Upland tidal brackish marsh specific conductivity and salinity measurements, PIE LTER, Plum Island Sound, MA, May-December 2022
- University of Toledo
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Marine Biological Laboratory
This dataset includes raw and corrected specific conductivity, temperature, and calculated salinity measurements collected at 10 cm depth in a Typha angustifolia-dominated tidal brackish wetland at the upper estuary of Plum Island Sound in Newbury, Massachusetts (MA) within the Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (PIE LTER) site. Measurements were taken to evaluate temporal variation in porewater salinity (a proxy for porewater sulfate concentration) in high frequency to assess soil and plant responses to changes in salinity. Measurements were collected using an Onset HOBO U24-002 Saltwater Conductivity/Salinity data logger deployed in a well. Specific conductivity was corrected using non-linear temperature compensation, and salinity was calculated using the Practical Salinity Scale 1978 via Onset's HOBOware software. Reference conductivity measurements to correct for sensor drift were taken at the start and end of each deployment using a HACH HQ14D Portable Conductivity Meter. Data were then filtered in MATLAB to remove values logged while the sensor was out of the well or during post-deployment equilibration. Detailed metadata, including variable descriptions, sampling methods, QA/QC procedures, and site information, are provided in the files: Typha_ctd_salinity_dd.csv and Typha_MI_ctd_salinity_2023_flmd.csv.
- Research Organization:
- From tides to seasons: How cyclic tidal drivers and plant physiology interact to affect carbon cycling at the terrestrial-estuarine boundary
- Sponsoring Organization:
- U.S. DOE > Office of Science > Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 2998331
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY
EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER
ESS-DIVE CSV File Formatting Guidelines Reporting Format
ESS-DIVE File Level Metadata Reporting Format
Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research
SALINITY
SPC_COND_CORR
SPC_COND_RAW
TEMP
TIMESTAMP
typha angustifolia