Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Water Quality Sampling Dataset Collected By Dr. Richard Brock on Behalf of the State of Hawaii Department of Health Mostly During 2001-2005 (NODC Accession 0031350)

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Title:
Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Water Quality Sampling Dataset Collected By Dr. Richard Brock on Behalf of the State of Hawaii Department of Health Mostly During 2001-2005 (NODC Accession 0031350)
Abstract:
Transects were made on three islands in nine areas to collect in situ water quality measurements. Each area has several survey transects from the shallows seaward. The project was lead by Dr. Richard Brock of the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program with sponsorship from the Monitoring Section of the State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Clean Water Branch. Well-established instruments and methodologies were used. Most of the data were during 2001-2005, however, some areas have data back to 1989 and several to the mid 1990s. Transects were mostly repeated quarterly to semi-annually. Data provided in spreadsheet format.
Supplemental_Information:
Entry_ID Unknown Sensor_Name water quality sensors Source_Name manual Project_Campaign: University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program State-wide Water Quality Sampling Storage_Medium MS Excel spreadsheet Reference None Online_size: 5359 kbytes
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Dr. Richard Brock, Fisheries Extension Specialist, University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, Unknown, Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Water Quality Sampling Dataset Collected By Dr. Richard Brock on Behalf of the State of Hawaii Department of Health Mostly During 2001-2005 (NODC Accession 0031350).

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.921666
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.921666
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.946666
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.41766
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 21-Dec-1989
    Ending_Date: 19-Jul-2005
    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:
    DIRECTORY ORGANIZATION, FILE NAMES AND FORMATS: data/0-data (originator's files)

    Filename: wqdoh.xls Format: MS Excel Contents: Field name Description Site Name of area Island Name of island Map obsolete field, ignore File Name Name of file with map of station locations See filename list below Station Station number for each Site (area) Type Dist Distance from shore (m) DATE Date of survey NO3 Nitrate NH4 Ammonium TOTALN Total Alkalinity PO4 Phosphate TOTALP Total Phosphate SILICATE Silicate SALINITY salinity TURBIDITY (Nephelometric Turbidity Units, NTU) CHL-a Chlorophyll-A TEMP temperature of the water sample, degrees Celcius OXYGEN Dissolved Oxygen pH Hydrogen ion content

    Sample of record: SITE,Island,Map,File Name,STATION,TYPE,DIST,DATE,NO3,NH4,TOTALN,PO4,TOTALP,SILICATE,SALINITY,TURBIDITY,CHL-a,TEMP,OXYGEN,pH ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Kaanapali,Maui,B,kaanap2.jpg,1,S,0,06-Feb-01 ,13.86 ,29.26 ,243.88 ,12.40 ,38.13 ,374.36 ,34.571 ,1.28 ,0.450 ,22.4 ,101,8.13

    List of map files: filename Island hokulia1.bmp Hawaii hokulia2.jpg Hawaii hulopoe1.jpg Lanai hulopoe2.jpg Lanai hulopoe3.jpg Lanai kaanap1.jpg Maui kaanap2.jpg Maui KD1.jpg Hawaii kohan1.jpg Hawaii kukio1.jpg Hawaii wappa1.jpg Hawaii wappa2.jpg Hawaii

    Directory ../data/1-data (prepared by NODC) An ASCII text copy was made of wqdoh.xls and placed in file wqdoh.csv (comma-separated format).

    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)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and Clean Water Branch Environmental Management Division State Department of Health
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Dr. Richard Brock
    University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
    Fisheries Extension Specialist
    University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
    Honolulu, HI
    USA

    808-956-2859 (voice)
    brockr@hawaii.edu

Why was the data set created?

The data were collected for several special projects that needed water quality data.

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)
    Standard laboratory methods and conventional hand-held instruments. Standard QC applied to all laboratory measurements.

    instruments: www.hydrolab.com Person who carried out this activity:

    Dr. Richard Brock
    University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
    Fisheries Extension Specialist
    University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
    Honolulu, HI
    USA

    808-956-2859 (voice)
    brockr@hawaii.edu
  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?
    The sets were 100% complete
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    see 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/NODC/NCDDC (National Coastal Data Development Center)
    National Coastal Data Development Center, Building 1100
    Stennis Space Center, MS

    866-732-2382 (voice)
    228-688-2968 (FAX)
    ncddcgetdata@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, NESDIS, NODC and NCDDC 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?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 06-Jan-2021
Last Reviewed: 03-Aug-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 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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