Stream temperature in West Twin Creek Watershed and DNR streams

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dr. Robert L. Edmonds

Publication_Date: unpublished

Title:

Stream temperature in West Twin Creek Watershed and DNR streams

Description:

Abstract:

Stream temperature in West Twin Creek in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park and Rock and Tower Creeks on DNR land outside the park was monitored. The monitoring began in 1996 and in continuing presently. Stream water chemistry has also been monitored at these sites for part of the same period.

Purpose:

To understand stream temperature variation in an old-growth forest.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1996

Ending_Date: present

Currentness_Reference: Observed

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

West Twin Creek in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park and Rock and Tower creeks right outside the park.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.05

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.93

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.87

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.83

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: stream temperature

Theme_Keyword: old-growth forest

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula

Place_Keyword: Olympic National Park

Place_Keyword: West Twin Creek

Place_Keyword: Rock Creek

Place_Keyword: Tower Creek

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Access_Constraints: Must contact author for data

Use_Constraints: Must cite author if data used in publication

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Georgia Murray

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Position: Research Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: University of Washington

Address: PO Box 352100

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-8242

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gmurray@u.washington.edu

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: temperature monitoring

Methodology_Description:

The stream temperature was monitored using an Onset Optic StowAway temperature datalogger. The collection frequency is set to every 20 minutes and data was downloaded approximately every 28 - 56 days. Daily averages are reported.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Averages, maximum and minimum values were calculated for each day and are reported here in this file. Black cells mean that no data was collected due to equipment malfunction.

Process_Date: 1996-present

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Georgia Murray

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Position: Research Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: University of Washington

Address: PO Box 352100

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-8242

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gmurray@u.washington.edu

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Georgia Murray

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Position: Research Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: University of Washington

Address: PO Box 352100

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-8242

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gmurray@u.washington.edu

Resource_Description: Excel spreadsheet

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: EXCEL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990215

Metadata_Review_Date: 19990329

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Olympic Natural Resources Center

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 1628

City: Forks

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98331

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360.374.3220 x258

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 360.374.3336

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: onrc@u.washington.edu

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name:

Content Standards for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:

NBII Draft of December 1995, Based FGDC of June 8, 1994

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None