Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Esthwaite Water, UK, 2021-2022

https://doi.org/10.5285/97256972-e6a5-471c-9236-3a2162075640

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This is part of an ongoing long-term monitoring dataset of surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a from fortnightly sampling at Esthwaite Water in Cumbria, England that began in 1945 for some variables. The data have been collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). The data available to download comprise surface temperature (TEMP) in degree Celsius, surface oxygen saturation (OXYG) in % air-saturation, Secchi depth (SECC) in metres, alkalinity (ALKA) in µg per litre as CaCO3 and pH. Ammonium (NH4N), nitrate (NO3N), soluble reactive phosphate (PO4P), total phosphorus (TOTP), dissolved reactive silicon expressed as SiO2 (SIO2) and phytoplankton chlorophyll a (TOCA) are all given in µg per litre. Water samples are based on a sample integrated from 0 to 5 m. All data are from January 2021 until the end of 2022.

Publication date: 2025-01-28

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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

2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Temporal resolution

Fortnightly

Provenance & quality

Please note that the data presented here are raw data that have not yet been quality-controlled and calibrated. However, the data has been double-entered and checked visually. Missing data are due to weather conditions, COVID-19 restrictions, or staff shortages.
Measurements are made from a boat at a marked location (buoy) at the deepest part of the lake. When it was not possible to visit the buoy, samples were taken from the shore, thus water samples were not integrated on these occasions, marked as Flag 2.

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

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Feuchtmayr, H.; Clarke, M.A.; Dodd, B.A.; Guyatt, H.; Hunt, A.G.; James, J.B.; Kelsall, M.; Mackay, E.B.; McShane, G.; Rankin, G.; Rhodes, G.; Thackeray, S.J.; Maberly, S.C. (2025). Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Esthwaite Water, UK, 2021-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/97256972-e6a5-471c-9236-3a2162075640

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