Three major streams in Florida's Everglades National Park were monitored for flow and nutrient characteristics over a 4-year study beginning in 1996. The U.S. Geological Survey collected monthly data on water level, velocity, specific conductance, temperature, and nutrient species at Broad River, Harney River, and Shark River stations established in 1997. This project concluded in 1998 and was later integrated into the Tides and Inflows in the Mangrove Ecotone (TIME) Model Development project.
Use Cases
- Develop discharge ratings for river stations using monthly water velocity and water level measurements.
- Analyze nutrient load dynamics by correlating total and dissolved phosphorus species data with flow data.
- Model the interaction between coastal waters and Florida Bay using specific conductance and temperature time-series.
- Characterize tidal effects on river flow in flat terrain using continuous water-level sensor data.
- Study relations between upgradient water levels and coastal stream flows using synchronized monitoring data from three sites.
Strengths
- 4-year continuous monitoring study from 1996 to 1998.
- Data collected from three distinct river stations (Broad, Harney, Shark) for comparative analysis.
- Multiple sensor types deployed per site: acoustic Doppler current profilers, water-level sensors, and specific conductance sensors.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 1998.
- Sample size is limited to only three monitoring stations within a specific region.
- Unknown row count and file format details limit immediate usability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Geological Survey, integrated into NASA's CEOS_EXTRA collection via the nasa_earthdata platform.
- Collection Method
- Field monitoring using upward-looking acoustic Doppler current profilers, water-level sensors, and specific conductance sensors, with monthly discharge measurements and nutrient sampling.
- Time Range
- 1996 to 1998.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Southwest coast of Florida, specifically the Broad River, Harney River, and Shark River stations draining parts of Everglades National Park.