Improving Sample Collection and Time Series Analyses of Environmental Data in He‘eia Fishpond, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, from 2007-2011

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dc.contributor.advisor Ruttenberg, Kathleen
dc.contributor.advisor McManus, Margaret
dc.contributor.author McCoy, Daniel
dc.contributor.department Oceanography
dc.contributor.department Global Environmental Science
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-25T01:38:38Z
dc.date.available 2020-04-25T01:38:38Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.description.course OCN 499 - Undergraduate Thesis
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67769
dc.publisher.place Honolulu
dc.subject he'eia fishpond
dc.subject estuarine ecosystem
dc.subject physical oceanography
dc.subject biochemistry
dc.title Improving Sample Collection and Time Series Analyses of Environmental Data in He‘eia Fishpond, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, from 2007-2011
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract Since 2007, the He’eia Observatory Project, conducted under the supervision of Kathleen Ruttenberg, Margaret McManus, and initiated by Charles Young, has attempted to quantify the spatial and temporal variability of the chemical and physical properties of He’eia Fishpond. This was accomplished by monthly characterization of the surface and deep water column throughout the interior and exterior of the pond, as well as through the continuous deployment of in-situ temperature and water level sensors. As the project evolved, monthly sampling methods, routines, protocols, and in-situ instrument deployment schemes have changed, at times causing interruptions in data collection. This thesis project evaluated the suitability of previous deployment strategies and found that they were not optimal. The efforts made to evaluate and improve this strategy are documented in this undergraduate thesis. In addition to improving the collection of data at He’eia Fishpond, archived temperature data (2007 – 2010) were combined with data from 2010 – 2011 to create temperature time-series plots of He’eia Fishpond. Coupled with spatial contour maps and environmental time series plots, the seasonal temperature changes within He’eia in the past four years were examined, with special attention given to the effects of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation phenomenon.
dcterms.extent 145 pages
dcterms.language English
dcterms.publisher University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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dcterms.rightsholder McCoy, Daniel
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