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Data
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Daily measurement summaries from lake-based "Blue Box" monitoring stations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1994-2019, ongoing)
LIMNO_BB_DAILY_MIERS
Lake Miers Blue Box Daily Summaries
File:
LIMNO_BB_DAILY_MIERS.csv
(104.68 KB)
...
or query the dataset by variables and dates of interest:
Variables
LOCATION NAME
Label:
Location name
Definition:
Lake name
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DATE_TIME
Label:
Date
Definition:
Date
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
MM/DD/YYYY
Missing values:
None specified
AVG_STAGE
Label:
Average stage
Definition:
Daily average lake level measured continuously by a presser transducer fixed to a line an anchor and buoy.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
centimeter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
STDDEV_STAGE
Label:
Standard Deviation of the Stage
Definition:
Daily standard deviation of lake level measured continuously by a presser transducer fixed to a line an anchor and buoy.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
centimeter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MIN_STAGE
Label:
Minimum stage
Definition:
Daily minimum lake level measured continuously by a presser transducer fixed to a line an anchor and buoy.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
centimeter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MAX_STAGE
Label:
Maximum Stage
Definition:
Daily maximum lake level measured continuously by a presser transducer fixed to a line an anchor and buoy.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
centimeter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
N_STAGE
Label:
Number of stage measurements
Definition:
Number of stage measurements used to calculate daily stats.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
AVG_SURFACE_PAR
Label:
Average Surface PAR
Definition:
Daily average daily photon flux on the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
STDDEV_SURFACE_PAR
Label:
Standard Deviation of Surface PAR
Definition:
Daily standard deviation of daily photon flux on the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MIN_SURFACE_PAR
Label:
Minimum Surface PAR
Definition:
Minimum daily photon flux on the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MAX_SURFACE_PAR
Label:
Maximum Surface PAR
Definition:
Maximum daily photon flux on the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
N_SURFACE_PAR
Label:
Number of Surface PAR Measurements
Definition:
Number of measurements used to calculate daily stats.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
AVG_UW_PAR
Label:
Average Underwater PAR
Definition:
Daily average photon flux under the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
STDDEV_UW_PAR
Label:
Standard Deviation of Underwater PAR
Definition:
Daily standard deviation of photon flux under the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MIN_UW_PAR
Label:
Minimum Underwater PAR
Definition:
Minimum daily photon flux under the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
MAX_UW_PAR
Label:
Maximum Underwater PAR
Definition:
Maximum daily photon flux under the ice surface from all directions.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
N_UW_PAR
Label:
Number of Underwater PAR measurements
Definition:
Number of measurements used to calculate daily stats.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
umolPerSecondsPerMeterSquared
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
DAILY_ABLATION
Label:
Daily ablation
Definition:
Average continuous lake level ice ablation measurement using a pressure transducer suspended by its cable through the ice.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
centimeter
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
None specified
Data Source Details
Header lines:
1
Footer lines:
1
Orientation:
Column
Quote character:
"
Field delimiter:
,
Record delimiter:
\n