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Oceanographic, surface meteorological, and chemical water quality parameter data collected from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Western Lake Erie Buoy, Lake Erie, in the Great Lakes region by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2006-05-01 to 2009-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0210569)


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            title:  Oceanographic, surface meteorological, and chemical water quality parameter data collected from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Western Lake Erie Buoy, Lake Erie, in the Great Lakes region by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2006-05-01 to 2009-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0210569)
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        abstract:  NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory collected the data from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Western Lake Erie Buoy, Lake Erie, an in-situ moored station, in the Great Lakes during the open water seasons of 2006, 2008, and 2009. The ReCON buoy provides continuous, real-time observations, facilitates modification of sampling parameters in anticipation of episodic events, facilitates collection of field samples in response to episodic events, supports long term research and contributes to sensor and system development. Parameters collected include air temperature, chlorophyll, conductivity, currents, depth, dissolved oxygen, PAR, pressure (hydrostatic), pH, specific conductivity, turbidity, water temperature, waves (period, height, direction), and wind direction and speed. The block of text at the beginning of each file contains information about the location and sensor used to collect data and the data headers followed by the observed data. Column 1 of the data is the timestamp, column 2 is the observed data, and column 3, where applicable, the QARTOD flag. Five QARTOD tests were run including gross range, climatological, spike, rate of change, and flat line tests. The highest value from the five tests were included under the “Qartod” column. If data were known to be invalid, that line of data was removed from the dataset. Note, this buoy moved around the western basin of Lake Erie over the three years it was deployed. This is reflected in the latitude and longitude coordinates in each data file.
        purpose:  The goal of the ReCON project is to develop a national network of coastal buoys capable of seabed to sea-surface observations. This wireless Internet observation system, with shore stations at coastal locations covering approximately 800 square miles of sea surface, uses commercially available networking equipment allowing straightforward integration into a nationwide network. Each system collects meteorological data and provides sub-surface measurements of chemical, biological, and physical parameters. The system is designed to allow controlled access to multi-institutional users through surface buoys and sub-surface sensor guest ports located on an underwater hub. The observation network currently provides environmental data to state, federal, and university researchers, educators and resource managers.
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: Great Lakes Observing System
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: AIR TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Campbell Scientific 109 Temperature Probe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: 5 minute average of data samples taken at 5 second interval; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: microsiemens per centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - SENSOR (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: dissolved oxygen - saturation (measured); Units: percent saturation; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) (measured); Units: volt; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Biospherical QSP-2150 PAR Sensor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: specific conductivity (measured); Units: microSiemens per centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Yellow Springs YSI 6000/6600 Sonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Single sample at each time stamp.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: WIND DIRECTION - AVERAGE (measured); Units: degrees north; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: R.M. Young 05106 Marine Wind Monitor (using KVH AutoComp 1000 Fluxgate Compass for north reference); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Wind direction (direction wind is coming from) in degrees (0 is magnetic North; 90 is East; range is 0 to 360). 5 minute average of data samples taken at 5 second interval.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: WIND SPEED - AVERAGE (measured); Units: meters per second; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: R.M. Young 05106 Marine Wind Monitor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: 5 minute average of data samples taken at 5 second interval. Sensor is located at 2.5 meters above water surface.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: PRESSURE - WATER [HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: pounds per square inch absolute; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Paroscientific Digiquartz 8060 Pressure Sensor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Measurement taken every 0.5 seconds.; Data Quality Method: Quality Assurance / Quality Control of Real Time Oceanographic Data cf. https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/qartod/.
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                code:  ADCP
            type:  ADCP
            description:  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measures currents beneath a ship while underway. Sound signals sent from the moving ship bounce back to receivers aboard the ship. This provides a profile of water movement relative to the ship-precise modern navigation, allowing the ship's motion to be subtracted from the data. These devices are also used on moorings and profilers and, along with acoustic backscattering, measure animal biomass. Particles in the path of the sound waves, mostly plankton, reflect a small part of the sound energy back toward receivers, allowing researchers to make remote estimates of the sizes and numbers of animals present in the water column. Before the 1970's, the most technologically advanced instrument used to measure water velocity was known as a Doppler speed log. This evolved into the first commercial ADCP, produced in the mid-1970's, which used averaging. Later in the 1970's, the first vessel-mounted ADCP was developed to measure water velocity more accurately and to allow measurement in range cells over a depth profile. As instruments evolved, so did new techniques in Doppler signal processing. Initially, Doppler speed logs used simple analog signal processing methods, which are still used in some commercial speed logs today. However, the first ADCPs incorporated analog-to-digital signal conversion over a narrow communication bandwidth. Around 1990, this technique was developed into broadband signal processing. Since then, broadband ADCPs have been able to generate very accurate, real-time velocity measurements.
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  meteorological sensor
            type:  meteorological sensor
            description:  Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc.
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  multi-parameter water quality sensor
            type:  multi-parameter water quality sensor
            description:  used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024).
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  pressure sensor
            type:  pressure sensor
            description:  GCMD instruments - In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Pressure/Height Meters > PRESSURE SENSORS ASFA Thesaurus - pressure sensors http://www4.fao.org/asfa/asfa.htm
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  temperature probe
            type:  temperature probe
            description:  For example, OMEGA temperature probe PR-11-2-100-1/8-6-e Vaisala HUMICAP® Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP155