HTL-PIE-Isotope_1993-1994_csv

Stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen and sulfur) data for primary producers and consumer organisms in the Plum Island Sound Estuary.

Variables
STATION
  • Label: STATION
  • Definition: station sampled
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Research Location
  • Label: Research Location
  • Definition: research location name
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RiverKm
  • Label: RiverKm
  • Definition: river kilometer going up the estuary where the mouth of the sound is referende or 0 Km
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
STATE X
  • Label: STATE X
  • Definition: x coordinates (meters) in MA state plane NAD 83
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
STATE Y
  • Label: STATE Y
  • Definition: y coordinates (meters) in MA state plane NAD 83
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
LAT
  • Label: LAT
  • Definition: Latitude in NAD 83 geographic coordinates (decimal degrees)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
LON
  • Label: LON
  • Definition: Longitude in NAD 83 geographic coordinates (decimal degrees)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
SAL
  • Label: SAL
  • Definition: salinity (ppt)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: partPerThousand
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
SITE
  • Label: SITE
  • Definition: portion of estuary (upper, mid, lower, sound, offshore)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
NAME
  • Label: NAME
  • Definition: common name of organism sampled
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
SCI NAME
  • Label: SCI NAME
  • Definition: scientific (Latin) name of organism sampled
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
15N
  • Label: 15N
  • Definition: d15N of sample (per mil), isotope ratio 15N/14N
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: partPerThousand
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
13C
  • Label: 13C
  • Definition: d13C of sample (per mil), isotope ratio 13C/12C
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: partPerThousand
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
34S
  • Label: 34S
  • Definition: d34S of sample (per mil), isotope ratio 34S/32S
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: partPerThousand
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Data Source Details

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