USGS: USGS TM 4-C2
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Title
| Automated Routines for Calculating Whole-Stream Metabolism: Theoretical Background and User's Guide |
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Author
| Bales, J.D., and Nardi, M.R. |
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Abstract/Summary Statement
| In order to standardize methods and facilitate rapid calculation and archival of stream-metabolism variables, the Stream Metabolism Program was developed to calculate gross primary production, net ecosystem production, respiration, and selected other variables from continuous measurements of dissolved-oxygen concentration, water temperature, and other user-supplied information. Methods for calculating metabolism from continuous measurements of dissolved-oxygen concentration and water temperature are fairly well known, but a standard set of procedures and computation software for all aspects of the calculations were not available previously. The Stream Metabolism Program addresses this deficiency with a stand-alone executable computer program written in Visual Basic.NET®, which runs in the Microsoft Windows® environment. All equations and assumptions used in the development of the software are documented in this report. Detailed guidance on application of the software is presented, along with a summary of the data required to use the software. Data from either a single station or paired (upstream, downstream) stations can be used with the software to calculate metabolism variables. |
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Table of Contents
| Sections include: Abstract Introduction Theoretical Background User's Guide References |
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Citation
| Bales, J.D., and Nardi, M.R., 2007, Automated routines for calculating whole-stream metabolism: Theoretical background and user's guide: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 4-C2, 33 p. |
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Method Source
| USGS |
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Source Organization Country
| USA |
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Publication Year
| 2007 |
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Special Notes
| See also the Stream Metabolism Program by the same author(s). |
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Item Type
| Report / Guidance Document |
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Publication Source Type
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Government Agency (Federal, USA) |
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Purpose
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Data analysis |
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Design or Data Analysis Objectives
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Communities & populations Continuous (sensor) data Revisit |
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Complexity
| High |
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Media Emphasized
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Biological Surface Water |
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Media Subcategory
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Special Topics
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Measurements taken using a water quality sensor |
