[Submission]: Chesapeake Bay Salinity

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Primary Contact

Charles.Pellerin@noaa.gov

Secondary Contact

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Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)

Chesapeake Bay Salinity

Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)

ch_bay_sal

Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)

• [X] Oceanographic
• [ ] Habitat
• [ ] Lower trophic levels
• [ ] Megafauna
• [ ] Social
• [ ] Economic

Data Description

This data is collected from the CBIBS buoy system.

Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)

The indicator is the Water Temperature and the Water Salinity.

Key Results and Visualization

The key results are the state of the water temperature and the salinity

Implications

The changes in the temperature and salinity have implications in the habitat

Spatial Scale

Main stem of the Chesapeake Bay

Temporal Scale

Annual

Synthesis Theme

• [X] Multiple System Drivers
• [ ] Regime Shifts
• [ ] Ecosystem Reorganization

Define Variables

1) Salinity

Indicator Category

• [ ] Published Methods
• [ ] Extensive analysis, not yet published
• [ ] Syntheses of published information
• [X] Database pull
• [ ] Database pull with analysis
• [ ] Other

If other, please specify indicator category

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Data Contributors

Charles Pellerin

Point(s) of Contact

Charles Pellerin (charles.pellerin@noaa.gov)

Affiliation

NEFSC

Public Availability

Source data are publicly available.

Accessibility and Constraints

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