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OAS accession Detail for 0117375, meta_version: 3. Current meta_version is: 8
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| Title: | Meteorological, biological, and hydrographic data collected from Meaher State Park, Alabama from 08/21/2003 - 12/31/2013 (NODC Accession 0117375) |
| Abstract: | Abstract: Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program have partnered with the Alabama Department of Conservation, State Land Division, Coastal Program and the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program to provide real-time meteorological and hydrographic data from Meaher Park, AL. Near real-time data are available in a user-friendly format at www.mymobilebay.com. Informative pop-ups describe each parameter and graphs of each may be displayed for the visitor to the website. Researchers may download the data in a spreadsheet format for further analysis. Purpose: The value of coastal observing systems is recognized by the U.S. Congress, the National Ocean Partnership Program, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Recent reports by the Pew Oceans Commission and U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy have decried the lack of information from near coastal waters on which to base management decisions and recommended monitoring programs linked to strong research. Reasons for continuous, real-time observations of meteorological and hydrographic parameters include (1) continuous characterization of spatial and temporal patterns of change in water quality, (2) development of a permanent record of significant and human caused changes in environmental indicators over time, and (3) support for research activities through the availability of consistent, scientifically valid data. An additional benefit of real-time observation is the potential for the public to track and learn about water quality conditions. Many coastal dwellers are uninformed about conditions in nearby estuaries because they do not have access to current information about parameters such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen levels and water level and they may fail to appreciate the complexity of interactions in estuarine ecosystems. |
| Date received: | 20140327 |
| Start date: | 20030821 |
| End date: | 20131231 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of Alabama, Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -87.9353 |
| East boundary: | -87.9353 |
| North boundary: | 30.6671 |
| South boundary: | 30.6671 |
| Observation types: | biological, chemical, continuous, meteorological, optical, physical, time series, water chemistry |
| Instrument types: | anemometer, barometer, barometric pressure sensor, bucket, conductivity sensor, DO NOT USE, fluorometer, humidity sensor, multi-parameter water quality sensor, PAR Sensor, spectrophotometer, temperature probe, thermistor |
| Datatypes: | AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, biological data, CHLOROPHYLL, CONDUCTIVITY, DEPTH - SENSOR, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, FLUORESCENCE, JULIAN YEAR - DAY, OPTICAL, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION, PAR, PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR), PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION AMOUNT, RADIATION - PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SALINITY, SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC, turbidity, WATER TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED |
| Submitter: | Hu, Lei |
| Submitting institution: | Dauphin Island Sea Lab |
| Collecting institutions: | Dauphin Island Sea Lab |
| Contributing projects: | MBNEP |
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| Supplementary information: | PI: Mike Dardeau Additional information and Real-time observations can be found at: http://www.mymobilebay.com/stationdata/StationInfo.asp?jday=&property=&chartyear=&StationID=703 Meteorological data: Data are single observations taken at 1 minute intervals unless otherwise specified. Dates are Julian days and all times are Central Standard Time. Hydrographic data: Data are single observations taken at 30 minute intervals unless otherwise specified. Dates are Julian days and all times are Central Standard Time. QA/QC is done in house at DISL. Data that fail the range check are automatically flagged 2 (questionable/suspect), data that pass the range check are flagged 3 (good). Occasionally stations were damaged by hurricanes, communications were interrupted or sensors failed. For those time periods, data were not written to the data base. When a data string comes in and one or more parameters are missing, then the missing data is flagged -9. |
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| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2014-03-31 15:14:27+00 |
| Editdate: | 2014-04-03 15:29:12+00 |