Water Level/Flow Parameters |
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Reservoir storage, acre-ft |
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Stream velocity, ft/s |
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Flow rate of well, gal/d |
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Flow rate of well, gal/min |
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Flow rate, instantaneous, gal/min |
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Streamflow, ft³/s |
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Discharge, instantaneous, ft³/s |
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Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, ft |
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Mean depth of stream, ft |
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Gage height, ft |
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Tide Stage, code |
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Stream stage, m |
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Flow, gallons per batch |
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Gage height, above datum, m |
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Discharge, m³/s |
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Discharge, instantaneous, m³/s |
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Depth to water level, below land surface datum (LSD), m |
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Elevation above NGVD 1929, m |
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Streamflow, gal/min |
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Flow rate, instantaneous, Mgal/d |
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Flow total during composite period, thousands of gallons |
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Water level, depth below measuring point, ft |
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Water level elevation above NGVD 1929, corrected for barometric pressure, ft |
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Water level elevation above NGVD 1929, inclined (non-vertical) well, ft |
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Groundwater level above NGVD 1929, ft |
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Groundwater level above NAVD 1988, ft |
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Groundwater level above NGVD 1929, m |
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Groundwater level above NAVD 1988, m |
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Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, ft |
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Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft |
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Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, m |
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Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, m |
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Lake or reservoir stage, above datum, m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, m |
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Tide stage, above datum, ft |
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Tide stage, above datum, m |
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Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in ft |
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Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in m |
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft |
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in m |
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Wave height, nearshore, ft |
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Direction of stream flow, magnetic azimuth, degrees |
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Water velocity reading from field sensor, knots |
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Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, ft |
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Depth to water level, ft below land surface |
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Elevation above NGVD 1929, ft |
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Reservoir storage, cubic feet per second-days |
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Reservoir storage, Mgal |
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Reservoir storage, million cubic feet |
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Pond storage, gal |
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Reservoir storage, thousand acre feet |
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Withdrawal of groundwater, million gallons per month |
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Reservoir storage, total pool, percent of capacity |
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Reservoir storage, live pool, percent of capacity |
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Hydrostatic head difference, groundwater minus surface water, mm |
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Streamflow, tidally filtered, ft³/s |
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Discharge, tidally filtered, m³/s |
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Discharge, tidally filtered, gal/min |
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Stream velocity, m/s |
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Groundwater level relative to Mean Sea Level (LMSL), ft |
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Stream velocity, tidally filtered, ft/s |
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Stream velocity, tidally filtered, m/s |
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Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, ft |
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Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, m |
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Groundwater discharge, cm/day |
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Water depth, water surface to bottom, m |
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Velocity at point in stream, m/s |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), m |
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Groundwater level above American Samoa Datum of 1962 (retired in 2001), ft |
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Groundwater level above American Samoa Vertical Datum of 2002, ft |
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Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 1963 (retired in 2003), ft |
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Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft |
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Groundwater level above Local Hawaiian Datum, ft |
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Groundwater level above Northern Marianas Vertical Datum of 2003, ft |
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Groundwater level above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft |
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Discharge, ft³/day |
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Physical Marsh mat (floating vegetation) elevation above NAVD 1988, ft |
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Physical Water level above marsh, ft |
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Mean Stream velocity from field sensor, ft/s |
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Mean Stream velocity, ft/s |
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Fall, as determined from fall rating and base gage-height, slope-Q computation, ft |
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Ratio of fall measured to fall rated, Slope-Q computation |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above New York State Barge Canal Datum (NYBCD), ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above New York State Barge Canal Datum (NYBCD), m |
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Discharge, cumulative, acre-feet |
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Scour hole bottom elevation above NGVD 1929, ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above United States Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Basin (USBRKB) Datum, ft |
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Tidal water level, NOS-averaged, distance from measuring point to water surface, ft |
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Datum offset, elevation of water leveling point in reference to established datum, ft |
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Tidal elevation, NOS-averaged, NAVD88, ft |
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Water level elevation above NAVD 1988, corrected for barometric pressure, ft |
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Water level elevation above gage datum, corrected for barometric pressure, ft |
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, mph |
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Stream velocity, mph |
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Surface velocity at point in stream, ft/s |
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Surface velocity at point in stream, m/s |
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Flow total during composite period, ft³ |
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Runoff total during flow event, ft³ |
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Pavement surface temperature, °C |
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Streambed elevation at measurement point, NAVD88, ft |
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Reach-averaged stream width derived from satellite imagery, m |
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Reach water-surface slope derived from satellite altimetry data |
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Reach averaged water-surface elevation derived from satellite altimetry data, m |
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Reach-averaged stream width derived from satellite imagery, ft |
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Reach averaged water-surface elevation derived from satellite altimetry data, ft |
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Atmospheric water vapor pressure, calculated, millibars |
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Flow total during composite period, gal |
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Groundwater level above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft |
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Groundwater level above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, VIVD09, ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, VIVD09, m |
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Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) level, below measuring point, uncorrected, ft |
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Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) level, NAVD88, uncorrected, ft |
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Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) thickness, ft |
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Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) level, below measuring point, uncorrected, ft |
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Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) level, NAVD88, uncorrected, ft |
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Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) thickness, ft |
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Density, water, in situ, g/mL |
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Evapotranspiration rate, mm/hr |
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Evapotranspiration total, mm |
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Runoff total during flow event, mL |
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Stream water level elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft |
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Stream water level elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m |
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Stream water level elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft |
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Stream water level elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m |
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Stream water level elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft |
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Stream water level elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m |
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Stream water level elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft |
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Stream water level elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m |
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Tidal stage elevation, NAVD88, ft |
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Tidal stage elevation, NAVD88, m |
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Tidal stage elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft |
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Tidal stage elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m |
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Tidal stage elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft |
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Tidal stage elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m |
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Lake or reservoir elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft |
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Lake or reservoir elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft |
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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m |
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Groundwater level above local mean sea level (LMSL), m |
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Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m |
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Groundwater level above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m |
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Effective depth of measurement, below sensor, centimeters, cm |
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Discharge, cumulative, cubic decameters, dam³ |
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Discharge, cumulative, cubic feet, ft³ |
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Flow rate, L/s |
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Streamflow, daily, ac-ft |
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Withdrawal of groundwater, mgd |
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Discharge, mean, composite sample, cubic feet per second, ft³/s |
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Velocity at point in stream, ft/s |
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Pump rate, gpm |
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Water surface elevation difference between two locations,ft |
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Gage height, above datum, m |
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Difference between observed and predicted water surface elevation, ft |
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Depth of sensor below water surface, not corrected for barometric pressure variations, ft |
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Depth of sensor below water surface, not corrected for barometric pressure variations, m |
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Groundwater flow direction, true north azimuth, degrees |
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Groundwater flow velocity, ft/day |
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Elevation above NGVD 1929, m |
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Streamflow, m³/s |
Water Quality Parameters |
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Temperature, water, °C |
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Temperature, water, °F |
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Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, mmHg |
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Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, Jackson Turbidity Units |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, Hellige turbidimeter, mg/L as silicon dioxide |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, NTU |
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Color, water, filtered, platinum cobalt units |
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Oxidation reduction potential, mV |
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, field, µS/cm at 25 °C |
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, µS/cm at 25 °C |
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Salinity, water, unfiltered, mg/mL at 25 °C |
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, %saturation |
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Biochemical oxygen demand, water, unfiltered, 5 days at 20 °C, mg/L |
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units |
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Specific conductance, non-temperature corrected, water, unfiltered, µS/cm |
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Carbon dioxide, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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pH, water, filtered, laboratory, standard units |
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Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, field, mg/L as calcium carbonate |
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Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, field, mg/L |
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Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand |
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Dissolved solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Residue, total nonfilterable, mg/L |
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Total nitrogen, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Ammonia, water, filtered, mg/L as N |
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Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, unfiltered, mg/L as N |
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Nitrite, water, filtered, mg/L as N |
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Nitrate, water, filtered, mg/L as N |
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Ammonia (un-ionized), water, unfiltered, calculated, mg/L as N |
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Nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N |
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Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N |
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Nitrite plus nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N |
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Nitrite plus nitrate, water, filtered, mg/L as N |
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Phosphate, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Phosphorus, water, filtered, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Orthophosphate, water, filtered, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Organic carbon, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Organic carbon, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Organic carbon, suspended sediment, total, mg/L |
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Hardness, water, mg/L as calcium carbonate |
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Calcium, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Magnesium, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Sodium, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Sodium adsorption ratio, water, number |
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Chloride, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Sulfate, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Fluoride, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Fluoride, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Silica, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Arsenic, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Cadmium, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Cadmium, water, unfiltered, µg/L |
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Copper, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Iron, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Zinc, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Aluminum, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Aluminum, water, filtered, µg/L |
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Selenium, water, filtered, µg/L |
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PCBs, water, unfiltered, recoverable, g/day |
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Rhodamine WT, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Radon-222, water, unfiltered, disintegrations per minute per liter |
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Radon-222 counting error, water, unfiltered, disintegrations per minute per liter |
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fChl grn/brn, water, in situ µg/L |
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fChl, PC algae, water, in situ µg/L |
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fChl, PE algae, water, in situ µg/L |
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Percent fChl, grn/brn, in situ % |
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Percent fChl, PC algae,in situ % |
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Percent fChl, PE algae,in situ % |
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Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, corrected, water, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, water, unfiltered, trichromatic method, uncorrected, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, uncorrected, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll, total, phytoplankton, spectrophotometric method, uncorrected, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll, total, water, in situ, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Chlorophyll a, total, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, green algae, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, cyanobacteria, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, cryptophytes, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, diatoms and dinoflagellates, in situ, excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L |
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Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm, mg/liter |
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Fluorescence transmission (transparency to fluorescence) at 700 nm, percent |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 460 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 270 nm excitation, 340 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 470 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 520 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), water, in situ, single band excitation, fluorescence emission, ppb QSE |
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Colored dissolved organic matter, water, filtered, field, single band excitation, fluorescence emission, ppb QSE |
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Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, RFU |
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Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, modeled, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, concentration modeled from field samples analyzed by extraction, µg/L |
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Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, ug/L |
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Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 590 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, µg/L |
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Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units, RFU |
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Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 590 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units, RFU |
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Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), water, in situ, fluorometric method, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Phycoerythrin fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), RFU |
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Crude oil relative fluorescence (fCO), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Dark measurement spectral average, water, in situ, ultraviolet nitrate analyzer, raw counts |
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Light measurement spectral average, water, in situ, ultraviolet nitrate analyzer, raw counts |
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Absorbance at 254 nm, water, in situ, absorbance units |
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Absorbance at 350 nm, water, in situ, absorbance units |
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Phycocyanin (PC), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/L |
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Colored dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, mg/l of carbon |
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Chlorophyll, water, in situ, uncorrected for degradation products, computed by regression of sensor data with sample lab results, µg/L as chlorophyll |
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Cyanobacterial abundance from a phycocyanin sensor (PC), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field samples, cells/mL |
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Phycoerythrin fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L as phycoerythrin |
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Phycoerythrin (PE), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/L |
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Cyanobacteria fluorescence of phycoerythrin (fPE), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, cells/mL |
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Cyanobacterial abundance from a phycoerythrin sensor (PE), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field samples, cells/mL |
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Optical brightener relative fluorescence (fOB), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Optical brightener fluorescence (fOB), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L as 1,3,6,8-pyrene tetrasulfonic acid (PTSA) |
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Wastewater relative fluorescence (fWW), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Rhodamine WT relative fluorescence (fRWT), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Fluorescein relative fluorescence (fFL), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Fluorescein fluorescence (fFL), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/L |
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Tryptophan, peak T, water, in situ, µg/l |
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Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from ref. material, µg/l as PTSA |
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Absorbance at 280 nanometers, water, in situ, absorbance units |
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Absorbance at 370 nanometers, water, in situ, absorbance units |
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Yttrium, suspended sediment larger than 62.5 microns, total digestion, dry weight, milligrams per kilogram |
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Metolachlor, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L |
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PCBs, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Atrazine, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Metolachlor, water, dissolved, recoverable, g/day |
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Atrazine, water, dissolved, recoverable, grams per day |
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Chlorine (total residual), water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Chlorine (free available), water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Escherichia coli, defined substrate test method (DSTM), water, most probable number per 100 milliliters |
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Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L |
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Inorganic nitrogen, water, dissolved, calculated as NH3+NO2+NO3, mg/L as N |
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Inorganic nitrogen, water, dissolved, calculated as NH3+NO2+NO3, tons/day as N |
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Orthophosphate, water, filtered, field, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Orthophosphate, water, in situ, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Nitrate, water, in situ, mg/L as nitrate |
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Calcium, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Phycocyanins, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in-situ sensor, µg/L |
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Ammonia, water, dissolved, pounds per day as nitrogen |
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Acifluorfen, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-30 degrees, ratiometric correction, NTRU |
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Backscatter turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 0-45 degrees to incident light, backscatter units (BU) |
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Attenuation turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 180 degrees to incident light, attenuation units (AU) |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), multiple beam, detectors at multiple angles including 90 degrees, NTMU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +/-2.5 degrees, FNU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-2.5 degrees, ratiometric correction, FNRU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detection angle 0 degrees to incident light (backscatter), FBU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detection angle 180 degrees to incident light (attenuation), FAU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, multiple beam, detectors at multiple angles including 90 degrees, FNMU |
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Bromide, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Fluorescence at 650-700 nm as a fraction of incident light at 470 nm, measured in situ, percent |
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Chlorophyll a, water, in situ, in vivo fluorescence,µg/L |
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Bed sediment, fall diameter (deionized water), percent smaller than 4 millimeters |
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Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.5 millimeters |
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Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.25 millimeters |
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Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.125 millimeters |
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Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.063 millimeters |
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Mean particle diameter, calculated from fully processed size distribution, mm |
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Chloride, water, dissolved, lb/day |
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Chloride, water, dissolved, tons/day |
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Sulfate, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Suspended solids dried at 110 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Residue, water, filtered, sum of constituents, mg/L |
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Residue, water, dissolved, tons/day |
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Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot |
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Compaction, sediment, ft |
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Suspended sediment, sieve diameter, percent smaller than 0.0625 millimeters |
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Suspended sediment particles between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, count/L |
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Suspended sediment particle load between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts/sec |
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Suspended sediment particle concentration between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, mg/l |
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Suspended sediment particle load between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, count/day |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, lb/day |
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Suspended sediment particle load between 1.00 to 4.76 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts per second |
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Suspended sediment particle load between 1.00 to 4.76 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts per day |
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Nitrate plus nitrite yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Nitrate plus nitrite yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N] yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N] yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Phosphorus yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Phosphorus yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Suspended sediment yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Suspended sediment yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Salinity, water, computed by regression equation from specific conductance, milligrams per liter, mg/L |
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Chloride, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, milligrams per liter, mg/L |
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Chloride flux, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day, kg/day |
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Chloride flux, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day, kg/day |
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Chloride flux, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day, lb/day |
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Chloride flux, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day, lb/day |
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Chloride yield, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Chloride yield, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km² |
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Chloride yield, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Chloride yield, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi² |
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Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, chromatographic-spectrophotometric method, µg/L |
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Chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, chromatographic-fluorometric method, µg/L |
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Ammonia, water, unfiltered, mg/L as NH4 |
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Nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Bromide, water, filtered, mg/L |
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Mercury, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L |
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Volume of water filtered, L |
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Elevation of sample, ft |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +/- 2.5 degrees and 30 +/- 15 degrees, ratiometric, FBRU |
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Carbon dioxide, water, dissolved, at the water surface, ppm by volume of dissolved gases |
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Total coliforms, water, filtered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml |
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Total coliforms, water, unfiltered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml |
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Suspended sediment volumetric concentration by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µL/L |
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Full size suspended sediment volumetric diameter by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µm |
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Suspended sediment volumetric diameter greater than 63 microns by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µL/L |
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Suspended sediment volumetric diameter greater than 63 microns by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µm |
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Fitting parameter root-mean-square error (RMSE), water, in situ, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer |
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Standard deviation, nitrate + nitrite, water, in situ, burst sample, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer, mg/L as N |
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Coefficient of variation, nitrate + nitrite, water, in situ, burst sample, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer, % |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 135-180 degrees, SDVB (SBU) |
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Phosphorus flux, water, in situ, computed by regression equation, kg/day as phosphorus |
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Tryptophan, water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Salinity, water, in situ, tidally filtered, practical salinity units at 25 °C |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, excitation at 365 +-5 nm, emission at 480 +-40 nm, uncorrected for light attenuation, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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UV fluorescence, water, single band, excit at 365 +-5nm, emiss at 480 +-40nm, uncorrected for light attenuation, ug/L as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE) |
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Surface temperature, non-contact, °C |
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Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), upward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s |
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Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), downward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s |
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Far-red radiation, upward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s |
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Far-red radiation, downward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s |
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UV fluorescence, water, in situ, 250-260nm excitation, 325-375nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU) |
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Escherichia coli, water, filtered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml |
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Escherichia coli, water, unfiltered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml |
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Suspended sediment concentration, mg/L |
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Suspended sediment discharge, tons/day |
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Total sediment discharge, tons/day |
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Total sediment concentration, mg/L |
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Suspended sediment load larger than 62.5 microns, sieve diameter, short tons/day |
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Bedload sediment discharge, tons/day |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, lbs/sec |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, short tons/sec |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, tons/day |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, regression computed, turbidity and streamflow as regressors, short tons/day |
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Suspended sediment concentration, from uncalibrated sensor, mg/L |
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Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, at a fixed point in stream, estimated by a regression equation with turbidity, mg/L |
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Suspended sediment discharge, pounds per day, lb/day |
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Silica, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Calcium, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Magnesium, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Sodium, water, filtered, tons/d |
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Potassium, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Bicarbonate, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Phosphorus, water, dissolved, pounds per day |
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Hydrolyzable phosphorus, water, dissolved, lb/day |
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Organic carbon, water, dissolved, short tons/day |
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Organic carbon, suspended sediment, short tons per day |
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, tons per day as nitrogen |
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Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds of phosphorus per day |
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Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, lb/PO4/day |
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Organic carbon, water, unfiltered, short tons/day |
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Bedload transport rate of coarse fraction greater than 8 mm, computed by regression equation, Mg/day |
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Bedload transport rate of coarse fraction greater than 8 mm, computed by regression equation, short tons/day |
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Carbon dioxide load, water, dissolved, mg/s |
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Nitrate plus nitrite load, water, in situ, mg/s as N |
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Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl) load, water, in situ, micrograms per second as chlorophyll |
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Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/s |
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Salinity load, water, in situ, g/s |
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Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM) load, water, in situ, micrograms per sec as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE) |
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, µS/cm at 25 °C |
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Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, mg/L as CaCO3 |
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Sodium adsorption ratio, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, number |
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Salinity, water, unfiltered, practical salinity units at 25 °C |
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Nitrate, water, dissolved, short tons of nitrate per day |
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day |
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Phosphorus, water, dissolved, short tons of phosphorus per day |
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Nitrite, water, dissolved, short tons of nitrogen per day |
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Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, short tons of nitrogen per day |
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Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, dissolved, short tons of nitrogen per day |
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Biochemical oxygen demand, water, unfiltered, 5 days at 20 degrees Celsius, short tons per day |
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Suspended solids dried at 110 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day |
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Organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day |
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Ammonia, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day |
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day |
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds per day |
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Suspended solids, dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, tons/d |
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Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day |
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Total nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds per day |
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Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, pounds per day |
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Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day |
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Nitrite plus nitrate, water, dissolved, lb/d as N |
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Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, uncorrected, area weighted average, µg/l |
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Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), Hydrolab in vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation at 590 nm, emission at 650 nm, cells/mL |
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Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), YSI in-vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation - 595, emission - 650 nm, cells/mL |
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Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), Turner Designs SCUFA in vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation at 595 nm, emission at 670 nm, µg/l |
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Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), water, in situ, phycocyanin, IVF (IVFU) |
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Manganese, water, unfiltered, computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/l |
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Type of quality assurance data associated with sample, code |
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Orthophosphate, water, filtered, field, mg/L |
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Ammonia, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L as nitrogen |
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Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L as N |
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Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, µmol/L |
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Silica, water, unfiltered, field, mg/l |
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Rhodamine WT fluorescence (fRWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, mg/l |
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N |
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Dissolved organic carbon, water, in situ, estimated, mg/L |
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Total organic carbon, water, in situ, estimated, mg/L |
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Nitrite, water, in situ, µmol/L |
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Nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N |
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Molar ratio of nitrate (plus nitrite) and orthophosphate |
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Eosin WT fluorescence (fEWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/l |
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Sulforhodamine WT fluorescence (fSWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/l |
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Chloride, water, unfiltered, mg/L |
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Sodium, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Calcium, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as CaCO3 |
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Residue, dissolved, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Total solids, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Chloride, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Sulfate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Fecal coliforms, estimated by regression equation, water, colonies per 100 ml |
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Escherichia coli, estimated by regression equation, water, colonies per 100 ml |
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Atrazine, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, µg/l |
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Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N], water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N], water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L |
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Nitrate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen |
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Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen |
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Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen |
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Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Orthophosphate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation,mg/L as phosphorus |
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Hydrolyzable phosphorus, water, filtered, estimated by GCLAS, mg/L as phosphorus |
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Enterococci, water, defined substrate test method (DSTM), most probable number per 100 ml |
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Set number, NWQL schedule 2001 |
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Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1394, ml |
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Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1324, ml |
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Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1608, ml |
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Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1316, ml |
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pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, field, NTU |
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +/- 30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) |