Find research datasets worth reusing
Search datasets from major research repositories and use ShareScore to quickly assess how well each record supports discovery, access, and reuse.
162
datasets available to search
ShareScore release 0.9.0
Dataset results
162 results for “Water quality data”
Surface Water Quality Monitoring Data collected in South Florida Coastal Waters (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, June 1989-ongoing
The Southeast Environmental Research Center at Florida International University operates a network of 331 fixed sampling sites distributed throughout the estuarine and coastal ecosystems of south Florida. The purpose of this network is to address concerns in regional water quality which cross and overlap separate political boundaries. Funding has come from different sources with individual programs being added as funding became available. Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, Whitewater Bay, Ten Thousand Islands, Rookery Bay, Estero Bay, and Pine Island Sound are sampled monthly while the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and the southwest shelf are sampled quarterly. Variables currently being measured include surface and bottom temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, total nitrogen, total organic nitrogen, total phosphorus, soluble reactive phosphorus, total organic carbon, total silicate, chlorophyll a, alkaline phosphatase activity, turbidity, and light extinction. The purpose of this network is to address concerns in regional water quality which cross and overlap separate political boundaries. One of the products is a quasi-synoptic big picture of nutrient and phytoplankton biomass distributions over the South Florida Coastal Waters. The SERC network will, in time, provide us with the data necessary to determine whether conditions within the estuaries and sanctuary are improving or declining.
Water Quality Data (Porewater) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, January 2001 - ongoing
Porewater samples are collected at Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) Program Shark River Slough sites SRS1b (not active), SRS1c (not active), SRS1d, SRS2, and SRS3 within the 1 m^2 aboveground sawgrass nondestructive biomass plots. Airstones connected to Tygon tubing are inserted 10-15 cm below the soil surface. Biannually during the wet season, Monoject 140cc syringes are used to collect at least 80 mL of porewater sample and after collection they are immediately placed in an ice filled cooler. The lab processing of these samples include salinity measurements using a YSI, and filtering the sample through a filter (Whatman GF/F from 2000 to 2017 and Whatman polydisc GW from 2017 to present) . Samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-,NO3-,NH4+,SRP, and DOC. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques and DOC is quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer.
Water Quality Data (Extensive) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, October 2000 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research Program (FCE LTER) wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a filter (Whatman GF/F from 2000 to 2017 and Whatman polydisc GW from 2017 to ongoing) immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP and TN. We use these monthly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an Antec TN analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with a YSI conductivity meter or refractometer. In January 2007 a 6 days interval began for SRS1d, SRS2 & SRS3; the ISCOs did not change their sampling scheduled, they kept collecting water sample every 18 hours and switching bottles every three days; once in the lab, the 3 days was turned into 6 days by combining two bottles into 2 liters container. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rain e
Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, May 2001 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) Program wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a filter (Whatman GF/F from 2000 to 2017 and Whatman polydisc GW from 2017 to ongoing) immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP and TN. We use these monthly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an ANTEK 9000N analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with a YSI conductivity meter or refractometer. In January 2007 a 6 days interval began for SRS1d, SRS2 & SRS3; the ISCOs did not change their sampling scheduled, they kept collecting water sample every 18 hours and switching bottles every three days; once in the lab, the 3 days was turned into 6 days by combining two bottles into 2 liters container. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rai
Water Quality Data (Extensive) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, April 1996 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a Whatman GF/F filter immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP, TN, and TOC. We use these monthly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an Antec TN analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with an YSI conductivity meter. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rain events exceed a given threshold of duration and/or intensity. As currently programmed, when the threshold of = 2.5 cm of rain per hour is passed, the autosampler at that site collects a 500mL sample 30 minutes after the threshold has been reached. Rain event samples are collected, treated, and analyzed as all other water quality samples.
Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, May 2001 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a Whatman GF/F filter immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP, TN, and TOC. We use these montly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an Antec TN analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with a YSI conductivity meter. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rain events exceed a given threshold of duration and/or intensity. As currently programmed, when the threshold of = 2.5 cm of rain per hour is passed, the autosampler at that site collects a 500mL sample 30 minutes after the threshold has been reached. Rain event samples are collected, treated, and analyzed as all other water quality samples.
Water Quality Data (Extensive) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, July 1999 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a Whatman GF/F filter immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP, TN, and TOC. We use these monthly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an Antec TN analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with an YSI conductivity meter. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rain events exceed a given threshold of duration and/or intensity. As currently programmed, when the threshold of = 2.5 cm of rain per hour is passed, the autosampler at that site collects a 500mL sample 30 minutes after the threshold has been reached. Rain event samples are collected, treated, and analyzed as all other water quality samples.
Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), Florida, USA, September 1999 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all wetland sites (that is, all sites except TS/Ph-9, 10, and 11). The autosamplers contain 24 1L bottles. Water is sampled by programming the autosamplers to take composite samples once every 3 days. These samples are a composite of four 250mL subsamples drawn every 18 hours (a sampling scheme that captures a dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight sample in every three day composite). The samples are collected every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. When sites are visited to collect these samples, we also collect a grab sample that is immediately put on ice. A portion of these grab samples is filtered through a Whatman GF/F filter immediately upon return to the lab, and the filtered samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-, NO3-, NH4+, SRP, and DOC. The unfiltered fraction of these grab samples is analyzed for TP, TN, and TOC. We use these montly grab samples to generate relationships between TP and SRP, and between TN and NO2- + NO3- + NH4+. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques. TP is analyzed with a modified Solorzano and Sharp (1980) technique. TN is measured with an Antec TN analyzer, TOC and DOC are quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, and salinity is measured with a YSI conductivity meter. In addition to the regular water quality monitoring, we use the rain level actuators at all freshwater sites to trigger water sampling after rain events exceed a given threshold of duration and/or intensity. As currently programmed, when the threshold of = 2.5 cm of rain per hour is passed, the autosampler at that site collects a 500mL sample 30 minutes after the threshold has been reached. Rain event samples are collected, treated, and analyzed as all other water quality samples.
Water Quality Data (Rainfall-driven autosampler) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, June 2003 - ongoing
Water quality samples are being collected using ISCO autosamplers at all freshwater sites: SRS1a (not active), SRS1c (not active), SRS1d, SRS2, and SRS3. Rain level actuators are used at the sites to trigger water sampling after rain events exceed a given threshold of duration and/or intensity. As currently programmed, when a rain event at a site exceeds the threshold of 2.5 cm per hour, the autosampler at that site collects a 1000mL sample 30 minutes later. The samples are retrieved from the site every 3-4 weeks and analyzed for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and salinity. Salinity values were not taken consistently from 2000 to mid-2017; those values were replaced by -9999 in the data. See also Shark River Slough precipitation data package (knb-lter-fce.1092) and Shark River Slough extensive water quality data (knb-lter-fce.1072) on the FCE LTER website's data catalog or in the EDI repository.
Water quality data (River sediment, Nitrogen and Phosphorus loads) for Africa
<p>Output data on African water quality and scripts for preprint - "One third of African rivers fail to meet the 'good ambient water quality' nutrient targets" at <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4829742">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4829742</a> . Please check the readme file for data description. The data includes river flow, sediment load, nitrogen and Phosphorus loads for Africa at daily and yearly time scale. This work is currently under review in Ecological Indicators journal. </p>
Data for manuscript titled 'Impact of urbanization and drought on river water quality, case study of nutrient levels in Cuenca and Giron (Azuay, Ecuador)'
<p>The uploaded zip-file entails the data obtained through four field campaigns performed in the province of Azuay (Ecuador) in the period July 2023 - May 2024, which is used as a basis for the manuscript titled 'Impact of urbanization and drought on river water quality, case study of nutrient levels in Cuenca and Giron (Azuay, Ecuador)' that was submitted to a Special Issue in the journal Water in 2024. The study aimed at illustrating the impact of urbanisation and drought on the abiotic water conditions of the rivers passing through the studied urban areas.</p> <p>The data includes a subfolder with data obtained from an external website (https://generacioncsr.celec.gob.ec/graficasproduccion/) and aligns with the folder structure of the GitHub-repository that contains the analysis scripts (to be added when the manuscript is accepted). The data file only contains the baseline data, while results can be obtained through running the R-scripts in the GitHub-repository. Additional comments on the analyses are also provided in the analysis scripts.</p> <p><strong>DATA COLLECTION</strong></p> <p>Information on the locations was collected prior to the first field campaign (July 2023) and confirmed in the field (and corrected when necessary). The following variables were registered: Date & Time, Coordinates (latitude and longitude, in WGS84 format), Altitude (in meters above mean sea level), Distance (to a fixed location downstream; being the province border), and Category (River or Stream).</p> <p>Information on the physicochemical conditions was collected directly in the field with a <strong>Horiba U-52</strong> multiprobe. The following variables were registered: Temperature, pH, Electrical conductivity (reference at 25 °C), Oxygen level (as concentration), and Turbidity (in NTU).</p> <p>At each site, a bucket was rinsed thrice with prevailing surface water and subsequently filled with a water sample of the top of the water column. The multiprobe was rinsed with this sample water and then submerged in the bucket, followed by continuous stirring (to avoid a decrease of the oxygen levels) until the readings stabilised. After stabilisation, readings were recorded on a separate data sheet prior to being digitalised.</p> <p>Information on the nutrient levels was obtained through the collection of water samples in the field and the subsequent analysis in the laboratory. The following nutrients were selected: ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, and orthophosphate. For the analyses, <strong>Merck test kits</strong> (equivalent to USEPA analyses) were used in combination with a Genesys UV-VIS spectrophotometer (Thermofisher).</p> <p><strong>In the field</strong>, a bucket was rinsed thrice with prevailing surface water and subsequently filled with a water sample of the top of the water column. A polyethylene syringe was rinsed thrice with sample water and subsequently filled prior to being fitted with a 0.45 µm PES filter. About 100 mL of sampled water was filtered and collected in a 250 mL polyethylene bottle that was rinsed with the first 5 mL of filtered water. The bottle was stored in a cooling box and transported to the laboratory.</p> <p><strong>In the laboratory</strong>, the 250 mL bottle was stored at 4 °C until analysis. Within 36 hours, concentrations of ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, and orthophosphate were determined <strong>in triplicate</strong>. More specifically, the following test kits were used to determine said nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations (with quantification range between brackets):</p> <ul> <li>Ammonium: 1.14752.0001 (0.05-3.00 mgN/L)</li> <li>Nitrate: 1.14773.0001 (2-20 mgN/L)</li> <li>Nitrite: 1.14776.0001 (0.02-1.00 mgN/L)</li> <li>Orthophosphate: 1.14848.0001 (0.05-5.00 mgP/L)</li> </ul> <p>Regarding the <strong>spectrophotometric determination</strong>, all analyses were complemented with a blank and a standard with a known concentration of each individual nutrient component. For each nutrient, a specific wavelength was used and the resulting absorbance was converted to the associated nutrient concentration through known factors (similar to the use of calibration curves), after setting the absorbance of the blank as reference absorbance (i.e. a concentration of 0 mg/L). All of the analyses were performed with plastic 1-cm cuvettes during the first campaign, while 5-cm cuvettes were used in the remaining three campaigns due to low nutrient levels (except for nitrate, for which an analysis through 5-cm cuvettes is not supported by the used test kits).</p>
Water quality data from Turbinator
<p>Sensors to monitor water quality are operating in harsh environments since they are in frequent contact with water. The Turbinator turbidity and water level sensor developed by IVL works around this issue by using a laser beam and a camera to measure turbidity and water level without being in contact with water. It can be used for early warning of pollutants or for predictive maintenance of a city's pipeline network for waste- and stormwater. The Turbinator is easy to install or de-install for example when the battery needs to be changed or the sensor is moved to a new location. No drilling is required. The installation and un-installation can be done without entering the drain, thus avoiding otherwise necessary safety measures. The sensors measure distance from the sensor to the water and turbidity. The dataset contains the following columns:</p> <ul> <li>id: identifier of the Turbinator;</li> <li>dateobserved: timestamp of the measurement in UTC;</li> <li>location: Well Known Text representation of the GPS location of the Turbinator;</li> <li>turbidity: turbidity in NTU</li> <li>distance: distance between the sensor (top of the well) and the water in meters.</li> </ul>
Water quality data from Talkpool sensor
<p>Talkpool installed water quality sensors measuring temperature, conductivity, pH and turbidity in recipients receiving wast water from construction sites to be able to monitor the influence of waste water from construction sites on water quality in those recipients. Sensors are installed both upstream and downstream from the discharge point to be able to measure the effect of the waste water.</p>
Water quality data from s::can sensors in the Barcelona sewer system
<p>Within the frame of the SCOREwater project, BCASA and s::can installed water quality sensors in the sewer system in three neighbourhoods with different socio-economic characteristics (Poblenou, Sant Gervasi and Carmel) in the City Of Barcelona. To prevent vandalism, the exact location of the sensors cannot be disclosed. The sensors are monitoring physico-chemical parameters in the sewer network. These data can be used for multiple purposes, both related to predictive maintenance of the sewer network and life style analysis of inhabitants of Barcelona:</p> <ul> <li>a better operation and maintenance of the sewer network</li> <li>minimizing odor episodes and corrosion from H2S</li> <li>try to prevent blocking from sediments</li> <li>detect spills into the sewer system from a construction site or illegal discharge</li> <li>learn population habits from analyzing the waste water from the three different neighborhoods</li> <li>to learn about how the inhabitants use pharmaceuticals or other compounds (perhaps abusing of it).</li> </ul>
Cyanobacteria abundance, cyanotoxin concentration, and water quality data for the upper San Francisco Estuary, California, USA: 2014-2019
The goal of these measurements was to quantify Microcystis abundance and microcystin concentration and associated water quality conditions during summer blooms in the upper San Francisco Estuary in California, USA. Blooms of harmful algae are a major ecological concern in the area because harmful algae produce toxins and other metabolites, which deteriorate water quality and negatively impact the aquatic ecosystem. Our research team collected biological, physical, and chemical data at 2-week to 4-week intervals during the summer and fall from 2014 through 2019. Data included surface measurements of Microcystis volume (area-based diameter) by microscopy (flowCAM digital imaging flow cytometry) and subsurface (1 m depth) measurements of Microcystis, Aphanizomenon and Dolichospermum cell abundance measured by quantitative PCR, cyanotoxin concentration (total microcystins, anatoxin a and saxitoxin) measured by protein phosphatase inhibition assay or enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, and a suite of water quality parameters (water temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrient concentration, water transparency, specific conductance, turbidity, pH, and chlorophyll a concentration). Details for the field sampling and analytical methods are available in Lehman et al. (2017). We also performed shotgun metagenomic analyses to investigate biodiversity of cyanobacteria and other aquatic microorganisms and all the DNA sequencing data are publicity available (www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/; BioProject ID: PRJNA434758, Kurobe et al. 2018, Lehman et al. 2021). During the study, we experienced critically dry (2014 and 2015), below normal (2016 and 2018), and wet years (2017 and 2019), therefore data obtained in this study provided a unique opportunity to assess impacts of extreme conditions on the aquatic ecosystem (Kurobe et al. 2018, Lehman et al. 2020).
Interagency Ecological Program: Zooplankton and water quality data in the San Francisco Estuary collected by the Summer Townet and Fall Midwater Trawl monitoring programs.
The Interagency Ecological Program’s (IEP) Summer Townet Survey (STN) and Fall Midwater Trawl (FMWT) are two long-term monitoring projects conducted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to monitor fish abundance and distribution trends in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) since 1959 and 1967, respectively. Starting in 2005, zooplankton monitoring was added and paired with fish tows to investigate food availability for young fishes. Food limitation has been a long-term issue and a focus of the Pelagic Organism Decline (POD) studies that began in 2005. By 2011, STN routinely conducted zooplankton monitoring at 40 stations, and FMWT at 32 stations in the upper SFE from Carquinez Strait to the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel and into the South Delta. STN samples every other week from June to August and FMWT samples once monthly from September to December. Both projects collect mesozooplankton samples using a modified Clarke-Bumpus (CB) net to target copepods and cladocerans, and FMWT also samples macrozooplankton (i.e. mysids and amphipods) using a mysid net. Flowmeters are used to measure the volume sampled to determine zooplankton catch per unit effort. Environmental variables such as water temperature, turbidity, secchi, and electrical conductivity are collected with each zooplankton sample. Concurrent fish and zooplankton tows conducted by STN and FMWT have allowed for comparisons of fish diet to the available zooplankton prey at the time of collection.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta Continuous (15 Minute) water quality monitoring data collected by the Continuous Environmental Monitoring Program, DWR, 2005- ongoing.
The Continuous Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) plays an instrumental role in overseeing real-time water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (the Delta) and Suisun Bay. The program harnesses wireless telemetry to transmit crucial data to the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC), making high-resolution environmental data pertaining to the Delta and Suisun Bay publicly accessible. The extensive dataset captures information at 15-minute intervals from 15 monitoring stations, utilizing YSI 6600 and YSI EXO sondes to obtain standalone water quality measurements. This extensive dataset informs the operations of the California State Water Project, ensuring it adheres to mandated water quality standards set by Water Right Decision 1641. This data compilation incorporates all information since the transition to YSI multiparameter sondes in 2005. It is important to note that the commencement dates and subsequent upgrades vary between stations, leading to slight discrepancies in the dataset's date ranges. Since its inception in the mid-1980s, CEMP has progressively expanded its monitoring capabilities, consistently augmenting the number of monitoring locations and the array of water quality parameters assessed. Its commitment to utilizing the most advanced water quality monitoring technology reaffirms its position as an environmental monitoring leader in the Delta and Suisun Bay. Today, the program oversees 15 water quality stations that reliably capture data every 15 minutes, each day of the year, transmitting this data in real-time. The core tenents of CEMP: • to obtain consistent and accurate data in real-time at established monitoring stations • to provide data necessary to achieve compliance with salinity, flow, and dissolved oxygen standards • to perform data analyses for further understanding of estuarine ecology • to report information to other government agencies, as well as the public, for the purpose of management and conservation of the upper San F
Interagency Ecological Program: Discrete water quality and phytoplankton data from the Sacramento River floodplain and Yolo Bypass tidal slough, collected by the Yolo Bypass Fish Monitoring Program, 1998 - 2022
The Yolo Bypass Fish Monitoring Program (YBFMP) operates a rotary screw trap and fyke trap and conducts biweekly beach seine and lower trophic surveys in addition to maintaining water quality instrumentation in the bypass. The YBFMP serves to fill information gaps regarding environmental conditions in the bypass that trigger migrations and enhanced survival and growth of native fishes, as well as provide data for IEP synthesis efforts. YBFMP staff also conduct analyses of YBFMP monitoring data to address pertinent management related questions as identified by IEP. The Yolo Bypass has been identified as a high restoration priority by the National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinions for Delta Smelt, Winter and Spring-run Chinook salmon and by California EcoRestore. The YBFMP informs the restoration actions that are mandated or recommended in these plans and provides critical baseline data on the ecology of the bypass and how it interacts with the broader San Francisco Estuary. Program objectives include: Collecting baseline data on water quality, chlorophyll, lower trophic level biota, and fish in the Yolo Bypass to monitor spatial and temporal changes in trends and abundance; Analyzing and communicating Yolo Bypass data with stakeholders and the scientific and management communities to address pertinent management related questions; Providing technical expertise on Yolo Bypass aquatic ecology and monitoring and sampling methods. We collect discrete water quality data using a YSI ProDSS and sample phytoplankton, chlorophyll and nutrients as discrete water grabs taken biweekly (or weekly during Yolo Bypass inundation) along with lower trophic tows. Water is sampled at three sites along the Yolo Bypass and Sacramento River, then processed and analyzed by an internal DWR laboratory.
LAGOS-US LANDSAT: Data module of remotely-sensed water quality estimates for U.S. lakes over 4 ha from 1984 to 2020
This data package, LAGOS-US LANDSAT, is one of the extension data modules of the LAGOS-US platform that provides six water quality estimates (chlorophyll, Secchi depth, dissolved organic carbon, total suspended solids, turbidity, and true water color) from remote sensing for lakes ≥ 4 ha in the conterminous U.S. (48 states plus the District of Columbia) for the years 1984-2020. These estimates are generated through machine learning models on in-lake water quality matchups from LAGOS-US LIMNO with Landsat 5, 7, and 8 whole lake median reflectance values and pixel-wise band ratios that are subsequently used to make predictions across the U.S. The LANDSAT module contains remotely sensed reflectance values for 136,977 of the 137,465 lakes ≥ 4 ha from the LAGOS-US research platform. Within the module are a total of 45,867,023 sets of reflectance values, a matchup dataset with a window of up to 7 calendar days with in situ data, and associated water quality parameter predictions for each reflectance set. Additional quality control flags are provided for predictions indicating whether reflectance extractions included negative values, the percent of the maximum pixels ever retrieved for that lake that the predictions are based on, and whether there are shared calendar day predictions due to scene overlap.
The Jefferson Project 2021 water quality data from three vertical profiler stations in Lake George, NY, USA.
The Jefferson Project at Lake George -- a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM Research, and Lake George Association -- combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. These sensor data are combined with other monitoring and experimental data to create a thorough understanding of the factors that drive the lake's food web, hydrology, and water quality. More information about The Jefferson Project is available at https://jeffersonproject.rpi.edu/ In 2021, The Jefferson Project deployed three vertical profiler stations on the lake, collecting data on water quality and weather. Meteorological data have been included with the Jefferson Project Weather Station dataset for 2021. These vertical profiler stations are named VP_AnthonysNose, VP_HarrisBay, and VP_TeaIsland. The water quality data are collected by a YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter sonde sensors. The sensors collect data at 1 meter or less depth increments, starting at 1 meter and proceeding to 2 meters off bottom. The data are transferred in near real-time to an off-site database for monitoring and review. The data provided here have undergone data correction by Jefferson Project researchers.
ScienceDex guides
Understand access before you commit
These curated guides explain access requirements, typical timelines, costs, and reuse considerations for widely used research datasets.
Allen Brain Atlas
Allen Brain Atlas is an Allen Institute collection of brain map atlases, datasets, APIs, and analysis tools covering mouse, human, and non-human primate brain resources.
Annotated Behaviour and Observability Dataset (ABODe)
ABODe is a University of Edinburgh DataShare dataset for behavior classification in group-housed mice using home-cage video, identities, bounding boxes, ground-plate positions, and annotator labels.
DANDI Archive for NWB datasets
DANDI is a BRAIN Initiative archive for publishing and sharing neurophysiology data, including electrophysiology, optophysiology, and behavioral data packaged as NWB and related standards.
International Brain Laboratory public data
The International Brain Laboratory public data releases expose standardized mouse decision-making experiments, including Neuropixels recordings, widefield calcium imaging, behavior, and session metadata accessed through the ONE API.
OpenNeuro
OpenNeuro is a free, open platform for sharing neuroimaging datasets, with public search, dataset pages, and download paths for web, S3, DataLad, and the OpenNeuro CLI.