The OIMB pier is located on the Oregon Coast, Coos Bay entrance (43\u00a020.978'N, 124 19.795'W).
\n
Methodology:
\nDaily samples of oceanic water were collected approx. 30 minutes before high tide (early morning to late afternoon) with an electric (220V) diaphragm pump (American Machine Self Priming Pump, Model 335E-K6, 3\" diameter with a 2hp motor). Salinity, water temperature, and fluorescence were measured for water in the daily pier samples. Tide height was assumed from predictions of Mr Tides (url: http://www.mrtides.com/; site: Coos Bay entrance, Oregon); Wind stress and wave height were calculated from NOAA buoy Station 46015 (off Port Orford, Oregon).
\n
Sampling dates:
\n2016: Data are reported\u00a0from 1/4/2016 to 3/18/2016 (75 days).\u00a0
\n2015:\u00a0Data are reported from 1/6/2015 to 3/19/2015 (73 days).
\n2014:\u00a0Data are reported from 1/1/2014 to 3/20/2014 (79 days).
\n
Note: The 2014 and 2015 data report chlorophyll-a in milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). The 2016 data reports fluorescence in amps (AC current output).
Physical data (sal, temp, wind, wave height) measured at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) pier during\u00a02014-2016.
BCO-DMO Processing:
\n-modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions;
\n-re-formatted date to yyyy-mm-dd;
\n-added lat/lon columns containing pier location (from metadata form);
\n-replaced blanks (missing data) with 'nd';
\n-25 April 2017: updated dataset to include data from 2014 and 2015.