Dataset: GoM temperature

Name: Air and water temperatures collected at intertidal locations in three regions on the coast of the Gulf of Maine, 2011 (GOM Biodiversity project)
Published: 2014-08-11
Keywords: oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:44.8073 E:-66.9602 S:42.4228 W:-70.9083

Project:

Context-Dependency of Marine Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Relationships (GOM Biodiversity)

Principal Investigator:

Matthew Bracken (University of California-Irvine, UC Irvine)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Dr Geoffrey Trussell (Northeastern University, NEU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

2014-08-11

Version Date:

2014-08-11

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/527019/data

Air and water temperatures collected at intertidal locations in three regions on the coast of the Gulf of Maine, 2011 (GOM Biodiversity project)

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Description

Intertidal samples collected during the spring, summer, and fall of 2011 along the coast of the Gulf of Maine at locations near Nahant, Massachusetts (42.4264 N, 70.9194W; Boothbay, Maine (43.8920 N, 69.4773 W); and Lubec, Maine (44.8408 N, 67.0156 W). Data were collected at three sites in each of those three regions.

Related dataset: GoM - nitrates_phosphates

Acquisition Description

Data were collected using shaded TidbiT dataloggers anchored to the rocky substratum in the mid-intertidal zone.

Data are average temperature readings in degrees C for each region and represent the average temperatures of the three sites in each region. The positions here are representative of the pooled sites for each region.

Processing Description

DMO Notes:

- original files: temp_water.csv temp_air_day.csv, temp_air_night.csv
- rearranged the temperature data so that the region and type of temperature reading are displayed as columns
- added lat, lon columns
- reformated date from m/d/yyyy to yyyy/mm/dd
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- renamed parameters to BCO-DMO compatible names
- replaced spaces with underscores
- reduced temperature significant digits to tenths of a degree

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-0961364

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Bracken_GoM_2011		2011-05-21	Bracken_shore	Matthew Bracken (Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

Onset Pro v2 temperature logger

Supplied Name: Onset Pro v2

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Onset Pro v2 temperature logger

Acronym: Onset Pro v2

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/134/

Generic Description:

The HOBO Water Temp Pro v2 temperature logger, manufactured by Onset Computer Corporation, has 12-bit resolution and a precision sensor for ±0.2°C accuracy over a wide temperature range. It is designed for extended deployment in fresh or salt water.

Operation range: -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F) in air; maximum sustained temperature of 50°C (122°F) in water
Accuracy: 0.2°C over 0° to 50°C (0.36°F over 32° to 122°F)
Resolution: 0.02°C at 25°C (0.04°F at 77°F)
Response time: (90%) 5 minutes in water; 12 minutes in air moving 2 m/sec (typical)
Stability (drift): 0.1°C (0.18°F) per year
Real-time clock: ± 1 minute per month 0° to 50°C (32° to 122°F) Additional information (http://www.onsetcomp.com/)

Onset Computer Corporation
470 MacArthur Blvd
Bourne, MA 02532

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
region	geographic region of sampling	unitless	region
lat	latitude; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
lon	longitude; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
temp_type	type of temperature reading: seawater; air at day or air at night	unitless	unknown
date	sample date	yyyy/mm/dd	date
temp	temperature	degrees Celsius	temp
year	year		year
month	month		month
day	day		day
yrday	The day of year for a specified year with Jan. 1 = yearday 1		yrday

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Dataset: GoM temperature