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Environmental sensor data describing Palau lake environments, 2011-2015. Reported parameters include depth, temperature, conductivity, salinity, oxygen, pH, light, and chlorophyll.
* NOTE: The P.I.'s are using this dataset to write papers. Please contact them before using these data to make sure you are not duplicating efforts.
The sonde with sensors was deployed manually from a raft or other floating craft (e.g. Caddis Fly inflatable seat). The sonde was lowered at one meter intervals and, at each depth interval, the reading was allowed to stabilize before readings were transcribed from the handheld meter to a dive slate in the field. Following return to the laboratory, data on the dive slate were entered into a spreadsheet, a preliminary plot made, and any apparent erroneous data (e.g. density inversions) were double-checked for accuracy of transcription and corrected as necessary.
BCO-DMO Processing: - added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date - renamed parameters to BCO-DMO standard - reformatted date from dd-Mon-yy to yyyy-mm-dd (ISO date format) - replaced blanks cells with nd - removed blank lines and unmatched quote ('); eg. isn't becomes 'is not'
Acquires satellite signals and tracks your location.
This term has been deprecated. Use instead: https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/560
Dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, chlorophyll fluorescence and salinity/conductivity were measured using a HydroLab DS5 Multiparameter Data Sonde (Hach Company, Loveland, CO, USA).
Multi-parameter probes that can measure from 12 (MS5) to 16 (DS5 and DS5X) parameters simultaneously. Measurements include temperature, depth, conductivity, salinity, specific conductance, TDS, pH, ORP, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll a, blue-green algae, Rhodamine WT, ammonium, nitrate, chloride, PAR and total dissolved gases. These probes can be deployed at depths up to 200 m and can be used in continuous monitoring programs.
Multiparameter water quality sonde measuring Temperature, Conductivity, Depth, pH, Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP), Dissolved Oxygen (Clark Cell), Turbidity.
An instrument which measures multiple water quality parameters based on the sensor configuration.
3-letter code for sampled lake name
Sampling year
Sampling date in ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd)
cardinal direction indicating in which section of the lake basin sampling was conducted
depth at which the measurement made
water temperature
Conductivity
salinity
Dissolved oxygen; LDO
pH
Photosynthetically Active Radiation; Li-Cor Ambient Light sensor
Chlorophyll a concentration
Type of meter used for the measurement: "Quanta" or "DS5" or "old-meter" (an earlier Quanta)
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