This file explains all of the variables in each of the datasets that accompany: Keefer ML, Clabough TS, Jepson MA, Johnson EL, Peery CA, Caudill CC dataset: RDST_fish_summaries.xlxs SPP = species (ASH = steelhead, FA= fall Chinooks salmon, SP = spring Chinook salmon, SU = summer Chinook salmon) year = year RDST = RDST code chan = radio frequency code = radio code tagdate = date fish was tagged julian = day of year fish was tagged WQM T on tagdate = Columbia River water temperature on the date fish was tagged PIT = code for where fish were PIT tagged as juveniles or adults (BONAFF) Fate = code for where fish were last detected as adults (columns K and L provide additional details) fatereach = section of Columbia / Snake River where adult was last detected reaches = number of river reaches that fish had complete RDST temperature data rand = random number to select fish for figures Reaches 1-8 = summary data for the full study reach n = number of RDST records ttp = time to pass (days) T mean = mean fish temperature T std = standard deviation of fish temperature T max = maximum fish temperature T min = minimum fish temperature max-min = difference betwen maximum and minimum temperatures DD = degree days above 0 C n >=20 = number of records where temperatures was >=20 C DD T20 = degree days above 20 C Reach 1, Reach 2, Reach 3, Reach 4, Reach 5, Reach 6, Reach 7, Reach 8 n = number of RDST records ttp = time to pass (days) T mean = mean fish temperature T std = standard deviation of fish temperature T max = maximum fish temperature T min = minimum fish temperature max-min = difference betwen maximum and minimum temperatures DD = degree days above 0 C warmest T max = warmest temperature maximum fish encountered reach = reach where warmest temperature maximum occurred T mean = warmest temperature mean fish encountered reach = reach where warmest temperature mean occurred coldest T min = coldest temperature minimum fish encountered reach = reach where warmest temperature minimum occurred T mean = coldest temperature mean fish encountered reach = reach where coldest temperature mean occurred dataset: RDST_data_2000.csv SPP = species (Steelhead, Fall Chinook, Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook) date = date time = time DST = RDST code depth = fish depth (m) temperature = fish body temperature (C) record = record number on 30-min intervals (1 = midnight, 1-May) PIT = code for where fish were PIT tagged as juveniles or adults (BONAFF) Fate = code for where fish were last detected as adults (columns K and L provide additional details) reach = section of Columbia / Snake River origin = all fish from the Snake River (SNRfish) dataset: RDST_data_2002.csv SPP = species (Steelhead, Fall Chinook, Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook) date = date time = time DST = RDST code depth = fish depth (m) temperature = fish body temperature (C) record = record number on 30-min intervals (1 = midnight, 1-May) PIT = code for where fish were PIT tagged as juveniles or adults (BONAFF) Fate = code for where fish were last detected as adults (columns K and L provide additional details) reach = section of Columbia / Snake River origin = all fish from the Snake River (SNRfish) dataset: WQM_water_temperature_data.csv available water temperature data (deg C) from the Water Quality Monitoring sites at 8 USACE dams original data source: http://www.cbr.washington.edu/dart/ Data from all 8 dams in 2000 and 2002 Data from Bonneville Dam, 1996-2015