STP-SO-sedimentchl_csv

Bottom sediment, chlorophyll and pheophytin survey Plum Island Sound, Massachusetts, September 10 - 15, 2010

Variables
Sampling_Point
  • Label: Sampling_Point
  • Definition: Sample point locations
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Longitude
  • Label: Longitude
  • Definition: Longitude of sample point locations (decimal degrees)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Latitude
  • Label: Latitude
  • Definition: Latutude of sample point locations (decimal degrees)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Grain_Size
  • Label: Grain_Size
  • Definition: Size of sediment grains
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micron
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Sorting_SD
  • Label: Sorting_SD
  • Definition: Standard deviation of the grain sizes computed with the logarithmic method of moments
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micron
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Mud%
  • Label: Mud%
  • Definition: Percent of silt and mud (diameter < 63 microns)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Density
  • Label: Density
  • Definition: Density of sediment
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Chl_1cm
  • Label: Chl_1cm
  • Definition: Sediment chlorophyll concentration at 1 cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramPerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Pheophytin_1cm
  • Label: Pheophytin_1cm
  • Definition: Sediment pheophytin concentration at 1 cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramPerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Chl_5cm
  • Label: Chl_5cm
  • Definition: Sediment chlorophyll concentration at 5 cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramPerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Pheophytin_5cm
  • Label: Pheophytin_5cm
  • Definition: Sediment pheophytin concentration at 5 cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramPerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Marsh_Distance
  • Label: Marsh_Distance
  • Definition: Distance from closest marsh
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Velocity_Max
  • Label: Velocity_Max
  • Definition: Maximum velocity of tidal current
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meterPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Bottom_Shear_Max_TidalCurrent
  • Label: Bottom_Shear_Max_TidalCurrent
  • Definition: Maximum bottom shear stress of tidal current
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: pascal
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Bottom_Shear_Max_Waves
  • Label: Bottom_Shear_Max_Waves
  • Definition: Max bottom shear stress of waves (weighted average)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: pascal
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Wave_Height
  • Label: Wave_Height
  • Definition: Wave height (weighted average)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Data Source Details

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