PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program 008: Maalaea Harbor, Maui, Hawaii

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 Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) deployed a nearshore sensor at Maalaea Harbor, Maui. The non-profit organization is interested to learn more about the effects of tides, wind, and swell on water quality in the harbor, and monitor water quality variability over time. The data will help inform the watershed management plan "Vision for Pohakea", which aims to reduce sediment and pollutants in Maalaea Bay and its harbor. MNMRC is also partnering with Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands to utilize several thousand oysters in the harbor to help improve water quality. Rotating at approximately monthly intervals to various locations within the harbor, the instrument is a Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 16plus V2 SeaCAT CTD coupled with a Sea-Bird Scientific ECO FLNTU optical sensor.

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2022-10-28

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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: 2020-08-18
issued: 2021-03-15
revision: 2022-10-28
creation: 2020-08-18
issued: 2021-03-15
revision: 2022-10-28
creation: 2020-08-18
issued: 2021-03-15
revision: 2022-10-28
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 2020-08-18T22:00:00Z to 2021-09-10T19:35:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 20.7919° S: 20.79022° E: -156.5108° W: -156.5136°
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
  • sea_water_practical_salinity
  • sea_water_pressure
  • sea_water_temperature
  • sea_water_turbidity
  • time
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui > Maalaea
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
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 2020-08-18T22:00:00Z Deployed at site nss_wqspp_008_001: square concrete piling beneath the south loading dock. 2020-09-19T20:19:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_002: cement piling of wharf next to boat ramp and storm drain. 2020-10-13T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_003: cement piling at Trilogy slip. 2020-11-04T22:30:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_004: piling channel marker - mid harbor. 2020-11-25T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_005: piling channel marker - mid harbor closer to mouth. 2020-12-22T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_006: piling channel marker - mid harbor. 2021-01-23T00:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_007: square concrete piling beneath the south loading dock. 2021-02-25T22:09:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_008: square concrete piling beneath the south loading dock (same as nss_wqspp_008_007 but at a shallower depth). 2021-03-25T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_009: channel marker post adjacent to harbor's rock revetment. 2021-04-23T21:23:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_010: channel marker post adjacent to harbor's rock revetment, closer to Coast Guard station than deployment nss_wqspp_008_009. 2021-05-25T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_011: existing metal support pipe on outside edge of harbor mouth. 2021-06-23T21:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_012: concrete piling supporting beneath marginal wharf. 2021-07-21T22:00:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008_013: concrete piling supporting beneath marginal wharf, across from storm drain. 2021-08-20T03:30:00Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_008014: square concrete piling beneath the south loading dock. 2021-09-10T19:35:00Z Decommissioned. 2022-10-28T19:37:00Z Dataset identifier modified from "NSS-WQSPP-008" to "nss_wqspp_008" to satisfy future ERDDAP requirements.
Platforms
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-maalaea/
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v71