Standard Operating Procedure 2.3.05 Monitoring Coastal Wetland Elevation Data QAQC and Data Publication—Version 1.0
Thorsdatter W , Wright WK, Skidds DN , Cheng E, Kozlowski A . 2023. Standard Operating Procedure 2.3.05 Monitoring Coastal Wetland Elevation Data QAQC and Data Publication—Version 1.0. Northeast Temperate Network (NETN), the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN), the National Capital Region Network (NCRN), the Southeast Coast Network (SECN), and the South Florida/Caribbean Network (SFCN).
This standard operating procedure (SOP) provides instructions for the quality assurance, quality control, and distribution of monitoring data associated with the protocol for wetland elevation monitoring in the Southeast Coast Network. Additionally, guidance is provided for use of the QAQC dashboard in R, loading code from GitHub, and generating metadata using EML. All wetland elevation monitoring data are stored in the multi-network surface elevation table data management system managed and maintained by the National Park Service (NPS). The data management system is utilized by five NPS Inventory and Monitoring Networks along the Atlantic seaboard: the Northeast Temperate Network (NETN), the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN), the National Capital Region Network (NCRN), the Southeast Coast Network (SECN), and the South Florida/Caribbean Network (SFCN). The data system encompasses data from twenty national park units. It is the responsibility of the network data managers and wetland elevation (Surface Elevation Table, or SET) protocol leads and staff to be thoroughly familiar with the standards and procedures within the protocol and companion SOPs, and ensure this SOP is updated to reflect any substantial changes made to that plan. All proposed changes to this SOP must be routed through the appropriate data managers for approval.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Thorsdatter, Wendy; Wright, Wendy; Skidds, Dennis; Cheng, Ellen; Kozlowski, Adam
- Date of Issue
- 2023-10
- Publisher
- Northeast Temperate Network (NETN), the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN), the National Capital Region Network (NCRN), the Southeast Coast Network (SECN), and the South Florida/Caribbean Network (SFCN).
- Units
- NCBN , NCRN , NETN , SECN , SFCN