This disks contains data from the Central Bay Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Program collected between September 1988 and February 1997.  The data are in an MS EXCEL (Ver. 5.0 for PC) spreadsheet file, CBWQMON.XLS, with each station on a different worksheet page.  The metadata, or description of the data, is contained in a MS WORD (Ver. 6.0 for PC) file, METAWQ.DOC.



This data should be cited as: Caffrey, J., S. Shaw, M. Silberstein, A. De Vogelaere, M. White, K. Parker, and K. Thomasberg. 1997. Central Bay Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Program 1988-1997. Data Report.  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and Elkhorn Slough Foundation. 



The dataset is only as good as the quality assurance and quality control procedures outlined by the metadata.  The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons.  The Reserve and Foundation do not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will they indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this dataset.