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Sediment Elevation Change (Feldspar Marker Horizon Method) from Northeastern Florida Bay (FCE) from 1996 to Present


At a Glance


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Authors: Carlos A Coronado, Fred Sklar
Time period: 1996-05-01 to 2017-04-30
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1213.2
Dataset id: FCE1213

How to cite:
Coronado, C., F. Sklar. 2024. Sediment Elevation Change (Feldspar Marker Horizon Method) from Northeastern Florida Bay (FCE) from 1996 to Present. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5231f2aef72c3f9d9793e0ad2ca4f780. Dataset accessed 2024-05-01.

Geographic Coverage
This data set contains the following files.

FCE1213_Feldspar.txt
Soil accretion data measured from feldspar marker
Attribute table details     Download

FCE1213_sampling_sites
Sampling site coordinates in decimal degrees.
Attribute table details     Download



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Detailed Metadata


  • Dataset Creator(s)
    • Name: Dr. Carlos A Coronado 
    • Position: Lead Scientist
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road
      West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 USA
    • Phone: (561) 682-6205
    • Email: ccoron@sfwmd.gov

    • Name: Dr. Fred Sklar 
    • Position: Director and Section Administrator
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road
      West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 USA
    • Phone: (561) 682-6504
    • Email: fsklar@sfwmd.gov

  • Dataset Abstract
    The long term goal of the South Florida Water Management District's research program focuses on the following central objective: Regional processes mediated by water flow control population and ecosystem level dynamics at any location within the coastal Everglades landscape. This phenomenon is best exemplified in the dynamics of an estuarine oligohaline zone where fresh water draining phosphorus-limited Everglades marshes mixes with water from the more nitrogen-limited coastal ocean. Data in this data package are specifically to monitor soil elevation change relative to current sea level.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description


    Bounding Coordinates
    Data collected along the Northeastern Florida Bay from Highway Creek to McCormick Creek within the Everglades National Park
    N: 25.318, S: 25.176, E: -80.448, W: -80.743

    FCE LTER Sites
    No LTER site names

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Soil accretion data measured from feldspar marker
      Attribute Name:
      Site
      Attribute Label:
      Site
      Attribute Definition:
      Site name
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Site_Code
      Attribute Label:
      Site_Code
      Attribute Definition:
      Site code
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Core_ID_#
      Attribute Label:
      Core identification number
      Attribute Definition:
      Core identification number
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Replicate
      Attribute Label:
      Replicate
      Attribute Definition:
      Replicate
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Date_Installed
      Attribute Label:
      Date_installed
      Attribute Definition:
      Date feldspare installed
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Year_0
      Attribute Label:
      Year zero
      Attribute Definition:
      Year zero
      Storage Type:
      datetime
      Measurement Scale:
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Nov-97
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      May-98
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Jun-99
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Jun-00
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Feb-01
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-02
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-03
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-04
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-05
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-06
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-07
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-08
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      May-09
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-10
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-11
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-12
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-13
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Mar-14
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-15
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      May-16
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)

      Attribute Name:
      Apr-17
      Attribute Label:
      Attribute Definition:
      Accretion measured on this date
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      empty cell (data not collected)


    • Data Table:   Sampling site coordinates in decimal degrees.
      Attribute Name:
      Sampling_Site
      Attribute Label:
      Sampling_Site
      Attribute Definition:
      Sampling site
      Storage Type:
      string
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Longitude
      Attribute Label:
      Longitude
      Attribute Definition:
      Longitude in decimal degrees
      Storage Type:
      float
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: degree
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Latitude
      Attribute Label:
      Latitude
      Attribute Definition:
      Latitude in decimal degrees
      Storage Type:
      float
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: degree
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
       


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Three feldspar marker horizons are laid around each SET platform at each study site.

    Method Step

    Description
    Vertical accretion is measured as the rate of accumulation above feldspar marker horizons laid on the soil surface. Three feldspar marker horizons are laid around each SET platform at each study site. Vertical accretion is measured by taking a core and the depth of the marker horizon below the surface is measured to the nearest millimeter. Soil accretion is measured by freezing soil samples using liquid nitrogen


    Quality Control
    Data have been QA/QC by the PI's
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1213/2/d5322ba4f71411c5bd8bb3da521e69a9
    Data Submission Date:  2017-08-18

    Intellectual Rights
    This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

  • Keywords
    FCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, organic matter, surface elevation table, accretion, aquatic ecosystems
  • Dataset Contact
    • Name: Carlos A Coronado 
    • Position: Lead Scientist
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road
      West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 USA
    • Phone: (561) 682-6205
    • Email: ccoron@sfwmd.gov

  • Data Table and Format
    Data Table:  Soil accretion data measured from feldspar marker

    Entity Name:
    FCE1213_Feldspar.txt
    Entity Description:
    Soil accretion data measured from feldspar marker
    Object Name:
    FCE1213_Feldspar.txt
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    400

    Data Table:  Sampling site coordinates in decimal degrees.

    Entity Name:
    FCE1213_sampling_sites
    Entity Description:
    Sampling site coordinates in decimal degrees.
    Object Name:
    FCE1213_sampling_sites.csv
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    23

  • Metadata Provider
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road
      West Palm Beach, FL 33406 USA
    • Phone: (561) 682-6205
    • Email: ccoron@sfwmd.gov