Geochemistry in Buffalo Pound

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Overview Research Site Status and Provenance Access and Downloads

Section 1: Overview

Name of Research Project

Related Project	Part
GWF-FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes

Program Affiliations

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Related Research Project(s)

Related Project	Part
GWF-FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes

Dataset Title

Geochemistry in Buffalo Pound

Additional Information

GeoNetwork record: www.gwfnet.net/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a04e990c-e1fb-4cfc-ba43-78950be0c329

Creators and Contributors

Name	Role	Email	Institution
Jason Venkiteswaran	Principal Investigator; Point of Contact	jvenkiteswaran@wlu.ca	Wilfrid Laurier University
Helen Baulch	Principal Investigator; Point of Contact	helen.baulch@usask.ca	University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

Standard field and laboratory methods.

Purpose

Routine field sampling of Buffalo Pound Lake, Moose Jaw area. This data is collected as part of the Pillar 3 GWF project "FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes".

Plain Language Summary

Drinking water supplies have been closed due to harmful algal blooms along with other widespread impacts such as loss of cottage real estate value, impacts on tourism & recreation. Cyanotoxin exposure can lead to death and sublethal effects that may include endocrine disruption, gastrointestinal problems, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory processes, and cancer. Solving the problem of blooms requires an understanding of how the physical environment links to geochemistry and bloom ecology, and this understanding must exist on the timescale upon which blooms develop and collapse – minutes to hours to weeks. Here we have monitored multiple sites, analyzing on different timescales changes in the algal community, chemistry, thermal structure of the ecosystem, and toxins.

Keywords

Keyword
geochemistry
biogeochemistry
nutrients
algae
algal bloom
nutrient sensors
continuous data

Citations

Description of Specific Location	Latitude	Longitude
2014	50.5863	-105.3849
2015	50.5857	-105.3873
2016	50.5832	-105.3873
2017	50.5858	-105.3850
2018	50.5856	-105.3850
2019	50.5858	-105.3835
2020	50.5856	-105.3843

Section 3: Status and Provenance

Dataset Version

Dataset Creation Date

Status of data collection/production

○ Planned

◉ In Progress

○ Abandoned

○ Complete

Dataset Completion or Abandonment Date

Data Update Frequency

○ Continually

○ Daily

○ Weekly

○ Biweekly

○ Monthly

○ Anually

○ As needed

◉ Irregular

○ None planned

○ Unknown

Creation Software

Software	Version	File Formats

Primary Source of Data

◻ Unknown/Unspecified

◻ Census

▣ Field collected samples

▣ Field experiment

▣ Field observation

◻ Field survey

◻ Human biological samples

◻ Lab experiment

◻ Model simulation

◻ Previously collected

◻ Qualitative (from observations or interviews)

◻ Social survey

◻ Traditional knowledge

◻ Other Source of Data (Please specify in field below)

Other Source of Data (if applicable)

Data Lineage (if applicable). Please include versions (e.g., input and forcing data, models, and coupling modules; instrument measurements; surveys; sample collections; etc.)

Section 4: Access and Downloads

Access to the Dataset

Does the data have access restrictions?

◻ No restriction (data is currently open to public)

▣ Limited (data is currently under embargo until publication)

◻ Limited (data involves intellectual property issues related to local or traditional knowledge)

◻ Limited (release of data may cause harm to the environment or to the public)

◻ Limited (pre-existing data has been used and is subject to access restrictions)

◻ Limited (data involves human subjects)

◻ Limited (data is supported by industry partnerships)

◻ Limited (data is supported by government partnerships)

Downloading and Characteristics of the Dataset

Download Links and Instructions

Total Size of all Dataset Files (GB)

File formats and online databases

◻ Link to online database or web services (e.g., WISKI, ECCC)

◻ Archive files (.zip, .rar, .7z, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz, etc.)

▣ CSV files (.csv - comma or tab separated value files)

▣ Excel document files (.xlsx, .xls)

◻ Image files (e.g., .tiff, .jpeg, .png, .gif, etc.)

◻ NetCDF files (.netcdf, .nc)

▣ Text files (.txt)

▣ Word document files (.docx, .doc)

▣ Other (Please specify in field below)

Other Data Formats (if applicable)

.md

List of Parameters and Variables

Parameter/Variable	Unit	Frequency	Source
battery voltage	V		Solar powered
wind direction	degree		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
wind speed	mph		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
air temperature	C		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
relative humidity	%		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
barometric pressure	inHg		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
daily rain	inches		Vaisala (WXT536) at 1.66m
PAR air	µmol/s/m²		LiCor (LI-190) at 1.06m
PAR water 1	µmol/s/m²		LiCor (LI-192) at 0.62m underwater
PAR water 2	µmol/s/m²		LiCor (LI-192) at 0.78m underwater
Coloured Dissolved Organic Material	µg/L		Turner Designs (Cyclops-7F) at 0.62m underwater
CO2	ppm		Vaisala (GMP222) at 0.80m underwater
water temperature	C		YSI Sonde 6600 (6560) at 0.82m underwater
specific conductivity	µS/cm		YSI Sonde 6600 (6560) at 0.82m underwater
pH	pH		YSI Sonde 6600 (6569) at 0.82m underwater
pH mV	mV		YSI Sonde 6600 (6569) at 0.82m underwater
Turbidity	NTU+		YSI Sonde 6600 (6136) at 0.82m underwater
Chlorophyll a	µg/L		YSI Sonde 6600 (6025) at 0.82m underwater
Chlorophyll a	RFU		YSI Sonde 6600 (6025) at 0.82m underwater
Phycocyanin blue-green algae	cells/mL		YSI Sonde 6600 (6131) at 0.82m underwater
Phycocyanin blue-green algae	RFU		YSI Sonde 6600 (6131) at 0.82m underwater
Optical dissolved oxygen	%		YSI Sonde 6600 (6150+ROX) at 0.82m underwater
Optical dissolved oxygen	mg/L		YSI Sonde 6600 (6150+ROX) at 0.82m underwater
water temperature	C		YSI Sonde 6920 (6560) at 2.83m underwater
specific conductivity	µS/cm		YSI Sonde 6920 (6560) at 2.83m underwater
pH	pH		YSI Sonde 6920 (6565) at 2.83m underwater
pH mV	mV		YSI Sonde 6920 (6565) at 2.83m underwater
Phycocyanin blue-green algae	cells/mL		YSI Sonde 6920 (6131) at 2.83m underwater
Phycocyanin blue-green algae	RFU		YSI Sonde 6920 (6131) at 2.83m underwater
Optical dissolved oxygen	%		YSI Sonde 6920 (6150+ROX) at 2.83m underwater
Optical dissolved oxygen	mg/L		YSI Sonde 6920 (6150+ROX) at 2.83m underwater
water temperature	C		Nexsens (T-Node FR) at 0.45m underwater
water temperature	C		Nexsens (T-Node FR) at 0.77m underwater
water temperature	C		Nexsens (T-Node FR) at 1.23m underwater
water temperature	C		Nexsens (T-Node FR) at 2.18m underwater
water temperature	C		Nexsens (T-Node FR) at 3.18m underwater
water temperature		weekly	YSI Sonde 600 series
DO		weekly	YSI Sonde 600 series
Conductivity		weekly	YSI Sonde 600 series
pH		weekly	YSI Sonde 600 series
GHG		weekly	Gas chromatograph (Compass CDS)
NH4		weekly	Autoanalyzer
TKN		weekly	Autoanalyzer
TN		weekly	Autoanalyzer
NO2		weekly	Autoanalyzer
NO3		weekly	Autoanalyzer
SO4		weekly	Autoanalyzer
Urea		weekly	Autoanalyzer
TP		weekly	Autoanalyzer
TDP		weekly	Autoanalyzer
SRP		weekly	Autoanalyzer
DOC		weekly	External lab
Chla		weekly	Spectophotometry
DIC		weekly	Gas chromatograph (Compass CDS)

T-2021-09-20-r1P4FMBB3uk2jX6XdpjnMiQ Dataset 1.2

Begin Date	End Date
2014-06-11	2020-10-01

West Boundary Longitude	-105.387
East Boundary Longitude	-105.383
North Boundary Latitude	50.587
South Boundary Latitude	50.583