EDSM: EDSM dataset

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EDSM dataset

Description

US Fish and Wildlife Service Enhanced Delta Smelt Monitoring (EDSM) data.

Usage

EDSM

Format

a tibble with 190,055 rows and 20 number of variables

Source

Name of source dataset.

Station

Station where sample was collected.

Latitude

Average of start and end Latitude.

Longitude

Average of start and end Longitude.

Date

Date sample was collected.

Datetime

Date and time sample was collected.

Depth

Bottom depth (m). Start depth as noted in survey.

SampleID

Unique sample identifier.

Method

Sampling method (Otter Trawl or Midwater Trawl).

Tide

Tidal stage.

Sal_surf

Surface salinity.

Temp_surf

Surface temperature in °C.

TurbidityNTU

Turbidity (NTU).

Secchi

Secchi depth (cm).

Tow_volume

Volume towed (m3).

Tow_direction

Tow direction relative to current.

Taxa

Scientific name.

Length

Fish fork length from point of mouth to fork of the caudal fin.

Count

Estimated count for each sample, taxa, and length.

Length_NA_flag

Why is the length NA?

@details Stations change randomly due to random stratified sampling. More metadata and information on methods are available here.


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