YSI 6-Series water quality sondes and sensors are instruments for environmental monitoring and long-term deployments. YSI datasondes accept multiple water quality sensors (i.e., they are multiparameter sondes). Sondes can measure temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, depth, turbidity, and other water quality parameters. The 6-Series includes several models. More from YSI.
Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
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Environmental observations and infected host and dinospore counts in Salt Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA from 2018 through 2019 | YSI datasonde to record temperature, salinity and oxygen | YSI datasonde |
Carbonate chemistry effects from Hurricane Harvey in San Antonio Bay and Mission Aransas Estuary from 2017-02-22 to 2018-11-15 | Water physical measurements - YSI 6920 multisonde, YSI | YSI 6920 multisonde |
Continuous carbonate chemistry data from Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, Netarts Bay, OR, USA in 2009 (Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification project) | pH was recorded by an in situ Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI) 6000 EDS sonde. | YSI Sonde 6-Series |
Delaware Bay ACOE Salinity Data | The dataset has continuous near-bottom (1 m off the bottom) measurements of temperature and specific conductivity taken every 30 minutes at the five oyster bed stations from July-December in 2012- 2015 and 2018 using a YSI series 6600EDS V2 data sondes | YSI series 6600EDS V2 data sonde |
Average conditions and chemical fluxes during mussel bed experiments at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis in 2017. | Top O2, salinity, and temperature sensor: Yellow Springs Instruments 6920 Multiparameter Sonde. O2 calibrated by holding adjacent to the profiling O2 sensor. Salinity calibrated with YSI 50 uS/cm Conductivity Standard. Temperature calibrated by manufacturer. | Yellow Springs Instruments 6920 Multiparameter Sonde |
Vertical profiles of chemistry within and above a mussel bed established in a laboratory flow tunnel at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, CA in 2017. | Top O2, salinity, and temperature sensor: Yellow Springs Instruments 6920 Multiparameter Sonde. O2 calibrated by holding adjacent to the profiling O2 sensor. Salinity calibrated with YSI 50 uS/cm Conductivity Standard. Temperature calibrated by manufacturer. | Yellow Springs Instruments 6920 Multiparameter Sonde. |
Daily average temperature, salinity, conductivity, O2 collected by YSI sensors in Florida lagoons along the East coast of Florida from Fort Matanzas to St. Lucie County in 2008-2009 | Instruments were YSI SONDE 600. Data were filtered to remove readings during calibration or other unreliable data. Missing data mostly occur due to instrument or battery failure. | YSI Sonde 6-Series |
Metagenomic, metatranscriptomics and 16S rRNA gene sequence data from diel sampling at Groves Creek Marsh, Skidaway Island, GA during July 2014 | Depth was recorded using a YSI 600OMS V2 Optical Monitoring Sonde deployed on the creek bed. | YSI 600OMS V2 Optical Monitoring Sonde |
YSI sonde data: temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen from Groves Creek salt marsh, Skidaway Island Georgia, USA, 2013-2015 | YSI 600 OMS sondes | |
Hurricane Harvey impacts on biogeochemistry of water assessed using samples collected in Mission-Aransas Estuary in south Texas from June 2017 to March 2019 | The YSI 600XLM is an economical logging system for long-term, in situ monitoring and profiling that measures eleven parameters simultaneously: DO (% and mg/L), ORP, Temperature, Depth or Level, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Specific Conductance, Resistivity, Salinity, and pH. | YSI 600XLM Sonde |
S-CAN and geochemical data for Groves Creek from 2013-10-16 to 2015-02-26 | In situ temperature and salinity: microcat and YSI sondes. In situ CDOM fluorescence: YSI sonde | YSI sondes |
Flow cytometry, 16S rRNA gene amplicons, chlorophyll a, and surface seawater measurements taken between August 2017 to June 2019 Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi | YSI 6,600 sonde (YSI Incorporated, Yellow Springs, OH, USA) | |
Winter survey data from Lake Erie from Mar 2023 to May 2024 | The physico-chemical data was obtained using a YSI 600QS multiparameter sonde, and nutrient concentrations were analyzed at the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University. | YSI 600QS multiparameter sonde |
Biological, chemical, and physical water quality indicators of the Neuse River, North Carolina from 2008 through 2013 | Beginning on the 09/13/2000 sampling date, in situ measurements were performed at discrete depths on the sunlit side of the research vessel using a Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI Incoporated, Ohio) multiparameter sonde (Model 6600 or 6600 EDS-S Extended Deployment System) equipped with a YSI conductivity/temperature probe (Model 6560), a YSI chlorophyll probe (Model 6025), a YSI pH probe (Model 6561 or 6566), a YSI pulsed dissolved oxygen probe (Model 6562), a self cleaning YSI turbidity probe (Model 6026 or 6136), and beginning on the 07/30/2003 sampling date, a flat Li-Cor sensor (UWQ-PAR 6067). | Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI Incoporated, Ohio) multiparameter sonde (Model 6600 or 6600 EDS-S Extended Deployment System) |
YSI data from the Neuse River from 2008-2013 | Beginning on the 09/13/2000 sampling date, in situ measurements were performed at discrete depths on the sunlit side of the research vessel using a Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI Incoporated, Ohio) multiparameter sonde (Model 6600 or 6600 EDS-S Extended Deployment System) equipped with a YSI conductivity/temperature probe (Model 6560), a YSI chlorophyll probe (Model 6025), a YSI pH probe (Model 6561 or 6566), a YSI pulsed dissolved oxygen probe (Model 6562), a self cleaning YSI turbidity probe (Model 6026 or 6136), and beginning on the 07/30/2003 sampling date, a flat Li-Cor sensor (UWQ-PAR 6067). | Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI Incoporated, Ohio) multiparameter sonde (Model 6600 or 6600 EDS-S Extended Deployment System) |
Vertical profiles of water quality parameters at sampling stations in the South Atlantic Bight from 2015-2020 (SAB BMA project) | Hand deployment of YSI 6810 sonde with measurements of water quality parameters at 1 m depth intervals to a maximum depth of 15 m. | YSI 6810 Multi-parameter Sonde |
Data from Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie from surveys conducted via Ohio Dept of Natural Resources watercraft from June to September 2018 | YSI 600QS sonde | |
Data from Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie from surveys conducted via Ohio Dept of Natural Resources watercraft from June to September 2019 | YSI 600QS sonde (YSI Inc., Yellow Springs, OH, USA) – factory calibrated April 2018 | YSI 600QS sonde |
pH Data from shoreside Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf (SCW-2013) in 2013 (SoCalPlumeEx2012 project) | YSI 6600v2 Sonde: Temperature, Salinity | YSI Sonde 6-Series |
Sampling sites, hydrographic measurements and percent cover of seagrass sampled at the southern Aransas Bay, northern Corpus Christi Bay and East Flat region of Corpus Christi bay between November 2017 and December 2018 | In the field, dissolved oxygen levels were checked for accuracy based on 100% saturation at the water-atmosphere interface and recalibrated as necessary. The YSI 6920-V2 data sonde was calibrated daily prior to each use in the field. Because the sonde uses temperature compensation, it was important that the temperature probe was properly verified with a traceable digital thermometer in a bucket of tap water. The temperature probe was checked on a daily basis by comparing the readings of multiple data sondes and was verified weekly using a digital thermometer. For conductivity and pH calibration, the calibration cup and sensors were pre-rinsed three times with a small amount of the standard prior to calibration. The conductivity sensors were then submerged completely in the solution, and gently shaken to dislodge any visible air bubbles that may be trapped by the sensor. Three-point calibration was used for pH and calibration steps were followed according to manufacturer’s instructions depending on the particular buffer solutions used. Dissolved oxygen calibration was performed in a 100% saturated Freshwater bath for 10 minutes following manufacturer instructions. The chlorophyll sensor was calibrated in DI water, running the wiper at least once to ensure a zero reading on the sensor. If necessary, a two-point calibration was conducted according to manufacturer’s specifications using dye standards. Any error messages during any of these calibrations were investigated and appropriately solved before utilizing any data output from the data sonde. Instrument calibration was recorded in a logbook. Upon return to the laboratory, a post-calibration check was performed on salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a. If data sonde probes could not be calibrated or did not maintain their calibration, they were replaced. | YSI 6920-V2 data sonde |
Physical and geochemical measurements of water and sediments measured from a UNCW 20-ft Center Console Boat in the Cape Fear River Estuary, NC in 2009 (Estuarine ANAMMOX project) | A YSI model 650 MDS (YSI Inc., Yellow Springs, OH, USA) was used to measure salinity. See the description from the manufacturer. | YSI Sonde 6-Series |
Water column data collected during Dataflow cruises in the lower York River Estuary, VA during and following two successive harmful algal blooms | The pCO2-DataFlow system is instrumented with a pCO2 analyzer, a multi-parameter datasonde (YSI 6600V2), Wet Labs CDOM sensor, Garmin global positioning system (GPS MAP 546S), and data acquisition system. | YSI 6600V2 |
CTD measurements from WaveGlider from fishing vessels in the Southern California Bight off Huntington Beach in 2012 (SoCalPlumeEx2012 project) | Data collected from an underway mapping system using a YSI 6600v2 sonde (CTD) and Turner Designs PhytoFlash variable fluorescence meter. Data merged with GPS locations and binned to 1 minute intervals. The PhytoFlash data were blank-corrected with 0.2 µm filtered seawater but were not corrected for ambient irradiance. | YSI 6600v2 sonde (CTD) |
Distance-weighted data flow averages interpolated over 24-hours for the York River estuary in 2018 and 2019 | The pCO₂-DataFlow system is instrumented with a pCO₂ analyzer, a multi-parameter datasonde (YSI 6600V2), Wet Labs CDOM sensor, Garmin global positioning system (GPS MAP 546S), and data acquisition system. | YSI 6600V2 |
Distance-weighted data flow averages for the York River estuary in 2018 and 2019 | The pCO₂-DataFlow system is instrumented with a pCO₂ analyzer, a multi-parameter datasonde (YSI 6600V2), Wet Labs CDOM sensor, Garmin global positioning system (GPS MAP 546S), and data acquisition system. | YSI 6600V2 |