Data from physical and chemical measurements in the Tay estuary, east coast of Scotland, for neap and spring tides (June 1972)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Tay Estuary Research Centre, University of Dundee |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | During June 1972 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | 8 sites in the Tay estuary, east Scotland, between Perth and the estuary mouth |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Sea level; Temperature of the water column; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents) |
| Instruments | Sea level recorders; salinity sensor; current profilers |
| Description | |
| Summary | During three weeks in June 1972 this major programme was designed so that simultaneous changes in various physical and chemical parameters, throughout the entire length of the Tay estuary, could be measured. Measurements taken during full neap and spring tidal cycles included current speeds and directions, salinities, water temperatures, silt concentrations and chemical parameters. Boat stations were spaced at intervals of 3 to 6km along the main shipping channel. Two landward stations were located at Perth and the Bridge of Earn. |
| Originators | Tay Estuary Research Centre, University of Dundee |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Tay Estuary Research Centre, University of Dundee |
| Availability | Collection cost charge |
| Contact | Dr. R.W. Duck (Hon. Director) |
| Address | Tay Estuary Research Centre, University of Dundee |
| Telephone | +44 1382 543131 or +44 1382 344528 |
| r.w.duck@dundee.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1020001 |
| Global identifier | 303 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
