Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Adams Stream at M1, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2018-2020, 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 Valleys' Adams Stream at the M1 streamgage, located in Miers Valley. Measurements commenced during the 2018-19 season. This dataset extends through the first half of the 2019-20 field season.

Date Range: 

November 27, 2018 to January 13, 2020
Data Citation
Gooseff, M.N. 2021. Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Adams Stream at M1, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2018-2020, ongoing). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/420a218a4f698b5bc856f8f1def675b2. Dataset accessed 18 March 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Miers Stream at M2 (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: 

ADAMS_HYDRO_DAILY

Dataset ID: 

9120
People

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Associated Personnel: 

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