PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program 006: Ngaremlengui, Babeldoab, Palau

The nearshore sensors are part of the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) and are designed to measure a variety of ocean parameters at fixed point locations. The PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program (WQSPP) supports scientists and natural resource managers to collect water quality data in order to inform research, conservation, planning, and resource management projects in the U.S. Insular Pacific region. Comprised of a network of "roving" water quality nearshore sensors, the WQSPP provides participating partners with sensors, data management, and technical capacity-building to allow for robust data collection. nss_wqspp_006 was located at Ngaremlengui dock along the Chometubet River in the village of Ngermetengel on the west coast of the island of Babeldoab in the Republic of Palau. The sensor package was originally mounted to the dock at approximately 1 meter depth but was later redeployed at approximately 2 meters depth on October 8, 2020. Data were recorded every 8 or 10 minutes. The Forest and Watershed Restoration Program of the Ebiil Society of Palau replanted vegetative cover in an upland development area above the dock and adjacent river. As part of the WQSPP, the Ebiil Society deployed this PacIOOS nearshore water quality sensor to monitor sediment run-off in the downstream and reef area and thereby assess the success of the revegetation efforts.

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2022-10-25

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Distributor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Point of Contact Margaret A. McManus
University of Hawaii at Manoa
mamc@hawaii.edu
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Originator Margaret A. McManus
University of Hawaii at Manoa
mamc@hawaii.edu
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
General Documentation
Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2019-12-18
issued: 2022-10-25
revision: 2019-12-18
creation: 2019-12-18
issued: 2022-10-25
revision: 2019-12-18
creation: 2019-12-18
issued: 2022-10-25
revision: 2019-12-18
Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Time Period 2019-12-18T08:00:05Z to 2020-11-06T02:00:05Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 7.5228° S: 7.5228° E: 134.5014° W: 134.5014°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Pressure > Water Pressure
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Water Quality
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll

GCMD Platform Keywords
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > OCEAN PLATFORM/OCEAN STATIONS

GCMD Instrument Keywords
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Conductivity Sensors
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Photon/Optical Detectors > > > Turbidity Meters
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Pressure/Height Meters > > > Pressure Sensors
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > > > CTD
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Temperature/Humidity Sensors > > > Temperature Sensors
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Chemical Meters/Analyzers > > > Fluorometers

CF Standard Name Table v71
  • depth
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
  • mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water status_flag
  • sea_water_practical_salinity
  • sea_water_practical_salinity status_flag
  • sea_water_pressure
  • sea_water_pressure status_flag
  • sea_water_temperature
  • sea_water_temperature status_flag
  • sea_water_turbidity
  • sea_water_turbidity status_flag
  • time
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau > Chometubet River
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau > Ngaremlengui
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau > Ngermetengel
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau > Babeldoab
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2019-12-18T08:00:05Z Deployed. 2020-02-20T07:12:41Z Sampling resolution increased from every 10 minutes to every 8 minutes. 2020-10-08T03:00:05Z nss_wqspp_006_002: Sensor moved from 1 meter to 2 meters depth at same location. Sampling resolution restored to every 10 minutes. 2020-11-06T02:00:05Z Decommissioned.
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platform In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > OCEAN PLATFORM/OCEAN STATIONS
platform_vocabulary GCMD Platform Keywords
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gts_ingest false
ioos_ingest true
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Attribution Information
creator_url https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/faculty/mcmanus.html
infoUrl https://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/water/sensor-ngaremlengui/
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v71