Table 1.

Index and meta-data for data collected during monitoring of the Alexander an available at the RECO website.

Parameter	Type	Sampling type	Sampling location	Sampling intervals
Temperature + Salinity	Physical	Moored sensor	A1, A3, A4 Surface + bottom	10 min
Water Level		Moored sensor	A4	10 min
Temperature + Salinity		Profiles	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Temperature + Salinity		Profiles	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Dissolved Oxygen	Geochemical	Moored sensor	A1, A3, A4 Surface + bottom	10 min
Dissolved Oxygen		Profiles	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Dissolved Oxygen		Profiles	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Optical Backscatter		Profiles	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Optical Backscatter		Profiles	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Secchi Depth			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Suspended Solids		Discrete, Surface and bottom	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Particulate Organic			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Particulate Inorganic			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
PO4			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
NH4			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
NO2			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
NO3			A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Chl. a Fluorescence	Biological	Profiles	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Chl. a Fluorescence		Profiles	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Extracted Chl. A		Profiles	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Extracted Chl. A		Profiles	S1, S3	Week
Fecal Streptococcus		Surface	A1	Month
Fecal Coliform		Surface	A1	Month
Total Bacteria CFU		Surface	A1	Month
Phytoplankton		Surface + bottom	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Bacteria count		Surface	A1, A2, A3, A4	Month
Bacteria		Surface	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Synechococcus		Surface	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Picoeukariotes		Surface	S1, S3	∼Two weeks
Prochlorococcus		Surface	S1, S3	∼Two weeks