Dataset title: Florida Bay Physical Data, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, September 2000 - ongoing Dataset ID: PHY_Fourqurean_001 Research type: Long-term physical data Dataset Creator Name: Dr. James Fourqurean Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-4084 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fourqure@fiu.edu URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Address: Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract Point measurements of Salinity, temperature and turbidity collected during visits to TS/Ph 7a, TS/Ph8, TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10 and TS/Ph11. Graphic representation of seagrass status and trends monitoring data and other related information can be located at http://serc.fiu.edu/seagrass/!CDreport/DataHome.htm Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7a West bounding coordinate: -80.639 East bounding coordinate: -80.639 North bounding coordinate: 25.191 South bounding coordinate: 25.191 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8 West bounding coordinate: -80.525 East bounding coordinate: -80.525 North bounding coordinate: 25.233 South bounding coordinate: 25.233 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9 West bounding coordinate: -80.490 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.177 South bounding coordinate: 25.177 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph10 West bounding coordinate: -80.681 East bounding coordinate: -80.681 North bounding coordinate: 25.025 South bounding coordinate: 25.025 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph11 West bounding coordinate: -80.938 East bounding coordinate: -80.938 North bounding coordinate: 24.913 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 FCE LTER Sites: TS/Ph7a,TS/Ph8,TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10, TS/Ph11 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000-09-10 End Date: 2023-06-05 Data Table Entity Name: PHY_Fourqurean_001.csv Entity Description: Florida Bay Physical Data, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida Object Name: PHY_Fourqurean_001.csv 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: Measurement Scale: Name of LTER site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SITEALIAS Attribute Label: alias Attribute Definition: Alias of LTER site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Alias of LTER site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Date of collection Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Site_SerialNum Attribute Label: ID number Attribute Definition: Site ID number Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Site ID number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: DecimalYear Attribute Label: decimal year Attribute Definition: Calendar year + fraction of calendar year Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Calendar year + fraction of calendar year Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Secchi Attribute Label: secchi Attribute Definition: secchi disk depth Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Secchi_Notes Attribute Label: secchi_notes Attribute Definition: descriptive notes Storage Type: Measurement Scale: descriptive notes Missing Value Code: NA (no notes) Attribute Name: Avg_Turbidity Attribute Label: turbidity Attribute Definition: Average Turbidiy Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: NTU Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Temperature Attribute Label: Temperature Attribute Definition: Water Temperature Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units celsius Precision:0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Salinity Attribute Label: Salinity Attribute Definition: Salinity Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: PSU Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description TS/Ph 7a, 8, 9, 10 and 11 represent the range of salinity environments encountered across Florida Bay. Method Step Description Surface water temperature and salinity values are measured using an Orion (model 142) conductivity and temperature recording meter. Upon arrival at a site, the recording probe is placed approximately 0.5 m below the surface of the water. Time is allowed for values to stabilize before recording the data. Surface temperature is recorded in degrees Celsius and salinity is recorded in parts per thousand. Secchi values are used to describe water clarity at a given point in time. Upon arrival at a site, and if water clarity is such that the bottom cannot be seen, a standard limnology/oceanography secchi disk (alternating black and white pattern) is lowered into the water until the point that it is no longer visible. That length is then measured in centimeters and recorded. If the bottom is visible (which often it is), secchi values will be recorded as the depth of that particular site in centimeters. Turbidity assesses the amount of particulate matter in the water column. Upon arrival at a site two standard plasic scintillation vials are filled with seawater. These replicate water samples are then analyzed using a DRT-15CE Turbidimeter (HF Scientific, Inc.). Before placing in the Turbidimeter, samples are shaken, then a value is taken after a ten second stabilization period. The replicate sample readings are averaged together and the numeric value obtained is reported to the nearest tenth in NTUs. Instrumentation Orion salinity meter model no. 142 HF Scientific Inc turbidity meter model no.DRT-15CE Quality Control Data is entered and then checked for entry errors. All data is checked against field logs for entry errors. Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1132/9/0acb3cd8d4cf6378711c93743e959310 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. Dataset Keywords aquatic ecosystems estuaries water temperature salinity freshwater inorganic nutrients FCE FCE LTER Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Florida Bay Everglades National Park turbidity temperature secchi depth water processes estuarine Data Submission Date: 2023-08-03 Maintenance This is a long-term physical dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of PHY_Fourqurean_001, PHY_Fourqurean_002, PHY_Fourqurean_003, PHY_Fourqurean_005 and PHY_Fourqurean_006 as the dataset were combined into PHY_Fourqurean_001 to facilitate data usability. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Dataset Contact Name: Jim Fourqurean Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-4084 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fourqure@fiu.edu URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Address: Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2023-08-03 Information Management Notes This is a long-term physical dataset and subsequent data will be appended.