Bottom dissolved oxygen measurements from Lake Erie's Central Basin
Summary
These data sets, compiled by the USGS Lake Erie Biological Station, provides near-bottom measurements of temperature and dissolved oxygen for the Central Basin of Lake Erie. Data were recorded by self-contained environmental data loggers (PME, Inc., MiniDOT data loggers). The data loggers were deployed to collect data prior to Lake Erie’s stratification period up through lake turnover, later in the season. Additionally, a few loggers were deployed over the winter to capture dissolved oxygen and temperature during seasonally low productivity periods. These data sets aim to help better understand how hypoxia develops and influences fish habitat quality during lake stratification.
Summary
These data sets, compiled by the USGS Lake Erie Biological Station, provides near-bottom measurements of temperature and dissolved oxygen for the Central Basin of Lake Erie. Data were recorded by self-contained environmental data loggers (PME, Inc., MiniDOT data loggers). The data loggers were deployed to collect data prior to Lake Erie’s stratification period up through lake turnover, later in the season. Additionally, a few loggers were deployed over the winter to capture dissolved oxygen and temperature during seasonally low productivity periods. These data sets aim to help better understand how hypoxia develops and influences fish habitat quality during lake stratification.
