Using Monitoring and Mechanistic Modeling to Improve Understanding of Eutrophication in a Shallow New England Estuary

This data repository contains the names and description of data files used in the “Using Monitoring and Mechanistic Modeling to Improve Understanding of Eutrophication in a Shallow New England Estuary” manuscript by Cashel et al (2023). These data files, formatted as .txt files, include simulated and observed data of various water quality components with time. Time is always provided as the Julian Day in the first column (left). The type of data in each file is indicated by a parameter code. Parameter codes are defined below. SAL = salinity (ppt) WT = water temperature (℃) PAR = photosynthetically active radiation (W/m2) TN = total nitrogen (mg/L as N) NH3 = ammonium (mg/L as N) NO3 = nitrate + nitrite (mg/L as N) TP = total phosphorus (mg/L as P) DIP = orthophosphate (mg/L as P) CBOD = carbonaceous biological oxygen demand (mg/L) CHL = phytoplankton as chlorophyll a (µg/L) MACRO = macroalgae biomass (gDW/m2) DO = dissolved oxygen (mg/L) 1 - Simulated Data 1.1 – PRE Model Data The primary simulated data for this study includes model output on an interval of 0.05 days. Columns two through eight contain the average concentration of each WASP Segment per each time step. Data presented in these columns from left to right are from WASP Segments 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 17. WASP_SAL.txt WASP_WT.txt WASP_PAR.txt WASP_TN.txt WASP_NH3.txt WASP_NO3.txt WASP_TP.txt WASP_DIP.txt WASP_CBOD.txt WASP_CHL.txt WASP_MACRO.txt WASP_DO.txt 1.2 – Macroalgae Scenario Data Simulated data files also include a model scenario evaluating the impact of macroalgae as a state variable. This set of model output comes from simulations with macroalgae removed as a state variable. These files have a model output of 0.05 days with time in the first column, and the second column contains the average concentration within WASP segment 17. MACRO_PAR.txt MACRO_NH3.txt MACRO_NO3.txt MACRO_DIP.txt MACRO_CBOD.txt MACRO_CHL.txt 1.3 – Dissolved Oxygen Parameter Analysis Data Simulated data from model scenarios evaluating the impact of parameterization on dissolved oxygen concentrations are listed below. These model simulations have an output of 0.05 days. Rows two through ten contain average DO concentration (mg/L) for WASP Segments 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Files containing “1” indicate the high condition of each parameter analysis, and those with a “2” indicate the low condition. CBOD1_DO.txt CBOD2_DO.txt Phyto1_DO.txt Phyto2_DO.txt SOD1_DO.txt SOD2_DO.txt 1.4 – Heatmap Simulations Simulated data for heatmaps presents average concentrations from noon of each day. The first row is time, and the following rows of two through nine have simulated data for WASP Segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. WASP_TN2.txt WASP_TP2.txt WASP_DO2.txt WASP_CHL2.txt 2 – Observed Data 2.1 – Sonde Data Observed sonde data is presented in .txt files from various years and location. Each data file has the first column of time, and the second column as concentration per each time step. File names begin with the site name, followed by an “S” or “B” (surface and bottom respectively, if applicable), the year, and the parameter code. Site names are: LNB (Little Narragansett Bay), Pawcatuck (Pawcatuck Point), Avondale (Avondale Marina), Greenhaven (Greenhaven Marina), WYC (Westerly Yacht Club), PR (Pawcatuck Rock), Viking (Viking Marina), and R1 (Route 1). File names per location are provided in the two tables below. Row 1 of each table has the site name, and the corresponding files are listed below. LNB Pawcatuck Avondale Greenhaven LNB_SAL.txt Pawcatuck2018_ SAL.txt AvondaleS2019_SAL.txt GreenhavenS2018_SAL.txt LNB_WT.txt Pawcatuck2018_WT.txt AvondaleB2019_SAL.txt GreenhavenB2018_SAL.txt LNB_DO.txt Pawcatuck2018_DO.txt AvondaleS2019_WT.txt GreenhavenS2018_WT.txt LNB_CHL.txt Pawcatcuk2018_CHL.txt AvondaleB2019_WT.txt GreenhavenB2018_WT.txt Pawcatuck2019_SAL.txt AvondaleS2019_CHL.txt GreenhavenS2018_DO.txt Pawcatuck2019_WT.txt AvondaleB2019_CHL.txt GreenhavenB2018_DO.txt Pawcatuck2019_DO.txt AvondaleS2019_DO.txt Pawcatuck2019_CHL.txt AvondaleB2019_DO.txt AvondaleS2020_SAL.txt AvondaleB2020_SAL.txt AvondaleS2020_WT.txt AvondaleB2020_WT.txt AvondaleS2020_CHL.txt AvondaleB2020_CHL.txt AvondaleS2020_DO.txt AvondaleB2020_DO.txt WYC PR Viking R1 WYC2018_SAL.txt PRS2018_SAL.txt Viking2018_SAL.txt R1S2018_SAL.txt WYC2018_WT.txt PRB2018_SAL.txt Viking2018_WT.txt R1B2018_SAL.txt WYC2018_CHL.txt PRS2018_WT.txt Viking2018_CHL.txt R1S2018_WT.txt WYC2018_DO.txt PRB2018_WT.txt Viking2018_DO.txt R1B2018_WT.txt PRS2018_DO.txt Viking2019_SAL.txt R1S2018_DO.txt PRB2018_DO.txt Viking2019_WT.txt R1B2018_DO.txt PRS2020_SAL.txt Viking2019_CHL.txt R1S2020_SAL.txt PRB2020_SALtxt Viking2019_DO.txt R1B2020_SAL.txt PRS2020_WT.txt Viking2020_SAL.txt R1S2020_WT.txt PRB2020_WT.txt Viking2020_WT.txt R1B2020_WT.txt PRS2020_DO.txt Viking2020_CHL.txt R1S2020_DO.txt PRB2020_DO.txt Viking2020_DO.txt R1B2020_DO.txt