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Tamar estuary nitrification and nitrogen cycling (1982-1992)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Time period | From 1982 to 1992 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Tamar estuary, south west England |
Observations | |
Parameters | Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column; Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Stable isotopes in water bodies; Nitrification and denitrification rates in water bodies; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material |
Instruments | Discrete water samplers; autoanalysers; nutrient analysers |
Description | |
Summary | The data set comprises nitrogen concentration data collected on short term (6 to 12 month) seasonal studies of nitrification and denitrification rates in the Tamar estuary (south west England). |
Originators | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
References | Owens, N.J.P. (1985) Variations in the natural abundance of 15N in estuarine suspended particulate matter: A specific indicator of biological processing., Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 20(4): 505-510.; Owens, N.J.P. (1986) Estuarine nitrification: A naturally occurring fluidized bed reaction?, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 22(1): 31-44.; Owens, N.J.P and Law, C. (1989) Natural variations in 15N content of riverine and estuarine sediments., Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 28(4): 407-416.; Law, C.S., Rees, A.P., and Owens, N.J.P. (1991) Temporal variability of denitrification in estuarine sediments., Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 33(1): 37-56.; Law, C.S., Rees, A.P., and Owens, N.J.P. (1992) Nitrous oxide: Estuarine sources and atmospheric flux., Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 35(3): 301-314. |
Availability | |
Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | The Director |
Address | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
Telephone | +44 1752 633100 |
Facsimile | +44 (0)1752 633101 |
Administration | |
Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 1053011 |
Global identifier | 692 |
Last revised | 2009-12-01 |