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Summary
Water quality monitoring is conducted at 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) at four locations within or adjacent to the reserve. The following parameters are collected at least every 30 minutes: water temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, percent saturation, dissolved oxygen concentration, water depth, pH and turbidity. All water quality data loggers will be ... deployed from a known depth from the bottom at each site.

PURPOSE:
Research objectives To begin the SWMP initiative in the GTM NERR it was desirable to establish one permanent station in both the northern and the southern sections of the reserve. The stations needed to be somewhat centrally located to be representative of the conditions within that region. Existing Channel Markers in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) were selected as the preferred mounting locations. Sondes at the Pine Island site are deployed in a PVC pipe fixed to Channel Marker 25 (30° 03.050´N; 81° 22.048´W) in the Tolomato River. This site is located within the Guana River Marshes State Aquatic Preserve in the northern section of the GTM NERR. Channel Marker 25 is adjacent to Pine Island near the mouth of Deep Creek, which provides freshwater drainage from uplands in the northwestern portion of the Tolomato River Basin. Sondes at the Fort Matanzas site (in the southern section of the GTM NERR) are deployed in a PVC pipe fixed to ICW Channel Marker 75 (29° 44.220´N; 81° 14.762´W) in the Matanzas River. This site is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Matanzas Inlet and is near a shoreline on Anastasia Island that is undergoing residential development. Both the Matanzas River and Tolomato River sites are within Class II Shellfish Harvesting Waters.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Associated researchers and projects The GTM NERR has formed partnerships with other agencies and organizations actively involved in resource protection in the GTM NERR watershed. Cooperating managers of lands within the NERR include: 1) National Park Service (NPS), 2) St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), 3) Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Recreation and Parks/Florida Park Service (FPS), 4) DEP Aquatic Preserve Program, 5) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and 6) Flagler County. The SJRWMD Northern Coastal Basin Program, established in 1995, covers the watersheds along the Intracoastal Waterway from Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, north through Flagler and St. Johns Counties, to the Guana River marshes at Ponte Vedra in southern Duval County. This program was developed in response to concerns about the impacts of population growth and development on water quality in the Northern Coastal Basin (NCB). Some of the major research activities conducted within the boundaries of the NERR through the NCB program include: 1) a fisheries monitoring project in conjunction with United States Geological Survey, 2) hydrodynamic modeling of the estuarine systems, and 3) water quality monitoring. Many of the water quality monitoring and assessment activities of the NCB program are aimed at pollution source identification and the development of pollution load reduction goals.Other water quality research and monitoring initiatives within the GTM NERR include: 1) studies of nutrient profiles by the laboratory of Dr. Edward Phlips at the University of Florida (this work compliments and extends the GTM NERR's SWMP nutrient monitoring efforts), and 2) regular monitoring of fecal coliform levels in shellfish harvesting waters by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.NERR-specific research projects currently in progress include: 1) a CICEET funded study by Dr. Jody Harwood at the University of South Florida to develop a real-time, fiber-optic biosensor for human pathogens in estuarine waters, 2) a NERR-funded graduate research project to decipher the parameters affecting reforestation of spoil islands, 3) a NERR-funded graduate research project to develop an estuarine planning strategy through an assessment of human use patterns together with a delineation of ecological resources, and 4) a collaboration with the National Weather Service in Jacksonville and University of North Florida to test a web-enabled, wireless communication system for real-time data acquisition from field instruments. Other remarks/notes a) Sondes deployed at the Pine Island site were often coated with mud apparently due to the dynamic nature of the bottom at this site.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE:
Observed

SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:
Indirect Spatial Reference: Site location and character The GTM NERR (North section [NW and SE corners]: 30.1632º N, 81.3447º W and 29.9698º N, 81.2488º W; South section: 29.8295º N, 81.3294º W and 29.6017º N, 81.1936º W), located in the Florida Upper East Coast Drainage Basin, includes approximately 55,000 acres of publicly owned forested uplands, tidal wetlands, estuarine lagoons and offshore seas. Geographically separated by the greater St. Augustine area, the Reserve is associated with the riverine systems of the Tolomato and Guana River estuaries to the north and the Matanzas River estuary to the south. The Tolomato River Basin is about 18 miles (29 km) in length with a drainage area of approximately 53,802 acres; it converges with the Matanzas River and Salt Run from the south before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean at the St. Augustine Inlet. The headwaters of the Guana River originate in the Diego Plains drainage area in Ponte Vedra Beach. This drainage basin encompasses approximately 7,800 acres. The Guana River runs parallel to the Tolomato on the seaward side, with the two lagoons joining 7 miles (11.3 km) north of the St. Augustine Inlet. The Matanzas River estuary is approximately 20 miles (32 km) in length and extends 8 miles (13 km) south of the Matanzas Inlet. The Matanzas River sub-basin has a drainage area of approximately 103,615 acres and is bounded to the west by the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, which separates it from the lower St. Johns River basin. Both the St. Augustine and Matanzas Inlets provide oceanic exchange to the system. The Matanzas Inlet, one of the last "natural" inlets on Florida's east coast, has been unimproved and is suitable only for small watercraft. The natural hydrology of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas system has been somewhat altered by water control structures, including dikes, inland wells, drainage ditches and a dam across a portion of the Guana River. In addition, the Intracoastal Waterway traverses both the Tolomato and Matanzas estuaries. The climate of northeast Florida is classified as humid subtropical and is characteristic of the Gulf and Atlantic coastal plain of the Southeastern United States. The average annual rainfall is approximately 52 inches per year, with the wet season extending from June through September. Seasonal variation in temperature within the Reserve follows that of rainfall with a summer period of high temperatures between June and September and a cooler period extending from December through March. The annual mean air temperature within the Reserve is approximately 21ºC. During 2001, water depth at both the Pine Island and Fort Matanzas sites ranged between 1.5 and 4.0 m. Mean depth at the Pine Island site was 2.8 +/- 0.5 m (+/- S.D.; n=15463) with an average monthly tidal range of +/- 1.0 m. Similarly, the meandepth at the Fort Matanzas site was 2.6 +/- 0.4 m (+/- S.D.; n = 15162) with an average monthly tidal range of +/- 0.9 m. Depth is recorded as the amount of water above the sensors, which are located less than 1 m above the bottom at both sites. During 2001, salinity at the Fort Matanzas site ranges between 11.6 and 37.2 ppt; the mean was 34.6 +/- 2.3 ppt (+/- S.D.; n = 15162) with an average monthly range of +/- 4.5 ppt. Salinity at the Pine Island site ranged between 6.3 and 38.4 ppt; the mean was 31.3 +/- 6.5 ppt (+/- S.D.; n = 16980) with an average monthly range of +/- 5.5 ppt. Initial observations suggest that the benthic structure within the GTM NERR ranges from silty sediment to hardbottom habitat including the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, sponges, and hard and soft corals. The benthic habitat surrounding the Pine Island site is composed of dynamic fine grain sediment. A hardbottom community comprised primarily of oysters, sponges, and corals exists at the Fort Matanzas site. A more detailed analysis of benthic structure will be presented in future metadata reports.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 30.16

S: 29.6

E: -81.2

W: -81.39

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Richard Gleeson, Laura Wick, Michael Kuhman, Bipin Adhyaru, Lee Banks, Tom Kellemyne Dataset Title: Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) NERR Water Quality Metadata January - December 2001 Latest Update: August 20, 2002 Dataset Release Date: 2006-02-10 Data Presentation Form: Unknown Online Resource: http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-01-01 Stop Date: 2001-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > ESTUARINE WETLANDS BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > ESTUARINE WETLANDS TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > WATER TEMPERATURE TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONDUCTIVITY OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > DISSOLVED GASES > DISSOLVED OXYGEN TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WATER DEPTH TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > PH TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > TURBIDITY

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA INLAND WATERS OCEANS

Project

NERR > National Estuarine Research Reserve

Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Anomalous/Suspect Data Note that slight shifts in data are sometimes correlated with sonde exchanges. These shifts are most noticeable in pH, specific conductivity, salinity, DO% and DO conc, and may be related to sensor drift (e.g., due to fouling) and/or calibration differences between sondes. January 1-31, 2001 PI a) Deleted all depth data between 01/01 ... at 00:00:00 and 1/31 at 23:30:00 (entire month) - plastic wrap on sonde (to prevent fouling) interfered with depth gauge operation. b) Suspect DO% and DO conc data between 1/18 at 10:30:00 and 1/23 at 00:00:00; further analysis is required. c) Anomalous DO% and DO conc data on 1/12 at 12:00:00 - reason unknown. d) Anomalous specific conductivity and salinity data on 1/28 at 16:00:00 - reason unknown. e) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 01/01/2001 06:30:00 1301 01/04/2001 03:30:00 1270 01/07/2001 21:00:00 1261 01/09/2001 12:30:00 1092 01/20/2001 15:00:00 1332 01/21/2001 01:30:00 1124 01/22/2001 20:00:00 1316 01/26/2001 00:00:00 1312 01/28/2001 10:30:00 1314 01/29/2001 19:00:00 1325 01/31/2001 18:30:00 1329 FM No anomalies February 1-28, 2001 PI a) Deleted depth data between 2/01 at 00:00:00 and 2/01 at 14:30:00 due to plastic wrap covering the depth gauge port. b) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 02/01/2001 21:30:00 1372 02/04/2001 20:00:00 1368 02/04/2001 21:00:00 1238 02/08/2001 01:00:00 1372 02/09/2001 18:30:00 1374 02/09/2001 20:30:00 1383 02/15/2001 08:00:00 1331 FM a) Missing data 2/8 at 13:30 due to sonde change. b) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 02/01/2001 13:00:00 1461 02/16/2001 15:00:00 1109 02/21/2001 11:30:00 1030 March 1-31, 2001 PI a) Deleted DO data between 3/14 at 04:00 and 3/16 at 12:30 due to the accumulation of fouling organisms on the DO membrane. b) pH data from 3/01 at 13:30:00 to 3/16 at 12:30:00 may be suspect since bulb was found broken upon retrieval. c) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 03/15/2001 17:00:00 1029 FM a) Missing data on 3/8 at 13:00:00 due to sonde exchange. b) Increased turbidity readings between 3/15 at 00:00:00 and 3/22 at 10:30:00 may be related to local rain events. c) Data from all sensors were deleted on 3/22 at 14:00:00 and 14:30:00 due to an apparent sonde failure. April 1-30, 2001 PI a) The conductivity and salinity data for 4/11 at 13:00:00 maybe an artifact, but were not deleted. The same parameters were suspect between 4/20 10:00:00 and 4/26 at 12:00:00. The irregular profile may be due to local rain events. b) Drift in turbidity may have occurred between 4/09 17:30:00 and 4/12 13:30:00, reason unknown. c) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 04/24/2001 21:00:00 1047 FM No anomalies. May 1-31, 2001 PI a) Drop in specific conductivity and salinity on 5/25 at 01:00:00, reason unknown. The same parameters also dropped between 5/7 at 17:00:00 and 5/10 at 14:30:00 possibly due to the combination of exceedingly high amounts of mud and worm casings on the conductivity sensor as well as local rain events. A similar decrease in specific conductivity and salinity occurred between 5/29 at 23:30:00 and 5/31at 03:30:00, possibly due to local rain events. b) One crab and one blenny were found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 5/24. c) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 05/28/2001 03:00:00 1207 FM a) Data missing from 5/20 04:00:00 until 5/31 23:30:00 due to battery failure. b) Drop in specific conductivity and salinity occurred between 5/06 at 15:30:00 and 5/13 at 01:00:00 likely due to local rain events. June 1-30, 2001 PI a) Several small crabs and fish were found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 6/18. b) Turbidity and DO data were deleted between 6/20 at 18:30 and 6/29 at 09:00 due to evidence of partial burial of the sonde in fine sediments together with barnacle fouling of the DO membrane when retrieved on 6/29. Benthic sediment movements appeared to be dynamic throughout the month. Field observations suggest that specific conductivity and therefore, salinity measurements may be affected by high amounts of silt on the conductivity sensor. FM a) Data were missing from 6/01 00:00:00 until 6/15 10:30:00 due to battery failure. b) Two small crabs were found within the guard when retrieved on 6/29. July 1-31, 2001 PI a) Data from 7/30 09:30:00 to 7/31 23:30:00 were not collected due to a programming error. b) Deleted pH data between 7/12 14:00:00 and 7/20 12:30:00. Pre-calibration readings were not out of range, but the readings were low (8.69 for a 10.00 buffer solution). Post-calibration reading for the pH 7.0 buffer was also low (4.49). c) Suspect specific conductivity and salinity data between 7/03 16:00:00 and 7/05 11:00:00 due to high amounts of mud associated with the sonde at retrieval. d) Suspect specific conductivity and salinity data between 7/10 at 00:00:00 and 7/12 at 13:30:00. This decline is possibly associated with local rain events, but the interpretation is complicated by the presence of high amounts of mud and small crabs found within the guard upon retrieval. e) A crab was found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 7/20. f) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 07/28/2001 14:00:00 1377 07/28/2001 22:30:00 1105 FM a) The shift in the pH data at 7/5 15:00:00 is possibly due to calibration differences between the deployed and retrieved sondes. b) One large (width: 2.5 inches) and one small (width: 1 inch) crab was found within sensor guard upon retrieval on 7/13 and 7/23, respectively. c) Rain events were frequent between 7/10 and 7/26. These events likely affected the salinity readings at this time. d) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 07/17/2001 05:30:00 1488 August 1-31, 2001 PI a) Data were not collected between 8/01 00:00:00 and 8/06 10:00:00 due to a programming error. b) Missing data 8/31 09:30:00 due to the deployment/retrieval sonde exchange process. c) One small crab (width: 0.25 inch) found within sensor guard upon retrieval on 8/24. FM a) One large (length: 4 inches) blenny was found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 8/31. Apparently, the fish damaged the DO membrane on 8/31 at 01:00:00. DO% and DO conc data were deleted between 8/31 at 1:00:00 and 8/31 at 12:30:00 when the sonde was retrieved. September 1-30, 2001 Tropical storm Gabrielle passed near the GTM NERR on 9/15. Rain events occurred between 9/11 and 9/15 with a peak in rainfall on 9/13 (information is based on Stokes Landing rain gauge maintained by the St. Johns River Water Management District). PI a) Data are missing at the following times: 9/08 08:30:00, 9/08 17:00:00, and 9/27 14:00:00. Dropouts on 9/08 occurred with the same sonde - reason is unknown; the missing data point on 9/27 was due to sonde exchange. FM a) Data are missing between 9/17 13:30:00 and 9/18 16:30:00, on 9/19 between 7:00:00 and 11:00:00, between 9/22 12:30:00 and 9/22 14:00:00, between 9/23 11:00:00 and 9/23 16:00:00, between 9/24 13:30:00 and 9/24 17:30, and between 9/25 00:00:00 and 9/30 23:30:00 - apparently due to faulty sonde. October 1-31, 2001 PI a) Deleted DO% and DO conc data between 10/17 at 03:30:00 and 10/18 at 12:30:00 due to a torn DO membrane. Crabs found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 10/18 most likely damaged the DO membrane. b) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 10/16/2001 04:30:00 1290 FM a) Data are missing from 10/01 00:00:00 to 10/05 13:00:00 apparently due to a faulty sonde (note missed ranges in September at Fort Matanzas occurred during the same deployment period). b) Two crabs (width: 0.5 inches) were found within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 10/22. c) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 10/28/2001 08:30:00 1369 November 1-30, 2001 A northeastern storm event may be responsible for the increase in water depth and decrease in salinity seen in November. Rain events were common between 11/12 and 11/14 with a peak on 11/14, based on the Stokes Landing rain guage. PI a) Missing data between 11/16 13:30:00 and 11/20 14:30:00. PVC sonde housing and cap were damaged, therefore, deployment was delayed until the cap and lock were replaced. b) A few small crabs and moderate barnacle growth was discovered on the sensors and within the sensor guard upon retrieval on 11/2. c) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 11/12/2001 03:00:00 1363 11/23/2001 21:30:00 1372 11/24/2001 20:00:00 1374 11/28/2001 20:00:00 1379 11/28/2001 20:30:00 1379 11/30/2001 01:30:00 1380 11/30/2001 14:30:00 1342 11/30/2001 20:30:00 1380 FM a) Data are missing from 11/27 04:00:00 until 11/30 23:30:00 due to battery failure. b) Deleted DO% and DO conc data between 11/13 at 17:30:00 and 11/20 at 09:30:00 due to discontinuity. It is suspected that the DO membrane was damaged since the DO values dropped precipitously to negative values, however there were no field or laboratory notes to confirm this. December 1-31, 2001 PI a) DO data are suspect between 12/1 at 12:30 and 12/1 at 14:00. The reason for the low values is unknown. b) Data are missing on 12/21 13:00:00 due to sonde exchange. c) Deleted turbidity data between 12/14 00:00:00 and 12/21 12:30:00 due to a blenny (length: 4 inches) and high number of deposited eggs/mud casings found on the sensors and within sensor guard upon retrieval on 12/21. d) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 12/05/2001 16:00:00 1375 12/05/2001 16:30:00 1376 12/05/2001 18:00:00 1376 12/06/2001 11:00:00 1095 12/06/2001 16:00:00 1377 FM a) Data missing from 12/01 00:00:00 to 12/07 12:00:00 due to battery failure. b) A blenny (length: 4 inches) was found within the sensor guard and both the DO membrane and pH bulbs were missing upon retrieval on 12/21. Consequently, the data described below (c and d) were deleted. c) Deleted DO% and DO conc. data between 12/17 at 05:30:00 and 12/21 at 15:00:00 and then again between 12/22 at 14:00:00 to 12/31 at 23:30 due to a torn DO membrane. d) Deleted pH data between 12/17 at 00:00:00 and 12/21 at 15:00:00 due to broken pH bulb. e) Suspect specific conductivity and salinity data on 12/25 at 05:00:00, 12/26 at 03:30:00, 12/27 at 09:30:00, and 12/31 at 15:30:00. f) Turbidity outliers for the following dates and times were not deleted: 12/08/2001 01:30:00 -0001 12/08/2001 02:00:00 -0001 12/08/2001 02:30:00 -0001 12/08/2001 07:00:00 -0001 12/08/2001 14:00:00 -0001 12/08/2001 14:30:00 -0002 12/08/2001 19:30:00 -0001 12/09/2001 03:30:00 -0002 12/09/2001 15:00:00 -0001 12/09/2001 15:30:00 -0001 12/09/2001 16:00:00 -0001 12/10/2001 03:00:00 -0001 12/10/2001 03:30:00 -0001 12/10/2001 04:00:00 -0002 12/10/2001 04:30:00 -0002 12/10/2001 16:00:00 -0002 12/10/2001 16:30:00 -0002 12/10/2001 17:00:00 -0001 12/10/2001 17:30:00 -0001 12/10/2001 18:00:00 1122 12/10/2001 21:30:00 -0001 12/11/2001 05:00:00 -0001 12/11/2001 05:30:00 -0002 12/11/2001 06:00:00 -0002 12/11/2001 17:00:00 -0001 12/11/2001 17:30:00 -0001 12/11/2001 18:00:00 -0001 12/12/2001 05:00:00 -0001 12/12/2001 05:30:00 -0001 12/12/2001 06:00:00 -0002 12/12/2001 06:30:00 -0001 12/12/2001 07:00:00 -0001 12/12/2001 18:00:00 -0002 12/12/2001 18:30:00 -0002 12/12/2001 19:00:00 -0001 12/12/2001 23:00:00 -0001 12/13/2001 06:00:00 -0001 12/13/2001 06:30:00 -0001 12/13/2001 07:00:00 -0002 12/13/2001 07:30:00 -0001 12/13/2001 19:00:00 -0001 12/13/2001 19:30:00 -0002 12/13/2001 20:00:00 -0001 12/14/2001 00:00:00 -0001 12/14/2001 06:30:00 -0001 12/14/2001 07:30:00 -0002 12/14/2001 08:00:00 -0002 12/14/2001 13:00:00 -0001 12/14/2001 20:00:00 -0002 12/14/2001 20:30:00 -0002 12/15/2001 00:30:00 -0001 12/15/2001 20:30:00 -0001 12/15/2001 21:00:00 -0001 12/16/2001 02:00:00 -0001 12/16/2001 09:30:00 -0001 12/16/2001 10:00:00 -0001 12/16/2001 20:00:00 -0001 12/16/2001 21:30:00 -0002 12/16/2001 22:00:00 -0001 12/16/2001 22:30:00 -0001 12/17/2001 02:00:00 -0002 12/17/2001 08:00:00 -0001 12/17/2001 09:30:00 -0001 12/17/2001 10:00:00 -0001 12/17/2001 22:30:00 -0001 12/18/2001 02:30:00 -0001 12/18/2001 15:30:00 -0002 12/20/2001 04:00:00 -0001 12/20/2001 04:30:00 -0001 12/20/2001 11:30:00 -0001 12/21/2001 00:00:00 -0001 12/21/2001 00:30:00 -0001 12/21/2001 05:00:00 -0001 12/21/2001 05:30:00 -0001 12/21/2001 06:00:00 -0001 12/21/2001 07:00:00 -0001 12/21/2001 12:30:00 -0001 g) The steep drop in DO between 12/21 18:30 and 12/21 21:00 may be related to similar drops observed at both the Pine Island and Fort Matanzas sites at various periods throughout the year. This interesting phenomenon is currently being studied in more detail to identify possible causes. Post deployment information Table 1. Post-deployment readings of all sondes deployed at the Pine Island site during 2001. Date pH Temp (C) Sp.Cond DO% sat. DO mg/L Turbidity (standard) 7.00/10.00 n/a 25.00/50.00 100.0 n/a 100.0 02/01/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 02/15/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 03/01/01 7.0/10.11 24.83 24.77 100.1 8.31 0.1/98.3 03/16/01 7.05/10.02 20.62 24.34 83.1 7.02 100.2 04/02/01 7.07/9.96 21.86 49.60 92.6 8.40 99.2 04/12/01 7.10/10.04 21.54 50.77 96.7 7.67 99.8 04/26/01 6.97/9.95 21.00 50.64 101.2 9.00 104.2 05/10/01 6.95/9.93 25.21 49.82 100.0 8.20 100.0 05/24/01 7.11/10.10 30.70 50.12 99.1 7.39 94.6 06/07/01 7.07/10.01 21.63 49.97 98.0 8.62 95.6 06/18/01 7.14/9.97 24.01 45.63 94.2 7.93 105.6 06/29/01 7.03/9.72 20.60 49.23 no data no data 103.7 07/05/01 7.04/10.03 21.56 47.03 88.8 7.83 94.0 07/12/01 7.00/10.07 21.39 50.08 97.5 8.63 88.7 07/20/01 4.49/9.98 24.17 50.05 98.9 8.30 108.9 07/30/01 7.05/10.08 20.19 49.97 93.1 8.44 98.8 08/06/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 08/16/01 7.03/10.04 19.23 48.72 102.2 9.44 89.9 08/24/01 7.00/10.00 19.49 51.20 61.2 5.62 100.0 08/31/01 7.02/10.09 19.74 48.05 101.3 9.26 99.7 09/10/01 7.03/10.04 19.46 51.40 97.7 8.98 97.5 09/27/01 7.06/10.05 19.88 50.82 101.6 9.26 80.8 10/18/01 7.10/10.03 19.49 49.98 95.3 8.80 111.1 11/02/01 6.94/10.01 20.82 49.51 93.7 8.45 96.8 11/16/01 7.09/9.95 21.44 50.16 107.2 9.12 97.0 12/06/01 7.05/10.04 20.57 48.82 98.9 8.65 99.1 12/21/01 7.18/10.12 20.98 50.46 16.0 1.42 95.0 01/07/01 7.03/10.04 21.65 49.29 102.3 10.62 98.3 Table 2. Post-deployment readings of all sondes deployed at the Fort Matanzas site during 2001. Date pH Temp Sp. Cond. DO % sat. DO mg/L Turbidity (standard) 7.00/10.00 n/a 25.00/50.00 100.0 n/a 100.0 02/08/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 02/22/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 03/08/01 6.99/9.98 20.76 24.88 100.6 8.99 104.0 03/26/01 6.86/9.73 21.75 51.21 99.7 9.26 98.6 04/05/01 7.01/10.01 21.74 48.49 99.7 8.65 98.8 04/19/01 7.04/10.02 21.26 49.64 103.2 9.15 99.6 05/03/01 7.04/10.02 23.60 48.90 96.0 8.09 98.7 05/17/01 7.02/10.00 28.38 49.60 96.4 7.49 100.3 05/31/01 6.98/9.99 22.07 49.97 100.0 7.23 102.9 06/15/01 no data no data no data no data no data no data 06/29/01 7.06/10.10 20.43 49.36 no data no data 98.4 07/05/01 6.99/9.98 20.17 50.66 104.0 9.43 93.3 07/13/01 7.03/10.37 20.26 49.47 95.7 8.66 85.6 07/23/01 7.00/9.99 21.24 50.12 114.0 10.12 113.3 07/26/01 7.18/10.2 21.57 49.48 98.1 8.66 104.0 08/06/01 7.09/10.00 20.50 50.35 99.2 8.93 94.5 08/16/01 7.06/10.06 19.90 49.75 98.3 8.96 90.1 08/24/01 7.00/10.02 19.42 48.14 97.4 8.96 100.3 08/31/01 7.07/10.05 18.77 49.65 67.9 6.33 104.0 09/17/01 no data 19.99 50.37 90.6 8.23 89.7 09/26/01 no data 19.99 50.37 90.6 8.23 89.7 10/05/01 7.00/10.02 22.81 50.54 101.6 8.75 99.0 10/22/01 6.99/9.98 19.96 49.81 99.4 9.04 91.6 11/02/01 7.11/10.08 20.88 48.77 96.5 8.68 102.3 11/20/01 7.05/10.04 22.21 50.43 103.4 9.05 98.3 12/07/01 7.01/10.01 20.60 49.23 96.2 8.81 101.7 12/21/01 5.15/ 20.66 48.08 119.1 10.59 101.1 01/09/02 no data no data no data no data no data no data LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: NACOMPLETENESS REPORT: Data collection period Data sondes were first deployed on December 21, 2000 at the Pine Island site and December 26, 2000 at the Fort Matanzas site, and have been continuously in service since then. All monitoring is considered long-term. Individual sonde deployment and retrieval dates and times for 2001 are as follows: BEGAN ENDED Pine Island Site 12/21/00, 14:30:00 02/01/01, 14:30:00 * 02/01/01, 15:00:00 02/15/01, 14:00:00 02/15/01, 14:30:00 03/01/01, 13:00:00 03/01/01, 13:30:00 03/16/01, 12:30:00 * 03/16/01, 13:00:00 04/02/01, 12:00:00 * 04/02/01, 12:30:00 04/12/01, 13:30:00 * 04/12/01, 14:00:00 04/26/01, 12:00:00 * 04/26/01, 12:30:00 05/10/01, 14:30:00 * 05/10/01, 15:00:00 05/24/01, 13:00:00 * 05/24/01, 13:30:00 06/07/01, 12:30:00 * 06/07/01, 13:00:00 06/18/01, 09:30:00 * 06/18/01, 10:00:00 06/29/01, 09:00:00 * 06/29/01, 09:30:00 07/05/01, 11:30:00 * 07/05/01, 12:00:00 07/12/01, 13:30:00 * 07/12/01, 14:00:00 07/20/01, 12:30:00 * 07/20/01, 13:30:00 07/30/01, 09:00:00 * 07/30/01, 09:30:00 08/06/01, 10:00:00 * 08/06/01, 10:30:00 08/16/01, 10:30:00 * 08/16/01, 11:00:00 08/24/01, 14:00:00 * 08/24/01, 14:30:00 08/31/01, 09:00:00 * 08/31/01, 10:00:00 09/10/01, 14:00:00 * 09/10/01, 14:30:00 09/27/01, 13:30:00 * 09/27/01, 14:30:00 10/18/01, 12:30:00 * 10/18/01, 13:00:00 11/02/01, 11:00:00 11/02/01, 11:30:00 11/16/01, 13:00:00 11/20/01, 15:00:00 12/06/01, 16:00:00 12/06/01, 16:30:00 12/21/01, 12:30:00 * 12/21/01, 13:30:00 01/07/01, 13:30:00 Fort Matanzas Site 12/26/00, 14:00:00 02/08/01, 13:00:00 02/08/01, 14:00:00 02/22/01, 11:30:00 * 02/22/01, 12:00:00 03/08/01, 12:30:00 03/08/01, 13:00:00 03/26/01, 12:00:00 03/26/01, 12:30:00 04/05/01, 12:30:00 * 04/05/01, 13:00:00 04/19/01, 14:00:00 * 04/19/01, 14:30:00 05/03/01, 12:00:00 * 05/03/01, 12:30:00 05/17/01, 12:00:00 * 05/17/01, 12:30:00 05/31/01, 13:00:00 * 05/31/01, 13:30:00 06/15/01, 10:30:00 * 06/15/01, 11:00:00 06/29/01, 12:30:00 * 06/29/01, 13:00:00 07/05/01, 14:30:00 * 07/05/01, 15:00:00 07/13/01, 12:30:00 * 07/13/01, 13:00:00 07/23/01, 11:00:00 * 07/23/01, 11:30:00 07/26/01, 12:30:00 * 07/26/01, 13:00:00 08/06/01, 12:00:00 * 08/06/01, 12:30:00 08/16/01, 13:30:00 * 08/16/01, 14:00:00 08/24/01, 13:00:00 * 08/24/01, 13:30:00 08/31/01, 12:30:00 * 08/31/01, 13:00:00 09/17/01, 13:00:00 * 09/17/01, 13:30:00 10/05/01, 13:00:00 * 10/05/01, 13:30:00 10/22/01, 14:30:00 * 10/22/01, 15:00:00 11/02/01, 13:30:00 11/02/01, 13:30:00 11/20/01, 09:30:00 11/20/01, 10:00:00 12/07/01, 12:00:00 12/07/01, 12:30:00 12/21/01, 15:00:00 12/21/01, 15:30:00 01/09/02, 12:00:00 * indicates deployments for which time data required correction to Eastern Standard Time in the edited .csv file. Deleted Data Missing Data Missing data are denoted by a period in the data set. Data are missing due to equipment failure where no probes were deployed, maintenance/calibration of equipment, elimination of obvious outliers, or elimination of data due to calibration (both pre and post) problems. For details on deleted data, see "Anomalous data" (Section 11). For more details about missing data, contact the Research Coordinator. LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP: PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Additional Description: Entry verification The Centralized Data Management Office re-processed all SWMP water data collected from 1995-2002 to include an identifying station code (three letter reserve code, two letter sampling site code and data type code), a four digit year date stamp (mm/dd/yyyy) and a corrected time column (hh:mm). With the new format, the use of periods to denote deleted or missing data has been abandoned. Hence, all periods contained in the SWMP water data collected prior 2003 were removed and left blank. Data are uploaded to a PC from the YSI Model 6600 data sonde and graphs are produced using EcoWatch software Version 3.13. EcoWatch is used to plot the data and perform basic statistical analysis (i.e., min, max, mean, std dev). Graphs are evaluated for suspect data, as may result from probe failure. Notes are made of any unusual data, and sensors are reconditioned as necessary. Each data file is exported as a comma delimited file (.cdf) using EcoWatch software. Two copies of this .cdf file are saved in the .csv format; one file is used to archive the raw data, whereas the second file is edited to adjust the time to read exactly at the top or bottom of the hour (e.g., 00:00:00; true times on sondes were 00:00:40 past the top and bottom of the hour), to remove headers and footers, and to delete data at the beginning and end of each record when the instruments were out of the water. These latter data are identified by field notes that document the times in and out of the water, together with depth and conductivity values near zero. Sonde clocks had been incorrectly set to Daylight Savings Time for many deployments; therefore, several data files required further editing to convert all time values to Eastern Standard Time. Files for each deployment that required this time adjustment are marked with an asterisk in section 6 (Data collection period). Using the edited .csv files, monthly data are compiled and processed by various macros distributed by the CDMO. These macros are designed to: 1) check data files for missing data points, 2) fill all cells that do not contain data with periods (.), 3) convert the data columns to the CDMO-approved formats for time, date and numeric variables, 4) find all data that are out of acceptable range for the sensors, 5) save the files as Excel worksheets (*.xls) and 6) generate single parameter monthly graphs.Anomalous data are evaluated to determine whether to flag or delete the suspect values. Data are flagged if the values are: 1) outside the range expected for the site, or 2) outside the range of measurements established for the sensors (see Table 1). Data outside the "normal" range of water quality parameters for a particular site were investigated for validity based on weather data, field observations, QC checks, PC6000 printouts, and instrument diagnostics. Data are deleted if the anomalies are attributed to sensor malfunction. In addition to observations of any physical damage (e.g., a torn DO probe membrane), sensor malfunctions are detected if the voltage reading of the probe is outside the range established for the sensor or the sensor will not calibrate. After corrections are made to the monthly Excel worksheet (*.xls), the edited files are exported as tab- delimited files (*.txt) and sent to the CDMO. Raw data (*.csv) files are also sent to the CDMO for archiving. Laura Wick is responsible for these tasks. PROCESS DATE: 20060210

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