| meta key # | phyt016 |
| dataset or series of data | Dock monitoring station, Quanta, Hourly |
| keywords | Quanta, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, PAR, light |
| originator | Gallegos C. |
| file format | Excel 97 |
| platform | Windows NT |
| study site locale | Rhode River Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, MD, USA |
| beginning date | 19900531 |
| ongoing? | Yes |
| ending date | |
| meas. freq. | Hourly |
| site size | Small |
| # of stations | 1 |
| west longitude | -76.35 |
| east longitude | -76.25 |
| north latitude | 38.55 |
| south latitude | 38.5 |
| parameters | CALKEY (Date formula derived by formula from columns B through D), YRDAY (Julian date), HOUR (Eastern Standard Time at which the data were recorded (HHMMSS)), QUANTAVG (Average of all readings taken over the 15 second sample period, umol m^-2 s^-1), QUANTMAX (Maximum value recorded during the 15 second sample period, umol m^-2 s^-1), QUANTMIN (Minimum value recorded during the 15 second sample period, umol m^-2 s^-1). |
| current sharing status | Available by request |
| current advertising status | SERC public site |
| abstract | This dataset tracks temporal changes in Photosynthetically Active Radiation using hourly measurements taken at a single point in the Rhode River, a sub-estuary of the Chesapeake Bay. |
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