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Lake Michigan Mass Balance

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Field Data Reporting Arrangement

These tables illustrate the format for reporting station visit, field observation, and field measurement results. To see the definitions of the data elements, refer to the page on field data format specifics. Formats are provided for the following:

Delivery Header File
Project Code Date Disk Made Sampling Organization Code Contract or Grant # Data Contact Name Data Contact Phone #

Station Visit File

Station ID Arrival Date Arrival Time Departure Date Departure Time Station Depth Cruise ID Station Notes

Sample Collection File

Station Station Arrival Date Sample ID QC Identifier Sampling Start Date Sampling Start Time Sampling Type Sample Medium

Collection MethodSample Depth (meters) Field Remark CodeSample Size Size UnitsSample End DateSample End TimeException to Method Text

Complex Sample Definition File  
Use as needed for composite, split, and sediment core samples

Parent Sample ID Composite/ Split Sample ID QC Identifier Sampling Type Start Slice Length End Slice Length Length Units Sample Description Text

Location Deviation Records  
Use when samples are collected at other than planned location

Station ID Station Arrival Date Sample ID Offset Bearing Offset Distance Distance Units Latitude Longitude
Date Determined Coordinate SourceAccuracyAccuracy Units

In-Situ Measurement and Visual Observation Results File  

Station ID Station Arrival Date Meas/ Obser ID Analyte Result Units (abbrev.) Result Statistic Type Analytic Remark Code
Sampling Type Sampling Method CodeException to Method Text QC Identifier

Active Link: Please use the associated List of Allowable Codes

 
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