Dataset title:  Water Levels from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from April 1996 to Present

Dataset ID:  PHY_Losada_001
Research type:   Long-term Physical

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Dr. Tiffany Troxler
	Position:	Project Collaborator
	Organization:	Southeast Environmental Research Center
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-1453
	Fax:		305-348-4096
	Email:		troxlert@fiu.edu 
	URL:		http://wetland.fiu.edu/

	Name:		Dr. Daniel Childers
	Position:	Associate Director for Research| Professor
	Organization:	Global Institute of Sustainability| School of Sustainability
	
	Address:
			Arizona State University
			PO Box 875402
			Tempe, AZ 85287  USA
	
	Phone:		480-965-2320
	Fax:		480-965-8087
	Email:		dan.childers@asu.edu


Metadata Provider

	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6054
	Email:		fcelter@fiu.edu  
	URL:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu  


Dataset Abstract

	Data is a compilation of 15 minute data into daily averages for use with other FCE-LTER datasets. For original dataset Meta-data and other information please visit: http://sofia.usgs.gov/metadata/sflwww/hydrology_data_zwp.html which is the current URL as of March 2008.


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		The Study Extent of this dataset includes two of the FCE Taylor Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	Data were collected in the Taylor Slough, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.649
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.639
		North bounding coordinate:	25.214
		South bounding coordinate:	25.191
	
		Geographic description:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay
		West bounding coordinate:	-81.078
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.490
		North bounding coordinate:	25.761
		South bounding coordinate:	24.913
	

	FCE LTER Sites:  TS/Ph6a, TS/Ph7a


	All Sites

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6a
		Longitude:-80.649
		Latitude:25.214

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7a
		Longitude:-80.639
		Latitude:25.191



Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  1996-04-07
	End Date:  2012-09-30


Data Table

	Entity Name:  PHY_Losada_001
	Entity Description:  Water Levels from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, South Florida 
	Object Name:  PHY_Losada_001

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  SITENAME
		Attribute Label:  sitename
		Attribute Definition:  Name of LTER site
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			Name of LTER site
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Date
		Attribute Label:  date
		Attribute Definition:  Collection date
		Storage Type:  datetime
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  WaterLevel
		Attribute Label:  water level
		Attribute Definition:  water level
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		centimetersPerDay
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded )




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		Compiled data from USGS stage data at "Upstream Taylor River" and "Taylor River at Mouth".


	Method Step 

		Description 

			Compiled data from USGS stage data at "Upstream Taylor River" and "Taylor River at Mouth".


		Instrumentation

			Visit orginial dataset Meta-data site, currently at (Mar. '08)
			http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/metadata.html


		Quality Control 

			During compilation of 15 minute data - any daily average that did not have greater than 86 measurements was flagged in the Dataset Anomolies section.


Distribution

	Online distribution:  http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=PHY_Losada_001.txt


Intellectual Rights

	These data are classified as 'Type I' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers are available for scientific purposes 2 years after collection.  Maximum lock period = 2 years. All publications based on this dataset must cite the data Contributor, the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program and that this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DBI-0620409, and #DEB-9910514. Additionally, two copies of the manuscript must be submitted to the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Office, LTER Program Manager, Florida International University, Southeast Environmental Research Center, OE 148, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199.  For a complete description of the FCE LTER Data Distribution and Data User Agreement, please go to FCE Data Management Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/DataMgmt.pdf and LTER Network Data Access Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/core/data_user_agreement/distribution_policy.html.


Dataset Keywords

	FCE
	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	ecological research
	long-term monitoring
	Taylor Slough
	Everglades National Park
	hydrology
	wetland inundation regimes
	landscape
	estuarine
	freshwater
	ecosystems
	water level
	water
	Data Submission Date:  2013-08-04

Maintenance

	This is a long-term water level dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of PHY_Losada_001 original and  (v1-v5). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.


Dataset Contact

	Position:	Information Manager
	Organization:	LTER Network Office
	
	Address:
			UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020
			1 University of New Mexico
			Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001  USA
	
	Phone:		505 277-2535
	Fax:		505 277-2541
	Email:		tech-support@lternet.edu
	URL:		http://www.lternet.edu
	Position:	Information Manager
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6054
	Fax:		305-348-4096
	Email:		fcelter@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu


Dataset Submission Date 

	2013-08-04


Data Submission Notes

	For TS/Ph7a the following dates were removed from the anomolies section between v3 and v4: 28-Feb-98, 30-Aug-98, 06-Jun-00 to 08-Jun-00, 15-Jun-00.


Dataset Anomalies

	At the following SITENAME and DATES more than 10% of the readings were missing per daily average: TS/Ph6a: 30-Jul-99, 21-Aug-99, 04-Nov-99 to 06-Nov-99, 12-Nov-99, 03-Dec-99, 06-Dec-99, 09-Dec-99, 16-Dec-99, 03-Apr-00, 04-Apr-00, 04-May-00, 18-May-00, 01-Jul-00, 11-Jul-00, 18-Aug-00, 12-Oct-00, 16-Oct-00, 15-Nov-00, 14-Dec-00, 07-Feb-01, 14-Feb-01, 30-Mar-01, 08-Apr-01, 23-Jul-01, 26-Jul-01, 19-Nov-01, 17-Dec-01, 02-Jan-02, 09-Jan-02, 27-Jan-02, 25-Feb-02, 07-Mar-02, 13-Mar-02, 14-Mar-02, 18-Mar-02, 20-Mar-02, 27-Mar-02, 28-Mar-02, 03-Apr-02, 01-May-02, 03-May-02, 08-May-02, 15-Jun-02, 18-Jun-02, 17-Jul-02, 31-Jul-02, 09-Sep-02,25-Sep-02, 17-Oct-02, 25-Oct-02, 06-Apr-03 to 08-Apr-03, 14-May-03, 17-May-03, 18-May-03, 27-May-03, 01-Jun-03, 03-Jun-03 to 05-Jun-03, 10-Jun-03 to 14-Jun-03, 16-Jun-03, 18-Jun-03, 20-Jun-03, 25-Jun-03, 30-Jul-03, 04-Aug-03, 06-Aug-03, 07-Aug-03, 12-Aug-03, 14-Aug-03 to 16-Aug-03, 19-Aug-03, 29-Aug-03, 20-Oct-03, 24-Nov-03 to 02-Dec-03, 04-Dec-03, 05-Dec-03, 09-Jan-04, 10-Jan-04, 12-Jan-04, 15-Jan-04 to 17-Jan-04, 21-Jan-04, 23-Jan-04 to 25-Jan-04, 08-Feb-04, 10-Feb-04, 12-Feb-04, 14-Feb-04, 14-Apr-04 to 19-Apr-04, 24-Apr-04, 06-May-04, 10-May-04, 11-May-04, 16-May-04, 04-Oct-04, 21-Mar-05, 15-May-05, 17-May-05, 19-May-05, 20-May-05, 13-Jun-05, 25-Aug-05, 30-Aug-05, 10-Oct-05, 12-Oct-05, 09-Mar-06, 13-Mar-06, 20-Aug-06, 07-Sep-06, 23-Sep-06, 12-Sep-07, 16-Sep-07, 04-Nov-07, 13-Nov-07, 23-Apr-08, 07-Jul-08, 08-Jul-08, 24-Jul-08, 29-Jul-08, 10-Sep-09 to 15-Sep-09, 17-Nov-09 to 19-Nov-09, 21-Nov-09, 16-Feb-10 to 17-Feb-10; TS/PH7a: 30-May-96, 13-Jun-96, 01-Jul-96, 13-Jul-96, 18-Jul-96, 19-Jul-96, 22-Jul-96, 02-Aug-96, 16-Aug-96, 17-Aug-96, 19-Aug-96 to 23-Aug-96, 03-Sep-96, 08-Sep-96, 11-Sep-96, 12-Sep-96, 17-Sep-96, 03-Jan-97, 09-Jan-97 to 17-Jan-97, 21-Jan-97, 10-Feb-97, 11-Feb-97, 01-Apr-97, 25-Apr-97, 02-May-97, 28-May-97, 29-May-97, 10-Jun-97, 11-Jun-97, 14-Jun-97, 19-Jun-97, 11-Jul-97, 13-Jul-97, 18-Jul-97, 13-Sep-97, 17-Sep-97, 10-Nov-97, 04-Dec-97, 06-Dec-97, 17-Jan-98, 20-Jan-98, 23-Feb-98 to 27-Feb-98, 01-Mar-98, 02-Mar-98, 10-Mar-98, 22-Mar-98, 23-Mar-98, 25-Mar-98, 05-Apr-98 to 07-Apr-98, 10-Apr-98, 11-Apr-98, 13-Apr-98, 27-Apr-98, 30-Apr-98, 06-May-98, 15-May-98, 02-Aug-98, 04-Aug-98, 07-Aug-98 to 09-Aug-98, 11-Aug-98, 12-Aug-98, 16-Aug-98, 21-Aug-98, 25-Aug-98 to 29-Aug-98, 31-Aug-98, 01-Sept-98 to 09-Sep-98, 27-Oct-98, 30-Oct-98, 02-Nov-98, 24-Dec-98, 28-Dec-98, 01-Jan-99, 13-May-99, 28-May-99, 22-Jun-99 to 28-Jun-99, 07-Jul-99, 08-Jul-99, 14-Aug-99, 16-Aug-99, 23-Aug-99, 24-Aug-99, 26-Aug-99, 27-Aug-99, 05-Oct-99, 26-Oct-99, 09-Nov-99, 12-Nov-99, 09-Dec-99, 16-Dec-99, 08-Jan-00 to 10-Jan-00, 25-Jan-00, 09-Feb-00, 22-Feb-00, 23-Feb-00, 16-Mar-00, 21-Mar-00 to 27-Mar-00, 06-Apr-00, 07-Apr-00, 21-Apr-00, 22-Apr-00, 26-Apr-00, 08-May-00, 10-May-00, 18-May-00, 24-May-00, 29-May-00, 02-Jun-00 to 05-Jun-00, 09-Jun-00 to 14-Jun-00, 16-Jun-00, 01-Jul-00, 19-Aug-00, 21-Aug-00, 17-Sep-00, 03-Oct-00, 12-Oct-00, 20-Oct-00, 05-Nov-00, 06-Nov-00, 16-Nov-00, 14-Dec-00, 13-Feb-01, 03-Jul-01, 26-Nov-01, 02-Jan-02, 09-Jan-02, 08-May-02, 16-May-02, 17-May-02, 31-May-02, 17-Jun-02, 21-Jun-02, 17-Jul-02, 23-Jul-02, 18-Aug-02, 20-Aug-02, 01-Sep-02, 05-Nov-02, 06-Nov-02, 14-Nov-02, 15-Nov-02, 20-Nov-02 to 25-Nov-02, 16-Jan-07, 21-Jan-07 to 24-Jan-07, 03-Jan-09 to 04-Jan-09, 06-Jan-09, 21-Nov-09, 25-Apr-10 to 28-Nov-10.


Information Management Notes

	This is a long-term water level dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of PHY_Losada_001 original and  (v1-v5). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.