Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from the Onyx River at Lower Wright, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1972-2023, ongoing)

Summary

Abstract: 

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor the glacial meltwater streams in that region. This package contains daily summaries derived from 15-minute measurements of water quality and quantity parameters measured with automatic recording devices on streams in this region. Specifically, this metadata record describes the daily hydrological summaries for the McMurdo Dry Valley's Onyx River, located in the Wright Valley. Measurements commenced in 1972 and are ongoing. This dataset extends through the first half of the 2022-23 field season.

Date Range: 

December 4, 1972 to January 26, 2023
Data Citation
Gooseff, M.N., Mcknight, D.M. 2024. Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from the Onyx River at Lower Wright, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1972-2023, ongoing). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/68c483362ba88faf3e8d681f1deee620. Dataset accessed 7 December 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Onyx River at Lower Wright (Daily)

Variables (click to expand): 

STRMGAGEID
  • Label: Stream Gage ID
  • Definition: Code representing the stream gage
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: Date on which the measurements were made (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Average Discharge
  • Definition: Average daily stream discharge, measured in liters per second
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
STDDEV_DISCHARGE
  • Label:
  • Definition: STDDEV_DISCHARGE
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Minimum discharge
  • Definition: Minimum daily discharge rate.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Maximum discharge
  • Definition: Maximum daily discharge rate.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Number of discharge observations
  • Definition: Number of discharge observations per day.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
TDAILY_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Total daily discharge
  • Definition: Total daily stream discharge.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_TEMP
  • Label: Average temperature
  • Definition: Average daily water temperature in celsius.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_TEMP
  • Label: Standard deviation for water temperature
  • Definition: Standard deviation of daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_TEMP
  • Label: Minimum temperature
  • Definition: Minimum daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_TEMP
  • Label: Maximum temperature
  • Definition: Maximum daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_TEMP
  • Label: Number of temperature observations
  • Definition: Number of daily water temperature observations.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_COND
  • Label: Average conductivity
  • Definition: Mean daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_COND
  • Label: Standard deviation of conductivity
  • Definition: Standard deviation of daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_COND
  • Label: Minimum conductivity
  • Definition: Minimum daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_COND
  • Label: Maximum conductivity
  • Definition: Maximum daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_COND
  • Label: Number of conductivity observations
  • Definition: Number of daily specific conductivity observations.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Short name: 

ONYX_LWRIGHT_HYDRO_DAILY

Dataset ID: 

9128
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

Contact: 

Associated Personnel: 

Field Technician
Data Manager
Former Field Crew