Kuzyk, Z A; Macdonald, R W; Granskog, Mats A; Scharien, R K; Galley, Ryan; Michel, Christine; Barber, D; Stern, G (2008): (Table 3) Equivalent heights of river water and sea ice melt in the Churchill River estuary and Button Bay, and estuary flushing times based on Churchill River discharge [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.813407, In supplement to: Kuzyk, ZA et al. (2008): Sea ice, hydrological, and biological processes in the Churchill River estuary region, Hudson Bay. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77(3), 369-384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.030
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 58.799800 * Median Longitude: -94.241350 * South-bound Latitude: 58.793700 * West-bound Longitude: -94.288400 * North-bound Latitude: 58.805900 * East-bound Longitude: -94.194300
Date/Time Start: 2005-03-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2005-10-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
Comment:
Flushing time calculated as (15 km**2 area of estuary × equiv h river water)/(discharge × 86400 s/day).
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 3 | Date/time end | Date/time end | Kuzyk, Z A | |||
| 4 | Season | Season | Kuzyk, Z A | |||
| 5 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Kuzyk, Z A | ||
| 6 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Kuzyk, Z A | ||
| 7 | Equivalent height | Equiv h | m | Kuzyk, Z A | of sea ice melt | |
| 8 | Equivalent height | Equiv h | m | Kuzyk, Z A | of river water | |
| 9 | Time in days | Time | days | Kuzyk, Z A | estuary flushing time based on Churchill River discharge |
License:
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Size:
131 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Date/Time | 3 Date/time end | 4 Season | 5 Depth top [m] | 6 Depth bot [m] | 7 Equiv h [m] (of sea ice melt) | 8 Equiv h [m] (of river water) | 9 Time [days] (estuary flushing time based o...) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button_Bay | 2005-10-14 | Fall | 0 | 10 | -0.14 | 0.76 | ||
| Button_Bay | 2005-03-14 | 2005-03-19 | Winter | 0 | 10 | -1.51 | 1.08 | |
| Button_Bay | 2005-04-06 | 2005-04-14 | Pre-melt | 0 | 10 | -0.60 | 0.15 | |
| Button_Bay | 2005-04-27 | 2005-05-05 | Early melt | 0 | 10 | -0.50 | 0.32 | |
| Button_Bay | 2005-05-21 | 2005-05-23 | Peak flow | 0 | 10 | -0.42 | 1.63 | |
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-10-14 | Fall | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 4.71 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-03-17 | Winter | 0 | 10 | -0.93 | 1.95 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-08 | 2005-04-14 | Pre-melt | 0 | 10 | -1.01 | 3.02 | |
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, high tide | 0 | 10 | -0.16 | 3.33 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, low tide | 0 | 10 | 0.14 | 5.04 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-02 | Early melt: May 2, high tide | 0 | 10 | 0.13 | 4.90 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-19 | 2005-05-23 | Peak flow | 0 | 10 | 0.13 | 4.55 | |
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-29 | Break up | 0 | 10 | 0.21 | 4.33 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-10-14 | Fall | 0 | 4 | 0.07 | 3.26 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-03-17 | Winter | 0 | 4 | -0.35 | 1.64 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-08 | 2005-04-14 | Pre-melt | 0 | 4 | -0.31 | 1.97 | |
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, high tide | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 3.04 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, low tide | 0 | 4 | 0.23 | 3.19 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-02 | Early melt: May 2, high tide | 0 | 4 | 0.19 | 3.70 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-19 | 2005-05-23 | Peak flow | 0 | 4 | 0.38 | 3.65 | |
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-29 | Break up | 0 | 4 | 0.71 | 3.39 | ||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-10-14 | Fall | 0.3 | |||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-03-17 | Winter | 3.8 | |||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-08 | 2005-04-14 | Pre-melt | 6.4 | ||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, high tide | 4.7 | |||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-04-28 | Early melt: Apr 28, low tide | 7.1 | |||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-02 | Early melt: May 2, high tide | 2.8 | |||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-19 | 2005-05-23 | Peak flow | 1.3 | ||||
| ChurchR_Estuary | 2005-05-29 | Break up | 1.2 |