Ambient estuarine water quality monitoring data - 1993 to 2013

Monthly chemical, physical and biological water column profile data at 88 sites in tidal rivers, streams and inshore waters of Central Queensland from samples and *in situ* measurements. \r\n \r\n**Monitoring department:** DSITIA and predecessor organisations \r\n**Monitoring program name:** Central Queensland Ambient \r\n**Monitoring program design:** National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS), Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting (ANZECC & ARMCANZ 2000) \r\n**Monitoring protocols:** Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (2009) Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 \r\n**Monitoring methods:** American Public Health Association (APHA) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) (1998) Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater \r\n**Monitoring frequency:** Monthly \r\n**Monitoring platform:** Drifting boat \r\n**Monitored water body:** Tidal Estuary \r\n**Monitored location:** Mid stream or mid channel at routine sites and regular depths \r\n**Monitored tidal condition:** Mid to falling tide \r\n**Data format:** Comma separated text \r\n**Data missing or not monitored:** Blank cell \r\n**Data resolution:** Monitoring site, Monitoring date, Monitoring water depth \r\n**Data quality:** Data results are best available and comply with all documented methods \r\n**Data format for each parameter:** Data qualifier text field and may contain a "less than" symbol, "greater than" symbol or blank cell. Data numerical value \r\n**Monitoring site ID:** A 13 character ID code unique for each DSITIA monitoring site \r\n**Monitoring site description:** Description detail that may include distance to a river mouth \r\n**Monitoring site latitude:** Latitude as decimal degrees in GDA94 datum \r\n**Monitoring site longitude:** Longitude as decimal degrees in GDA94 datum \r\n**Monitoring date:** Date of the monitoring survey in DD/MM/YYYY format \r\n**Monitoring time:** Time of the monitoring survey at a site as HHMMSS in 24h format \r\n**Monitoring water depth:** Depth below the water surface with 0.2m the near surface depth \r\n**Secchi depth (m):** Surface measurement \r\n**Chlorophyll-a (ug/L):** Surface algal biomass samples collected at 0.2m depth \r\n**Physiochemical parameters:** *in situ* physiochemical profile measurements start at a depth of 0.2m near the water surface and the water column profile is monitored at regular 2m intervals plus the last available depth greater than 0.5m above the bottom \r\n\r\n- Dissolved Oxygen concentration (mg/L) \r\n- Dissolved Oxygen % saturation (%) \r\n- pH \r\n- Salinity (PSU) \r\n- Specific Conductance at 25 deg C (mS/cm) \r\n- Temperature (°C) \r\n- Turbidity (NTU) \r\n\r\n**Surface nutrient parameters:** samples collected at 0.2m depth \r\n\r\n- Ammonia as N (mg/L) \r\n- Organic Nitrogen as N (mg/L) \r\n- Nitrogen Oxides as N (mg/L) \r\n- Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L) \r\n- Filterable Reactive Phosphorus as P (mg/L) \r\n- Total Phosphorus as P (mg/L) \r\n \r\n

昆士兰州中部潮汐河流、溪流与近岸海域共88个监测点位的月度化学、物理及生物水柱剖面数据，数据来源于现场采样与原位（in situ）测定。

**监测主管部门：** DSITIA及其前身机构
**监测项目名称：** 昆士兰州中部背景水质监测项目
**监测方案设计依据：** 《国家水质管理战略（NWQMS）》、《澳大利亚水质监测与报告指南（ANZECC与ARMCANZ，2000）》
**监测技术规范：** 澳大利亚环境与遗产保护部2009年版《监测与采样手册》
**监测方法依据：** 美国公共卫生协会（APHA）、美国自来水厂协会（AWWA）1998年联合发布的《水与废水检测标准方法》
**监测频次：** 月度
**监测平台：** 漂流采样船
**监测水体类型：** 潮汐河口
**监测点位布设位置：** 常规监测点位的河道中央或航道中央，且采样水深固定
**监测潮汐时段：** 涨潮中期至退潮阶段
**数据格式：** 逗号分隔文本文件
**数据缺失或未监测标识：** 以空白单元格表示
**数据粒度：** 监测点位、监测日期、监测水深
**数据质量说明：** 本数据集为当前最优可用数据，且完全符合所有备案的监测方法要求
**各参数数据格式：** 由数据限定符文本字段与数值两部分构成，限定符可包含小于号、大于号或空白单元格
**监测点位编号：** 每位DSITIA监测点位专属的13位字符编码
**监测点位描述：** 包含点位至河口距离等信息的详细描述文本
**监测点位纬度：** 采用GDA94基准面的十进制度数格式纬度值
**监测点位经度：** 采用GDA94基准面的十进制度数格式经度值
**监测日期：** 采用DD/MM/YYYY格式的监测调查日期
**监测时间：** 采用24小时制HHMMSS格式的点位监测时刻
**监测水深：** 指水面以下的水深，其中0.2m为近表层水深采样点
**透明度（m）：** 表层水体测定值
**叶绿素a（ug/L）：** 采集自0.2m水深的表层藻类生物量样品的测定结果
**理化参数：** 原位理化剖面测定从近水面0.2m水深开始，水柱剖面以2m为固定间隔进行监测，同时额外采集距床底0.5m以上的最后一个有效水深点位的数据
- 溶解氧浓度（mg/L）
- 溶解氧饱和度（%）
- pH值
- 盐度（PSU）
- 25℃下比电导率（mS/cm）
- 水温（℃）
- 浊度（NTU）
**表层营养盐参数：** 采样水深为0.2m的样品测定结果
- 氨氮（以N计，mg/L）
- 有机氮（以N计，mg/L）
- 氮氧化物（以N计，mg/L）
- 总氮（以N计，mg/L）
- 可溶性反应性磷（以P计，mg/L）
- 总磷（以P计，mg/L）