Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Mark Zucker

        Jeff Woods; Eduardo Patino
      Publication_Date: 2008
      Title: Real-Time Ground Water Data
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
      Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/index.html
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Data include continuous 15-minute interval measurements of
      temperature, salinity, water ;evel (NAVD 88), and specific conductance
      for 7 sites.
    Purpose:
      The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with Everglades
      National Park (ENP), the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and
      the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is conducting a
      study to measure flows into Northeastern Florida Bay.  Information
      from the study will be used in conjunction with data form other
      studies to help determine the effects of changes in water deliveries
      to Everglades National Park on the Florida Bay ecosystem.  Flow into
      Florida Bay is closely related to sediment transport, salinity, and
      chemical characteristics of the bay, which in turn, determine and
      interact with the biological characteristics,  Additionally
      freshwater-inflow will be used as input to hydrodynamic models of
      Florida Bay, for calibration of hydrologic models of the mainland, and
      for water-budget determinations for south Florida - all of which are
      essential elements for resource management and the ecosystem
      restoration.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20020316
        Ending_Date: Present
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: In Work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.5
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.55
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.2
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: hydrology
      Theme_Keyword: salinity
      Theme_Keyword: temperature
      Theme_Keyword: water quality
      Theme_Keyword: saltwater intrusion
      Theme_Keyword: coastal waters
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
      Theme_Keyword: 007
      Theme_Keyword: 012
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of
        Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, 
        Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, DC,
        National Institute of Standards and Technology
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of
        the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the
        United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing
        Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, NIST
      Place_Keyword: Florida
      Place_Keyword: FL
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of
        the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3,
        Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
      Place_Keyword: Monroe County
      Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park
      Place_Keyword: Taylor River
      Place_Keyword: Taylor Slough
      Place_Keyword: Shark Slough
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Central Everglades
      Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress
      Place_Keyword: Bottle Creek
      Place_Keyword: Taylor Slough Wetland
      Place_Keyword: Northeastern Florida Bay
      Place_Keyword: South Coast Florida
  Access_Constraints: none
  Use_Constraints: Data is provisional and subject to revision
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Mark Zucker
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 3110 SW 9th Ave.
        City: Ft. Lauderdale
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 33315
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5952
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377-5901
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/location.html
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: location of sampling stations for real-time groundwater data
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit:
    Projet personnel include Christian Lopez, Shane Ploos, Barclay
    Shoemaker, Carrie Boudreau, and Stephen Huddleston
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: National Water Information System (NWIS): web interface
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Hittle, Clinton

        Patino, Eduardo; Zucker, Mark
      Publication_Date: 2001
      Title: Freshwater flow from estuarine creeks into northeastern Florida Bay
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report
        Issue_Identification: 01-4164
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Reston, VA
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Online_Linkage: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri01_4164_hittle.html
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Hittle, Clinton D.

        Zucker, Mark A.
      Publication_Date: 2004
      Title: Northeastern Florida Bay estuarine creek data, Water Years 1996-2000
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: USGS Digital Data Series
        Issue_Identification: DS 105
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds105/
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Woods, Jeff

        Zucker, Mark
      Publication_Date: 2007
      Title:
        Estuarine Response in Northeastern Florida Bay to Major Hurricanes
        in 2005
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: USGS Circular
        Issue_Identification: 1306, chapter 6
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Reston, VA
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1306/pdf/c1306_ch6_i.pdf
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Farris, G. S.; Smith, G. J.; Crane, M. P.; Demas, C. R.;
            Robbins, L. L.; Lavoie, D. L., editors
          Publication_Date: 2007
          Title:
            Science and the Storms: The USGS Response to the Hurricanes of
            2005
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: USGS Circular
            Issue_Identification: 1306
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
          Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1306/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Temperature (Deg C), specific conductance (microsiemens/cm), salinity
    (ppt), and water level (NAVD 88) data were collected at all sites.  Data
    collection did not start at all sites at the same date.
  Completeness_Report:
    Sites MO-198, MO-199, G-3763, G-3764, G-3776, and G-3777 have data for
    gage height, temperature, specific conductance, and salinity.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Data collection includes continuous 15-minute reading for
        temperature, specific conductance, salinity and gage height.  Data
        are telemetered to the USGS in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
      Process_Date: Not complete
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Mark Zucker
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 3110 SW 9th Ave.
            City: Ft. Lauderdale
            State_or_Province: FL
            Postal_Code: 33315
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5952
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377-5901
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Everglades
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 1
      Longitude_Resolution: 1
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
      Altitude_Resolution: 0.01
      Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Data collected for each site includes gage height in feet, temperature
      in degrees Celsius, specific conductance in microsiemens per
      centimeter at 25 deg C in unfiltered water, and salinity in ppt in
      unfiltered water
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: National Water Information System (NWIS)
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 600 Fourth St. South
        City: St. Petersburg
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 33701
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov
  Resource_Description: Real-Time Gournd Water Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    The data have no implied or explicit guarantees and are subject to
    revision
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: unknown
        Format_Information_Content:
          Data for 1-31 days before present are contained in each graph or
          table
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/index.html
          Access_Instructions:
            The data may be accessed through the National Water Information
            System (NWIS) by selecting the NWIS page for a station
    Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20080402
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Heather Henkel
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 600 Fourth Street South
        City: St. Petersburg
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 33701
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998