Data for: Thirty-one years of warming and oxygen decline in Massachusetts Bay, a well-flushed non-eutrophic temperate coastal waterbody

This dataset consists of the primary data used in manuscript ("Thirty-one years of warming and oxygen decline in Massachusetts Bay, a well-flushed non-eutrophic temperate coastal waterbody") submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans.

Description of the data and file structure

The primary data are in the file T-S-DO_1992-2022-20230907.csv, in columnar format, and the metadata, including column information, are in file ColumnAndCodeDescriptions.txt.

Sharing/Access information

The primary data were generated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and provided in response to a data request. They are public data, available on request from MWRA by contacting [e-mail] (opens in new window) or [e-mail] (opens in new window). The methods of data collection are detailed in the Quality Assurance Project Plan: 

Libby, P. S., Fitzpatrick, M. R., Willenberg, Z. J., Abramson Pala, S. L., Borkman, D. G., & Turner, J. T. (2024). Quality assurance project plan (QAPP) for water column monitoring 2024-2026: Tasks 4-8 and 11. Boston: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Report 2024-02. 73p. https://www.mwra.com/harbor/enquad/pdf/2024-02.pdf (opens in new window)