Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Bohner Stream at B5, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2011-2023, ongoing)

Summary

Abstract: 

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor the glacial meltwater streams in that region. This package contains daily summaries derived from 15-minute measurements of water quality and quantity parameters measured with automatic recording devices on streams in this region. Specifically, this metadata record describes the daily hydrological summaries for the McMurdo Dry Valleys' Bohner Stream at the B5 streamgage, located in the Bonney Basin of Taylor Valley. Measurements commenced during the 2011-12 austral summer and are ongoing. Gage control was constructed on 27 Jan 2011 at -77.696302 62.558285. This dataset extends through the first half of the 2022-23 field season.

Date Range: 

November 29, 2011 to January 21, 2023
Data Citation
Gooseff, M.N., Mcknight, D.M. 2024. Daily summarized seasonal measurements of discharge, water temperature, and specific conductivity from Bohner Stream at B5, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2011-2023, ongoing). Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/d3bd43e52cc300633fc93b98f9be9fb0. Dataset accessed 27 April 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Bohner Stream at B5 (Daily)

Variables (click to expand): 

STRMGAGEID
  • Label: Stream Gage ID
  • Definition: Code representing the stream gage
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: Date on which the measurements were made
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Average Discharge
  • Definition: Average daily stream discharge, measured in liters per second.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Standard deviation for discharge
  • Definition: Standard deviation of daily stream discharge
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Minimum discharge
  • Definition: Minimum daily discharge rate
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Maximum discharge
  • Definition: Maximum daily discharge rate.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Number of discharge observations
  • Definition: Number of discharge observations per day.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
TDAILY_DISCHARGE
  • Label: Total daily discharge
  • Definition: Total daily stream discharge.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: litersPerSecond
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_TEMP
  • Label: Average temperature
  • Definition: Average daily water temperature in celsius.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_TEMP
  • Label: Standard deviation for water temperature
  • Definition: Standard deviation of daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_TEMP
  • Label: Minimum temperature
  • Definition: Minimum daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_TEMP
  • Label: Maximum temperature
  • Definition: Maximum daily water temperature.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_TEMP
  • Label: Number of temperature observations
  • Definition: Number of daily water temperature observations.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
AVG_COND
  • Label: Average conductivity
  • Definition: Mean daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
STDDEV_COND
  • Label: Standard deviation of conductivity
  • Definition: Standard deviation of daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
MIN_COND
  • Label:
  • Definition: MIN_COND
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
MAX_COND
  • Label: Maximum conductivity
  • Definition: Maximum daily specific conductivity.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microsiemensPerCentimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
N_COND
  • Label: Number of conductivity observations
  • Definition: Number of daily specific conductivity observations.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Short name: 

BOHNER_HYDRO_DAILY

Dataset ID: 

9119
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

Contact: 

Associated Personnel: 

Field Technician
Data Manager
Former Field Crew