Published Data Library (PDL)
Western Channel Observatory (L4) nutrient concentration profiles (2000 - 2015)
This is the most recent published version of these data held at BODC.
These data are made available under UK Open Government Licence with NERC preamble.
| Title | Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2015. |
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| Author(s) | E Malcolm S Woodward 1; Carolyn Harris 1; Lisa Al-Moosawi 1 |
| Organisation(s) | (1) Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Subject | oceans |
| Digital object identifier (DOI) | doi:10.5285/42723b62-b6fb-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad |
| Abstract | Results are reported for the analysis of water samples taken from the L4 long‐term sampling station (50 15.0' N; 4 13.0' W) situated off the south‐west coast of England, United Kingdom. The analyses are reported for Nitrate+Nitrite, Nitrite, Silicate and Phosphate concentrations, for samples that are both filtered by 0.2 um filter, and unfiltered. The dataset begins in 2000 and runs through to 2015. Since 2007 the site visits have been on a more regular almost weekly sampling protocol. A classical picture is seen of generally summer nutrient depletion and with higher winter concentrations of Nitrate, Silicate and Phosphate, however particularly in wet summers like 2012 there is a big influence of the River Tamar and spikes of high nutrient loads are seen being introduced into this nearshore sampling site. |
| Citation | Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L.(2016). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10.5285/42723b62-b6fb-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad |
| Temporal Coverage | 17 January 2000 - 15 December 2015 |
| Spatial coverage | English Channel |
| File formats | Delimited |
| Languages | English |
| Discovery metadata record | Hydrographic and biological time series data from the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) UK, from 1988 onwards, predominantly at stations L4 and E1 |
| Publisher | British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK |
| Publication date | 29 November 2016 |
| Older versions of this data | Western Channel Observatory (L4) nutrient concentration profiles (2000 - 2012) Western Channel Observatory (L4) nutrient concentration profiles (2000 - 2013) Western Channel Observatory (L4) nutrient concentration profiles (2000 - 2014) |
