Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve water quality data from 1997, collected at two distinct sites. Parameters include water temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and water depth, logged at least every 30 minutes. The dataset was produced by researchers from the Elkhorn Slough Foundation and University of California Santa Cruz Agroecology Program.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal patterns in water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen to assess estuarine health.
- Compare turbidity and pH measurements between the pristine marsh site (SM) and the agriculturally impacted Azevedo Pond (AP) site.
- Model the relationship between water depth and specific conductivity as indicators of tidal influence and freshwater input.
- Correlate dissolved oxygen percent saturation with agricultural activity timelines in the surrounding watershed.
Strengths
- Data collected at high temporal resolution, with parameters logged at least every 30 minutes.
- Monitoring covers two contrasting sites: a relatively pristine marsh and a pond surrounded by strawberry fields.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally limited, containing only data from the calendar year 1997.
- Spatial coverage is restricted to only two monitoring sites within the Elkhorn Slough.
- Data is stale, with the latest update recorded in November 2001.
Provenance
- Source
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and Elkhorn Slough Foundation, with involvement from UC Santa Cruz Agroecology Program.
- Collection Method
- In-situ monitoring using deployed water quality data loggers at fixed stations.
- Time Range
- 1997 (January to December).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, USA, specifically at two sites: a Salicornia marsh (SM) and Azevedo Pond (AP).