Dataset: Seawater Temperature and Salinity

Name: Seawater temperature and salinity of mesocosms and a field location collected while conducting experiments on seagrass in Nahant, Massachusetts
Published: 2021-05-04
Keywords: Labyrinthula zosterae, parasite, seagrass, wasting disease, Zostera marina, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.851059.1

Spatial Extent: N:42.5971 E:-70.6559 S:42.4206 W:-70.9158

Temporal Extent: 2016-05 - 2021-08

Project:

CAREER: Linking genetic diversity, population density, and disease prevalence in seagrass and oyster ecosystems (Seagrass and Oyster Ecosystems)

Principal Investigator:

A. Randall Hughes (Northeastern University)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Forest Schenck (Northeastern University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Taylor Heyl (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

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

Version:

Version Date:

2021-05-04

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Seawater temperature and salinity of mesocosms and a field location collected while conducting experiments on seagrass in Nahant, Massachusetts

Abstract:

This dataset includes seawater temperature and salinity measurements from mesocosms and from a field location at Curlew Beach. Data were collected as part of a study examining seagrass responses to Labyrinthula zosterae conducted in a greenhouse at Northeastern University Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts from May to August 2016.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2021-05-04	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.851059.1	2022-02-03

Methods & Sampling

During the experiment, we monitored water temperature and salinity in each mesocosm using an YSI 556 Handheld Multiparameter Instrument with a 556 DO/Temperature/Conductivity Field Cable coinciding with the Zostera monitoring. For each set of measurements, we sampled all control mesocosms before sampling disease mesocosms, rinsing the YSI probe in 10% bleach and DI water between each container to prevent cross-contamination. In addition, we monitored water temperature continuously using a HOBO® water temperature data logger (UA-002-64, Onset) at the CB (Curlew Beach, Nahant, 42° 25.2378' N, 70° 54.9474' W) subpopulation location to confirm temperature in our mesocosms reflected conditions in the field.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO processing description:
- Adjusted field/parameter names to comply with BCO-DMO naming conventions
- Missing data identifier 'NA' replaced with 'nd' (BCO-DMO's default missing data identifier)
- Added a conventional header with dataset name, PI names, version date

Data Files

File
mesocosm_conditions.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 73.98 KB) MD5:57e3e7d887ac0dd554932e6ae31ebc63 Primary data file for dataset ID 851059

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1652320

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Instruments

Multi Parameter Portable Meter

Supplied Name: YSI 556 Handheld Multiparameter Instrument

Supplied Description:

YSI 556 Handheld Multiparameter Instrument with a 556 DO/Temperature/Conductivity Field Cable

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Multi Parameter Portable Meter

Generic Description:

An analytical instrument that can measure multiple parameters, such as pH, EC, TDS, DO and temperature with one device and is portable or hand-held.

Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger

Supplied Name: HOBO® water temperature data logger (UA-002-64, Onset)

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger

Acronym: Onset HOBO Pendant Temp/Light

Generic Description:

The Onset HOBO (model numbers UA-002-64 or UA-001-64) is an in-situ instrument for wet or underwater applications. It supports light intensity, soil temperature, temperature, and water temperature. A two-channel logger with 10-bit resolution can record up to approximately 28,000 combined temperature and light measurements with 64K bytes memory. It has a polypropylene housing case. Uses an optical USB to transmit data. A solar radiation shield is used for measurement in sunlight. Temperature measurement range: -20 deg C to 70 deg C (temperature). Light measurement range: 0 to 320,000 lux. Temperature accuracy: +/- 0.53 deg C from 0 deg C to 50 deg C. Light accuracy: Designed for measurement of relative light levels. Water depth rating: 30 m.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
tank	Unique identifier number assigned to each of the eleven 54 liter tanks in the MSC glasshouse supplied with flow-through seawater used as water baths for our mesocosms	unitless	tank
mesocosm	Unique identifier assigned to each of the 88 transparent cylindrical acrylic mesocosms (45 centimeter tall and 15 centimeter diameter) used to hold a Zostera marina plant	unitless	tank
subpopulation	Descriptor of the subpopulation source of Zostera marina plants	unitless	site
treatment	Descriptor of the mesocosm treatment or field location associated with temperature and salinity measurements: CB (Curlew Beach, Nahant); Control (mesocosm receiving control-inoculation); Disease (mesocosm receiving L. zosterae-inoculation)	unitless	treatment
experiment_day	Timing of sampling following start of inoculation treatment: 0 (2 August, 2016)	Days	day
time	Time of day of temperature and salinity measurement	hh:mm	time
temperature	Seawater temperature	Degrees Celsius	temp
salinity	Seawater salinity	Parts per thousand	sal_bottle

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Dataset: Seawater Temperature and Salinity