Data Management Plan Section

Effects of climate change on tidal marshes along a latitudinal gradient in California

General Information
DMP Section Type: 
Data Input - New Collection
Deliverable Type: 
Datasets / Database
Delivery Date: 
2015-01
Release Date: 
2015-01
Description: 
Continuous monitoring of tidal cycle, high water events, salinity, and temperature at all study sites.
Format: 
Tabular data
Collection Protocols: 
Water and barologgers (Solinst, Hobo) surveyed with Leica RTK GPS at deployment, following protocol of Takekawa et al. 2012.
Processing & Workflow: 
Compensate water levels for barometric pressure, calculate summary statistics for other analysis, disseminated in figures and tables.
Quality Checks: 
Comparision to and calibration with long-term waterloggers near each study site.
Backup & Storage: 
Backed up on USGS Western Ecological Research Center server.
Volume Estimate: 
100 MB
Exclusive Use Embargo: 
Project data will be made publically available concomitant with publication of results in peer-reviewed journal or within 2 years time, whichever comes first.
Restrictions: 
Data will be fully available for reports and plans. We require that permission be requested to use the dataset for publications, except for project partners.
Contact: 
John Y. Takekawa, john_takekawa@usgs.gov, 707-562-2000
LCC Coordination
Funding Year: 
2011