Dataset: Environmental Sensory Data

Name: Environmental, sensory data (temperature, light intensity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, depth) sampled in August 2019 in Carrie Bow Caye, Belize
Published: 2019-11-18
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.781862.1

Spatial Extent: N:16.80155 E:-88.07777 S:16.75145 W:-88.0822

Temporal Extent: 2019-08-19 - 2019-08-26

Project:

Collaborative research: Is hybridization among threatened Caribbean coral species the key to their survival or the harbinger of their extinction? (Coral Hybridization)

Principal Investigator:

Nicole Fogarty (University of North Carolina - Wilmington, UNC-Wilmington)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Iliana B. Baums (Pennsylvania State University, PSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2019-11-18

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Environmental, sensory data (temperature, light intensity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, depth) sampled in August 2019 in Carrie Bow Caye, Belize

Abstract:

Environmental, sensory data (temperature, light intensity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, depth) sampled in August 2019 in Carrie Bow Caye, Belize

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2019-11-18	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.781862.1	2020-01-21

Description

Environmental, sensory data (temperature, light intensity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, depth) sampled in August 2019 in Carrie Bow Caye, Belize

Methods & Sampling

Hobos were deployed at depth specified by attaching a logger with a cable tie to the line of a subsurface buoy. Water quality measurements were collected 0.5 m below the surface using a YSI except for pH, which was collected in a small bucket at 0.5m and measurements were immediately collected within the bucket.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO processing notes:

converted coordinates from degrees decimal minutes to decimal degrees
Added ISO_DateTime_UTC to the table, ISO_DateTime_Local has been preserved
Adjusted column headers names to meet database requirements

Data Files

File
environmental_variables.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 51.69 KB) MD5:ab45e728910e46f45ac0249e9917854a Primary data file for dataset ID 781862

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1929979

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

Conductivity Meter

Supplied Name: YSI ProDSS Conductivity sensor

Supplied Description:

YSI ProDSS Handheld Conductivity sensor (626903) ±1.0% of reading or ±0.1 ppt, whichever is greater

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Conductivity Meter

Generic Description:

Conductivity Meter - An electrical conductivity meter (EC meter) measures the electrical conductivity in a solution. Commonly used in hydroponics, aquaculture and freshwater systems to monitor the amount of nutrients, salts or impurities in the water.

Data Logger

Supplied Name: Onset Hobo Pendant data logger

Supplied Description:

Onset Hobo Pendant data loggers UA-002-64; accuracy ± 0.53°C from 0° to 50°C (± 0.95°F from 32° to 122°F)

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Data Logger

Generic Description:

Electronic devices that record data over time or in relation to location either with a built-in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors.

Oxygen Sensor

Supplied Name: YSI ProDSS Handheld Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

Supplied Description:

YSI ProDSS Handheld Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor (626900) 0 to 20 mg/L: ±0.1 mg/L or 1% of reading, whichever is greater

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Oxygen Sensor

Acronym: Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

Generic Description:

An electronic device that measures the proportion of oxygen (O2) in the gas or liquid being analyzed

pH Sensor

Supplied Name: Orion ROSS Ultra pH / ATC Triode double-junction combination electrode

Supplied Description:

(Orion ROSS Ultra pH / ATC Triode double-junction combination electrode, 8157BNUMD, accuracy ±0.02 units)

Instrument Type

Generic Name: pH Sensor

Generic Description:

An instrument that measures the hydrogen ion activity in solutions.

The overall concentration of hydrogen ions is inversely related to its pH. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates whether acidic (more H+) or basic (less H+).

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Site	Site - local name	unitless	site
Latitude	Latitude - South is negative	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude - West is negative	decimal degrees	lon
ISO_DateTime_Local	Local Date/Time (GMT-04:00) in ISO format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS	unitless	ISO_DateTime_Local
ISO_DateTime_UTC	UTC Date/Time in ISO format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS	yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'	ISO_DateTime_UTC
Temperature	Water temperature	degrees Celcius (°C)	temperature
Light_Intensity	Light Intensity	lux (lx)	no_bcodmo_term
Instrument	Collection equipment	unitless	instrument
Depth	Depth below surface	meter (m)	depth
Salinity	Water salinity	parts per thousand	sal
Dissolved_Oxygen	Dissolved oxygen concentration	milligram per liter (mg/l)	O2
pH	Water pH	molar concentrations of H ions	pH