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Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24 (NCEI Accession 0303633)

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Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24. These data were collected during repeated trips to a set of stations before, during, and after harmful algal blooms (HABs) using a Fluoroprobe (bbe Moldaenke, GmbH) with factory calibration. Data for the following parameters are included: date and time, green algae, blue-green algae, diatom, cryptophyta, and total chlorophyll concentrations, yellow substances, transmission, depth, and temperature. Any cells in a table with no value means there is no data available.

The FluoroProbe provides estimates of phytoplankton concentrations based on total in vivo chlorophyll concentrations. These estimates are based on algorithms derived by bbe Moldaenke. These data represent trends within the phytoplankton assemblage and are not equivalent to extracted chlorophyll concentrations, and should not be considered absolute abundances.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Burtner, Ashley; Errera, Reagan M.; Kain, Alexander; Mancuso, Jasmine; Godwin, Casey (2025). Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24 (NCEI Accession 0303633). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0303633. In Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan; NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/11da-3x54. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0303633

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Time Period	2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -83.424 East: -83.009 South: 41.617 North: 41.834
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Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012
- https://doi.org/10.25921/11da-3x54
  NCEI Collection
Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Hypoxia Webpage
- https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/HABs_and_Hypoxia/
  Project Webpage
NCCOS Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Webpage
- https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/hab-forecasts/lake-erie/
  NCCOS Project Webpage
Boegehold, A. G., Burtner, A. M., Camilleri, A. C., Carter, G., DenUyl, P., Fanslow, D., Fyffe Semenyuk, D., Godwin, C. M., Gossiaux, D., Johengen, T. H., Kelchner, H., Kitchens, C., Mason, L. A., McCabe, K., Palladino, D., Stuart, D., Vanderploeg, H., & Errera, R. (2023). Routine monitoring of western Lake Erie to track water quality changes associated with cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms. Earth System Science Data, 15(8), 3853–3868. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3853-2023
- https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3853-2023
  Data Descriptor Paper
NOAA National Ocean Service (2018). Forecast products and associated satellite imagery from Lake Erie created by the NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System (HAB-OFS) from 2017-06-25 to present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NOS-HABOFS-LakeErie.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NOS-HABOFS-LakeErie
  HAB-OFS data collection
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (2021). Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) bulletin forecast products and associated satellite imagery from Lake Erie from 2008-09-04 to 2016-11-01 created by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/q053-h813.
- https://doi.org/10.25921/q053-h813
  HABOFS Experimental Lake Erie collection

gov.noaa.nodc:GLERL-CIGLR-HAB-LakeErie-water-qual

Publication Dates	publication: 2025-07-03 creation: 2025-04-18
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
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
Purpose	These data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA-GLERL) and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) (NOAA Cooperative Agreement NA17OAR4320152 and NA22OAR4320150) to strengthen the understanding of factors contributing to the progression and transport of Lake Erie harmful algal blooms (HABs). These data were collected during repeated trips to a set of stations before, during, and after harmful algal blooms (HABs). We have conducted this discrete field sampling along with continuous field sampling, experimental work, and hydrodynamic-biological mechanistic modeling to ensure development of useful tools and technology for local managers, interfacing with end users- facilitating the translation of research into more effective decision-making and public education.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Burtner, Ashley; Errera, Reagan M.; Kain, Alexander; Mancuso, Jasmine; Godwin, Casey (2025). Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24 (NCEI Accession 0303633). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0303633. In Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan; NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/11da-3x54. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Burtner, Ashley NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Errera, Reagan M. NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Kain, Alexander University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) Mancuso, Jasmine University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) Godwin, Casey University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)
Principal Investigators	Reagan M. Errera NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Casey Godwin University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)
Contributors	NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)
Resource Providers	Lacey Mason NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
Points of Contact	Ashley Burtner NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) NOAA GLERL Data Manager NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding Agency: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), USEPA Funding Agency: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological data CHLOROPHYLL A Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) DEPTH - SENSOR diatom LIGHT TRANSMISSION PHYTOPLANKTON WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DIATOMS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE Provider Keywords bluegreen cryptophyta datetime depth diatoms green_algae measurement_numb total_concentration transmission yellow_substances
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/OAR/GLERL > Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS fluorometer Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS Provider Instruments bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Great Lakes Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > GREAT LAKES, CANADA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES
Project keywords	Provider Project Names Great Lakes Restoration Initative
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0303633
Keywords	Send2NCEI Submission Package ID M82XA2

Use Constraints	Cite as: Burtner, Ashley; Errera, Reagan M.; Kain, Alexander; Mancuso, Jasmine; Godwin, Casey (2025). Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24 (NCEI Accession 0303633). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0303633. In Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan; NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Physical, chemical, and biological water quality monitoring data to support detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie, collected by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research since 2012. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/11da-3x54. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps	2025-07-03T15:29:49Z - NCEI Accession 0303633 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0303633 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0303633 v1.1 (download) published 2025-07-03T15:29:49Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: measurement_numb (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: datetime (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: green_algae (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: bluegreen (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: diatoms (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: cryptophyta (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: yellow_substances (measured); Units: relative units; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: total_concentration (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: transmission (measured); Units: percentage; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review

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Parameter or Variable: measurement_numb (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: datetime (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: green_algae (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: bluegreen (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: diatoms (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: cryptophyta (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: yellow_substances (measured); Units: relative units; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: total_concentration (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: transmission (measured); Units: percentage; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review
Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: bbe Moldaenke FluoroProbe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The fluoroprobe was equilibrated under the surface of the water for 30 seconds, raised to the surface, and lowered slowly to the bottom of the lake. Only downcast data from >0.5m are included.; Data Quality Method: Expert review

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Instrument	fluorometer

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Depth profiles of phytoplankton community composition collected from a small boat in western Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2017-03-23 to 2022-10-24 (NCEI Accession 0303633)

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