Cleaned UK rainfall chemistry data (1986-2011)
type: Dataset
citation: Cape, J.N., Smith, R.I., Leaver, D.S. (2014). Cleaned UK rainfall chemistry data (1986-2011). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/ada39609-ddec-4cbe-85c2-4fdd6bd774d7
description: These data are based on the UK rainfall chemistry data held on the UK-AIR database operated on behalf of Defra (http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/). A subset of 20 sites was analysed, being those with the longest continuous data record from 1986 to 2011. Rainfall samples from bulk collectors were taken weekly or two-weekly at sites across the UK and analyzed by a central laboratory. The raw reported data contain some samples which were contaminated by bird droppings, or by wind-blown dust, and should not be used to estimate annual or long-term wet deposition at the measurement sites. Some samples were missing for other reasons, such as physical loss of the rain sample prior to analysis. Following identification and removal of contaminated sample data, the missing data were estimated, where possible, using statistical interpolation across both time and space with the GENSTAT procedure MULTMISSING. The final datasets contain the accepted and estimated data values, flagged as appropriate. The data filenames correspond to the sites as listed in the UK-AIR database (Allt a'Mharcaidh, Bannisdale, Barcombe Mills, Bottesford, Eskdalemuir, Flatford Mill, Goonhilly, High Muffles, Hillsborough, Loch Dee, Lough Navar, Preston Montford, Pumlumon, Stoke Ferry, Strathvaich, Thorganby, Tycanol Wood,Wardlow Hay Cop, Whiteadder, Yarner Wood). This cleaned dataset was prepared by Neil Cape, Ron Smith and David Leaver at CEH Edinburgh on behalf of Defra and the Devolved Administrations under the project Pollutant Deposition Processes.
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date published: 2014-05-30
keywords: Allt a'Mharcaidh
keywords: Bannisdale
keywords: Barcombe Mills
keywords: Bottesford
keywords: cleaned dataset
keywords: Eskdalemuir
keywords: Flatford Mill
keywords: Goonhilly
keywords: High Muffles
keywords: Hillsborough
keywords: Loch Dee
keywords: Lough Navar
keywords: PrecipNet
keywords: Preston Montford
keywords: Pumlumon
keywords: rainfall chemistry
keywords: Stoke Ferry
keywords: Strathvaich
keywords: Thorganby
keywords: Tycanol Wood
keywords: UK National Rainfall Chemistry Network
keywords: Wardlow Hay Cop
keywords: Whiteadder
keywords: Yarner Wood
keywords: Climate and climate change
keywords: United Kingdom
keywords: atmosphere
keywords: atmospheric precipitation
creator: Cape, J.N.
creator: Smith, R.I.
creator: Leaver, D.S.
temporal coverage: 1986-01-01/2011-12-31
spatial coverage: bbox0
license: Open Government Licence v3
distribution: distribution0
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

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citation: Cape, J. N., Smith, R. I., & Leaver, D. (2015). Missing data in spatiotemporal datasets: the UK rainfall chemistry network. Geoscience Data Journal, 2(1), 25–30

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Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Open Government Licence v3
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Cape, J.N.
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family name: Cape
given name: John Neil
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Smith, R.I.
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family name: Smith
given name: R.I.
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Leaver, D.S.
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family name: Leaver
given name: D.S.
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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