Estuarine Eutrophication Dictionary by EDA (Horizontal)

Estuarine Eutrophication by EDA

Data Dictionary (Horizontal Format)

EUTRO_EDA_H_DICT
Header/Field Name	Description/Long Name	Format	Allow Nulls	Definitions/Contents	Units	Codes (Y/N)
EDASUBEDA	5-digit Watershed Code	Char 5	N	A code assigned to each derived spatial area (e.g., an EDA or CDA). Concatenated from the EDACDA attribute and SUBEDA attribute.		Y
SUB_NAME	Watershed Name	Char 55	N	For EDAs with component sub-major watershed drainages (subEDAs) defined (e.g., the Chesapeake Bay), a subEDA specific name.		N
POLY_CLAS	Spatial Type	Char 25	N	Type of spatial area (EDA only)		N
REGION	Region Code	Char 1	N	NOAA Coastal Assessment Region; (N = North Atlantic, M = Mid-Atlantic, S = South Atlantic, G = Gulf of Mexico, P = Pacific, L = Great Lakes, U = Interior, X = International)		Y
LANDE_AREA	Land EDA/CDA Area	Num 8	Y	Land EDA/CDA Area	square miles	N
WATRE_AREA	Water EDA/CDA Area	Num 8	Y	Water EDA/CDA Area	square miles	N
T_AREA_MI2	Total Area (mi2)	Num 14,5	N	Area of the entire EDA	square miles	N
ECONDITION	Overall Eutrophic Condition	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value from all symptoms for entire estuary		N
ECONDCONF	Overall Eutrophic Condition Confidence	Char 20	Y	Level of confidence in assessment of Overall Eutrophic Condition		N
CHLORO_A	Chlorophyll a (Primary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
EPI_ABUND	Epiphyte Abundance (Primary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
MACROABUND	Macroalgal Abundance (Primary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
PRIM_SYMPT	Primary Symptoms Overall	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value of chlorophyll a, epiphyte, and macroalgal for entire estuary		N
LOW_DO	Low Dissolved Oxygen (Secondary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
SAV_LOSS	Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Loss (Secondary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
NUITOXBLM	Nuisance/Toxic Algal Blooms (Secondary Symptom)	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value for entire estuary		N
SEC_SYMPT	Secondary Symptoms Overall	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value of low DO, SAV loss,and nuisance/toxic blooms for entire estuary		N
HUMAN_INFL	Influencing Factor: Overall Human Influence	Char 20	Y	Aggregated qualitative value of nutrient input and susceptibility for entire estuary		N
HMNINFCONF	Influencing Factor: Human Influence Confidence	Char 20	Y	Level of confidence in assessment of Overall Human Influence		N
SUSCEPTIBL	Influencing Factor: Susceptibility	Char 20	Y	Based on relative capacity of estuary to dilute and flush dissolved nutrient loads		N
N_YIELD	Influencing Factor: Nitrogen Yield	Char 20	Y	Estimates of total nitrogen yield from five major nutrient source types		N
FUTOUTLOOK	Future Outlook	Char 20	Y	Projected changes in eutrophic conditions through 2020 based on projected population growth and susceptibility		N
FTOTLKCONF	Future Outlook Confidence	Char 20	Y	Level of confidence in assessment of Future Outlook		N
RECCOMFISH	Impaired Use: Recreational/Commercial Fishing	Char 20	Y	Was Recreational/Commercial Fishing identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
FISHCONSUM	Impaired Use: Fish Consumption	Char 20	Y	Was Fish Consumption identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
SHELLFISH	Impaired Use: Shellfish	Char 20	Y	Was Shellfishing identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
SWIMMING	Impaired Use: Swimming	Char 20	Y	Was Swimming identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
BOATING	Impaired Use: Boating	Char 20	Y	Was Boating identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
AESTHETICS	Impaired Use: Aesthetics	Char 20	Y	Was Aesthetics identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
TOURISM	Impaired Use: Tourism	Char 20	Y	Was Tourism identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
SAVHABLOSS	Impaired Use: SAV/Habitat Loss	Char 20	Y	Was SAV/Habitat Loss identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
ASSIMCAPAC	Impaired Use: Assimilative Capacity	Char 20	Y	Was Assimilative Capacity identified by experts as a resource impaired for human use due to eutrophication?		N
NUTREDIMPR	Would Nutrient Reductions Improve Conditions?	Char 20	Y	Identifies whether nutrient reductions in the watershed would likely improve conditions		N
WATSHFOCUS	Watershed Focus	Char 20	Y	Identifies where nutrient reductions are most important (EDA, FDA, or entire watershed)		N
WWTP	Wastewater Treatment Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Wastewater Treatment Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
COMBSEWOVR	Combined Sewer Overflow Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Combined Sewer Overflow Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
ONSITE	Onsite (septics, etc.) Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Onsite (septics, etc.) Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
INDUSTRY	Industry Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Industry Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
ANIMAL_OPS	Animal Operations Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Animal Operations Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
URBNRUNOFF	Urban Runoff Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Urban Runoff Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
AGRICULTR	Agriculture Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Agriculture Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
FOREST_ACT	Forest Activities Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Forest Activities Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
RNGLNDUSE	Rangeland Use Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Rangeland Use Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
ATMOSHERE	Atmoshere Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Atmoshere Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
AQUACULTR	Aquacculture Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Aquacculture Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N
OTHRMGMTCN	Other Management Concerns	Char 5	Y	Were Other Management Concerns identified by experts as an important target to manage in order to reduce nutrients?		N

Estuarine Eutrophication by EDA

Data Dictionary (Horizontal Format)

EUTRO_EDA_H_DICT