| Abstract: |
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory collected the data from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Western Lake Erie Buoy, Lake Erie, an in-situ moored station, in the Great Lakes during the open water seasons of 2006, 2008, and 2009. The ReCON buoy provides continuous, real-time observations, facilitates modification of sampling parameters in anticipation of episodic events, facilitates collection of field samples in response to episodic events, supports long term research and contributes to sensor and system development. Parameters collected include air temperature, chlorophyll, conductivity, currents, depth, dissolved oxygen, PAR, pressure (hydrostatic), pH, specific conductivity, turbidity, water temperature, waves (period, height, direction), and wind direction and speed. The block of text at the beginning of each file contains information about the location and sensor used to collect data and the data headers followed by the observed data. Column 1 of the data is the timestamp, column 2 is the observed data, and column 3, where applicable, the QARTOD flag. Five QARTOD tests were run including gross range, climatological, spike, rate of change, and flat line tests. The highest value from the five tests were included under the “Qartod” column. If data were known to be invalid, that line of data was removed from the dataset. Note, this buoy moved around the western basin of Lake Erie over the three years it was deployed. This is reflected in the latitude and longitude coordinates in each data file. |