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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
Current Methods
Precipitation and volume
Started: 1980-01-01Precipitation volume and pH are recorded on an event basis.
Rain and snow collection
Rainfall is intercepted by a funnel and passes through a length of tygon tubing until it reaches and is collected in a one gallon jug. Snow is collected and melted indoors to completely melt before pH is measured.
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
Field Name Caption Description Additional Information Cond Cond Conductivity (us/cm)
Ratio Units: us/cm DAl DAl Dissolved Aluminum (ug/L)
Ratio Units: ug/L DAl_R DAl_R Dissolved aluminum remark code
Nominal DCa DCa Dissolved Calcium (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L DCa_R DCa_R Dissolved Calcium remark code
Nominal DCl DCl Dissolved chloride (mg/L)
Nominal DCl_R DCl_R Dissolved Chloride (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L Depth Depth Depth
Interval Units: DK DK Dissolved potassium (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L DK_R DK_R Dissolved potassium remark code
Nominal DMg DMg Dissolved magnesium (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L DMg_R DMg_R Dissolved magnesium remark code
Nominal DNa DNa Dissolved sodium (mg/L)
Nominal DNa_R DNa_R Dissolved sodium remark code
Nominal DNO3 DNO3 Dissolved nitrate (mg/L)
Nominal DNO3_R DNO3_R Dissolved nitrate remark code
Nominal DOC DOC Dissolved organic carbon (ug/L)
Ratio Units: ug/L DSi DSi Dissolved Silica (SiO2 mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L DSi_R DSi_R Dissolved silica remark code
Nominal DSO4 DSO4 Dissolved sulfate (mg/L)
Nominal DSO4_R DSO4_R Dissolved sulfate remark code
Nominal GranAlk GranAlk Gran alkalinity (mg/L CaCO3)
Ratio Units: mg/L IMAL IMAL Inorganic Monomeric Aluminum (ug/L)
Ratio Units: ug/L LakeID LakeID LakeID
Nominal MAL MAL Monomeric Aluminum (ug/L)
Ratio Units: ug/L OMAL OMAL Organic Monomeric Aluminum (ug/L)
Nominal pH pH pH
Ratio Units: Secchi Secchi Secchi disk transparency (meters)
Ratio Units: SpectroDisColor SpectroDisColor Spectrophotometer Dissolved Color (Platinum Cobalt Units)
Interval Units: Platinum Cobalt Units SpectroDisColor_R SpectroDisColor_R Spectrophotometer Dissolved Color remark code
Nominal TempC TempC Temperature of Water at a given depth (Celsius)
Ratio Units: Celsius Time Time Time
DateTime Date/Time Format: other TNH3 TNH3 Ammonia (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L TNH3_R TNH3_R Ammonia remark code
Nominal TotalHard TotalHard Total Hardness (mg/L)
Ratio Units: mg/L TP TP Total Phosphorus (ug/L)
Ratio Units: ug/L VisitDate VisitDate VisitDate
DateTime Date/Time Format: other VisualTotColor VisualTotColor Visual Total Color (Platinum Cobalt Units)
Interval Units: Platinum Cobalt Units VisualTotColor_R VisualTotColor_R Visual Total Color remark code
Nominal Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Current Equipment
pH meter, electrode
Started: 1980-01-01Cole Parmer digital pH meter model 5987, and a Cole Parmer combination electrode with a calomel reference
Frequency: 2-3 Times a Year
Rainfall collector
Started: 1980-01-01Rainfall collector is a screened funnel with a one gallon polyetheylene collection jug.
Snow collection
Started: 1980-01-01Snow is collected in a five gallon polyethylene bucket.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
No site characteristics recorded for this dataset