PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program 007: Dausokele Estuary, Pohnpei, FSM

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. As part of the WQSPP, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) deployed a nearshore sensor 170 meters northeast of the Pohnpei International Airport runway within Dausokele Estuary within the lagoon along the northern shores of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The sensor package was mounted to the sea floor at approximately 9.5 meters depth. Data were recorded every 8 minutes. Land-based sedimentation can have severe impacts on the surrounding watersheds, compromising the water quality and the coastal habitat of coral reefs and fish. Inland development activities have purportedly increased in recent years, prompting the need to monitor sediment run-off from key watersheds. Measuring water quality conditions with an accurate sensor will allow CSP to better understand the variations in water quality during different weather conditions, especially periods of heavy rain.

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2022-11-30

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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: 2018-12-14
issued: 2022-11-29
revision: 2018-12-14
creation: 2018-12-14
issued: 2022-11-29
revision: 2018-12-14
creation: 2018-12-14
issued: 2022-11-29
revision: 2018-12-14
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 2018-12-14T01:00:05Z to 2021-03-17T20:48:05Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 6.98661° S: 6.98661° E: 158.221° W: 158.221°
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 > Federated States of Micronesia > Dausokele Estuary
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Federated States of Micronesia > Pohnpei
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Federated States of Micronesia > FSM
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 2018-12-14T01:00:05Z Deployed.
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platform In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > OCEAN PLATFORM/OCEAN STATIONS
platform_vocabulary GCMD Platform Keywords
Ingestion Attributes
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-dausokele/
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v71