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Burden, A. et al

Conwy catchment - Llyn Conwy water temperature profile data (2006-2008)

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https://doi.org/10.5285/7bb6c7df-7630-4621-a0d4-eacc3ec2202b
In-lake temperature data for a peatland headwater lake of the Conwy catchment, North Wales are presented from November 2006 until December 2008. The Lake for which the data represents is Llyn Conwy situated on the Migneint blanket bog within Snowdonia National Park. The data is from a temperature string suspended from a buoy anchored above the deepest part of the lake. Temperature is recorded at 2 metre intervals throughout the lake profile from 1 to 19 m. The purpose of this data is to investigate water column stability and to determine when, and to what degree stratification/mixing occurs and to make inferences about the effect of this on productivity, nutrient and chemical cycling. Note: there are gaps in this data set due to equipment/battery failures and/or freezing of the lake surface which meant it was not accessible.
Publication date: 2011-11-18
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2006-11-03    to    2008-12-15

Provenance & quality

In-lake temperature measurements were taken hourly and recorded automatically on to a CR10X data logger. The sensors used were high-precision platinum resistance thermometers (PRTs), encapsulated in a stainless steel sheath. The equipment was accessed via boat bi-monthly to download the data to a laptop which was then transferred on to the CEH shared drive which is in turn backed up each evening. The data was then integrated into a master file along with a diary entry for the visit detailing any relevant information or observations. This metadata was then used to help quality check the raw data, along with plotting the data to identify outliers that may be indicative of equipment failure.

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

Cite this dataset as:
Burden, A.; Norris, D.A.; Evans, C.D.; Grant, S.J.; Williams, D.; Hinton, C.; Callaghan, B.; Pomeroy, I. (2011). Conwy catchment - Llyn Conwy water temperature profile data (2006-2008). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/7bb6c7df-7630-4621-a0d4-eacc3ec2202b

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Conwy catchment data

Correspondence/contact details

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

Authors

Burden, A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Norris, D.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Evans, C.D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Grant, S.J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Williams, D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Hinton, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Callaghan, B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Pomeroy, I.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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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
environment
inlandWaters
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Conwy Catchment , lake , limnology , United Kingdom , Wales
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27 February 2024 16:23