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Global Attributes:	title: Sargassum inundation monitoring program for Monsio_jose station. acknowledgement: This dataset is part of the Sargassum Monitoring Program, a collaboration between the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag?ez and CARICOOS Inc. Special thanks to Luis Rodrigez, Julian Morell, Adolfo Gonzalez, and Maribel Velez. Conventions: CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3 keywords: oceanography, carbon chemistry, biogeochemistry, sargassum, Caribbean Sea, time series summary: Weekly measurements of seawater biogeochemical parameters and Sargassum biomass from coastal waters in southwestern Puerto Rico abstract: This time series dataset includes weekly estimates of Sargassum influx and discrete seawater samples of dissolved oxygen, pH and total alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, aragonite saturation state, pCO2 and measurements of temperature and salinity from 2019 to 2024. These are used to track the dynamics on local carbon chemistry and dissolved oxygen before, during and after a Sargassum inundation event in regional coastal and near-shore zones at the southwest part of Puerto Rico. investigator_1: Julio Morell investigator_1_email: julio.morell@upr.edu investigator_2: Loraine Martell-Bonet investigator_2_email: loraine.martell@upr.edu investigator_3: Priscilla Molina Cora investigator_3_email: priscilla.molina@upr.edu institution: CARICOOS Inc. institution_url: https://www.caricoos.org/ institution_address: Road 304 End, Magueyes Island; Lajas, PR 00667 institution_phone: 1-787-899-2564, 1-787-450-0139 creator_name: Edward L. Cruz Garcia creator_email: edward.cruz1@upr.edu creator_url: https://www.caricoos.org/ publisher_name: CARICOOS Inc. publisher_email: info@caricoos.org publisher_url: https://www.caricoos.org/ funding_agency: IOOS-NCOOS project: Sargassum inundation monitoring program Data_submitter: Loraine Martell-Bonet Data_submitter_email: loraine.martell@upr.edu source: in situ measurement platform: sampling_location platform_name: Monsio_jose platform_vocabulary: http://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform processing_level: Level 2 purpose: Weekly discrete sampling to asses biogeochemical impact of Sargassum influx. date_created: 2025-03-19T13:02:30Z history: Created 2025-03-19T13:02:30Z comment: This dataset is part of the Sargassum Monitoring Program, a collaboration between the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag?ez and CARICOOS Inc. references: http://cfconventions.org featureType: timeSeries geospatial_lat_min: 17.968766 geospatial_lat_max: 17.968766 geospatial_lon_min: -67.076871 geospatial_lon_max: -67.076871 time_coverage_start: 2019-09-05T15:45:00Z time_coverage_end: 2024-12-26T13:20:00Z time_coverage_duration: P5Y time_coverage_resolution: P1W time_coverage_interval: P1W time_coverage_units: days since 2019-09-05T15:45:00Z time_coverage_standard_name: time _NCProperties: version=2,netcdf=4.9.2,hdf5=1.14.4 Unlimited_Dimension: time

Variables:	time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: standard_name: time long_name: Time of observation units: days since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 calendar: gregorian coverage_content_type: coordinate _ChunkSize: 512
	station_id: String station_id long_name: Station identifier cf_role: timeseries_id
	latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: standard_name: latitude units: degrees_north long_name: Latitude axis: Y coverage_content_type: coordinate _ChunkSize: 1024
	longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: standard_name: longitude units: degrees_east long_name: Longitude axis: X coverage_content_type: coordinate _ChunkSize: 202
	CTDPRES: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 3 Dimensions: time units: dbar standard_name: sea_water_pressure long_name: Sea water pressure positive: down missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 0.519 valid_max: 0.519 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	Depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 1 Dimensions: time units: m standard_name: depth long_name: Depth below sea surface positive: down axis: Z instrument: SBE25 CTD (SBE 29 strain gauge pressure sensor) analysis_instrument: SeaTerm and SBE Data Processing method: Measured in the field uncertainty: 0.6 m measurement_details: Depth of the insitu sampling. Profile measurements are continually taken at a frequency of 8 hertz. Profiles are subject to the depth of the sampled site. Hexadecimal raw data is downloaded from the CTD using the Seaterm software and converted to comma separated values format with SBE Data Processing. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 0.5 valid_max: 0.5 coverage_content_type: coordinate _ChunkSize: 202
	CTDTEMP_ITS90: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 3 Dimensions: time units: deg_C standard_name: sea_water_temperature long_name: Seawater temperature instrument: SBE25 CTD (SBE 3F temperature sensor) analysis_instrument: SeaTerm and SBE Data Processing method: Measured in the field uncertainty: 0.001 deg_C comment: Profile measurements are continually taken at a frequency of 8 hertz. Profiles are subject to the depth of the sampled site. Hexadecimal raw data is downloaded from the CTD using the Seaterm software and converted to comma separated values format with SBE Data Processing. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 25.85 valid_max: 32.45 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	CTDTEMP_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for CTDTEMP coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	CTDSAL_PSS78: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 3 Dimensions: time units: PSU standard_name: sea_water_salinity long_name: Practical salinity instrument: SBE25 CTD (SBE 4C conductivity sensor) analysis_instrument: SeaTerm and SBE Data Processing method: Measured in the field uncertainty: 0.0003 PSU comment: Profile measurements are continually taken at a frequency of 8 hertz. Profiles are subject to the depth of the sampled site. Hexadecimal raw data is downloaded from the CTD using the Seaterm software and converted to comma separated values format with SBE Data Processing. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 12.31 valid_max: 38.76 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	CTDSAL_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for CTDSAL coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	Oxygen: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 2 Dimensions: time units: ?mol kg-1 standard_name: moles_of_oxygen_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water long_name: Dissolved oxygen concentration instrument: Van Dorn Bottle analysis_instrument: Metler Toledo DL50 method: Measured in the field comment: Samples are fixed using 1 mL of manganese solution and 1 mL of alkaline iodide solution. DO samples are analyzed using a Metler Toledo DL 50 in a period no longer than 24 hours after sampling. The samples are acidified with 10 N sulfuric acid and allowed to stand for one hour to dissolve the precipitate. Thiosulfate solution (0.01 N) is standardize with a potassium iodate standard solution (0.01 N). Samples are titrated with the thiosulfate solution in duplicates. The DO is calculated using the equations of Strickland and Parson (1972). missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 3.55 valid_max: 217.15 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	OXYGEN_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for OXYGEN coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	DIC: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 1 Dimensions: time units: ?mol kg-1 standard_name: dissolved_inorganic_carbon_content_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water long_name: Dissolved inorganic carbon instrument: Van Dorn Bottle analysis_instrument: Apollo SciTech AS-C2 automated analyzer method: Measured in the field comment: DIC samples were analyzed at UNH by measuring the infrared absorption of the CO_2 released upon the acidification of the sample with 10% phosphoric acid using an Apollo SciTech AS-C2 automated DIC analyzer. The instrument and method precision as implemented was ?2 ?mol kg-1. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 1973.3 valid_max: 19854.4 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	DIC_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for DIC coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	TA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 2 Dimensions: time units: ?mol kg-1 standard_name: total_alkalinity_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water long_name: Total alkalinity instrument: Van Dorn Bottle analysis_instrument: Automated titrator with a Orion ROSS Ultra Glass Triode pH electrode (Thermo Fisher Inc.) method: Gran titration comment: The Dickson Certified Reference Materials were used to standardize the nominal 0.1 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) titrant. The uncertainty of the instrument and analytical methods as implemented were ? 1 -2 ?mol kg-1 SW. The pH electrode use in the TA titration is an Orion ROSS Ultra Glass Triode, Thermo Fisher Inc., calibrated using three low ionic strength pH buffers certified on the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (NBS) scale to ?0.01. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 2144.86 valid_max: 9574.59 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	TA_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for TA coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	pH_T_measured: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 3 Dimensions: time units: 1 standard_name: sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale long_name: pH on total scale instrument: Van Dorn Bottle analysis_instrument: Shimadzu 1800 spectrophotometers method: Measured in the field comment: The pH analysis are accomplished within 24 hours of sampling, if not the sample is preserved with a saturated solution of mercury chloride. M-cresol purple is used as the indicator dye and absorbances are recorded at 434, 488 ,578 and 730-750 nm. Methanol and distilled water are used to rinse between runs. The pH value is calculated considering the Henderson-Hasselbalch and Beer-Lambert Law equations, in-situ salinities and temperatures, laboratory temperature and extinction coefficients for the dye. Each sample is analyzed in duplicate in 10 cm pathlength quartz cylindrical cells with distilled water in the background over a wavelength range to 430 to 750 nm at 1.0 nm intervals. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 6.79 valid_max: 7.97 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	pH_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for pH coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	Omega: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 2 Dimensions: time units: 1 standard_name: omega_aragonite_in_sea_water long_name: Aragonite saturation state method: calculated using measured TA and pH and Lueker et al. (2000), Dickson and Uppstrom (1974) constants. comment: Aragonite saturation states were calculated in CO2SYS using measured pH and TA and Lueker et al. (2000), Dickson and Uppstrom (1974) constants. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 0.21 valid_max: 3.42 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	OMEGA_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for OMEGA coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	pCO2: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 2 Dimensions: time units: ?atm standard_name: partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water long_name: Seawater pCO2 method: calculated using measured TA and pH and Lueker et al. (2000), Dickson and Uppstrom (1974) constants. comment: pCO2 was calculated in CO2SYS using measured pH and TA and Lueker et al. (2000), Dickson and Uppstrom (1974) constants. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 499.32 valid_max: 21440.18 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	pCO2_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for pCO2 coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202
	Sargassumbiomass: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -999.0 least_significant_digit: 3 Dimensions: time units: kg m-1 standard_name: mass_concentration_of_sargassum_in_sea_water long_name: Sargassum biomass concentration method: Measured in the field comment: The weekly Sargassum biomass influx (kg?m-1?Wk-1) is quantified by transfering the Sargassum accumulated in traps to a mesh bag, and weighted on-site using an electronic fish scale. Sargassum traps are constructed with PVC pipe and plastic mesh (0.63 x 0.5 x 0.63 m; depth x width x height), deployed facing the prevailing southeasterly winds on the seaward edge. missing_value: -999.0 valid_min: 0.0 valid_max: 35.62 coverage_content_type: physicalMeasurement _ChunkSize: 202
	Sargassumbiomass_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..201] time: _FillValue: -128 Dimensions: time standard_name: quality_flag flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 flag_meanings: calculated_data, not_analyzed, good_data, questtionable_data, bad_data, missing_data long_name: Quality flag for Sargassumbiomass coverage_content_type: qualityInformation _ChunkSize: 202

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Dataset {
    Float64 time[time = 202];
    String station_id;
    Float32 latitude[time = 202];
    Float32 longitude[time = 202];
    Float32 CTDPRES[time = 202];
    Float32 Depth[time = 202];
    Float32 CTDTEMP_ITS90[time = 202];
    Int32 CTDTEMP_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 CTDSAL_PSS78[time = 202];
    Int32 CTDSAL_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 Oxygen[time = 202];
    Int32 OXYGEN_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 DIC[time = 202];
    Int32 DIC_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 TA[time = 202];
    Int32 TA_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 pH_T_measured[time = 202];
    Int32 pH_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 Omega[time = 202];
    Int32 OMEGA_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 pCO2[time = 202];
    Int32 pCO2_flag[time = 202];
    Float32 Sargassumbiomass[time = 202];
    Int32 Sargassumbiomass_flag[time = 202];
} content/Parguera_Sargassum/sargassum_data_Monsio_jose.nc;

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