Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/10/13 Data (Salt Front RM 69.3) Gerritsen Creek, Jamaica Bay, NY Ranger Ricardo Amarocho, Salt Marsh Nature Center Sydra Mallery, Brooklyn School of Inquiry 61 students, 2nd graders and 20 adult helpers Location: Gerritsen Creek Salt Marsh, Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY Area: Beach area along the salt marsh Surrounding Land Use: Residential, recreational Sampling Site: Beach along salt marsh River Bottom: Sandy Plants in area: Phragmites, Spartina, Goldenrod ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Physical Air Temperature Wind Speed Cloud Cover Cloud Weather today Overcast cool Water Condition 10:35 AM 14C Water 11:20 AM 14C Temperature 12:10 PM 18C 10:35 AM 17 NTU 39 cm Average 47 Turbidity 11:20 AM 13 NTU 47 cm cm Long site tube 12:10 PM 10 NTU 54 cm Chlorphyll Chemical DO - LaMotte 10:35 AM 4 mg/L 14C 35% sat. Estuary wide 11:20 AM 4 mg/L 14C 35% sat. Marine kit 12:10 PM 4 mg/L 18C 40% sat. pH 10:35 AM 7 11:20 AM 7 12:10 PM 7 Salinity coralife 10:35 AM 25 ppt – hydrometer 11:20 AM 25 ppt 12:10 PM 26 ppt Total Fish 3 seines Fish Catch 2 Atlantic Diversity 3 Silverside Totals 29 20 Comb Jellies Ctenophores
Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/10/13 Data (Salt Front RM 69.3) Gerritsen Creek, Jamaica Bay, NY Ranger Ricardo Amarocho, Salt Marsh Nature Center Sydra Mallery, Brooklyn School of Inquiry 61 students, 2nd graders and 20 adult helpers Location: Gerritsen Creek Salt Marsh, Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY Area: Beach area along the salt marsh Surrounding Land Use: Residential, recreational Sampling Site: Beach along salt marsh River Bottom: Sandy Plants in area: Phragmites, Spartina, Goldenrod ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Physical Air Temperature Wind Speed Cloud Cover Cloud Weather today Overcast cool Water Condition Water Temperature 10:35 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 14C 14C 18C Turbidity Long site tube 10:35 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 17 NTU 13 NTU 10 NTU 39 cm 47 cm 54 cm Average 47 cm Chlorphyll Chemical DO - LaMotte Estuary wide Marine kit 10:35 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 4 mg/L 4 mg/L 4 mg/L 14C 14C 18C 35% sat. 35% sat. 40% sat. pH 10:35 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 7 7 7 Salinity – coralife hydrometer 10:35 AM 11:20 AM 12:10 PM 25 ppt 25 ppt 26 ppt Fish Catch Total Fish 3 seines 2 Atlantic Silverside Diversity 3 Totals 29 20 Comb Jellies Ctenophores
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