Florida Bay Salinity and Water Quality Measurements from 1994 to 2001

Florida Bay surface and bottom salinity data, with some temperature and conductivity readings, collected from November 1994 through November 2001. The dataset includes point ID, date, salinity values in ppt, and longitude/latitude coordinates. Data was collected by the CEOS_EXTRA organization and is hosted on NASA EarthData.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in surface salinity from 1994 to 2001 to study hypersalinity events and their correlation with algal blooms.
• Model sediment resuspension potential by correlating bottom salinity and conductivity data with spatial coordinates and collection dates.
• Investigate spatial distribution of water quality using longitude and latitude to map salinity gradients across Florida Bay.
• Assess the impact of storms on water column structure by comparing concurrent surface and bottom salinity records from 1994-1996.

Strengths

• Seven-year temporal coverage for surface salinity from November 1994 to November 2001.
• Includes complementary geospatial data (longitude, latitude) for spatial analysis.
• Contains concurrent surface and bottom salinity measurements for a two-year period (1994-1996).

Limitations

• Incomplete ancillary data; water temperature and conductivity were only recorded for some dates.
• Bottom salinity data coverage ends in December 1996, limiting long-term benthic analysis.
• Sample size and spatial resolution are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

NASA EarthData, provided by CEOS_EXTRA organization.

Collection Method

Field collection of point samples, recorded in comma-separated ASCII text files.

Time Range

November 1994 to November 2001 for surface salinity; November 1994 to December 1996 for bottom salinity.

Freshness

Data collection ended in November 2001; dataset is historical.

Geography

Florida Bay, Florida, USA.