COMPASS-DOE · bpbond · Jan 13, 2024 · Jan 13, 2024
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/CRC.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/CRC.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-Crane Creek (CRC) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+Crane Creek (CRC) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites within the Crane
+Creek lacustuary region of southwestern Lake Erie, 9.25 miles (14.9 km)
+northwest of Oak Harbor, Ohio. This site is owned by the USFWS and
+managed as a part of the Ottawa National WIldlife Refuge complex. This
+site consists of three plots: upland (located at 41.6153N, 83.2297W),
+transition (41.6219N, 83.2381W), and wetland (41.6219N, 83.2389W). This
+site was established in December 2021.
 
-Contacts for the Crane Creek site:
+Contacts for the Crane Creek site: 
 Matt Kovach matthew.kovach3@utoledo.edu
 
-Contacts for Crane Creek data streams:
+Contacts for Crane Creek data streams: 
 Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
 TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
 Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-XXX
+N/A as of yet
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/GCW.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/GCW.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-??? (GCW) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+GCREeW (GCW) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots:
+upland (located at 38.8741N, 76.5522W), transition (38.8745, 76.5515W),
+and wetland (38.8750N, 76.5500W). Note that this site overlaps spatially
+with the TEMPEST (TMP) plots, the upland portion of the transect
+overlaps with the TEMPEST experiment control plot. This transect spans a
+mid- to late-successional (~80 years old) temperate, deciduous coastal
+forest and a mesohaline marsh along the Rhode River in Edgewater, MD.
 
-Contacts for the ??? site:
-Matt Kovach matthew.kovach3@utoledo.edu
+Contacts for the GCReW Synoptic site: 
+Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+Pat Megonigal megonigalp@si.edu
 
-Contacts for ??? data streams:
-Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
-TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
-Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
+Contacts for data streams: 
+Overall: Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov TEROS and
+Aquatroll: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov, Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu 
+Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu, Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-XXX
+N/A as of yet 
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/GWI.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/GWI.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 Goodwin Island (GWI) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+upland (located at 37.2192N, 76.4087W), transition (37.2194N, 76.4092W),
+and wetland (37.2189N, 76.4101W). The site was established in June 2022.
 
 Contacts for the Goodwin Island site:
+Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 J. Patrick Megonigal megonialp@si.edu
 
 Contacts for Goodwin Island data streams:
 Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
-TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
-Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
+TEROS and Aquatroll: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov, Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu, Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-XXX
+N/A as of yet 
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/MSM.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/MSM.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-Money Stump Marsh (MSM) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+Moneystump Swamp (MSM) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites located in
+the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge along the mesohaline Beaverdam
+Creek. This synoptic site consists of three plots: upland (located at
+38.4315N, 76.2267W), transition (38.4310N, 76.2277W), and wetland
+(38.4308N, 76.2286W). The site was established in June 2023. The
+transect spans a coastal loblolly pine forest and a mesohaline marsh
+dominated by Spartina and Distichlis.
 
-Contacts for the Money Stump Marsh site:
+Contacts for the Moneystump Swamp site:
+Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 J. Patrick Megonigal megonialp@si.edu
 
-Contacts for Money Stump Marsh data streams:
-Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
-TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
-Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
+Contacts for Moneystump Swamp data streams: 
+Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov 
+TEROS and Aquatroll: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov, Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu, Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+EXO: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov, Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-XXX
+N/A as of yet
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/OWC.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/OWC.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-Old Woman Creek (OWC) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+Old Woman Creek (OWC) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites located
+within the Old Woman Creek lacustuary, 2.8 miles (4.5km) east of Huron,
+Ohio. This site is owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
+(ODNR), managed by ODNR’s Division of Natural Areas & Preserves as Old
+Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve. This site consists of
+four plots: upland (located at 41.3763N, 82.5070W), transition
+(41.3758N, 82.5063W), wetland transition edge (41.3760N, 82.5071W), and
+wetland (41.3761N, 82.5078W). The site was established in December 2021.
 
-Contacts for the Old Woman Creek site:
+Contacts for the Old Woman Creek site: 
 Matt Kovach matthew.kovach3@utoledo.edu
 
-Contacts for Old Woman Creek data streams:
+Contacts for Old Woman Creek data streams: 
 Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
 TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
 Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
 
-Key publications:
-XXX
+Key publications: 
+N/A as of yet 
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/PTR.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/PTR.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-Portage River (PTR) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+Portage River (PTR) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites located on the
+shoreline of the Portage River lacustuary of southwestern Lake Erie, at
+the confluence of the Portage and Little Portage rivers, 5.25 miles (8.5
+km) east of Oak Harbor, Ohio. This site is owned by the USFWS and
+managed as a part of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge complex. This
+site consists of three plots: upland (located at 41.5015N, 83.0461W),
+transition (41.5020N, 83.0456W), and wetland (41.5016N, 83.0444W). The
+site was established in December 2021.
 
-Contacts for the Portage site:
+Contacts for the Portage site: 
 Matt Kovach matthew.kovach3@utoledo.edu
 
-Contacts for Portage data streams:
-Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
+Contacts for Portage data streams: 
+Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov 
 TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
 Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
 
-Key publications:
-XXX
+Key publications: 
+N/A as of yet 
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/SWH.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/SWH.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-Sweet Hall (SWH) is one of COMPASS-FME synoptic sites, and has three plots: 
-upland (located at XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN), transition (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN),
-and wetland (XXX.XXXW, XXX.XXXN).
+Sweet Hall Marsh (SWH) is one of the COMPASS-FME synoptic sites located
+in the tidal fresh Pamunkey River, one of the two tributaries of the
+York River in Virginia, USA. The COMPASS-FME consists of three plots:
+upland (located at 37.57069N, 76.8957W), transition (37.56883N,
+76.8964W), and wetland (37.56659N, 76.8970W). The synoptic site was
+established in June 2023. This site is also identified as a Chesapeake
+Bay National Research Reserve site.
 
-Contacts for the Sweet Hall site:
+Contacts for the Sweet Hall site: 
+Stephanie J. Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu 
 J. Patrick Megonigal megonialp@si.edu
 
-Contacts for Sweet Hall data streams:
-Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
-TEROS: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
-Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
+Contacts for Sweet Hall data streams: 
+Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov 
+TEROS and Aquatroll: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov / Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
+Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu / Stephanie Wilson wilsonsj@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-XXX
+N/A as of yet 
diff --git a/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/TMP.txt b/synoptic/data_TEST/L1_metadata/TMP.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-TMP is TEMPEST, the COMPASS-FME ecosystem-scale flooding experiment and has three 2000 m2
-plots: control (located at 38.8747N, 76.5519W), freshwater (38.87403N, 76.5516W), and
-saltwater (38.8744N, 76.5525W). The TEMPEST experiment is in a mid- to late-successional
-(~80 years old) temperate, deciduous coastal forest.
+TMP is TEMPEST, the COMPASS-FME ecosystem-scale flooding experiment and
+has three 2000 m2 plots: control (located at 38.8747N, 76.5519W),
+freshwater (38.87403N, 76.5516W), and saltwater (38.8744N, 76.5525W).
+The TEMPEST experiment is in a mid- to late-successional (~80 years old)
+temperate, deciduous coastal forest.
 
-Contacts for the TEMPEST site:
+Contact for the TEMPEST site: 
 J. Patrick Megonigal megonialp@si.edu
 
-Contacts for TEMPEST data streams:
-Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov
+Contacts for TEMPEST data streams: 
+Sapflux: Stephanie Pennington stephanie.pennington@pnnl.gov 
 TEROS and Aquatroll: Peter Regier peter.regier@pnnl.gov
 Dataloggers: Roy Rich richr@si.edu
 
 Key publications:
-Hopple, A. M., Doro, K. O., Bailey, V. L., Bond-Lamberty, B., McDowell, N., Morris, K. A., Myers-Pigg, A., Pennington, S. C., Regier, P., Rich, R., Sengupta, A., Smith, R., Stegen, J., Ward, N. D., Woodard, S. C., and Megonigal, J. P.: Attaining freshwater and estuarine-water soil saturation in an ecosystem-scale coastal flooding experiment, Environ. Monit. Assess., 195, 425, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10807-0
+Hopple et al.: Attaining freshwater and estuarine-water soil saturation in an 
+ecosystem-scale coastal flooding experiment, Environ. Monit. Assess., 195, 425, 2023.
+http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10807-0