Weekly water quality data from the River Thames and its major tributaries (2009-2017)
THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is Weekly water quality data from the River Thames and its major tributaries, 2009-2023
This dataset has been updated. New data from 2018 to 2023 added to the dataset.
If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC
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THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is Weekly water quality data from the River Thames and its major tributaries, 2009-2023
This dataset has been updated. New data from 2018 to 2023 added to the dataset.
If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
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Provenance & quality
A detailed description of the dataset and how it was produced is given in Bowes MJ, Armstrong, LK, Harman SA, Wickham, HD, et al. Weekly water quality monitoring data for the River Thames (UK) and its major tributaries: the Thames Initiative research platform. Earth Syst Sci Data (2018) 10(3):1637-1653.
Interpretation of this data set can be found in the following :
- Bowes MJ, Gozzard E, Johnson AC, Scarlett PM, Roberts C, Read DS, et al. Spatial and temporal changes in chlorophyll-a concentrations in the River Thames basin, UK: Are phosphorus concentrations beginning to limit phytoplankton biomass? Sci Total Environ (2012) 426: 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.056
- Bowes MJ, Jarvie HP, Naden PS, Old GH, Scarlett PM, Roberts C, et al. Identifying priorities for nutrient mitigation using river concentration-flow relationships: The Thames basin, UK. J of Hydrol (2014) 517: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.03.063
- Bowes MJ, Loewenthal M, Read DS, Hutchins MG, Prudhomme C, Armstrong LK, et al. Identifying multiple stressor controls on phytoplankton dynamics in the River Thames (UK) using high-frequency water quality data. Sci Total Environ (2016) 569-570: 1489-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.239
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THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is Weekly water quality data from the River Thames and its major tributaries, 2009-2023
This dataset has been updated. New data from 2018 to 2023 added to the dataset.
If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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