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Water File Format Information - Historical Summary

Last updated December 12, 2001


Historical Summary

Field Name

Years Used

FIELD STATION NUMBER 1988 - TO PRESENT
DATE 1988 - TO PRESENT
TIME 1988 - TO PRESENT
#SAMPLES 1993 - TO PRESENT
PROJECT CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
BARCODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
LOCATION CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
DATA BLOCK CODE 1989 - 1993
WAVE HEIGHT 1988 - TO PRESENT
WAVE HEIGHT QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
WATER DEPTH 1988 - TO PRESENT
Z MAX 1988 - TO PRESENT
Z MAX QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
SECCHI 1988 - TO PRESENT
SECCHI QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
WAVE CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
Z ICE 1990 - TO PRESENT
Z ICE QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
Z S ICE 1993 - TO PRESENT
Z S ICE QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
% ICE 1990 - TO PRESENT
% ICE QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
Z SNOW 1990 - TO PRESENT
Z SNOW QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
% SNOW 1990 - TO PRESENT
% SNOW QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
SITE TYPE 1994 - TO PRESENT
STRATUM TYPE 1994 - TO PRESENT
SUMMARY CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
SUBSTRATE CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
COVERAGE CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
VEG DENSITY 1993 - TO PRESENT
VEG TYPE 1993 - TO PRESENT
METHOD 1993 - TO PRESENT
UTM ZONE 1993 - TO PRESENT
COORDINATES NORTH SOUTH 1993 - TO PRESENT
COORDINATES EAST WEST 1993 - TO PRESENT
GIS GRID CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
ZONE 15 NORTH SOUTH 1988 - TO PRESENT
ZONE 15 EAST WEST  1988 - TO PRESENT
FIELD DERIVED EASTING  1993 - TO PRESENT
FIELD DERIVED NORTHING 1993 - TO PRESENT
EMTC DERVIED EASTING  1993 - TO PRESENT
EMTC DERIVED NORTHING 1993 - TO PRESENT
ACCURACY 1993 - TO PRESENT
SAMPLE TYPE 1992 - TO PRESENT
STAGE READING 1993 - TO PRESENT
INSTRUMENT CODE 2000 - TO PRESENT
CROSS LINKED BARCODE 2000 - TO PRESENT
RECORDER CODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
CREW LEADER CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
SITE COMMENT 1988 - TO PRESENT
SAMPLE ROW NUMBER 1992 - TO PRESENT
Z 1988 - TO PRESENT
Z QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
SAMPLE DEPTH CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
CALCULATED SAMPLE DEPTH CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
TEMP 1988 - TO PRESENT
TEMP QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
DO 1988 - TO PRESENT
DO QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
PH 1991 - TO PRESENT
PH QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
TURB 1988 - TO PRESENT
TURB QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
COND 1988 - TO PRESENT
COND QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
VEL 1988 - TO PRESENT
VEL QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
INSTRUMENT READING 2000 - TO PRESENT
INSTRUMENT READING QF 2000 - TO PRESENT
DIR QF 1993 - TO PRESENT
SAMPLE BARCODE 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED SNP 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED NOX 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED MET 1991 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED CL 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED SS 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED CHS 1993 - TO PRESENT
FILTERED CHF 1993 - TO PRESENT
UNFILTERED PYT 1993 - TO PRESENT
UNFILTERED TNP 1993 - TO PRESENT
REPORT CODE 1988 - TO PRESENT
SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS 1991 - TO PRESENT
SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
TOTAL SOLUBLE PHOSPHORUS 1991 - TO PRESENT
TOTAL SOLUBLE PHOSPHORUS QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS 1991 - TO PRESENT
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
TOTAL NITROGEN 1991 - TO PRESENT
TOTAL NITROGEN QF, 97 NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
TOTAL SOLUBLE N 1991 - TO PRESENT
TOTAL SOLUBLE N QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
SUSPENDED SOLIDS 1991 - TO PRESENT
SUSPENDED SOLIDS QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
ORGANIC MATTER 1991 - TO PRESENT
ORGANIC MATTER QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
CHLOROPHYLL A 1991 - TO PRESENT
CHLOROPHYLL A QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
PHAEOPHYTIN 1991 - TO PRESENT
PHAEOPHYTIN QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
AMMONIUM N 1991 - TO PRESENT
AMMONIUM N QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
NITRATE NITRITE 1991 - TO PRESENT
NITRATE NITRITE QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
SILICA 1991 - TO PRESENT
SILICA QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
DISSOLVED CALCIUM 1991 - TO PRESENT
DISSOLVED CALCIUM QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
DISSOLVED IRON 1991 - TO PRESENT
DISSOLVED IRON QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
DISSOLVED MANGANESE 1991 - TO PRESENT
DISSOLVED MANGANESE QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
DISSOLVED POTASSIUM 1991 - TO PRESENT
DISSOLVED POTASSIUM QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
CHLORIDE 1991 - TO PRESENT
CHLORIDE QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS 1991 - TO PRESENT
VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
CHLOROPHYLL FL1 1993 - TO PRESENT
CHLOROPHYLL FL1 QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
CHLOROPHYLL FLI1 1993 - TO PRESENT
SODIUM 1994 - TO PRESENT
SODIUM QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
MAGNESIUM 1994 - TO PRESENT
MAGNESIUM QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
SULFATE 1994 - TO PRESENT
SULFATE QF NOT USED AT PRESENT TIME
HABITAT CLASS 1988 - TO PRESENT


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