Dataset: Temperature Data

Name: Temperature data from Virginia Aquarium Climate Change Facility, Virginia Beach VA; 2011-2015 (Impact of Climate on Eelgrass project)
Published: 2015-03-13
Keywords: oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:36.82105 E:-75.98333 S:36.82105 W:-75.98333

Project:

Impact of Climate Warming and Ocean Carbonation on Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) (Impact of Climate on Eelgrass)

Principal Investigator:

Richard C. Zimmerman (Old Dominion University, ODU)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Victoria J. Hill (Old Dominion University, ODU)

W. Mark Swingle (Virginia Aquarium)

Contact:

Mr David Ruble (Old Dominion University, ODU)

Richard C. Zimmerman (Old Dominion University, ODU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Stephen R. Gegg (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

13 March 2015

Version Date:

2015-03-13

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Temperature data from Virginia Aquarium Climate Change Facility, Virginia Beach VA; 2011-2015 (Impact of Climate on Eelgrass project)

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Description

Eelgrass Climate Impacts
Experimental conditions, growth and survival of eelgrass
Temperature Data - Date, Tank Water Temperature readings

Methods & Sampling

Temperature data were recorded in each of the 20 experimental tanks using Omega 4404 precision thermistor elements connected to a custom-designed voltage divider circuit linked to a National Instruments data logger controlled by custom software written in LabView.

Data Processing Description

Temperature - Thermistors were individually calibrated to a precision of 0.01 ° C across a temperature range of 5° to 30° C in a temperature controlled water bath every six months. Mean daily values of temperature for each tank were calculated from the 10 minute records and provided in this spreadsheet. 10 minute records of the processed data, along with raw data files are available from the PIs, upon request.

BCO-DMO Processing Notes
- Generated from original file: "BORG_SeaGrass_Full_data_Records.xlsx" Sheet: "waterTemperature" contributed by David Ruble
- Approx Lat/Lon of Virginia Aquarium Climate Change Facility appended to enable data discovery in MapServer
- Parameters modified to conform to BCO-DMO parameter naming conventions (Choosing a Parameter Name)

Data Files

File
Temp_Data.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 80.54 KB) MD5:29d16be9dfdd1553f7794a394a89514a Primary data file for dataset ID 504927

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1061823

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
lab_Virginia_Aquarium_Climate_Change_Facility	VACCF Lab	2011-02-01	Virginia Aquarium Climate Change Facility	Richard C. Zimmerman (Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

Thermistor

Supplied Name: Omega 4404 precision thermistor elements

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Thermistor

Generic Description:

A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance varies significantly with temperature, more so than in standard resistors. The word is a portmanteau of thermal and resistor. Thermistors are widely used as inrush current limiters, temperature sensors, self-resetting overcurrent protectors, and self-regulating heating elements.

Thermistors differ from resistance temperature detectors (RTD) in that the material used in a thermistor is generally a ceramic or polymer, while RTDs use pure metals. The temperature response is also different; RTDs are useful over larger temperature ranges, while thermistors typically achieve a higher precision within a limited temperature range, typically 90C to 130C.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Lab_Id	Lab Id – Lab identifier where experiments were conducted	text	laboratory
Lat	Approximate Latitude Position of Lab; South is negative	decimal degrees	lat
Lon	Approximate Longitude Position of Lab; West is negative	decimal degrees	lon
date	Date	yyyymmdd	date
tank01_Wt	tank01 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank02_Wt	tank02 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank03_Wt	tank03 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank04_Wt	tank04 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank05_Wt	tank05 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank06_Wt	tank06 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank07_Wt	tank07 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank08_Wt	tank08 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank09_Wt	tank09 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank10_Wt	tank10 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank11_Wt	tank11 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank12_Wt	tank12 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank13_Wt	tank13 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank14_Wt	tank14 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank15_Wt	tank15 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank16_Wt	tank16 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank17_Wt	tank17 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank18_Wt	tank18 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank19_Wt	tank19 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp
tank20_Wt	tank20 Water Temperature	degreesC	temp

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