NES-LTER_station_list_compilation.xlsx

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1	stationfullname	station	startDate	endDate	decimalLatitude	decimalLongitude	latitudeDegreesN	latitudeMinutesN	longitudeDegreesW	longitudeMinutesW	depth_m	comment

2	LTER1	L1	2018-01-01	current	41.1967	-70.8833	41	11.80	70	53.00	21
3		L1.2	2018-01-01	current	41.1633	-70.8833	41	9.80	70	53.00
4		L1.25	2018-01-01	current	41.1550	-70.8833	41	9.30	70	53.00	30	cruise EN706 elog Station 2.5 nmi South of L1
5		L1.5	2018-01-01	current	41.1133	-70.8833	41	6.80	70	53.00	38
6	LTER2	L2	2018-01-01	2025-07-31	41.0300	-70.8833	41	1.80	70	53.00	47
7	LTER2	L2	2025-08-01	current	41.0392	-70.8833	41	2.35	70	53.00	42	Moved north outside turbines
8		L2.25	2018-01-01	current	40.9883	-70.8833	40	59.30	70	53.00
9		L2.5	2018-01-01	current	40.9467	-70.8833	40	56.80	70	53.00	53
10	LTER3	L3	2018-01-01	current	40.8633	-70.8833	40	51.80	70	53.00	56
11	LTER4	L4	2018-01-01	current	40.6967	-70.8833	40	41.80	70	53.00	66
12	LTER5	L5	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.5300	-70.8833	40	31.80	70	53.00
13	LTER5	L5	2018-07-01	current	40.5133	-70.8833	40	30.80	70	53.00	75	Nudged south in 2018 to avoid shipping channel. On cruise HRS2303, recorded as L05 in elog.
14		L5.5	2018-07-01	current	40.4383	-70.8833	40	26.30	70	53.00		started on cruise HRS2303
15	LTER6	L6	2014-01-01	current	40.3633	-70.8833	40	21.80	70	53.00	95	OOI Inshore (IS). Established as OOI Pioneer site circa January 2014.
16	LTER7	L7	2014-01-01	2022-12-31	40.2267	-70.8833	40	13.60	70	53.00	129	OOI Central Inshore (CI)
17	LTER7	L7	2023-01-01	current	40.2575	-70.8833	40	15.45	70	53.00	120	Shifted north post OOI; starting in Jan 2023, L8 was moved West to be on the main line and L7 & L9 were moved slightly North and South respectively to make stations from L6 to L10 equidistant. On cruise HRS2303, recorded as L07 in elog.
18		L7.5	2018-01-01	2022-12-31	40.1625	-70.8833	40	9.75	70	53.00
19	LTER8	L8	2014-01-01	2022-12-31	40.1367	-70.7750	40	8.20	70	46.50	137	OOI Central (CN)
20	LTER8	L8	2023-01-01	current	40.1517	-70.8833	40	9.10	70	53.00	137	Shifted NW post OOI; starting in Jan 2023, L8 was moved West to be on the main line and L7 & L9 were moved slightly North and South respectively to make stations from L6 to L10 equidistant
21		L8.5	2023-01-01	current	40.0988	-70.8833	40	5.93	70	53.00		started on cruise EN706
22	LTER9	L9	2014-01-01	2022-12-31	40.0983	-70.8833	40	5.90	70	53.00	150	OOI Central Offshore (CO)
23	LTER9	L9	2023-01-01	current	40.0458	-70.8833	40	2.75	70	53.00	205	Shifted south post OOI; starting in Jan 2023, L8 was moved West to be on the main line and L7 & L9 were moved slightly North and South respectively to make stations from L6 to L10 equidistant
24		L9.5	2018-01-01	2022-12-31	40.0192	-70.8833	40	1.15	70	53.00
25	LTER10	L10	2014-01-01	current	39.9400	-70.8833	39	56.40	70	53.00	462	OOI Offshore (OS)
26		L10.5	2018-01-01	current	39.8567	-70.8833	39	51.40	70	53.00
27	LTER11	L11	2018-01-01	current	39.7733	-70.8833	39	46.40	70	53.00	1604	Upper slope
28	LTER12	L12	2014-01-01	2022-12-31	39.9400	-70.7750	39	56.40	70	46.50	465	OOI Upstream Offshore (UO)
29	LTER13	L13	2014-01-01	2022-12-31	40.3650	-70.7750	40	21.90	70	46.50	95	OOI Upstream Inshore (UI)
30	upstream1a	u1a	2021-01-01	current	41.1967	-70.7721	41	11.80	70	46.33		started on cruise EN661
31	downstream1a	d1a	2021-01-01	current	41.1967	-70.9946	41	11.80	70	59.68		started on cruise EN661. CTD cast on AR99 for wind turbine effects.
32	upstreamL2u2a	L2u2a	2020-10-13	2020-10-18	41.0300	-70.8279	41	1.80	70	49.68		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
33	upstream2a	u2a	2018-07-01	2025-07-31	41.0300	-70.7725	41	1.80	70	46.35	47
34	upstream2a	u2a	2025-08-01	current	41.0392	-70.7725	41	2.35	70	46.35
35	upstream2	u2	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	41.0300	-70.6617	41	1.80	70	39.70	48	renamed between EN608 and EN617
36	upstream2b	u2b	2018-07-01	2025-07-31	41.0300	-70.6617	41	1.80	70	39.70	48	CTD cast here on AR99 for wind farm effects
37	upstream2b	u2b	2025-08-01	current	41.0392	-70.6617	41	2.35	70	39.70
38	downstreamL2d2a	L2d2a	2020-10-13	2020-10-18	41.0300	-70.9387	41	1.80	70	56.33		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
39	downstream2a	d2a	2018-07-01	2025-07-31	41.0300	-70.9942	41	1.80	70	59.65	42
40	downstream2a	d2a	2025-08-01	current	41.0392	-70.9942	41	2.35	70	59.65
41	downstream2	d2	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	41.0300	-71.1050	41	1.80	71	6.30	43	renamed between EN608 and EN617
42	downstream2b	d2b	2018-07-01	2025-07-31	41.0300	-71.1050	41	1.80	71	6.30	43
43	downstream2b	d2b	2025-08-01	current	41.0392	-71.1050	41	2.35	71	6.30
44	upstreamL4u4a	L4u4a	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-70.8283	40	41.80	70	49.70		midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
45	upstream4a	u4a	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-70.7733	40	41.80	70	46.40	64
46	upstream4	u4	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.6967	-70.6633	40	41.80	70	39.80	63	renamed between EN608 and EN617
47	upstream4b	u4b	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-70.6633	40	41.80	70	39.80	63
48	downstreamL4d4a	L4d4a	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-70.9383	40	41.80	70	56.30		midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
49	downstream4a	d4a	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-70.9933	40	41.80	70	59.60	62
50	downstream4	d4	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.6967	-71.1033	40	41.80	71	6.20	62	renamed between EN608 and EN617
51	downstream4b	d4b	2018-07-01	current	40.6967	-71.1033	40	41.80	71	6.20	62
52	downstream4.5bc	d4.5bc	2023-10-11	2023-10-16	40.5970	-71.2120	40	35.82	71	12.72	66	special station on AR77
53	downstream5b	d5b	2023-10-11	current	40.5133	-71.1050	40	30.80	71	6.30	77	started on cruise AR77
54	downstream5d	d5d	2023-10-11	current	40.5133	-71.3240	40	30.80	71	19.46	70	started on cruise AR77
55	upstream5b	u5b	2023-10-11	current	40.5133	-70.6650	40	30.80	70	39.90	74	started on cruise AR77
56	upstream5d	u5d	2023-10-11	current	40.5133	-70.446	40	30.80	70	26.78	70	started on cruise AR77
57	upstreamL6u6a	L6u6a	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-70.8287	40	21.80	70	49.73		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
58	upstream6a	u6a	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-70.7742	40	21.80	70	46.45	93
59	upstream6	u6	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.3633	-70.6650	40	21.80	70	39.90	93	renamed between EN608 and EN617
60	upstream6b	u6b	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-70.6650	40	21.80	70	39.90	93
61	downstreamL6d6a	L6d6a	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-70.9379	40	21.80	70	56.28		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
62	downstream6a	d6a	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-70.9925	40	21.80	70	59.55	90
63	downstream6	d6	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.3633	-71.1017	40	21.80	71	6.10	90	renamed between EN608 and EN617
64	downstream6b	d6b	2018-07-01	current	40.3633	-71.1017	40	21.80	71	6.10	90
65	downstream6d	d6d	2023-10-11	current	40.3633	-71.3220	40	21.80	71	19.30	83	started on cruise AR77
66	upstream9a	u9a	2018-07-01	2022-12-31	40.0983	-70.7742	40	5.90	70	46.45	137
67	upstream9a	u9a	2023-01-01	current	40.0458	-70.7742	40	2.75	70	46.45
68	upstream9	u9	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.0983	-70.6650	40	5.90	70	39.90	130	renamed between EN608 and EN617
69	upstream9b	u9b	2018-07-01	2022-12-31	40.0983	-70.6650	40	5.90	70	39.90	130
70	upstream9b	u9b	2023-01-01	current	40.0458	-70.6650	40	2.75	70	39.90
71	downstream9a	d9a	2018-07-01	2022-12-31	40.0983	-70.9925	40	5.90	70	59.55	166
72	downstream9a	d9a	2023-01-01	current	40.0458	-70.9925	40	2.75	70	59.55
73	downstream9	d9	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	40.0983	-71.1017	40	5.90	71	6.10	169	renamed between EN608 and EN617
74	downstream9b	d9b	2018-07-01	2022-12-31	40.0983	-71.1017	40	5.90	71	6.10	169
75	downstream9b	d9b	2023-01-01	current	40.0458	-71.1017	40	2.75	71	6.10
76	upstreamL11u11a	L11u11a	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-70.8292	39	46.40	70	49.75		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
77	upstream11a	u11a	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-70.7750	39	46.40	70	46.50	1772
78	upstream11	u11	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	39.7733	-70.6667	39	46.40	70	40.00	1628	renamed between EN608 and EN617
79	upstream11b	u11b	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-70.6667	39	46.40	70	40.00	1628
80	upstream11c	u11c	2019-02-01	current	39.7733	-70.4450	39	46.40	70	31.30		specific to cruise EN627
81	downstreamL11d11a	L11d11a	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-70.9375	39	46.40	70	56.25		started on cruise EN657 as midpoint between the standard station and the "a" station; applicable dating back to the establishment of the "a" station
82	downstream11a	d11a	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-70.9917	39	46.40	70	59.50	1629
83	downstream11	d11	2018-01-01	2018-06-30	39.7733	-71.1000	39	46.40	71	6.00	1572	renamed between EN608 and EN617
84	downstream11b	d11b	2018-07-01	current	39.7733	-71.1000	39	46.40	71	6.00	1572
85	Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory	MVCO-ASIT	2003-01-01	current	41.3250	-70.5667	41	19.50	70	34.00	17	Location of Air Sea Interaction Tower. Data from ASIT may start as early as 2003.
86	Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory	MVCO	2018-01-01	current	41.3139	-70.5696	41	18.836	70	34.174	19	Ship waypoint and location of transect cruise CTD sampling
87	Narragansett Bay Long-Term Plankton Time Series Site	NBLTTS1	1957-01-01	current	41.569983	-71.391717	41	34.2	71	23.4		Sampled on cruise EN695 with visits to station recorded as NPTS1 and NPTS2 in elog. The plankton time series started in 1957.
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