Dataset: Carmel River State Beach Surf Zone Phyto 2011
Deployment: CRSB_2011

Time series of avg daily phyto concentration in the surf zone at Carmel River State Beach, CA.

Lead Principal Investigator:

Alan L. Shanks (University of Oregon, OIMB)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Jamie MacMahan (Naval Postgraduate School, NPS)

Steven Morgan (University of California-Davis BML, UC Davis-BML)

Ad Reniers (Delft University of Technology, TU Delft)

Contact:

Alan L. Shanks (University of Oregon, OIMB)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Does coupling between the inner shelf and surf zone regulate larval supply to intertidal populations? (Surf zone larval transport)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

30 June 2015

Version Date:

2015-06-30

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/561733/data

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Description

Time series of average daily phytoplankton concentration in the surf zone at Carmel River State Beach, CA (36.53833 degrees N, 121.92861 degrees W).

Related references:
Shanks, A.L., S. G. Morgan, J. MacMahan, Ad J.H.M Reniers, M. Jarvis, J. Brown, and C. Griesemer (2014). Onshore transport of plankton by internal tides and upwelling-relaxation events. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI:10.3354/meps10717

Shanks, A.L., S. G. Morgan, J. MacMahan, Ad J.H.M Reniers, M. Jarvis, J. Brown, and C. Griesemer (2015). Transport of Larvae and Detritus Across the Surf Zone of a Steep Reflective Pocket Beach. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI:10.3354/meps11223

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Daily phytoplankton samples were collected between 15 June and 15 July, 2011 with a pump system. A 6-cm dia. hose was attached to pipes that were jetted into the sand; the hose extended into the surf zone. A gas-powered pump sampled about 240 L of water per min, and three replicate (n=3) 1-L phytoplankton samples were collected from this system. Samples were collected within one hour of high tide each day. Depending on the wave height on a given day these samples were collected within the breakers or just a few meters seaward of the breakers. Samples were preserved in acid Lugols. Phytoplankton were identified to genus and counted on Sedgwick Rafter slides using standard techniques (Sournia 1978).

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Three samples were collected each day. Counts from the microscopic analysis of the samples were converted to number per liter and the average and 95% confidence interval for each daily set of samples were calculated.

BCO-DMO Processing:
- Re-formatted date, and added separate columns for month, day, year, and year-day.
- Added column containing site name.
- Added lat and lon (from metadata form).
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0926923	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site_name	Name of the sampling site.	text	site
lat	Latitude of the sampling site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the sampling site.	decimal degrees	lon
date	Month/day/year of sample collection.	mm/dd/yyyy	date
PseudoN	PseudoN Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
PseudoN_95CI	PseudoN 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
Chaetoceros	Chaetoceros Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Chaetoceros_95CI	Chaetoceros 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
Thalassionema	Thalassionema Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Thalassionema_95CI	Thalassionema 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
Skeletonema	Skeletonema Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Skeletonema_95CI	Skeletonema 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
Thalassiosira	Thalassiosira Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Thalassiosira_95CI	Thalassiosira 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
mon	2-digit month of year.	mm (01 to 12)	month
day	2-digit day of month.	dd (01 to 31)	day
year	4-digit year.	YYYY	year
yrday	Consecutive day of year (Jan 1st = 1)		yrday
Pennate	Pennate Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Pennate_95CI	Pennate 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term
Rhizoselenia	Rhizoselenia Ave #/L (mean of the 3 replicate samples).	average number per liter	abundance
Rhizoselenia_95CI	Rhizoselenia 95% confidence interval.	average number per liter	no_bcodmo_term

Database

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Dataset: Carmel River State Beach Surf Zone Phyto 2011
Deployment: CRSB_2011

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Database

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Dataset: Carmel River State Beach Surf Zone Phyto 2011Deployment: CRSB_2011

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Carmel River State Beach Surf Zone Phyto 2011
Deployment: CRSB_2011