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Knight, A.C.G.; Stevenson, E.I.; Knapp, W.; Bridgestock, L.; Tipper, E.T.

Cation and suspended sediment concentrations from the Mackenzie River and Estuary, Canada, September 2022

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https://doi.org/10.5285/7565893d-95ec-4f89-94c5-952457820fa7
Dissolved element concentrations, dissolved stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13C), salinity measurements, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations from the Mackenzie River and estuary. River water and SPM samples were collected between the 11th and the 18th of September 2022. Samples were taken from the surface of the water column and at depth. Individual sample locations (latitude and longitude) are provided in the data file. In total, 18 water and SPM samples were collected from 11 different localities. Samples were collected to span a large salinity range (0.15-29 P.S.U.). Dissolved element concentrations provided: aluminium, barium, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, sulphate, silicon, and strontium.
Publication date: 2024-06-13
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2022-09-11    to    2022-09-18

Provenance & quality

Salinity measurements were conducted using a ProDSS salinity probe (YSI) in-situ. Element concentrations were determined via inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) on an Agilent 5100 at the Department of Earth Sciences (University of Cambridge). Element concentration uncertainties were determined via repeated measurements of the SPS-SW2, SLRS-6 and IAPSO standards. Suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations were made using the volume of water collected and the mass of dried solids. Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) isotope measurements were made using a Thermo Gas Bench attached to a Delta V Mass Spectrometer.

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Cite this dataset as:
Knight, A.C.G.; Stevenson, E.I.; Knapp, W.; Bridgestock, L.; Tipper, E.T. (2024). Cation and suspended sediment concentrations from the Mackenzie River and Estuary, Canada, September 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/7565893d-95ec-4f89-94c5-952457820fa7

Correspondence/contact details

Alasdair Knight
University of Cambridge
 acgk2@cam.ac.uk

Authors

Knight, A.C.G.
University of Cambridge
Stevenson, E.I.
University of Cambridge
Knapp, W.
University of Cambridge
Bridgestock, L.
University of Cambridge
Tipper, E.T.
University of Cambridge

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Cambridge
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
inlandWaters
Keywords
Aqueous , Canada , Ecosystem services , Environmental survey , Geochemistry , Hydrology , Mackenzie , Northwest Territories (NWT) , River Chemistry , suspended matter , Suspended Sediment , Water quality , water salinity
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/T007214/1
Last updated
04 July 2024 10:13