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Total microcystins, chlorophyll, and other water quality data collected in Lake Erie from 2013-06-18 to 2022-10-10 (NCEI Accession 0276941)

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Water sample data collected and curated by Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory and others between 2013 and 2024 in Lake Erie. The samples were collected in part of several projects funded by various state (Ohio EPA and Ohio Sea Grant) and federal agencies (US EPA, NSF, NIH, NOAA). The program column describes who or why the samples were collected. The captains program is a partnership between Stone Lab and the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association in which the captains collect water samples and Stone Lab analyzes them (https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/products/4c0k6/charter-boat-captains-help-monitor-lake-erie-water-quality). The SL Buoy program is a high temporal resolution dataset of grab samples paired with a high temporal resolution sonde data attached to a buoy (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2612-z). The HABs Grab were high spatial resolution samples collected on two days during peak blooms of 2018 and 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102080). The flow-through program was an attempt to collect water quality data throughout the winter by pumping lake water into the research building at Stone Lab. Programs Stone Lab and UToledo were samples collected by Stone Lab and UT Lake Erie Center from research vessels at routinely monitored locations. Samples were analyzed for chlorophyll a (an indicator of algae biomass), microcystins (a group of toxins produced by cyanobacteria), total phosphorus and nitrogen (indicators of maximum biomass potential), dissolved nitrate, phosphate, and silicate (nutrients available for algae), and total suspended solids (mass of all particulates in the water).
  • Cite as: Chaffin, Justin (2023). Total microcystins, chlorophyll, and other water quality data collected in Lake Erie from 2013-06-18 to 2022-10-10 (NCEI Accession 0276941). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276941. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2013-06-18 to 2022-10-10
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -83.58
East: -81.15
South: 41.377
North: 42.084
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Associated Resources
  • Chaffin, J. D., Westrick, J. A., Furr, E., Birbeck, J. A., Reitz, L. A., Stanislawczyk, K., Li, W., Weber, P. K., Bridgeman, T. B., Davis, T. W., & Mayali, X. (2022). Quantification of microcystin production and biodegradation rates in the western basin of Lake Erie. Limnology and Oceanography, 67(7), 1470–1483. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12096
  • Chaffin, J. D., Bratton, J. F., Verhamme, E. M., Bair, H. B., Beecher, A. A., Binding, C. E., Birbeck, J. A., Bridgeman, T. B., Chang, X., Crossman, J., Currie, W. J. S., Davis, T. W., Dick, G. J., Drouillard, K. G., Errera, R. M., Frenken, T., MacIsaac, H. J., McClure, A., McKay, R. M., … Zhou, X. (2021). The Lake Erie HABs Grab: A binational collaboration to characterize the western basin cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms at an unprecedented high-resolution spatial scale. Harmful Algae, 108, 102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102080
  • Chaffin, J. D., Davis, T. W., Smith, D. J., Baer, M. M., & Dick, G. J. (2018). Interactions between nitrogen form, loading rate, and light intensity on Microcystis and Planktothrix growth and microcystin production. Harmful Algae, 73, 84–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2018.02.001
  • Chaffin, J. D., Mishra, S., Kane, D. D., Bade, D. L., Stanislawczyk, K., Slodysko, K. N., Jones, K. W., Parker, E. M., & Fox, E. L. (2019). Cyanobacterial blooms in the central basin of Lake Erie: Potentials for cyanotoxins and environmental drivers. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 45(2), 277–289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.12.006
  • Chaffin, J. D., Kane, D. D., Stanislawczyk, K., & Parker, E. M. (2018). Accuracy of data buoys for measurement of cyanobacteria, chlorophyll, and turbidity in a large lake (Lake Erie, North America): implications for estimation of cyanobacterial bloom parameters from water quality sonde measurements. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(25), 25175–25189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2612-z
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-03-22
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose These data were collected to help track water quality of Lake Erie.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Chaffin, Justin (2023). Total microcystins, chlorophyll, and other water quality data collected in Lake Erie from 2013-06-18 to 2022-10-10 (NCEI Accession 0276941). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276941. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Agency: NOAA NOS
  • Funding Agency: Ohio EPA Environmental Education Fund
  • Funding Agency: Ohio EPA Surface Water Improvement Fund
  • Funding Agency: Ohio Sea Grant
  • Funding Agency: Ohio Water Resources Center
  • Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
  • Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
  • Funding Agency: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • ammonium
  • cryptophytes chlorophyll
  • cyanobacteria
  • diatoms chlorophyll
  • dissolved reactive phosphorus
  • non-volatile suspended solids
  • total microcystins
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • YSI 6600v2
  • YSI EXO2
  • benchtop cuvetter
  • water sampler
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Lake Erie
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • LA3034
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Chaffin, Justin (2023). Total microcystins, chlorophyll, and other water quality data collected in Lake Erie from 2013-06-18 to 2022-10-10 (NCEI Accession 0276941). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276941. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2023-03-22T19:01:39Z - NCEI Accession 0276941 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Total Microcystins (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler; Sampling and Analyzing Method: ELISA
  • Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL - EXTRACTED (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: nitrate + nitrite content (concentration) (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: AMMONIUM (NH4) (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: dissolved reactive phosphorus (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: TOTAL PHOSPHORUS (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: Total nitrogen (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: water sampler
  • Parameter or Variable: Secchi depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Secchi disk
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • GPS
  • multi-parameter water quality sensor
  • Secchi disk
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