Chalgrove Lake (Buffalo Creek Watershed) Data from 2022-08-05 to 2022-09-19

General Metadata for Chalgrove Lake YSI Data

Files

Specific metadata for each deployment can be found as text files with the file format of:

BC_chalgrove_lake_YYYY-MM-DD_YYYY-MM-DD_metadata.txt

Where YYYY-MM-DD_YYYY-MM-DD is the date range of the deployment.

File Created

2019-04-12 by KF

File Modified

2019-10-31 by KF - added the descriptions of the total algae variables

2022-05-04 by KF - updated to match LEO standards and current deployment specs

2022-05-23 by KF - updated to include Total Algae Sensor information

Description

These data are from a YSI EXO2 multiparameter sonde deployed at approximatly 0.7 m in Chalgrove Lake (37.242983 N, -78.464116 W) in approximately 4 m of water.

Sonde Specifics

The specific sensors and SNs deployed are on the metadata specific to each deployment but generally the sonde has:

Temperature

Conductivity

pH

ODO

Turbidity

Total Algae

Measurement Parameters, units, and Variable Names

date.time = the combined date and time of the measurement (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)

date = the sampling date reported by the YSI (M/D/YYYY)

time = the sampling time reported by the YSI (HH:MM:SS)

frac_sec = the sampling fractions of a second reported by the YSI

site_name = the site name on the YSI deployment (left blank)

Cond = the conductivity (uS/cm)

Chl_RFU = the raw fluorescence of the chlorophyll sensor (RFU)

nLF_Cond = the nLF conductivity (uS/cm)

DO_perc = the percent oxygen saturation

DO_percL = the percent local oxygen saturation

DO_mgL = the dissolved oxygen concentration (mg/L)

SAL = the salinity (psu)

SPC = the specific conductivity (uS/cm)

TAL_PC_RFU = the raw fluorescence of the phycocyanin (blue green algae) sensor (RFU)

TDS = the total dissolved solids (mg/L)

Turbidity = the turbidity of the water (FNU)

TSS = the total suspended solids

pH = the pH

pH_mV = the millivolts of the pH sensor

Temp = the temperature (dC)

Batt_V = the battery voltage

Cable_V = the cable power