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Neal, C.; Kirchner, J.; Reynolds, B.

Plynlimon research catchment high-frequency hydrochemistry data

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https://doi.org/10.5285/551a10ae-b8ed-4ebd-ab38-033dd597a374
This dataset includes rainfall, river and stream hydro-chemistry data from the River Hafren (Severn). The dataset represents high-frequency (7 hourly) monitoring of stream hydrochemistry at both the Lower and Upper Hafren site from 2007-2009, as well as rainfall hydrochemistry near the Carreg Wen meteorological site. Data for over 50 chemical determinands are presented alongside data for some in-situ measurements such as water temperature. Full descriptions of the analytical methods used for each determinand is included. The Plynlimon research catchments lie within the headwaters of the River Severn in the uplands of mid-Wales. Intensive and long-term monitoring within the catchments underpins a wealth of hydrological and hydro-chemical research; other linked datasets include river flow, meteorology and a variety of detailed spatial datasets representing the topography, soils and rivers of the catchments. Monitoring is funded by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and is ongoing since 1968.
Publication date: 2013-02-08
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2007-03-06    to    2009-01-27

Provenance & quality

Originally designed to improve understanding of water use by coniferous forests, monitoring within the Plynlimon/Vyrnwy research catchments has subsequently developed into a multi-disciplinary project underpinning a wealth of hydrological research. The stream hydrochemistry dataset is a combination of chemical determinands and in-situ physical properties. Samples are analysed in laboratories for approximately 50 chemical determinands. Rainfall was sampled automatically using a sequential, continuously open collector mounted above an enclosed carousel of bottles sufficient to collect all the rain falling over each seven-hour period occurring in a week. Instantaneous samples of stream water was also collected every 7 hours using automatic samplers, each fitted with a carousel of bottles sufficient for a week. Each week the samples were returned to the laboratory, filtered, then two subsamples were taken, one was acidified with nitric acid and the other left unacidified. Chemical analysis was by ICP-OES (for major cations, B, S and Si),ICP-MS (for trace elements), ion chromatography (for major and minor anions), potentiometry (for pH), Gran titration (for alkalinity),conductivity meter (for conductivity), Shimadzu analysers (for DOC and TDN) and Seal discrete analyser (for NH4). The complete list of analytes includes F, Br, I, Cl, SO4, NO2, NO3, NH4, TDN, DOC, K, Mg,Na, Ca, B, S, Si, pH, Gran alkalinity, conductivity, Li, Be, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, Ba, W, Pb, U, La, Ce and Pr. The analytical methodologies, detection limits are provided in the accompanying metadata.The Raw Data Archive (denoted by "RDA" at the end of each variable name) is an archive of the raw measurements as reported by the analytical laboratories. These data have not been altered in any way, except to correct glitches that can be traced back to the original laboratory files and analytical sheets and corrected on that basis. We are providing this raw data archive for completeness of documentation, and also in the interests of full transparency concerning data editing that has been subsequently applied. The raw data archive also provides the opportunity to go back to the original data in case new information emerges suggesting that interesting realworld phenomena may have been inadvertently edited out. However, we do not recommend that the raw data archive be used for routine analyses, because the raw data contain some values that are believed to be substantially in error. Instead, we recommend that routine analyses use the edited version of the data, where to the greatest extent possible, problematic data values have been corrected or excluded.The differences between the edited data and the raw data archive are explained in detail in the accompanying metadata file, "Plynlimon 7hour data editing documentation.pdf"

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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Neal, C.; Kirchner, J.; Reynolds, B. (2013). Plynlimon research catchment high-frequency hydrochemistry data. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/551a10ae-b8ed-4ebd-ab38-033dd597a374

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Plynlimon research catchments

Citations

Knapp, J.L.A., Neal, C., Schlumpf, A., Neal, M., & Kirchner, J.W. (2019). New water fractions and transit time distributions at Plynlimon, Wales, estimated from stable water isotopes in precipitation and streamflow. In Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Vol. 23, Issue 10, pp. 4367–4388). Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4367-2019
Halliday, S.J., Skeffington, R.A., Wade, A.J., Neal, C., Reynolds, B., Norris, D. & Kirchner, J.W. (2013) Upland streamwater nitrate dynamics across decadal to sub-daily timescales: a case study of Plynlimon, Wales. Biogeosciences 10, 8013–8038. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-8013-2013

Correspondence/contact details

Norris, D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2UW
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Neal, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Kirchner, J.
ETH Zurich
Reynolds, B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
inlandWaters
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
cloud , Hafren , Hydrology , Plynlimon , rainfall , river , Severn , stream , United Kingdom , Wales
Last updated
19 April 2024 09:24