Data files are linked below.
Bulk water parameters of Temperature and Salinity were measured at the VIMS Ferry Pier from 1947 to 2003. Initial methods were undocumented but likely automated with an instrument and chart recorder since the data consists of a daily high and low measurement from which a mean value was derived. Beginning in 1986 an Inter-Ocean CTD instrument placed at mid-depth was interfaced to a digital data logger (Campbell Scientific CRJ) that recorded data every six minutes, resulting in 240 measurements per day.
This collection contains only the six-minute data from 1986 through 2003. Weather parameters were also added in 1986 and include Wind Speed, Direction, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Solar Energy and Rainfall and are included in the data files. The Ferry Pier station was discontinued when the Pier was destroyed by Hurricane Isabel in September 2003. Files are provided in Text (.csv) and MS Access format.
Digital files of six-minute observations are provided for ambient water temperature and salinity measured at the VIMS Ferry Pier from 1986 to 2003. Meteorological data were also monitored beginning in 1986 at a station on the VIMS Byrd Hall roof.
Station locations are as follows:
From Google Earth:
37.246564, -76.500332 Ferry Pier
37.247890, -76.500829 Byrd Hall
37 14.8’ 76 30.0’ Adjacent Tide Station (Boon, et al.)
Files | Description
- README.txt: Data dictionary providing parameters, number of observations per year, algorithm to calculate salinity from conductivity and water temperature.
- Pier19xx.csv - Pier20xx.csv: Six-minute observations of salinity, temperature, conductivity, air temp, wind, humidity, solar radiation by year, .csv text format
- Pier19xx.mdb - Pier20xx.mdb: Six-minute observations of salinity, temperature, conductivity, air temp, wind, humidity, solar radiation by year, .mdb (MS Access) format.
See also:
Anderson, Gary F., 2021. VIMS Ferry Pier Ambient Water Monitoring Data, Salinity and Temperature, Daily Summary 1947-2003. Data. William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/j6es-ym72
https://doi.org/10.25773/c7cw-zd28
- Water salinity,
- water temperature,
- meteorological data,
- York RIver-Virginia,
- monitoring,
- long term dataset
Austin, H. M. 2002. Decadal oscillations and regime shifts: A characterization of the Chesapeake Bay marine climate, American Fisheries Society Symposium 32: 155–170.
Pyke, Christopher R., Raymond. Najjar, Mary Beth. Adams, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Climate Change and the Chesapeake Bay State-of-the-science Review and Recommendations / a Report from the Chesapeake Bay Program Science and Technical Advisory Committee; Coordinating STAC Members: Chrisopher R. Pyke and Raymond Najjar; Contributing Authors: Mary Beth Adams...[et Al.]. Annapolis, MD: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 2008. STAC Publication ; 08-004. http://www.chesapeake.org/stac/Pubs/climchangereport.pdf (accessed 4/12/21)
Boon, J. D., Brubaker, J. M., & Forrest, D. R. (2010) Chesapeake Bay Land Subsidence and Sea Level Change : an evaluation of past and present trends and future outlook. Special report in applied marine science and ocean engineering ; no. 425. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V58X4P
Sobocinski, Kathryn L., "Fishes in Seagrass Habitats: Species Composition, Trophic Interactions, and Production" (2014). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539791566. William & Mary. Cf. Page 62. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.25773/v5-h572-d662
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/garyf-anderson/23/