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Summary

Abstract

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.

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
Date
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 Value of Undetectable is provided sometimes.
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. Values frequently have a < in them

Distribution Information

  • Same as original dat.csv with spaces and other possible problem characters removed from the column headings

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: Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

Monitor the incoming sea water quality which supplies the Galveston NOAA 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 Date 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 Value of Undetectable is provided sometimes.
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. Values frequently have a < in them

Attribute Details

Date

CC ID: 700950
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Date
Max Length: 11
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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

Format Mask: MM/DD/YYYY

Time

CC ID: 700960
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: 700957
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Max Length: 55
Required: Yes
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: 700959
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Temperature measured in degrees Celsius

Unit of Measure: Degres Celsius
Format Mask: ##.#

Salinity_ppt

CC ID: 700956
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: 700961
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: 700955
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: 700954
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

Value of Undetectable is provided sometimes.

Unit of Measure: mg/ml

Nitrate_(NO3)_mg/L

CC ID: 700953
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

Unit of Measure: mg/lit

Iron/Total_mg/L

CC ID: 700952
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: 700958
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: 700951
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: 700949
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.

Values frequently have a < in them

Unit of Measure: Parts Per Million

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 700967
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: 700968
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: 700969
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: 700970
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: 700971
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/Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016-12 - Present)
File Name: Renamed_Data_Table.csv
Description:

Same as original dat.csv with spaces and other possible problem characters removed from the column headings

Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 50577
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50577
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-12-04 12:34+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