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Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data and CTD casts collected from small boats in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2008-05-12 to 2010-10-13 (NCEI Accession 0220469)

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This dataset includes physical, chemical, and biological water sampling data collected in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron from 2008 to 2010. These data were collected to aid in the understanding of nutrient loading, harmful algal blooms (HABs), and beach health of the Saginaw Bay ecosystem. Water samples were collected 0.5 m below the surface in 500 mL acid-washed bottles pre-rinsed with sample water, stored at 4 °C in the dark, and processed within 24 hours. Water parameters analyzed include Secchi depth, temperature, particulate Microcystin, extracted Chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus, soluble reactive phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate + nitrite, dissolved silica, chloride, particulate organic carbon, particulate organic nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, total suspended solids, and volatile suspended solids. Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts were collected during each field sampling. Some of the casts included sensors to collect chlorophyll fluorescence, dissolved oxygen, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and phycocyanin fluorescence.
  • Cite as: Stow, Craig A.; Dyble, Juli; Kashian, Donna R.; Johengen, Thomas H.; Winslow, Kimberly P.; Peacor, Scott D.; Francoeur, Steven N.; Burtner, Ashley M.; Palladino, Danna; Morehead, Nancy; Gossiaux, Duane; Cha, YoonKyung; Qian, Song S.; Miller, Dianna (2020). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data and CTD casts collected from small boats in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2008-05-12 to 2010-10-13 (NCEI Accession 0220469). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220469. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2008-05-12 to 2010-10-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -83.9
East: -83
South: 43.6
North: 44.3
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • SAGINAW BAY Multiple Stressors Summary Report
  • Stow, C. A., Dyble, J., Kashian, D. R., Johengen, T. H., Winslow, K. P., Peacor, S. D., Francoeur, S. N., Burtner, A. M., Palladino, D., Morehead, N., Gossiaux, D., Cha, Y., Qian, S. S., & Miller, D. (2014). Phosphorus targets and eutrophication objectives in Saginaw Bay: A 35year assessment. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40, 4–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2013.10.003
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-10-19
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: TM08JA
Purpose These data were collected as part of the Saginaw Bay Multiple Stressors project during the five-year study. The study was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (NOAA CSCOR), administered through the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) and builds on previous research in Saginaw Bay conducted by NOAA GLERL from 1991 to 1996. While the project was headquartered at NOAA GLERL, the research team included partners from Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Purdue University, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Case Western Reserve, the University of Akron, Duke University, LimnoTech, Inc., and the Michigan Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality. This project was intended to focus on research to inform pending management decisions in Saginaw Bay. To help achieve this goal, project team members had numerous meetings with personnel from the MI DNR and DEQ, before, during, and after the project, to discuss the major uncertainties regarding fisheries and water quality management issues. After considerable consultation, the research agenda was centered on issues related to phosphorus inputs and eutrophication symptoms including harmful algal blooms, benthic algal production, and beach fouling (aka “muck”), invasive species and their influence on foodweb dynamics, and concerns regarding walleye and yellow perch production. This dataset includes lake monitoring data that built on previous research and supported many of the project's goals.
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  • Cite as: Stow, Craig A.; Dyble, Juli; Kashian, Donna R.; Johengen, Thomas H.; Winslow, Kimberly P.; Peacor, Scott D.; Francoeur, Steven N.; Burtner, Ashley M.; Palladino, Danna; Morehead, Nancy; Gossiaux, Duane; Cha, YoonKyung; Qian, Song S.; Miller, Dianna (2020). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data and CTD casts collected from small boats in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2008-05-12 to 2010-10-13 (NCEI Accession 0220469). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220469. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Submitter Datatype Keywords
  • beam attenuation
  • chloride
  • chlorophyll-a extracted
  • dissolved silica
  • particulate microcystin
  • soluble reactive phosphorus
  • total dissolved phosphorus
  • total suspended solids (TSS)
  • volatile suspended solids
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords Submitter Platform Keyword
  • NOAA GLERL's small boats
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Submitter Instrument Keywords
  • Aanderaa
  • Abraxis ELISA kits
  • Biospherical PAR sensor, model QSP-2300
  • Perkin Elmer (model 2400) CHN elemental analyzer
  • Sea-Bird 19
  • Shimadzu total organic carbon analyzer (model TOC-5000)
  • Technicon Auto Analyzer II
  • Turner 10AU
  • filter
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Submitter Place Keywords
  • Lake Huron
  • Saginaw Bay
Project keywords Submitter Project Keyword
  • Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) Multiple Stressors Study, 2008-2010
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  • Cite as: Stow, Craig A.; Dyble, Juli; Kashian, Donna R.; Johengen, Thomas H.; Winslow, Kimberly P.; Peacor, Scott D.; Francoeur, Steven N.; Burtner, Ashley M.; Palladino, Danna; Morehead, Nancy; Gossiaux, Duane; Cha, YoonKyung; Qian, Song S.; Miller, Dianna (2020). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality data and CTD casts collected from small boats in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in the Great Lakes region from 2008-05-12 to 2010-10-13 (NCEI Accession 0220469). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220469. Accessed [date].
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  • 2020-10-19T22:57:45Z - NCEI Accession 0220469 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - OBSERVATION (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: na; Sampling and Analyzing Method: na; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: SECCHI DEPTH (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: secchi disk; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Secchi-disk transparency was measured by lowering a white disk that was 25 cm in diameter.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Water temperature was obtained by placing a thermometer in a portion of water collected in the Niskin bottle immediately after it was brought to the surface.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: microsiemens per centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Sea-Bird 19; Sampling and Analyzing Method: A Sea-Bird CTD with a transmissometer (25-cm beam path) was slowly lowered from the surface to 1 m above the bottom. All data points were logged twice each second.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: BEAM ATTENUATION (measured); Units: m^-1; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Biospherical PAR sensor, model QSP-2300; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Photosynthetically active irradiation (PAR) was measured at a number of depths in the water column with a Biospherical PAR sensor, model QSP-2300.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: DISSOLVED OXYGEN (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa; Sampling and Analyzing Method: A Sea-Bird CTD was slowly lowered from the surface to 1 m above the bottom. Dissolved oxygen was measured using a Aanderaa sensor (# 908).; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL-A - EXTRACTED (measured); Units: micrograms per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Turner 10AU; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Chlorophyll-a was measured following Welschmeyer (1994).; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: TOTAL PHOSPHORUS (measured); Units: micrograms per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Total phosphorus was measured from unfiltered water digested with 5% potassium persulfate in an autoclave for 30 minutes. It was analyzed colorimetrically using the molybdate/ascorbic acid method.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total Dissolved Phosphorus (measured); Units: micrograms per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Total dissolved phosphorus was measured from filtered (0.22 μm nylon membrane filter) water digested with 5% potassium persulfate in an autoclave for 30 minutes. It was analyzed colorimetrically using the molybdate/ascorbic acid method.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (measured); Units: micrograms per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Soluble reactive phosphorus was filtered through a 0.22 μm nylon membrane filter and analyzed colorimetrically using the molybdate/ascorbic acid method. The detection limit for this method is 0.1 µg/L.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: AMMONIA (NH3) (measured); Units: micrograms nitrogen per liters; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Ammonia was measured was filtered through a 0.22 μm nylon membrane filter and analyzed colorimetrically using the Bertholet reaction.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: nitrate + nitrite content (concentration) (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Nitrate+Nitrite was filtered through a 0.22 μm nylon membrane filter and analyzed colorimetrically using the cadmium reduction method. The detection limit for this method is 0.01 mg/L.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: dissolved silica (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Dissolved silica was filtered through a 0.22 μm nylon membrane filter and analyzed using the heteropoly blue method.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: chloride (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Technicon Auto Analyzer II; Sampling and Analyzing Method: "Nutrient concentrations were determined using standard automated colorimetric techniques (APHA, 1990) on a Technicon Auto Analyzer II, as detailed in Davis and Simmons (1979). Chloride was filtered through a0.22 μm nylon membrane filter and analyzed using the mercuric thiocyanide/ferric ammonium sulfate method."; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Perkin Elmer (model 2400) CHN elemental analyzer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples for particulate organic carbon were processed in triplicate by filtering 50 or 100 mL of sample through pre-combusted GFF filters. Filters were frozen until analysis, then thawed, acidified with 10% HCl, and dried. Measurements were made with a Perkin Elmer (model 2400) CHN elemental analyzer.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Shimadzu total organic carbon analyzer (model TOC-5000); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples for dissolved organic carbon were processed in triplicate by filtering 50 or 100 mL of sample through pre-combusted GFF filters. The filtrate was acidified with HCl and sparged with air for 6 minutes to remove CO2. DOC was determined using a Shimadzu total organic carbon analyzer (model TOC-5000) fitted with an auto sampler.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total Suspended Solids (TSS) (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: filter; Sampling and Analyzing Method: "Total suspended solids were determined by filtering between 500 and 2,000 mL of sample through a pre-dried, pre-weighed Whatman GFC 47-mm filter. The filters were then dried at 60ºC for at least 48 h and reweighed."; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: Particulate Microcystin (measured); Units: micrograms per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Abraxis ELISA kits; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Two replicates for particulate microcystin (MC) were filtered onto Whatman GF/F filters. Filters were placed in 70:30 methanol:water, sonicated, and toxins extracted for 12 hours at -20C. After removing the solvent extract, extraction was repeated twice again for an hour. Microcystin were quantified using commercial-available Abraxis ELISA kits. The detection limit for this method is 0.1 µg/L.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
  • Parameter or Variable: Volatile Suspended Solids (measured); Units: milligrams per liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: filter; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Volatile suspended solids were determined by ashing total suspend solid filters at 450°C for 4 hours, weighing, and determining the mass lost.; Data Quality Method: expert review.
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  • Secchi disk
  • thermometer
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