gov.noaa.nodc:0175941 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-28T13:20:05Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Water quality and nutrients data collected in West Fowl River and Coastal Alabama from 2017-07-31 to 2018-05-17 (NCEI Accession 0175941) 2018-10-04 publication 2018-09-06 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/cvzv-mb75 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0175941 NCEI Archive Management System 0175941 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Lei Hu Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) lhu@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Ruth H. Carmichael Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) rcarmichael@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Frith, Ashley Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) afrith@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information collaborator Calci, Kevin US Food and Drug Administration, Seafood Safety Laboratory Kevin.Calci@fda.hhs.gov pointOfContact Carmichael, Ruth H. Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Frith, Ashley Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Calci, Kevin US Food and Drug Administration, Seafood Safety Laboratory author Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This data set contains water quality data collected in an area important to shellfish aquaculture. The data collected are parameters such as fecal coliforms (fc), nutrients, and stable isotope ratios, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and others collected in West Fowl River and Portersville Bay, Alabama. These data contribute to identification and understanding of potential sources of water quality variation, which can inform modeling, further sampling, and enforcement efforts to improve the local water quality for recreation and aquaculture. The purpose of this project was to define sources of indicator microbes to the West Fowl River and determine if the West Fowl River may be a source of indicator microbes to the Fowl River Bay system. Funding Agency: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and DISL/FDA joint fellowship program completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0175941 Preview graphic PNG 0175941 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2018-08-24 publication AMMONIA (NH3) DEPTH - BOTTOM Dissolved Organic Nitrogen LATITUDE LONGITUDE NITRATE NITRITE OXYGEN - DISSOLVED GAS - BOTTOM WATER phosphate SALINITY - BOTTOM WATER SALINITY - SURFACE WATER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE Total Dissolved Nitrogen (TDN) water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle multi-parameter water quality sensor instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian delta carbon 13 delta nitrogen 15 depth of Iso sample A depth of Iso sample B depth of micro sample dissolved inorganic nitrogen fecal coliform (fc) male-specific coliphage (MSC) surface depth surface dissolved oxygen theme Provider Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Y4PY7L Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Carmichael, Ruth H.; Frith, Ashley; Calci, Kevin (2018). Water quality and nutrients data collected in West Fowl River and Coastal Alabama from 2017-07-31 to 2018-05-17 (NCEI Accession 0175941). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/cvzv-mb75. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0175941 v1.1 was published. 2018-10-04T20:34:14Z NCEI Accession 0175941 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0175941/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0175941 v1.1 published 2018-10-04T20:34:14Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Site Name (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: BLB = BAyou La Batre, Coden = Coden, FRB = Fowl River Bay, WFR = West Fowl River, WTP = Wastewater treatment plant, Bird = Marsh Island bird roosting area, Cow = cattle grazing area Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: decimal degrees; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: decimal degrees; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A Parameter or Variable: Date (measured); Units: calendar date; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A Parameter or Variable: Time (measured); Units: CST; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A Parameter or Variable: Classification (measured); Units: Description; Observation Category: N/A; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Classification based on Fowl River discharge (USGS river gauge #2471078) wet = >1.7m3 s-1 average daily discharge for 2 week period prior to sampling, dry = < same value; cold = SST < 20°C; warm = > 20°C Parameter or Variable: Total Water Depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Surface Depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Surface Temperature (measured); Units: Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Surface Salinity (measured); Units: PSU; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Surface Dissolved Oxygen (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Bottom Depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Bottom Temp (measured); Units: Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Bottom Salinity (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Bottom Dissolved Oxygen (measured); Units: mg/L; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Depth of Micro Sample (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI 2300 handheld sonde Parameter or Variable: Depth of Iso Sample A (calculated); Units: meter; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: replicate; depth is ~ 1/2. of total depth Parameter or Variable: Depth of Iso Sample B (calculated); Units: meter; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: replicate; depth is ~ 1/2. of total depth Parameter or Variable: fc (CFU/100 mL) (measured); Units: Colony Forming Units; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: fc = fecal coliforms; CFU is colony forming units Parameter or Variable: MSC (PFU/100 mL) (measured); Units: Plaque Forming Units; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: MSC = Male-specific coliphage; PFU is plaque forming units Parameter or Variable: Below_detection (calculated); Units: N/A; Observation Category: N/A; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: If value is Y, then no countable colonies/plaques (recorded as "< 10", for example) Parameter or Variable: δ13C (measured); Units: delta c thirteen, an isotopic signature, reported in parts per thousand (per mil, 0/00); Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Microbial indicator analyses follow FDA Parameter or Variable: δ15N (measured); Units: delta n fifteen, an isotopic signature, reported in parts per thousand (per mil, 0/00); Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Microbial indicator analyses follow FDA Parameter or Variable: NO2- (measured); Units: nitrite measured in micromoles of N per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: NO3 (measured); Units: nitrate measured in micromoles of nitrate per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: NH4 (measured); Units: ammonium measured in micromoles of ammonium per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: DIN (dissolved inorganic nitrogen) (measured); Units: measured in micromoles of dissolved inorganic nitrogen per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: DON (dissolved organic nitrogen) (measured); Units: measured in micromoles of dissolved organic nitrogen per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: TDN (total dissolved nitrogen) (measured); Units: measured in micromoles of dissolved nitrogen per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C Parameter or Variable: PO4 (measured); Units: phosphate measured in micromoles of phosphate per liter of water; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Nutrient analyses follow USEPA 1978, 1993A, 1993B, 1993C asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. multi-parameter water quality sensor multi-parameter water quality sensor used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024).