Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Aiken Creek at F5, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1990-2023, 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 Aiken Stream at F5, located in the Fryxell Basin of Taylor Valley. Measurements commenced during the 1990-91 austral summer and are ongoing. Anticipating lake level rise and the eventual submergence of the original control structure, an upstream control and streamgage was installed on 21 Dec 2011 and run simultaneously until the original control and streamgage was removed on 17 Jan 2013 at 12:52. During the period of overlap, data from the original streamgage was used for submitted data through 16 Jan 2013 12:00, afterward all data is from the upstream streamgage. This dataset extends through the first half of the 2022-23 field season.

Date Range: 

December 4, 1990 to January 28, 2023
Data Citation
Gooseff, M.N., Mcknight, D.M. 2024. Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Aiken Creek at F5, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1990-2023, ongoing). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/6d9315a4dd921d20b34110fb7688e6eb. Dataset accessed 12 October 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Aiken Creek at F5 (Daily)

Variables (click to expand): 

STRMGAGEID
  • Label: strmgageid
  • Definition: Code representing stream gage
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date on which measurement was made
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Average Discharge
  • Definition: Average stream discharge, measured in liters per second
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
STDDEV_DISCHARGE
  • Label: STD Discharge
  • Definition: Stadard deviation of the Stream discharge value distribution
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
MIN_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Minimum Discharge Rate
  • Definition: Minimum of the Stream discharge
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
MAX_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Maximum Discharge Rate
  • Definition: Maximum of the Discharge Rate
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
N_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Number of Observations
  • Definition: Number of observations for the daily stats.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
TDAILY_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Total Daily Discharge
  • Definition: The Stream total daily discharge
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: liter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
AVG_TEMP
  • Label: Average Temperature
  • Definition: Average 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: std temperature
  • Definition: Standard deviation of the water temperature distribution
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_TEMP
  • Label: Minimum Temperature
  • Definition: The minimum temperature
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_TEMP
  • Label:
  • Definition: Maximum temperature
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_TEMP
  • Label: Number of Observations
  • Definition: Number of observations for the daily stats.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_COND
  • Label: Average Conductivity
  • Definition: Average Conductivity
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemens/cm
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_COND
  • Label:
  • Definition: Standard deviation of the conductivity
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemens/cm
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_COND
  • Label:
  • Definition: Minimum Conductivity
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemens/cm
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_COND
  • Label:
  • Definition: Maximum Conductivity
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemens/cm
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_COND
  • Label: Number of Observations
  • Definition: Number of observations for the daily stats.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified

Short name: 

AIKEN_HYDRO_DAILY

Dataset ID: 

9102
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Associated Personnel: 

Field Technician
Data Manager
Former Field Crew
Former Field Crew
Former Data Manager