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Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, 2016-2019

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	edi.56.11
Title:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, 2016-2019
Alternate Identifier:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels 2016-2019
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Water level measurements at 5 minute intervals at the West Falmouth Harbor town dock (West Falmouth, MA, USA). Pressures were collected from a pair of Onset HOBO U20L sensors, one submerged in a stilling well and one above the water surface, and depths were calculated in Onset's Hoboware Pro using the Barometric Compenation Assistant. Depths were collected relative to the location of the pressure transducer.
Publication Date:	2020

Time Period

Begin:

2016-06-24

End:

2019-09-05

People and Organizations
Contact:	Hayn, Melanie (Data Manager) [ email ]
Creator:	Hayn, Melanie
Creator:	Howarth, Robert
Creator:	Marino, Roxanne

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2016
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2016
Data Table Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2017
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2017
Data Table Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2018
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2018
Data Table Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2019
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2019

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


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Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2016
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2016
Number of Records:	22532
Number of Columns:	5

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Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2017
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2017
Number of Records:	21356
Number of Columns:	5

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Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2018
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2018
Number of Records:	20337
Number of Columns:	5

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Water column depth above sonde pressure transducer

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Name:	West Falmouth Harbor Water Levels: 2019
Description:	Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, year 2019
Number of Records:	21331
Number of Columns:	5

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Date

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Temp_C

Depth_m

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Column Name:

Date

Time

Temperature, Celsius

Depth

Comments

Definition:

Date of sampling

Time of sampling

Water temperature in degrees celsius

Water column depth above sonde pressure transducer

Comments about specific data

Storage Type:

Measurement Type:

dateTime

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Format	hh:mm
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Data Package Usage Rights

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A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to the Principal Investigators and Creator.

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	WFH_LTREB_Cornell, WFH LTREB, sea level, tide, water level, depth

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:	Water Level Data Collection Measurements of pressure were made with Onset HOBO U20L sensors (13ft range). One sensor was placed in a stilling well, bolted to a piling below the town dock. The other sensor was placed in a shaded box above the water surface. The same stilling well and suspension mechanism were used every year so data can be compared inter-annually.
Instrument(s):	Onset HOBO U20L sensors (13ft range)

Description:	Water Level Data Analysis Data were downloaded into Hoboware Pro, then converted to depth using the barometric compensation assistant. All depth reported are the water depth relative to the location of the pressure transducer.
Instrument(s):	Onset Hoboware Pro

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Cornell University - Howarth-Marino Lab Group

Address:

E301 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

mkh23@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Creators:

Individual:

Melanie Hayn

Address:

E301 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

mkh23@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Individual:

Robert Howarth

Address:

E301 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

rwh2@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Individual:

Roxanne Marino

Address:

E301 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

rmm3@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Contacts:

Position:

Data Manager

Individual:

Melanie Hayn

Address:

E301 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

mkh23@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Cornell University - Howarth-Marino Lab Group

Address:

E309 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

mkh23@cornell.edu

Web Address:

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/howarth

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2016-06-24

End:

2019-09-05

Sampling Site:

Description:

Onset water level logger at the town dock, West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, USA

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-70.64

Latitude (degree):

41.60

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

West Falmouth Harbor LTREB Research Site by the Howarth-Marino Lab Group

Personnel:

Individual:

Robert Howarth

Address:

E309 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

rwh2@mbl.edu

Role:

Lead Principal Investigator

Individual:

Melanie Hayn

Address:

E309 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

mkh23@cornell.edu

Role:

Data Manager

Individual:

Roxanne Marino

Address:

E309 Corson Hall,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Email Address:

rmm3@cornell.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Abstract:

The West Falmouth Harbor LTREB site is an integrated research, education, and outreach program led by the Howarth-Marino Research Lab at Cornell University. Since 2005, the goal of this program has been to understand the response of a shallow coastal ecosystem to high nitrogen inputs from an aquifer contaminated with sewage effluent, and examine recovery as this high N input decreases. This rare whole-ecosystem “experiment” allows us to look at the impact of a single nutrient, nitrogen, with no change in P inputs, and to assess the effects of nitrogen fertilization on whole ecosystem biogeochemical cycling, carbon sequestration, ecosystem metabolism, and seagrass habitat health.

Funding:

These data are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants EAR-0420575 and 1654845, and grants from Woods Hole Sea Grant, the Cornell Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity, and the David R. Atkinson fund associated with one of the Principal Investigators. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or other funding sources.

Study Area:

Study Area Coverage:

Geographic Region:

Description:

The West Falmouth Harbor LTREB site is located on Cape Cod in eastern Massachusetts. It is a shallow, tidally dominated estuary that exchanges water with the adjacent coastal waters of Buzzards Bay. Freshwater input to the harbor is almost entirely from groundwater flow and precipitation. The groundwater aquifer is impacted by a wastewater treatment facility approximately 1.5 km upgradient that was upgraded with nitrogen removal technology in 2005.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	41.62	Southern:	41.59
Western:	-70.66	Eastern:	-70.58

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:

Collected during each summer field season, and updated here after quality analysis.

Version 11 - Metadata updated

Frequency:

annually

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, 2016-2019

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Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Water Level Data Collection

Water Level Data Analysis

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Measurements of water column depth at 5 minute intervals in West Falmouth Harbor, West Falmouth, MA, 2016-2019

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