Dataset: Wetz-783256-Sonde
Deployment: Wetz_HurricaneHarveyTexasLagoons_sonde

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/787319

Principal Investigator:

Michael Wetz (Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TAMU-CC)

Contact:

Michael Wetz (Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TAMU-CC)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

RAPID: Capturing the Signature of Hurricane Harvey on Texas Coastal Lagoons (Hurricane Harvey Texas Lagoons)

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Description

Bottom and surface water quality sonde data of the Guadalupe Estuary site (Texas) between August 2017 and December 2017 to test the effects of Hurricane Harvey on estuarine water quality.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Water quality sondes (Hydrolab DS5X sondes) were deployed continuously on the surface and bottom of one site in the Guadalupe Estuary, Texas (Lat: 28.39352 , Lon: -96.7724). Sondes recorded water quality data noted above at 15-minute intervals. Datasondes were calibrated prior to deployment and traded out every 5-14 days depending on biofouling and weather conditions. A YSI ProPlus sonde recorded a water profile during each sonde deployment to compare grab sample data with sonde readings.

Sampling trips were conducted from one of five small (≤25’) outboard engine equipped boats: Guardian, Mango, Stinger, Gator, or Guppy. Each cruise was less than 12 hrs in duration.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Sonde data underwent rigorous post-deployment quality control to eliminate erroneous data.

BCO-DMO processing notes:

Combined bottom and surface measurements, added the column Sonde_WaterColumn_Loaction for distinction
Added ISO_DateTime_UTC column for improved discoverability
Added Latitude and Longitude of the site to dataset for improved discoverability
Converted Data format from mm/dd/yyyy to yyyy-mm-dd

More information about this dataset deployment

Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1760006	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

Hydrolab Series 5 probes

Supplied Name: Hydrolab DS5X sondes

Supplied Description:

Hydrolab DS5X sondes

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Hydrolab Series 5 probes

Acronym: HydroLab DS5

Generic Description:

Multi-parameter probes that can measure from 12 (MS5) to 16 (DS5 and DS5X) parameters simultaneously. Measurements include temperature, depth, conductivity, salinity, specific conductance, TDS, pH, ORP, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll a, blue-green algae, Rhodamine WT, ammonium, nitrate, chloride, PAR and total dissolved gases. These probes can be deployed at depths up to 200 m and can be used in continuous monitoring programs.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Date	Sample Date (yyyy-mm-dd) in Central Standard Time (CST)	unitless	date
Time	Time (HH:MM:SS) in Central Standard Time (CST)	unitless	time
Latitude	Latitude, south is negative	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude, west is negative	decimal degrees	lon
Cond	Conductivity	micro siemens per cm (uS/cm)	cond
Sal	Salinity	unitless	sal
DOPct	Dissolved Oxygen saturation	percent (%)	O2
DO	Dissolved Oxygen concentration	milligram per liter (mg/L)	O2
pH	pH	pH units	pH
Temp	Water temperature	degrees Celsius (°C)	temp
Sonde_WaterColumn_Location	Location of the sonde in the water column: surface or bottom	unitless	site
ISO_DateTime_UTC	Date/Time (UTC) in ISO format (YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ (UTC time))	unitless	ISO_DateTime_UTC

Database

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Dataset: Wetz-783256-Sonde
Deployment: Wetz_HurricaneHarveyTexasLagoons_sonde

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Database

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Dataset: Wetz-783256-SondeDeployment: Wetz_HurricaneHarveyTexasLagoons_sonde

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Wetz-783256-Sonde
Deployment: Wetz_HurricaneHarveyTexasLagoons_sonde