Scholefield, P.A.; Neal, C.; Rowland, A.P.; Chaplow, J.S.; Sleep, D.

Water quality data from the Ribble and Wyre catchments 2008-2010

Name: Water quality data from the Ribble and Wyre catchments 2008-2010
Published: 2013-07-31

https://doi.org/10.5285/b4b44b04-bfd0-40ca-b60a-681018eb78ce Cite this dataset

Water quality data from 26 Ribble and Wyre river basin sites in north west England. Samples were analysed for major solutes, pH, Gran alkalinity, trace metals, mercury and chlorophyll.

Publication date: 2013-07-31

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: 2008-02-01 to 2010-04-01

Provenance & quality

Water samples were collected from bridges using a weighted polypropylene sampler. In the field, water temperature was directly recorded at the times of sampling and notes taken on weather, field conditions and water height.

Supplemental information

Neal, C., Bowes, M., Jarvie, H. P., Scholefield, P., Leeks, G., Neal, M., ...Davies, C. E. (2012). Lowland river water quality: a new UK data resource for process and environmental management analysis. Hydrological Processes, 26(6), 949-960.

https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.8344

Neal, C., Rowland, P., Scholefield, P., Vincent, C., Woods, C., & Sleep, D. (2011). The Ribble/Wyre observatory: Major, minor and trace elements in rivers draining from rural headwaters to the heartlands of the NW England historic industrial base. Science of The Total Environment, 409(8), 1516-1529

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.01.018

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Paul Scholefield

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM

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