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Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Concentrations in Lakes

Abstract: 

The McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project monitors patterns of inorganic material transport in perennial ice-capped lakes. This data set addresses this core area of research and quantifies dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations at specific depths in McMurdo Dry Valley lakes.

Dataset ID: 

58

Associated Personnel: 

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Short name: 

limndin.dat

Data sources: 

limndin

Methods: 

Lake water samples were collected at specific depths with a five-liter Niskin bottle during normal LTER limnological sampling. Sub-samples were decanted into three-1 L Nalgene bottles (2-light and 1-amber), two-500 mL amber Nalgene bottles, three-150 mL borosilicate glass bottles, two-20 mL scintillation vials, and one-30 mL serum vial. One-100 mL sub-sample was taken from the one-liter amber Nalgene bottle. The sample was filtered through a combusted (475 degrees C for 4 hours) Whatman 25 mm GF/F filter using a bell jar apparatus. The filtrate was collected in a 125 mL acid washed Nalgene bottle and stored at -20 degrees C until analysis by ASA analytical chemist performed the nutrient assays with a Lachat Quickchem AE Autoanalyzer using standard methods.

Maintenance: 

2015 - data and metadata now managed using the Drupal Ecological Information Management System.  Data created as derivative of LIMNO_NUTRIENTS -- the sum of NH4, NO2 and NO3.
 
 Data from this table was submitted to INSTAAR by John Priscu's team at Montana State University. The raw data file listed under 'file name' is the name of the original file submitted. The 1996/97 and 1997/98 datasets are ascii text files. Upon arrival at INSTAAR, the data manager fine-tuned the location codes and limno runs to match those provided in the "locations, dates, codes for lake chemistry, biology samples" file. The file was imported into Microsoft Access on INSTAAR's Unix system, and can currently be found there. The file was then exported in ascii, comma delimited text and MS-DOS text (table layout) to present on the MCM LTER web site. Both of these files are linked to this web page above. Information for the metadata was obtained from the Metanut9697.rtf file. The file was called up using Microsoft Word version 6.0. Text from this file was used to create this page in html format.

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