Tamar Estuary data set June 1999-August 2000
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | June 1999 to August 2000 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Tamar estuary |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies; Bacteria generic abundance in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Sediment grain size parameters; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Geological sample density; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment; Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), ethers, aldehydes and ketones in sediment |
| Instruments | Fluorometers; current meters; thermosalinographs; benthos samplers; pH sensors; in-situ particle sizers; dissolved gas sensors |
| Description | |
| Summary | Surveys were completed along the estuary from head to mouth at 2 transects were completed across the estuary and a survey was completed along the estuary from head to mouth. |
| Originators | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| 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 | 1053036 |
| Global identifier | 717 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
