Station E1 (50° 02'N, 4° 22'W), offshore from Plymouth, western English Channel; other stations across the Channel for part of the period

Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column

Nutrient analysers; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; salinity sensor

Water bottle samples were taken six to seven times a year between 1928 and 1987 at Station E1 (50° 02'N, 4° 22'W), offshore from Plymouth, for obtaining the following data: temperature, salinity, phosphate, nitrate, silicate and phytoplankton (species counts). Data were also collected at other stations in the English Channel for part of the period.

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Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2PB
United Kingdom