Hydrology - 15 Minute Data (Level 1)

Manual Field Meter Stream Measurements

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 table contains data pertaining to periodic water quality parameters measured with hand meters on streams in this region.

LTER Core Areas: 

Dataset ID: 

11

Related publications: 

McMurdo LTER: Streamflow Measurements in Taylor Valley
Hydrologic Processes Influencing Streamflow Variation in Fryxell Basin, Antarctica
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER: Stream discharge as a function of ambient temperature and incoming shortwave radiation in Taylor Valley, Antarctica
Analysis of transient storage subject to unsteady flow: diel flow variation in an Antarctic stream
Dry Valley streams in Antarctica: ecosystems waiting for water

Related links: 

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Stream gage map

Short name: 

strmfms.dat

Locations: 

Adams Stream at Weir
Andersen Creek at H1
Santa Fe Stream at B2
Lawson Creek at B3
Red River at Blood Falls
House Stream at H2
Commonwealth Stream at C1
Onyx River at Lower Wright Weir
Wharton Creek at mouth
McKay Creek at mouth
Canada Stream at F1
Lyons Creek at B4
Aiken Creek at F5
Huey Creek at F2
Priscu Stream at B1
Green Creek at F9
Bowles Creek at mouth
Mariah Creek at mouth
Von Guerard Stream at F6
Lost Seal Stream at F3
McKnight Creek at mouth
Sharp Creek at mouth
Mat at Onyx River at Vanda
Vincent Creek at mouth
Canada Stream at delta
Crescent Stream at F8

Data sources: 

STREAM_FIELD_MEASUREMENTS

Maintenance: 

The field_meter_stream table was created by Harry House in early 1994. It was first stored in an INGRES database, but was converted to ORACLE format in early 1996. Modifications were generally made each year after the initial creation in the early part of the year. It was transferred to INSTAAR in late 1997. In March, 2000, Denise Steigerwald added some variables to this file in order to make the dataset more useful in Oracle and GIS. These variables included dataset code, and strmgageid. In July, 2000, data for 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 austral summers was added.

Additional information: 

Data collected prior to the 1993-1994 season, when the McMurdo Long-Term Ecological Research began, does not necessarily contain information for all of the sites or variables collected in subsequent years.

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