Lake Nitinat Hydrography and Chemistry Measurements from 1964 to 1975

Lake Nitinat in British Columbia, Canada, is the subject of this dataset containing routine hydrographic and chemical measurements collected on cruises from 1964 to 1975. The report also includes results from non-routine analyses for pH, alkalinity, manganese, carbon dioxide, and methane. Data was aggregated and published by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in lake water properties based on the 1964-1975 time series.
• Model relationships between hydrographic and chemical parameters based on the described measurements.
• Study specific chemical components like methane or manganese dynamics based on the non-routine analyses.
• Conduct comparative studies of temperate coastal lakes using the documented hydrographic data.
• Validate or supplement modern environmental models with historical baseline data from the described period.

Strengths

• Covers a substantial 11-year time period from 1964 to 1975.
• Includes both routine measurements and specific non-routine analyses for pH, alkalinity, manganese, CO2, and methane.
• Provides an extensive bibliography of publications that utilized the data, aiding in contextual understanding.

Limitations

• Last updated 1975-07-22 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Measurements obtained from research cruises on Lake Nitinat.

Time Range

1964 to 1975

Freshness

Historical; data collection ended in 1975.

Geography

Lake Nitinat, British Columbia, Canada