Monthly measurements of major and trace elements in 41 rivers in Great Britain, 2017, from the LOCATE project
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Tye, A.M.; Balfour, C.; Bowes, M.J.; Brown, I.; Evans, C.; Farr, G.; Felgate, S.; Hargreaves, G.; Humphry, O.S.; Kitidis, V.; Lapworth, D.J.; Martin, A.; Mayor, D.J.; Pearson, M.; Nightingale, P.; Pickard, A.; Sanders, R.; Spears, B.; Stephens, J.; Stinchcombe, M.; Torres, R.; Williamson, J.L.; Woodward, M.; Bowes, M.; Breimann, S.; Burden, A.; Callaghan, N.; Dise, N.; Gilbert, P.; Gibb, S.; Ives, S.; Jürgens, M.; Hughes, L.; Lichtschlag, A.; Mack, S.; Mallin Martin, D.; Mawji, E.; Olszewska, J.; Parkes, D.; Pearce, C.; Peel, K.; Pugh, J.; Rees, A.; Worrall, F.; Yarrow, D. (2024). Monthly measurements of major and trace elements in 41 rivers in Great Britain, 2017, from the LOCATE project. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ef880531-08b3-477d-a69e-3b28beb562d2
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https://doi.org/10.5285/ef880531-08b3-477d-a69e-3b28beb562d2
This dataset contains monthly measurements of major and trace elements from 41 rivers around Great Britain. The samples were collected as part of the Land Ocean Carbon TransfEr (LOCATE) project during 2017 and they were analysed using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
LOCATE was a multi-disciplinary NERC project that undertook coordinated sampling of the major rivers in Great Britain to establish how much carbon from soils is getting into rivers and estuaries and to determine what is happening to it. It involved the National Oceanography Centre, the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, with assistance from the University of Lancaster, University of Durham, University of Hull, the University of the Highlands and Islands and the Environment Agency.
LOCATE was a multi-disciplinary NERC project that undertook coordinated sampling of the major rivers in Great Britain to establish how much carbon from soils is getting into rivers and estuaries and to determine what is happening to it. It involved the National Oceanography Centre, the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, with assistance from the University of Lancaster, University of Durham, University of Hull, the University of the Highlands and Islands and the Environment Agency.
Publication date: 2024-02-21
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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
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Provenance & quality
One third of rivers in Great Britain were sampled, accounting for approximately 36 % of the catchment areas. For each river, a single visit was made once each month to collect water for analysis. Water was sampled using a bottle or bucket and then immediately filtered and/or decanted into other appropriate bottles, prior to being sent for analysis. Temperature was recorded immediately on sampled water. Conductivity was often done in situ but occasionally later in the laboratory if a field instrument was not available. The ICP-MS analysis used to measure major and trace elements is described in the Supporting Documentation. Additional information on weather and flow and state of river was also recorded. In addition to the precise location of the sampling point, the NRFA code, catchment area, land use, standardised annual rainfall, Base Flow Index, altitude and percentage of carbonate rocks in catchment are all provided in a separate file.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Tye, A.M.; Balfour, C.; Bowes, M.J.; Brown, I.; Evans, C.; Farr, G.; Felgate, S.; Hargreaves, G.; Humphry, O.S.; Kitidis, V.; Lapworth, D.J.; Martin, A.; Mayor, D.J.; Pearson, M.; Nightingale, P.; Pickard, A.; Sanders, R.; Spears, B.; Stephens, J.; Stinchcombe, M.; Torres, R.; Williamson, J.L.; Woodward, M.; Bowes, M.; Breimann, S.; Burden, A.; Callaghan, N.; Dise, N.; Gilbert, P.; Gibb, S.; Ives, S.; Jürgens, M.; Hughes, L.; Lichtschlag, A.; Mack, S.; Mallin Martin, D.; Mawji, E.; Olszewska, J.; Parkes, D.; Pearce, C.; Peel, K.; Pugh, J.; Rees, A.; Worrall, F.; Yarrow, D. (2024). Monthly measurements of major and trace elements in 41 rivers in Great Britain, 2017, from the LOCATE project. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ef880531-08b3-477d-a69e-3b28beb562d2
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Balfour, C.
National Oceanography Centre
Brown, I.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Farr, G.
British Geological Survey
Spears, B.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Stephens, J.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Stinchcombe, M.
National Oceanography Centre
Woodward, M.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Breimann, S.
University of Southampton
Callaghan, N.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gilbert, P.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Mack, S.
National Oceanography Centre
Mawji, E.
National Oceanography Centre
Parkes, D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Peel, K.
National Oceanography Centre
Pugh, J.
National Oceanography Centre
Yarrow, D.
National Oceanography Centre
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British Geological Survey
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N018087/1
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19 August 2024 10:07