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Summary

Abstract

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Description

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
PROJECTNAME
Character
Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted
SAMPLENUMBER
Character
Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record
STUDYSITE
Character
Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map
SAMPLE_DATE
DATE
Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format
SAMPLE_TIME
Character
Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format
GPSLATITUDE
NUMBER
General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GPSLONGITUDE
NUMBER
General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GEARTYPE
NUMBER
Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study
AREASAMPLED
NUMBER
Area sampled by gear and gear specific
FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT
NUMBER
Salinity recorded in the field in ppt
LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT
NUMBER
Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt
WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C
NUMBER
Water temperature just below surface in °C
DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM
NUMBER
Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L
TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS
NUMBER
Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)
DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M
NUMBER
Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
DIST_TO_SEAGRASS_EDGE_IN_M
NUMBER
Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM
NUMBER
First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM
NUMBER
Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM
NUMBER
Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM
NUMBER
Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM
NUMBER
Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
GENERALHABITAT
Character
Primary habitat level: General habitat type
PHYSICALHABITAT
Character
Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat
DOMINANTPLANTSPECIES
Character
Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area
MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE
Character
Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated
MISCDESCRIPTOR
Character
Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record
GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS
Character
General comments provided for clarification purposes
PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER
Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER
Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available
PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER
Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams
STEMCOUNT
NUMBER
Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
VEGCOVER
NUMBER
Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation
PLANTCOMMENTS
VARCHAR2
Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

Distribution Information

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
Lawrence P Rozas

Item Identification

Title: Table: SABINENWR1999_SAMPLES.csv
Short Name: SABINENWR1999_SAMPLES
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Notes:

Reverse Engineered into Oracle and Loaded by Entity Extract Load batch 9129, 08-08-2016 07:28

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
PROJECTNAME Character Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted
100
Primary Key SAMPLENUMBER Character Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record
100
STUDYSITE Character Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map
100
SAMPLE_DATE DATE Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format
100
SAMPLE_TIME Character Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format
100
GPSLATITUDE NUMBER General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
GPSLONGITUDE NUMBER General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
GEARTYPE NUMBER Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study
100
AREASAMPLED NUMBER Area sampled by gear and gear specific
100
FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT NUMBER Salinity recorded in the field in ppt
100
LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT NUMBER Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt
100
WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C NUMBER Water temperature just below surface in °C
100
DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM NUMBER Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L
100
TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS NUMBER Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)
100
DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M NUMBER Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
DIST_TO_SEAGRASS_EDGE_IN_M NUMBER Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM NUMBER First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
100
INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM NUMBER Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
100
INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM NUMBER Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM NUMBER Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM NUMBER Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
GENERALHABITAT Character Primary habitat level: General habitat type
100
PHYSICALHABITAT Character Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat
100
DOMINANTPLANTSPECIES Character Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area
100
MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE Character Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated
100
MISCDESCRIPTOR Character Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record
100
GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS Character General comments provided for clarification purposes
100
PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
100
PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available
100
PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams
100
STEMCOUNT NUMBER Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
100
VEGCOVER NUMBER Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation
100
PLANTCOMMENTS VARCHAR2 Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

Attribute Details

PROJECTNAME

CC ID: 342897
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

SAMPLENUMBER

CC ID: 342908
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

STUDYSITE

CC ID: 342919
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

SAMPLE_DATE

CC ID: 342924
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format

General Data Type: DATE

SAMPLE_TIME

CC ID: 342925
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

GPSLATITUDE

CC ID: 342926
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

General Data Type: NUMBER

GPSLONGITUDE

CC ID: 342927
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

General Data Type: NUMBER

GEARTYPE

CC ID: 342928
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study

General Data Type: NUMBER

AREASAMPLED

CC ID: 342929
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Area sampled by gear and gear specific

General Data Type: NUMBER

FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT

CC ID: 342898
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity recorded in the field in ppt

General Data Type: NUMBER

LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT

CC ID: 342899
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt

General Data Type: NUMBER

WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C

CC ID: 342900
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature just below surface in °C

General Data Type: NUMBER

DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM

CC ID: 342901
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L

General Data Type: NUMBER

TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS

CC ID: 342902
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)

General Data Type: NUMBER

DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M

CC ID: 342903
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

General Data Type: NUMBER

DIST_TO_SEAGRASS_EDGE_IN_M

CC ID: 342904
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

General Data Type: NUMBER

INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM

CC ID: 342905
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters

General Data Type: NUMBER

INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM

CC ID: 342906
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters

General Data Type: NUMBER

INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM

CC ID: 342907
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

General Data Type: NUMBER

INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM

CC ID: 342909
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

General Data Type: NUMBER

INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM

CC ID: 342910
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

General Data Type: NUMBER

GENERALHABITAT

CC ID: 342911
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Primary habitat level: General habitat type

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

PHYSICALHABITAT

CC ID: 342912
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

DOMINANTPLANTSPECIES

CC ID: 342913
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE

CC ID: 342914
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

MISCDESCRIPTOR

CC ID: 342915
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS

CC ID: 342916
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 200
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General comments provided for clarification purposes

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 342917
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.

General Data Type: NUMBER

PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 342918
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available

General Data Type: NUMBER

PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 342920
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams

General Data Type: NUMBER

STEMCOUNT

CC ID: 342921
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.

General Data Type: NUMBER

VEGCOVER

CC ID: 342922
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation

General Data Type: NUMBER

PLANTCOMMENTS

CC ID: 342923
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 711166
Date Effective From: 1999
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Rozas, Lawrence P
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 711167
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 711168
Date Effective From: 1999
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Rozas, Lawrence P
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 711169
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 711279
Start Date: 2016
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0100/0156995/1.1/data/0-data/8608/CSV/Sabine_NWR_1999_tblSamples/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: Renamed_Data_Table.csv
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 34097
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34097
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-08-08 07:28+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-21