LTER Georgia Coastal Ecosystems - December 2002 bin-averaged CTD profiles for the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Altamaha River transect

Four hydrographic surveys were performed on December 11, 2002, along an east-to-west transect up the Altamaha River in Georgia (Altamaha River Transect, GCE-AL). Vertical CTD profiles were collected at 1-2km intervals from the -2km to 28km upriver along the transect during low and high tidal regimes. Conductivity, temperature, pressure and optical backscatter were measured, and depth, salinity and sigma-t were calculated for each profile. Data values collected on the upcast were deleted, and the remaining data were averaged within 0.5m depth bins and interpolated to produce a smooth profile for contouring. This data set was collected as part of the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER quarterly hydrographic monitoring program. Overall bounding box describing the geographic region within the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER study domain represented in data set PHY-GCEM-0304c1