Water Quality and Sedimentation Data of the Coastal Intensive Site Network (CISNet) Long Term Monitoring Sites in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii from 1998 to 2001 (NODC Accession 0001473)

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Dr. Evelyn Cox, UH-HIMB, and Dr. Robert Kinzie, UH-Dept. of Zoology, Unknown, Water Quality and Sedimentation Data of the Coastal Intensive Site Network (CISNet) Long Term Monitoring Sites in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii from 1998 to 2001 (NODC Accession 0001473): None None, Unpublished Material, Unpublished Material.

   Online Links:

   • https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001473

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.8167

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.745

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.5167

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.4083

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 23-Nov-1998

   Ending_Date: 31-Jul-2001

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Original files received as spreadsheets (MS Excel) and are found in directory ../../data/excel

   Files are as follows:

   1) High Resolution CTD data - file naming convention CTDssyyyysummary.xls where ss: station ID (NB,CB,SB,MP,OCN), yyyy: year - all sampling days for a given year are in a single page (CTDOCNsummary.xls has all sampling days of all years) - depth (m), Temperature (degrees C), and Salinity (ppt) are given for each sampling day - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - original files are: CTDCB1999summary.xls CTDCB2000summary.xls CTDCB2001summary.xls CTDMP1999summary.xls CTDMP2000summary.xls CTDMP2001summary.xls CTDNB1999summary.xls CTDNB2000summary.xls CTDNB2001summary.xls CTDSB1999summary.xls CTDSB2000summary.xls CTDSB2001summary.xls CTDOCNsummary.xls

   2) Field Survey Data - these files hold weather and sea condition notes, and miscellaneous water quality data, which are also found in other files within this data set. - file naming convention Fieldyysummary.xls where yy: year - all sampling days for a given year are in a single file yet each sampling day is provided in a separate spreadsheet page - redundant ASCII copies of each page of each spreadsheet are found in directory csv/ with the filename as same first part of the root name appended with the date (yymmdd) of sampling followed by the extension, csv. - original files are: Field98summary.xls Field99summary.xls Field00summary.xls Field01summary.xls

   3) Total Suspended Solids and Secchi Disk - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - depth (m), TSS (mg/l), secchi (m), and depth extinction coefficient, k, and percent organic (%), are given for each sampling day for each location - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - a plot is given in ../plots/tss_secchi.gif - original file is: TSSsecchiksummary.xls

   4) Chlorophyll-a data - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - mean and standard deviation (sd) of GFF (filter), 2.0um (finer filter) and 0.2um (finest filter) are given. The latter two should add to equal the GFF. - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - a plot is given in ../plots/chl_time_series_plot.gif - original file is: chlorophyllasummary.xls

   5) Dissolved Nutrients - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - salinity (ppi) and the following in uM concentrations: PO4, NO2+NO3, NH4, Si, TP, TN - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - a plot is given in ../plots/nutrients.gif - original file is: dissolvednutrientsummary.xls

   6) Dissolved Particulate - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - dissolved particulate C and N in mg/l; filters rinsed in deionized water (DI rinsed) or hydrochloric acid (HCI rinced). Means and standard deviations (sd) given. - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - original file is: dissolvedparticulateCNsummary.xls

   7) Dome Efflux Rates - month/year of sampling of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - dome efflux rates (uM/m**2/24-hours) and O2 production (mg/hour) - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - original file is: domeeffluxsummary.xls

   8) Domes Summary - month/year of sampling in a single spreadsheet page, with four pages total in the single file - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name appended with the original spreadsheet page name (such as domesummary_Mar01deep.csv). - original file is: domesummary.xls

   9) Sediment Trap Data - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - sedimentation (g/m**2/day), current speed (cm/s), direction (degrees), %organic, %CaCO3, gC/m**2/day, gN/m**2/day at both 4 and 10 m depth - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - a plot is given in ../plots/sedimentation.gif - original file is: sedimenttrapsummary.xls

   10) Zooplankton Data - all sampling days of all years are in a single spreadsheet page - zooplankton AFDW (g), by filter size (G, L, M, S) - redundant ASCII copies in directory ../csv/ with the same root name yet extension csv - a plot is given in ../plots/zooplankton.gif - original file is: zooplanktonsummary.xls

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Dr. Evelyn Cox, UH-HIMB
   • Dr. Robert Kinzie, UH-Dept. of Zoology
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautical and Space Administration

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Dr. Evelyn Cox

   Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology

   Data manager and researcher

   PO Box 1346

   Kaneohe, Hawaii
   

   USA

   808-236-7440 (voice)

   fcox@hawaii.edu

Why was the data set created?

To better understand the water quality and sediment processes in Kaneohe Bay

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)

   Kaneohe Bay, characterized as "one of the most intensively studied coral reef systems in the world", is located on the windward NE coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The Bay is about 13 km long by 4 km wide with an average depth of about 8 m. The waters of the Bay are protected from the tradewind swell by a "barrier" reef that marks the windward margin of the Bay. This protection allows extensive coral reef development within the Bay. Patch reefs (more than 40) and fringing reefs provide habitat and shelter to coral reef fishes, invertebrates, algae, and seagrasses.

   Three sites (North Bay (NB), Central Bay (CB), and South Bay (SB), all 12 to 15 m depth) in Kaneohe Bay were selected as close as possible to the sites used during the EPA study of the Bay in the 1970s (Smith et al., 1981). The only change was that the "Outfall" site was dropped as there is no longer sewage discharge at that location. This site was replaced with the Kaneohe Stream (KS) site, near the mouth of the stream in a depth of approximately 2 m. In May 1999, an additional site (MP for Mid-Plume) at 6 m depth was added and replaced the KS site in October 1999. An oceanic site (OCN) just outside the bay in ~30 m depth was also utilized.

   Approximate positions:

   NB 21.5000N 157.8167W CB 21.4633N 157.8083W SB 21.4350N 157.7833W MP 21.4100N 157.7925W KS 21.4095N 157.7925W KSM 21.4083N 157.7917W OCN* 21.5167N 157.7450W

   *not explicit, this site is nominal, refering to offshore locations, exact position data given in the FieldSummary files.

   A site map is given in file ../../data/plots/cisnet_kaneohe_bay_sites.gif

   Water column measurements: parameter frequency method temperature two weeks SeaCat conductivity two weeks SeaCat salinity two weeks SeaCat dissovled oxygen two weeks SeaCat turbidity two weeks YSI turbidometer light penetration two weeks Licor cosine PAR sensors, Secchi

   Surface (0.5 m) samples: parameter frequency method chlorophyll two weeks flourometrically TSS two weeks gravimetrically Dissolved inorganic nutrients two weeks Strickland and Parsons DON, DOP four weeks unconfirmed Particulate C,N four weeks Perken-Elmer Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Dr. Evelyn Cox

   Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology

   Data manager and researcher

   PO Box 1346

   Kaneohe, Hawaii
   

   USA

   808-236-7440 (voice)

   fcox@hawaii.edu

   Data sources used in this process:

   • Smith,S.V, and W.J.Kimmerer, E.A.Laws, R.E.Brock, T.W.Walsh, 1981. Kaneohe Bay Sewage Diversion Experiment: Perspectives on Ecosystem Responses to Nutrional Perturbation. Pacific Science, vol. 35, no. 4. pp 279-395.

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   none
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   see lineage, process step

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center

   Attn: User Services Team

   SSMC-3 Fourth Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   301-713-3277 (voice)

   301-713-3302 (FAX)

   NODC.Services@noaa.gov

   Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	MS Excel
     Network links:	https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0001473

   • Cost to order the data:
     Prices vary depending on data set, output medium and ordering mechanism. A standard handling charge, with additional costs for special handling, may be added to the basic cost of the data.

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     Prepayment by check, money order or bank card is required. Orders may be placed via fax, email, regular mail, telephone or via the NNDC Online Store.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 06-Jan-2021
Last Reviewed: 16-Sep-2009

Metadata author:

Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC

Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison

1000 Pope Road, MSB 316

Honolulu, Hawaii

USA

(808)-956-4105 (voice)

(808) 956-2352 (FAX)

caldwell@hawaii.edu

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Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available

Metadata standard:

FGDC CSDGM (FGDC-STD-001-1998)