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LIMNO_DIC [1]

Description: 

Details about the spreadsheet containing the LIMNO dissolved inorganic carbon data -- units used, parameters definitions, etc.

File: 

File LIMNO_DIC.csv [2]

Variables (click to expand): 

DATASET_CODE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code to designate the table name
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
LIMNO_RUN
  • Label: Limno Run
  • Definition: Code for lake's sampling location and date
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Location Name
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of lake where measurement was made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Location Code
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code for site where measurement was made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date on which sample was gathered
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
  • Missing values: None specified
Depth (m)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Distance below the piezometric water level from which sample was drawn.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: 45
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
DIC (mg C/l)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration found at lake depth - mass units
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 3000
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
DIC (mM)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration found at lake depth - moles
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: mM
  • Maximum: 500
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
DIC Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: Helpful hints about the DIC sample
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
File Name
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of file in which data was submitted
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DEPTH MASL
  • Label:
  • Definition: Depth referred to the Sea level. Distance below Mean Average Sea water level reference from which sample was drawn
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified

Date Range: 

Wednesday, October 27, 1993 to Wednesday, December 20, 2017
LTER Network
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grant #OPP-1637708 for Long Term Ecological Research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Source URL: https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/limnodic

Links
[1] https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/limnodic
[2] https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/LIMNO_DIC_1.csv