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Water Quality and Turbidity around Gaillard Island, Mobile Bay, Alabama (1977-1978)

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Hydrography and turbidity data were collected from 17 stations around the current site of Gaillard Island between November 1977 and October 1978, at multiple depths from surface to bottom. Three stations were sampled monthly; the rest were approximately bi-monthly or quarterly. Data include water temperature, salinity, turbidity, and total suspended solids.

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Author	Mimi Tzeng
Maintainer	data@disl.org
Last Updated	July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created	July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Content Create Date	2018-02-02
ISO.author	Dr. George F. Crozier
ISO.custodian	Lei Hu <lhu@disl.org>
ISO.pointOfContact	Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.publisher	Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium
ISO.resourceProvider	Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
Place Keywords	Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Gaillard Island, Pelican Island, Theodore ship channel, Mobile Bay, Alabama
Temporal Begin	1977-11-03
Temporal End	1978-10-07
Theme Keywords	temperature, salinity, turbidity, suspended solids, suspended particulate matter (SPM), hydrography, water quality, environmental impact
Use Constraints	Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mobile District, Dr. George F. Crozier, and Dr. William W. Schroeder is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, QA/QC procedures, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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