26877
Summary of seawater chemistry taken from the beach pump intakes
Data Set
Published / External
24607
Galveston Turtle Projects
Project
In Work
2012
2016
The NOAA Galveston Laboratory operates an offshore sewater line which extends into the Gulf of Mexico. The seawater intake lines are composed of perforated well screen material which is buried in the sandbars offshore. Natural seawater is drawn through the sandbars, then through the well screen material and deposited on land and held in large fiberglass reinforced plastic storage tanks until it is needed. The process of drawing the seawater through the sandbars results in varying quality of seawater depending on from which sediments the seawater is drawn through. Short [300-400'] shallow seawater lines tend to be located in active surf areas where the sand bars are dynamic, and result in good seawater from aerobic sediments. However, the longer [900'] deeper seawater intake lines are outside the surf zone and are drawing seawater through stagnant, oxygen depleted anoxic sediments. In order to develop methods for treating and eventually utilizing the seawater from the deeper longer lines, a long-term water quality monitoring program was initiated to compare the seawater in the short shallow seawater line and the deeper, longer, sea water lines."
The database contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
Monitor the incoming sea water quality which supplies the NOAA Wetlab Complex.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0157625
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
157625
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES
water chemistry
Temporal
2012
Temporal
2013
Temporal
2014
Temporal
2015
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Coastal Waters Of Texas
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Gulf of Mexico
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument
Galveston Laboratory
Galveston
TX
Data Set
MS Excel Spreadsheet
Weekly
Table (digital)
NOAA Galveston Laboratory
N/A
N/A
N/A
34854
original_data.csv
Published / External
The contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
Spreadsheet
The database contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
1
Date
CHARACTER
11
No
No
Active
Date of when the seawater sample was taken MM/DD/YY
2
Time
CHARACTER
11
No
No
Active
Time when the seawater sample was taken (12 hour AM/PM)
3
Source of Sample
CHARACTER
55
No
No
Active
Sample source refers to the seawater line being sampled and in some cases where along the intake line the sample was taken.
4
Temperature °C
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius
5
Salinity ppt
NUMERIC
2
No
No
Active
Salinity measured in parts per thousand.
6
pH
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
pH, the power of the hydrogen ion. This is an indicator of acidity.
7
Nitrogen, ammonia (NH3-N) mg/L
CHARACTER
11
No
No
Active
Dissolved ammonia measured at total nitrogen in milligrams per liter
8
Nitrite (NO2-N) mg/L
NUMERIC
5
No
No
Active
Dissolved nitrite measured in milligrams per liter
9
Nitrate (NO3) mg/L
NUMERIC
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved nitrate measured in milligrams per liter
10
Iron/Total mg/L
CHARACTER
12
No
No
Active
Total dissolved iron measured in milligrams per liter
11
Sulfide (H2S) µg/L
CHARACTER
12
No
No
Active
Dissolved sulfide measured in micograms per liter
12
Dissolved Oxygen (O2) mg/L
NUMERIC
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved oxygen measured in milligrams per liter
13
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ppm
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved carbon dioxide measured in parts per million
50577
Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Published / External
The database contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
Spreadsheet
The database contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
1
Date
Date
11
Yes
No
Active
Date of when the seawater sample was taken MM/DD/YY
MM/DD/YYYY
2
Time
CHARACTER
11
No
No
Active
Time when the seawater sample was taken (12 hour AM/PM)
3
Source_of_Sample
CHARACTER
55
Yes
No
Active
Sample source refers to the seawater line being sampled and in some cases where along the intake line the sample was taken.
4
Temperature_C
NUMERIC
4
No
No
1
Active
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius
Degres Celsius
##.#
5
Salinity_ppt
NUMERIC
2
No
No
Active
Salinity measured in parts per thousand.
6
pH
NUMERIC
4
No
No
Active
pH, the power of the hydrogen ion. This is an indicator of acidity.
7
Nitrogen_ ammonia_(NH3-N)_mg/L
CHARACTER
11
No
No
Active
Dissolved ammonia measured at total nitrogen in milligrams per liter
8
Nitrite_ (NO2-N)_mg/L
Numeric
5
No
No
Active
Dissolved nitrite measured in milligrams per liter
Value of Undetectable is provided sometimes.
mg/ml
9
Nitrate_(NO3)_mg/L
NUMERIC
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved nitrate measured in milligrams per liter
mg/lit
10
Iron/Total_mg/L
CHARACTER
12
No
No
Active
Total dissolved iron measured in milligrams per liter
11
Sulfide_(H2S)_µg/L
CHARACTER
12
No
No
Active
Dissolved sulfide measured in micograms per liter
12
Dissolved_Oxygen_(O2)_mg/L
NUMERIC
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved oxygen measured in milligrams per liter
13
Carbon_Dioxide_(CO2)_ppm
CHARACTER
3
No
No
Active
Dissolved carbon dioxide measured in parts per million.
Values frequently have a < in them
Parts Per Million
50804
Column Definitions
Published / External
Completed
Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this dataset
Data Table
Yes
Column Definitions
Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this data set
20
Original Variable Name
Character
40
Yes
No
Active
The original variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the original_data.csv file
30
Revised Variable Name
Character
40
Yes
No
Active
This is the normalized corrected variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the data table renamed_data_table.csv file (if the data table is instead renamed_data_sheet.csv it will correspond to columns in that table.
40
Data Description
Character
150
Yes
No
Active
The descriptor/Column definition of the corresponding column
50
Data Type
Character
12
Yes
No
Active
Indicates the data type (generally character or numeric ) of the corresponding data column
Character
Number
60
Data Length
Numeric
4
Yes
No
0
Active
The length of the corresponding field in question
70
Number of Decimal Places
Numeric
2
No
No
Active
Indicates the number of data places (for a numeric column) of the corresponding column in question. This will be blank if the corresponding column in question
I
100
Required?
Character
7
Yes
No
Active
Indicates If it is required that this column be populated in the corresponding data table
Yes
No
50821
Codes and Values Explained
Published / External
Completed
Metadata Table which Describes Codes and short values In The Data Tables of Entities in this data set
Data Table
Yes
Meta Table listing Codes and Their Values. Please note that codes for all data columns have been provided
10
MiscDescripter Code
Character
20
Yes
No
Active
Code Value or value
20
Description
Character
100
Yes
No
Active
Meaning of The Code or value
Data Steward
2013
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Distributor
2016-12
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Contact by email preferred.
Metadata Contact
2013
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
Contact by email preferred.
Originator
2012
Organization
Galveston Laboratory
GALLAB
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
United States
409.766.3500
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/galveston-laboratory
Hompage Galveston Lab
Online Resource
Point of Contact
2013
Person
Baumer, Tim J
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3784
Contact by email preferred.
Ground Condition
-94.819688
-94.81456
29.278028
29.274811
Gulf Of Mexico
Continuing
2013
Unclassified
None
Open to everyone
Download from provided link
None
Not for use in litigation
None
None
2017-02
https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0157625
2016-12
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
On Line Resource
SPREADSHEET (MICROSOFT EXCEL)
XLS - Microsoft Excel
Not Chked
2017-02
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26877/
2016-12
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Parent Directory to download files for this dataset
FILES (MIXED)
Uncompressed
Chked Inapp Content
2015-10-05
Water chemistry analysis
The database contains recorded parameters of seawater quality from samples taken in sea turtle rearing tanks and also a daily sample of the incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
Microsoft Excel
None
None
No
0
Yes
No
No
365
N/A
NCEI-MD
365
The data resides on a secure database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access.
Samples were taken daily from the sea turtle rearing tanks
Samples were taken daily from incoming seawater from the Gulf of Mexico.
Measurements were from the samples and recorded
1
None
Person
Higgins, Benjamin
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
4700 Avenue U
Galveston
TX
77551
409-766-3670
50821
Entity
Codes and Values Explained
50804
Entity
Column Definitions
50577
Entity
Renamed_Data_Table.csv
34854
Entity
original_data.csv
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26877
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