Dataset: Intra-annual salinity and temperature variation in four regions across latitude

Name: Intra-annual salinity and temperature variation in four regions across latitude (Competition and Predation across Latitude)
Published: 2021-10-13
Keywords: salinity, seawater temperature, nearshore, marinas, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.863108.1

Spatial Extent: N:55.4726 E:-79.5218 S:8.9128 W:-131.797

Temporal Extent: 2015-07-17 - 2018-06-13

Project:

Community Effects of Competition and Predation across Latitude and Implications for Species Invasions (Competition and Predation across Latitude)

Principal Investigator:

Amy L. Freestone (Temple University, Temple)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Gregory E. Ruiz (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, SERC)

Mark E. Torchin (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute , STRI)

Scientist:

Laura J. Jurgens (Temple University, Temple)

Carmen Schlöder (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute , STRI)

Student:

Mariana Bonfim (Temple University, Temple)

Diana Paola López (Temple University, Temple)

Michele F. Repetto (Temple University, Temple)

Contact:

Amy L. Freestone (Temple University, Temple)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Sawyer Newman (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2021-10-13

Restricted:

Release Date:

2021-08-30

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Intra-annual salinity and temperature variation in four regions across latitude (Competition and Predation across Latitude)

Abstract:

Temperature and salinity measurements from coastal sites across a latitudinal gradient spanning the subarctic to the tropics. Environmental variables were obtained at 1 meter below the water surface and are represented in biweekly periods for one year.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2021-10-13	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.863108.1	2022-04-18

Description

Methods & Sampling

Methodology:

Environmental variables were obtained from three coastal sites in each of four regions at 1 meter below the water surface. Sites were recreational marinas selected to conduct experiments on marine invertebrate communities. Temperature and salinity measurements were collected from each site for a minimum of one year. Monitoring began in Alaska in June 2015, California in May 2016, Mexico in June 2017 and Panama in December 2015.

Sampling and analytical procedures:

Three HOBO temperature data loggers were deployed at each site to record water temperature every hour for the one-year sampling period. Minimum, maximum and mean temperatures were calculated in biweekly periods. Salinity measurements were recorded biweekly from four standardized locations at each site and averaged.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:

Converted dates to YYYY-MM-DD format

Data Files

File
g_biovision_dataarchive_envdatabiweekly1m_11jun21-1.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 28.12 KB) MD5:20f66a68c7a4634e3e178ed53fde2835 Primary data file for dataset ID 863108

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1434528

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Instruments

Multi Parameter Portable Meter

Supplied Name: ProQuatro handheld multiparameter meter, YSI

Supplied Description:

Salinity measurements were recorded biweekly from four standardized locations at each site and averaged.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Multi Parameter Portable Meter

Generic Description:

An analytical instrument that can measure multiple parameters, such as pH, EC, TDS, DO and temperature with one device and is portable or hand-held.

Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger

Supplied Name: HOBO Pendant, Onset, Model UA-002-08

Supplied Description:

Three HOBO temperature data loggers were deployed at each site to record water temperature every hour for the one-year sampling period.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger

Acronym: Onset HOBO Pendant Temp/Light

Generic Description:

The Onset HOBO (model numbers UA-002-64 or UA-001-64) is an in-situ instrument for wet or underwater applications. It supports light intensity, soil temperature, temperature, and water temperature. A two-channel logger with 10-bit resolution can record up to approximately 28,000 combined temperature and light measurements with 64K bytes memory. It has a polypropylene housing case. Uses an optical USB to transmit data. A solar radiation shield is used for measurement in sunlight. Temperature measurement range: -20 deg C to 70 deg C (temperature). Light measurement range: 0 to 320,000 lux. Temperature accuracy: +/- 0.53 deg C from 0 deg C to 50 deg C. Light accuracy: Designed for measurement of relative light levels. Water depth rating: 30 m.

Refractometer

Supplied Name: Salinity Handheld Refractometer

Supplied Description:

Salinity measurements were recorded biweekly from four standardized locations at each site and averaged.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Refractometer

Generic Description:

A refractometer is a laboratory or field device for the measurement of an index of refraction (refractometry). The index of refraction is calculated from Snell's law and can be calculated from the composition of the material using the Gladstone-Dale relation.

In optics the refractive index (or index of refraction) n of a substance (optical medium) is a dimensionless number that describes how light, or any other radiation, propagates through that medium.

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Region	Region where measurements were taken (Alaska, California, Mexico, Panama)	unitless	region
Site_name	Complete site name	unitless	site
Site_code	Unique site abbreviation (two letter code)	unitless	Site_ID
Latitude	Latitude of site where measurements were taken. Negative values indicate South.	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude of site where measurements were taken. Negative values indicate West.	unitless	lon
Date	End date of each two-week interval for which temperature and salinity measurements were obtained. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date
Julianday	Standardized continuous count of days, i.e., day-of-the year. From 0 to 366.	unitless	julian_day
SalinityMean	Mean biweekly salinity in ppt obtained from 1m below the water surface.	ppt	sal
TempBiweeklyMean	Mean biweekly temperature in degrees C obtained from 1m below the water surface.	degrees Celcius	temp
TempBiweeklyMin	Minimum biweekly temperature in degrees C obtained from 1m below the water surface.	degrees Celcius	temp
TempBiweeklyMax	Maximum biweekly temperature in degrees C obtained from 1m below the water surface.	degrees Celcius	temp

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Dataset: Intra-annual salinity and temperature variation in four regions across latitude