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Summary

Abstract

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.

Description

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.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Date
CHARACTER
Date of when the seawater sample was taken MM/DD/YY
Time
CHARACTER
Time when the seawater sample was taken (12 hour AM/PM)
Source of Sample
CHARACTER
Sample source refers to the seawater line being sampled and in some cases where along the intake line the sample was taken.
Temperature °C
NUMERIC
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius
Salinity ppt
NUMERIC
Salinity measured in parts per thousand.
pH
NUMERIC
pH, the power of the hydrogen ion. This is an indicator of acidity.
Nitrogen, ammonia (NH3-N) mg/L
CHARACTER
Dissolved ammonia measured at total nitrogen in milligrams per liter
Nitrite (NO2-N) mg/L
NUMERIC
Dissolved nitrite measured in milligrams per liter
Nitrate (NO3) mg/L
NUMERIC
Dissolved nitrate measured in milligrams per liter
Iron/Total mg/L
CHARACTER
Total dissolved iron measured in milligrams per liter
Sulfide (H2S) µg/L
CHARACTER
Dissolved sulfide measured in micograms per liter
Dissolved Oxygen (O2) mg/L
NUMERIC
Dissolved oxygen measured in milligrams per liter
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ppm
CHARACTER
Dissolved carbon dioxide measured in parts per million

Distribution Information

  • Data as originally provided to archive. Column names may need to be remained in order to use certain kinds of software for analysis

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
Benjamin Higgins
ben.higgins@noaa.gov
409-766-3670

Item Identification

Title: original_data.csv
Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

Monitor the incoming sea water quality which supplies the NOAA Galveston Wetlab Complex.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Description:

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.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Date CHARACTER Date of when the seawater sample was taken MM/DD/YY
100
Time CHARACTER Time when the seawater sample was taken (12 hour AM/PM)
100
Source of Sample CHARACTER Sample source refers to the seawater line being sampled and in some cases where along the intake line the sample was taken.
100
Temperature °C NUMERIC Temperature measured in degrees Celsius
100
Salinity ppt NUMERIC Salinity measured in parts per thousand.
100
pH NUMERIC pH, the power of the hydrogen ion. This is an indicator of acidity.
100
Nitrogen, ammonia (NH3-N) mg/L CHARACTER Dissolved ammonia measured at total nitrogen in milligrams per liter
100
Nitrite (NO2-N) mg/L NUMERIC Dissolved nitrite measured in milligrams per liter
100
Nitrate (NO3) mg/L NUMERIC Dissolved nitrate measured in milligrams per liter
100
Iron/Total mg/L CHARACTER Total dissolved iron measured in milligrams per liter
100
Sulfide (H2S) µg/L CHARACTER Dissolved sulfide measured in micograms per liter
100
Dissolved Oxygen (O2) mg/L NUMERIC Dissolved oxygen measured in milligrams per liter
100
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ppm CHARACTER Dissolved carbon dioxide measured in parts per million

Attribute Details

Date

CC ID: 349874
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 11
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of when the seawater sample was taken MM/DD/YY

Time

CC ID: 349875
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 11
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time when the seawater sample was taken (12 hour AM/PM)

Source of Sample

CC ID: 349884
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 55
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sample source refers to the seawater line being sampled and in some cases where along the intake line the sample was taken.

Temperature °C

CC ID: 349876
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Temperature measured in degrees Celsius

Salinity ppt

CC ID: 349877
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity measured in parts per thousand.

pH

CC ID: 349878
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

pH, the power of the hydrogen ion. This is an indicator of acidity.

Nitrogen, ammonia (NH3-N) mg/L

CC ID: 349879
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 11
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved ammonia measured at total nitrogen in milligrams per liter

Nitrite (NO2-N) mg/L

CC ID: 349880
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved nitrite measured in milligrams per liter

Nitrate (NO3) mg/L

CC ID: 349881
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved nitrate measured in milligrams per liter

Iron/Total mg/L

CC ID: 349882
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total dissolved iron measured in milligrams per liter

Sulfide (H2S) µg/L

CC ID: 349883
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved sulfide measured in micograms per liter

Dissolved Oxygen (O2) mg/L

CC ID: 349885
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen measured in milligrams per liter

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ppm

CC ID: 349886
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved carbon dioxide measured in parts per million

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 700962
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 700963
Date Effective From: 2016-12
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: 700964
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 700965
Date Effective From: 2013
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: 700966
Start Date: 2017-02
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0102/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26877/CSV/Original_Data.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016-12 - Present)
File Name: original_data.csv
Description:

Data as originally provided to archive. Column names may need to be remained in order to use certain kinds of software for analysis

Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 34854
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34854
Metadata Record Created By: David Huddleston
Metadata Record Created: 2016-09-13 14:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-08-15 17:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29