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Nutrient data set from around the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland (1977-1978)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Country | United Kingdom ![]() |
| Time period | From June 1977 until September 1978 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Cat Firth, Garth's Voe, Gluss Vos and Sullom Voe, around the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies |
| Instruments | Nutrient analysers; discrete water samplers; salinity sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | Various stations and sample depths. Surveys in June 1977, September 1977, April 1978, July 1978 and September 1978. |
| Originators | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| References | Stanley, S.O., Grantham, B.E., Leftley, J.W. and Robertson, N. (1981) Some aspects of the sediment chemistry of Sullom Voe, Shetland., Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol 80B, pp91-100 |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Steven J Gontarek (Data Information Manager) |
| Address | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Telephone | +44 1631 559314 |
| steve.gontarek@sams.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1049026 |
| Global identifier | 665 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |



