Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Santa Fe Stream at B2, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2000)

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 data pertaining to continuous monitored 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' Santa Fe Stream at the B2 streamgage, located in the Bonney Basin of Taylor Valley. Measurements commenced during the 1993-94 austral summer and continued through the end of the 1999-20 austral summer. The B2 streamgage was removed in December 2000 after it was found completely underwater due to Lake Bonney water level rise. Efforts were made to continue some discrete flow measurements to estimate flow in Santa Fe Stream based on the flow record at the higher elevation streamgage located in nearby Lawson Creek. Thus, Santa Fe Stream transitioned from being continuously monitored to one for which discrete measurements of flow may be made during site visits to Lawson Creek.

作为南极麦克默多干谷长期生态研究（Long Term Ecological Research, LTER）项目的一部分，已开展系统性采样计划以监测该区域的冰川融水溪流。本数据包包含通过自动记录设备在该区域溪流上测量的连续监测水质与水量参数相关数据。具体而言，本元数据记录描述了麦克默多干谷Santa Fe溪流在B2测流站的每日水文摘要，该测流站位于泰勒谷的Bonney盆地。测量始于1993-94年南极夏季，并持续至1999-20年南极夏季结束。2000年12月，由于Bonney湖水位上升导致B2测流站完全被水淹没，该测流站被拆除。研究人员尝试通过附近Lawson Creek更高海拔测流站的流量记录，继续进行部分离散流量测量以估算Santa Fe溪流的流量。因此，Santa Fe溪流从连续监测模式转变为需在访问Lawson Creek站点期间开展离散流量测量的模式。