Chalgrove Lake (Buffalo Creek Watershed) Date from 2022-05-20 to 2022-06-28

<p>General Metadata for Chalgrove Lake YSI Data</p> <p>Files</p> <p>Specific metadata for each deployment can be found as text files with the file format of:</p> <pre><code>BC_chalgrove_lake_YYYY-MM-DD_YYYY-MM-DD_metadata.txt</code></pre> <p>Where YYYY-MM-DD_YYYY-MM-DD is the date range of the deployment.</p> <p>File Created</p> <ul> <li>2019-04-12 by KF</li> </ul> <p>File Modified</p> <ul> <li>2019-10-31 by KF - added the descriptions of the total algae variables</li> <li>2022-05-04 by KF - updated to match LEO standards and current deployment specs</li> <li>2022-05-23 by KF - updated to include Total Algae Sensor information</li> </ul> <p>Description</p> <p>These data are from a YSI EXO2 multiparameter sonde deployed at approximatly 0.7 m in Chalgrove Lake (37.242983 N, -78.464116 W) in approximately 4 m of water.</p> <p>Sonde Specifics</p> <p>The specific sensors and SNs deployed are on the metadata specific to each deployment but generally the sonde has:</p> <ul> <li>Temperature</li> <li>Conductivity</li> <li>pH</li> <li>ODO</li> <li>Turbidity</li> <li>Total Algae</li> </ul> <p>Measurement Parameters, units, and Variable Names</p> <ul> <li>date.time = the combined date and time of the measurement (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)</li> <li>date = the sampling date reported by the YSI (M/D/YYYY)</li> <li>time = the sampling time reported by the YSI (HH:MM:SS)</li> <li>frac_sec = the sampling fractions of a second reported by the YSI</li> <li>site_name = the site name on the YSI deployment (left blank)</li> <li>Cond = the conductivity (uS/cm)</li> <li>Chl_RFU = the raw fluorescence of the chlorophyll sensor (RFU)</li> <li>nLF_Cond = the nLF conductivity (uS/cm)</li> <li>DO_perc = the percent oxygen saturation</li> <li>DO_percL = the percent local oxygen saturation</li> <li>DO_mgL = the dissolved oxygen concentration (mg/L)</li> <li>SAL = the salinity (psu)</li> <li>SPC = the specific conductivity (uS/cm)</li> <li>TAL_PC_RFU = the raw fluorescence of the phycocyanin (blue green algae) sensor (RFU)</li> <li>TDS = the total dissolved solids (mg/L)</li> <li>Turbidity = the turbidity of the water (FNU)</li> <li>TSS = the total suspended solids</li> <li>pH = the pH</li> <li>pH_mV = the millivolts of the pH sensor</li> <li>Temp = the temperature (dC)</li> <li>Batt_V = the battery voltage</li> <li>Cable_V = the cable power</li> </ul>