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Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coraline rocky reed sites in Sitka Sound, AK from 2017 to 2020 (NCEI Accession 0291528)

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This dataset contains biological and physical data collected from 2017-08-26 to 2020-10-18. These data include PAR and water temperature. The instruments used to collect these data include Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger. These data were collected by Kristy J. Kroeker of University of California-Santa Cruz as part of the "CAREER: Energy fluxes and community stability in a dynamic, high-latitude kelp ecosystem (High latitude kelp dynamics)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2021-10-14.

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Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coralline rocky reef sites in Sitka Sound, AK

Dataset Description:
Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coralline rocky reef sites in Sitka Sound, AK.
  • Cite as: Kroeker, Kristy J. (2024). Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coraline rocky reed sites in Sitka Sound, AK from 2017 to 2020 (NCEI Accession 0291528). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291528. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2017-08-26 to 2020-10-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -135.277
East: -135.277
South: 57.032
North: 57.032
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  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Bell, L. E., Kroeker, K. J. (2021) Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coraline rocky reed sites in Sitka Sound, AK from 2017 to 2020. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2021-07-27. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.856598.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2024-04-21
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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
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Acquisition Description:
Methodology:

Sampling and analytical procedures:

Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on coralline algal reefs in Sitka Sound, AK was measured using submersible pendant light loggers (Onset HOBO). From 2017-2020, we intermittently deployed two light loggers at ~7m depth (MLLW) at each of four rocky reef sites with high coralline algal cover and varied kelp canopy cover (Harris Is.: 57.032N, 135.277W; Breast Is.: 57.039N, 135.333W; Samsing Pinnacle: 56.988N, 135.357W; Sandy Cove: 56.986N, 135.321W; Fig. A.1). At each site, both loggers were placed within 1m of each other, oriented to face the water surface, and programmed to record light intensity (lux; lumen m -2 ) every 30 min. The light loggers were cleaned every 1-3mo, although overall fouling was low.

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Gaps in sampling data occur when loggers were retrieved for cleaning and data download. Otherwise should be continuous, with data logged every 30min.
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  • Cite as: Kroeker, Kristy J. (2024). Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coraline rocky reed sites in Sitka Sound, AK from 2017 to 2020 (NCEI Accession 0291528). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291528. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Kroeker, Kristy J. (2024). Year-round variation in relative light intensity reaching the benthos on four coraline rocky reed sites in Sitka Sound, AK from 2017 to 2020 (NCEI Accession 0291528). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291528. Accessed [date].
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  • 2024-04-21T14:06:13Z - NCEI Accession 0291528 v1.1 was published.
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Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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