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Category Code Description Source Reference Low level method Active Alias Modified By Modified Date
Measurement PSS78-SalinityCalc Seawater salinity calculated from conductivity, temperature and pressure sensor measurements, based on the Practical Salinity Scale 1978 (PSS-78) and adopted by UNESCO in 1981 as the standard method for calculating salinity from conductivity measurements. Y CNEU461 08/18/2021
Measurement TDS-METER Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) by Field Meter. N Y TDSMETER KKIN461 03/15/2024
Collection Electrofish-backpack Fish collection, electro-shock via backpack-mounted unit Y CNEU461 12/01/2014
Collection SUMMACANISTER Summa Canister Y CNEU461 09/07/2011
Collection POCIS Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler (POCIS) Y CNEU461 05/17/2016
Collection FISH-NET-GILL Fish collection, netting, gill net Y CNEU461 08/26/2010
Collection CORE-BX.0169 Corer, box, 0.0169 m2 (13x13 cm) Y CNEU461 08/11/2009
Collection CORE-B.018 Corer, Balchek gravity, 0.018 m2 Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Collection PNET-MISC Plankton net, type unspecified Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Collection PUMP-HAND-VACUUM Pump, hand vacuum Y PUMP-HANDVAC CNEU461 07/23/2014
Collection PassDiffAirTube Passive Diffusive Axial (Tube-Style) Air Sampler Y CNEU461 08/31/2016
Collection CORE-BX.16 Corer, box, 0.16 m2 Y CNEU461 06/27/2006
Measurement FlowmeterEM Flowmeter, electromagnetic Y CNEU461 02/27/2015
Collection CORE-VIBRA Corer, Vibra-, size unspecified Y CNEU461 07/16/2012
Collection TedlarBag Tedlar Bag – Air/Gas Grab Sampler Y CNEU461 03/06/2017
Measurement STAGE-TRAN Surface water/stream stage by pressure transducer. Y CNEU461 09/13/2005
Measurement QUANTUMSEN Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) by Quantum Sensor Y CNEU461 09/30/2008
Collection SonicSplitSpoon Sonic drill with spilt spoon sampler Y CNEU461 05/08/2023
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric001 Percent of the taxa in the sample that breathe air directly rather than extracting it from water using gills. Y chmo494 06/04/2012
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric028 Index measuring the tolerance to heavy metal toxicity of the community represented by the sample Y chmo506 06/04/2012
Collection FISH-NET-BEACHSEINE Fish collection, netting, beach seine Y CNEU461 05/27/2015
Measurement AverageDepth Average stream depth, calculated by total cross-sectional area (sq ft) divided by wetted width (ft) N Y AVGDEPTH mbac461 08/26/2024
Preparation SIEVE-0.250MM Sieved with 0.250 millimeter screen Y CNEU461 06/01/2009
Analysis UNKNOWN-SQ Unknown method - legacy data from SEDQUAL sediments database. Y CNEU461 01/05/2006
Collection NISKIN Bottle, Niskin Y CNEU461 07/31/2012
Measurement RAINGAGE Rain Gage Y CNEU461 08/30/2006
Collection AUGER-HND Auger, hand Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Collection SCOOP-PLAS Scoop or spoon, plastic Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Collection GlassBottleAirSamp Glass bottle sampler for air and gas. N Y Bottle-Vac CNEU461 10/30/2023
Collection FISH-ANGLING Fish collection, with rod, hook, and line. Y CNEU461 06/02/2014
Measurement GrainSizeEST Visual estimate to determine particle/grain size present in a sample Y chmo461 02/09/2012
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric041 Number of organisms in the sample that are sensitive to perturbation Y chmo510 06/04/2012
Collection PeriphytonMultiple Periphyton Sampling Methods for composite sample containing material collected from multiple (more than two) kinds of habitats Y CNEU461 03/04/2015
Collection GRAB-POWER Grab sampler, powered pneumatic Y CNEU461 07/16/2012
Collection BONGONET1 Plankton net, paired Bongo, 0.1 m2 Y CNEU461 10/26/2005
Collection FAUCET Water sample, faucet closest to well, pre-treatment, purged before collection Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Collection COMP-WATERCOLUMN Composite water sample, constant volume. Samples of equal volume are taken at different water column depths and composited. Y CNEU461 03/02/2017
Collection PNET-PS.1 Plankton net, 0.1 m2 Puget Sound, opening and closing Y CNEU461 10/25/2005
Bioassay UNKNOWN-BIOASSAY Unknown bioassay method - only for historic data or results where the method can't be determined. Y CNEU461 07/07/2010
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric052 Number of Trichoptera Taxa present in the sample Y chmo469 06/04/2012
Preservation ETHANOL85 Sample preserved in 85% ethanol-filled container upon collection. Y CNEU461 07/28/2004
Collection Electrofish-boat Fish collection, electro-shock via boat-mounted unit Y CNEU461 12/30/2014
Collection PeeperCylinderPolyP Peeper Multi-Chambered Cylindrical Passive Sampling Device with Polypropylene Semi-Permeable Membranes Y CNEU461 01/12/2017
Collection Niskin-HandClose Bottle, Niskin, hand-lowered by line to target (nominal) depth and hand-triggered to close via brass messenger. Y CNEU461 09/16/2020
Measurement ISE-NO3 Ion-Selective Electrode Probe for Field Measurement of Nitrate Ions in Water Y CNEU461 06/10/2014
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric044 Number of taxa in the sample that requires more than a year to complete one generation Y chmo501 06/04/2012
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric038 The ratio of organisms that feed on attached periphyton (Scrapers) to the number of Scrapers and Filterers (organisms that feed by filtering organic matter from the water column) combined. Y chmo486 06/04/2012
Measurement BIOHabitatMetric033 Taxa richness of those organisms considered to be sensitive to perturbation Y chmo507 06/04/2012
Measurement FID-METER Flame Ionization Detector (FID), field meter for VOCs and other gases N Y FIDMETER KKIN461 03/15/2024
Collection PETERSEN Grab sampler, Petersen, size unspecified Y CNEU461 10/24/2005
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