed date format of all Deployment_Date_Time_LT and Retrieval_Date_Time_LT values to yyyy-mm-dd_HH:MM;
- corrected erroneous location name in the Punta Prieta Buckets data per feedback from PI;
- renamed original date/time field of "Greenwich_Mean_Date_Time" to "Date_Time_LT" per feedback from PI.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
DEB-1212124	NSF Division of Environmental Biology
OCE-1416837	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

PME MiniDOT Logger

Supplied Name: MiniDOT

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: PME MiniDOT Logger

Generic Description:

The PME miniDOT logger is a submersible sensor designed to measure water temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration. Dissolved oxygen is measured by an optode that measures lifetime-based luminescence quenching of a thin membrane. The sensing foil contains a coating with a variable fluorescence depending on the oxygen concentration of the surrounding water. The miniDOT reports in milligrams per liter (mg/L) and logs all measurements to an internal SD card. Also featured is a temperature sensor and batteries. Data can be offloaded to a computer via USB cable. The logger has an accuracy of +/- 5 percent (+/- 0.3 mg/L) for oxygen, and +/- 0.1 degrees Celsius for temperature. Temperature range is 0 to 35 degrees Celsius, oxygen range is 0 to 150 percent saturation. Depth-rated to 300 meters.

Instrument description from the manufacturer: https://www.pme.com/products/minidot

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Location	Mooring name	unitless	site
Latitude	Latitude; positive values = north	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude; negative values = west	decimal degrees	lon
Type_Instrument	Instrument type	unitless	instrument
SN_Instrument	Instrument serial number	unitless	inst_serial_numb
Country	Country of origin	unitless	region
Site	Region/site	unitless	region
Deployment_Date_Time_LT	Date and time of deployment (local standard time); formatted as yyyy-nn-dd_HH:MM	unitless	date
Retrieval_Date_Time_LT	Date and time of retrieval (local standard time); formatted as yyyy-mm-dd_HH:MM	unitless	date
Sampling_Interval_minutes	Sampling interval	minutes	duration
Depth_m	Water depth at location	meters (m)	depth_w
MAB	Meters above bottom	meters (m)	altitude
UTC_Date_Time	Time stamp (UTC); formatted as yyyy-mm-dd_HH:MM:SS	unitless	date
Date_Time_LT	Time stamp (local standard time); formatted as mm/dd/yy_HH:MM	unitless	date
Time_sec	Unix time stamp, seconds since 1 Jan 1970	seconds	time_elapsed
Temperature_C	Water temperature	degrees Celsius	temp
DissolvedOxygen_mgL	Water dissolved oxygen	milligrams per liter (mg/L)	O2
DissolvedOxygen_Saturation	Percent dissolved oxygen saturation	percent (%)	O2sat
Salinity_Compensation	Salt content of water	practical salinity units (PSU)	sal
Elevation_Compensation_m	Elevation	meters (m)	sea_elevation
Q	Vendor-specified quality control	unitless	q_code
deployment_name	Name of the deployment	unitless	mooring

Database

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Dataset: MiniDOT - El Rosario and Natividad
Deployment: MPB_MiniDOT

Dataset acquisition description

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Database

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Dataset: MiniDOT - El Rosario and NatividadDeployment: MPB_MiniDOT

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Dataset: MiniDOT - El Rosario and Natividad
Deployment: MPB_MiniDOT