Sandgate water quality monitoring data - Historical

Brief description

Annual water quality data from the Sandgate monitoring station

This is raw and unvalidated data and should be used with caution. For more information regarding water quality in Queensland and or specifically for reviewed data from this site please email: [email protected] .

Full description

Sandgate - 2019 - This resource collects time series water physicochemical In-situ parameter readings, water (current) flow velocity and direction, Nitrogen and Carbon compounds and weather conditions every ten minutes. \r\n \r\nEquipment is housed in a large yellow floating Buoy, anchored in position off Sandgate Beach, Bramble Bay, Brisbane, in approximately 4 meters of water, **Lat: -27.302856 S Long: 153.105376 E Datum GDA 94** . \r\n \r\nWater Quality is measured by a YSI EXO2 mulitparameter sonde at 0.4m below the surface, which collects : Timestamp, Record, EXO_TempC, EXO_SpCondmScm, EXO_Salpsu, EXO_pHmV, EXO_pH, EXO_Depthm, EXO_BatV, EXO_ChlugL, EXO_ChlRFU, EXO_DOPerSat, EXO_DOmgL, EXO_BGAPERFU, EXO_BGAPEugL, EXO_TurbFNU, EXO_fDOMRFU, EXO_fDOMQSU and EXO_TurbNTU data. \r\n\r\nWater flow direction and velocity are also collected at a depth of 1.0 meter below the surface via an Aanderra Doppler Current Sensors (DCS) Model 420 which operates on the backscatter acoustic doppler principle. \r\n\r\nThe sensor has built-in compass and tilt sensor. \r\n\r\nDoppler Parameters measured/collected are: Timestamp, Record, DCS_Model, DCS_ Serial, DCS_ABSSpeed_Avg (UNIT cm/S), DCS_Direction_Avg, DCS_NorthCur_Avg, DCS_Heading_AVG, DCS_TiltX_Avg, DCS_TiltY_Avg, DCS_SPstd_Avg, DCS_SigStrenght_Avg, DCS_PingCnt_Avg, DCS_AbsTilt_Avg, DCS_MaxTilt_Avg, DCS_StdTilt_Avg. A Trios ""Opus"" spectrophotometer with 10 mm optical path, submerged at 1 meter below the surface, measures Nitrogen and Carbon compounds, such as: Nitrate NO3-N, Nitrite NO2-N, CODeq, BODeq, DOCeq, TOCeq, TSSeq, KHP, SAC254, COD-SACeq, BOD-SACeq. Mounted on the vertical spar on the outside of the buoy, the Gill Maximet Compact Weather Station GMX100 measures Ambient Air conditions such as; Gill_Ws_Mean, Gill_Wd_MeanUnitVector, Gill_Wd_StdDev, Gill_WindSpd_Max, Gill_Temperature_Avg, Gill_RH, Gill_Pressure, Gill_Rain_mm_Tot, Gill_TotalRain_mm, Gill_DewPoint_Avg, Gill_SRad_Avg, Gill_SunHours_Avg, Gill_Latitude, Gill_Longitude, Gill_Time, Gill_Status, Gill_Status1, Gill_Status2, Gill_Status3, Gill_Status4, Gill_Status5, Gill_Status6. \r\n\r\nSee YSI website for instrument accuracy, method of operation etc. For more information visit:\r\n\r\n- YSI EXO2 Water Quality\r\n- Aanderra Doppler\r\n- Trios Opus Nitrate Analyser\r\n- Gill MaxiMet GMX100 Weather Station\r\n