Data Package Metadata View Summary

Suspended Sediment. Daily Water Sample Parameter, and Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-nin.8.1
Title:	Suspended Sediment. Daily Water Sample Parameter, and Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER
Alternate Identifier:	SEDI
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package consists of Daily Water Sample Parameter, and Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER. The purpose of this study was to to establish a long term data base on the Sediment dynamics of a salt marsh estuarine system. These data can be used in correlation with a number of other estuarine data sets to obtain a broader definition of the overall estuarine ecosystem.
Publication Date:	2013
Language:	english

Time Period

Begin:

1981-02-12

End:

1992-12-31

People and Organizations
Contact:	LNO Information Manager (LTER Network Office)
Contact:	Information Manager (LTER Network Office) [ email ]
Creator:	Vernberg, John (North Inlet LTER)
Creator:	Blood, Elizabeth (North Inlet LTER)
Creator:	Gardner, Robert (North Inlet LTER)
Organization:	NIN-LTER

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992
Description:	Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-d.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-nin/8/1/29218fa9b89804e18bc683ff120c14c5

Name:

SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992

Description:

Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER

Number of Records:

12364

Number of Columns:

Geographic Region:

Description:

North Inlet encompasses about 2,630 hectares of tidal marshes and wetlands near Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. North Inlet-Winyah Bay features high quality, ocean-dominated waters and salt marshes in North Inlet, contrasting with the brackish waters and marshes of Winyah Bay. The bay estuary is dominated by riverine discharges from a watershed impacted by agricultural, municipal and industrial development. Former rice fields and canals provide another system for study within the Reserve. The Debidue site is located at the confluence of Town Creek and Debidue Creek. The Bread and Butter site is located along the western shoreline of Town Creek adjacent to the mouth of Clambank Creek. Water column samples were collected approximately 0.5 meters below the water surface at three sites. 1. Town Creek water samples -- 33.19'38" Lat., 79.10'0" Long. 2. Clambank Creek water samples -- 33.20'0" Lat., 79.11'33" Long. 3. Oyster Landing water samples in Crab Haul Creek -- 33.21'2" Lat., 79.11'27" Long.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.357	Southern:	33.1925
Western:	-79.2936	Eastern:	-79.1042

Sampling Site:

Description:

Town Creek 33.19'38" Lat., 79.10'0" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1000

Latitude (degree):

33.2005

Sampling Site:

Description:

Clambank Creek 33.20'0" Lat., 79.11'33" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1192

Latitude (degree):

33.2000

Sampling Site:

Description:

Oyster Landing in Crab Haul Creek 33.21'2" Lat., 79.11'27" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1175

Latitude (degree):

33.2106

Time Period

Begin:

1981-02-12

End:

1992-12-31

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Experimental Design

Water samples were taken daily at three stations in the North Inlet Estuary System at 10:00 AM EST, 365 days a year.

Research Methods

The Daily Water Sample program was started in 1978 to monitor the daily nutrient cycling within the North Inlet Estuary System. The original sampling site was at Town Creek. Later samples were taken at Clambank, and Oyster Landing as well as Town Creek. Samples were taken 365 days a year at the same time every day, approximately 10:00 AM EST. The samples were filtered at the lab to separate the particulates from the water. The filters that were used in the filtering process were first weighed, burned off and cleaned, then they were weighed with the particulates dried onto them. These filters were then cooked again for 24 hours at 450 degrees and weighed again. This was done to determine the inorganic particulates that were left. These values were recorded into a master sediment notebook, and stored on a SUN workstation by the Data Management Department at the lab.

Table Structure

Object Name:

LTER.NIN.sedi.csv

Size:

970823 byte

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Line Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Date

Transect

Time

Water_temperature

SAL

Tide_ele

Wave_ele

Secchi_disk

Sedi_filter

Volume_water

Total_sedi

Inorganic_sedi

Organic_sedi

Tide_dir

Tide_stage

Water_sur

Sky_cond

Sky_cover

Column Name:

DATE

Transect

TIME

Water Temperature

Salinity

Tide elevation

Wave Elevation

Secchi Disk Reading

Sediment Filter Number

Volume of Water Filtered

Total Sediment Weight

Inorganic Sediment Weight

Organic Sediment Weight

Tide Direction

Tide Stage

Water Surface Condition

Sky Condition

Percentage of Sky Coverage

Definition:

Date when sample collected

Transect where sample collected

Time when the sample was collected

temperature of the water

Salinity of the water

Tide Elevation

Wave Elevation

Secchi Disk Reading

Sediment Filter Number

Volume of Water Filtered

Total Sediment Weight

Inorganic Sediment Weight

Organic Sediment Weight

Tide Direction

Tide Stage

Water Surface Condition

Sky Condition

Percentage of Sky Coverage

Storage Type:

date

string

time

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

dateTime

interval

ratio

interval

ratio

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	TC
Definition	Town Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	CB
Definition	Clam Bank Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	OL
Definition	Oyster Landing
Source

Format	hh:mm:ss
Precision

Unit	celsius
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	35

Unit	partPerThousand
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	40

Unit	meter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	4

Unit	meter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	4

Unit	meter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	4

Unit	dimensionless
Precision	1
Type	integer
Min	0
Max	9000

Unit	milliliter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	700

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	1010

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	1000

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Precision	0.1
Type	real
Min	0
Max	1000

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Ebb
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Flood
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Slack
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Slack Low
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Near Low
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Low to Mid
Source

Code Definition

Code	4
Definition	Mid to Low
Source

Code Definition

Code	5
Definition	Mid
Source

Code Definition

Code	6
Definition	Mid to High
Source

Code Definition

Code	7
Definition	High to Mid
Source

Code Definition

Code	8
Definition	Near
Source

Code Definition

Code	9
Definition	SlackHigh
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Calm
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Light Chop
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Chop
Source

Code Definition

Code	4
Definition	Rough
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Clear
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Hazey 50 percent
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Cloudy 50 percent
Source

Code Definition

Code	4
Definition	Overcast
Source

Code Definition

Code	5
Definition	Rain
Source

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real
Min	0
Max	100

Missing Value Code:

Code	-99
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-99
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9.9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9
Expl	missing value

Code	-9
Expl	missing value

Code	-99
Expl	missing value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

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Conditions of Data Use

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	North Inlet Estuary, Baruch Institute, Georgetown, South Carolina
LTER controlled vocabulary	sediment, substances, ecology, community dynamics
LTER core research areas	populations

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation, and/or protocols apply to the data table SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Experimental Design

Water samples were taken daily at three stations in the North Inlet Estuary System at 10:00 AM EST, 365 days a year.

Research Methods

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

LTER Network Office

Address:

UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020,

1 University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA

Phone:

505 277 2535 (voice)

Phone:

505 277 2541 (fax)

Email Address:

tech-support@lternet.edu

Web Address:

http://www.lternet.edu

Creators:

Individual:	Dr. John Vernberg
Organization:	North Inlet LTER

Individual:	Dr. Elizabeth Blood
Organization:	North Inlet LTER

Individual:	Dr. Robert Gardner
Organization:	North Inlet LTER

Organization:

NIN-LTER

Contacts:

Organization:	LTER Network Office
Position:	LNO Information Manager

Position:

Information Manager

Organization:

LTER Network Office

Address:

UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020,

1 University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA

Phone:

505 277 2535 (voice)

Phone:

505 277 2541 (fax)

Email Address:

tech-support@lternet.edu

Web Address:

http://www.lternet.edu

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

LTER Network Office

Address:

UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020,

1 University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA

Phone:

505 277 2535 (voice)

Phone:

505 277 2541 (fax)

Email Address:

tech-support@lternet.edu

Web Address:

http://www.lternet.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1981-02-12

End:

1992-12-31

Geographic Region:

Description:

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.357	Southern:	33.1925
Western:	-79.2936	Eastern:	-79.1042

Sampling Site:

Description:

Town Creek 33.19'38" Lat., 79.10'0" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1000

Latitude (degree):

33.2005

Sampling Site:

Description:

Clambank Creek 33.20'0" Lat., 79.11'33" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1192

Latitude (degree):

33.2000

Sampling Site:

Description:

Oyster Landing in Crab Haul Creek 33.21'2" Lat., 79.11'27" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1175

Latitude (degree):

33.2106

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992

Time Period

Begin:

1981-02-12

End:

1992-12-31

Geographic Region:

Description:

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.357	Southern:	33.1925
Western:	-79.2936	Eastern:	-79.1042

Sampling Site:

Description:

Town Creek 33.19'38" Lat., 79.10'0" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1000

Latitude (degree):

33.2005

Sampling Site:

Description:

Clambank Creek 33.20'0" Lat., 79.11'33" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1192

Latitude (degree):

33.2000

Sampling Site:

Description:

Oyster Landing in Crab Haul Creek 33.21'2" Lat., 79.11'27" Long.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-79.1175

Latitude (degree):

33.2106

Project

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:

Entry verification

Data for Parameters and Sediments are entered using CMS from raw data sheets. Entries are then verified by checking the entered values against the data sheets.

Date of last update while at North Inlet LTER

December 1991

Last modification at LTER Network Office

Individual data files (LTER.NIN.SEDI.1981.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1982.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1983.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1984.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1985.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1986.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1987.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1988.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1989.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1990.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1991.txt, LTER.NIN.SEDI.1992.txt) were concatenated into a single file spanning the dates from 1981 to 1992. Original fixed column format was changed to comma separated value format. These changes occured in March 2012

Frequency:

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Suspended Sediment. Daily Water Sample Parameter, and Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER

Data Entities

Data Table

Experimental Design

Research Methods

Data Package Usage Rights

LTER Network Data Access Requirements

Conditions of Data Use

Disclaimer

Keywords

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation, and/or protocols apply to the data table SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992:

Experimental Design

Research Methods

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992

Project

Maintenance

Entry verification

Date of last update while at North Inlet LTER

Last modification at LTER Network Office

Additional Metadata

Recently Added

Recently Updated

Data Package Metadata View Summary

Suspended Sediment. Daily Water Sample Parameter, and Sediment Data for North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1992, North Inlet LTER

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Data Table

Experimental Design

Research Methods

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Conditions of Data Use

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These methods, instrumentation, and/or protocols apply to the data table SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992:

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+/- Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: SedimentSample-NIN-LTER-1981-1992

+/- Project

+/- Maintenance

Entry verification

Date of last update while at North Inlet LTER

Last modification at LTER Network Office

+/- Additional Metadata

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Keywords

Methods and Protocols

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Project

Maintenance

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