Western Scheldt estuary (Belgium) from mouth up to the freshwater boundary

Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material; Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Redox potential in sediment; Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column; Temperature of the water column; Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks

The data were collected a.o. in order to understand the processes of organic matter degradation in relation with the redox conditions and to be able to simulate these processes under a series of circumstances. In the project funded by MUMM, the existing data were used to evaluate the contributions of the different sources of suspended matter to the siltation in the estuary, taking the river flow regime into account. The nutrient data are also normally part of MUMM's 'MONITB' database but have not yet been transferred to the database.

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels

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Belgium