Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Windermere South Basin, 1945 to 2013
bibliographic citation: Maberly, S.C., Brierley, B., Carter, H.T., Clarke, M.A., De Ville, M.M., Fletcher, J.M., James, J.B., Keenan, P., Kelly, J.L., Mackay, E.B., Parker, J.E., Patel, M., Pereira, M.G., Rhodes, G., Tanna, B., Thackeray, S.J., Vincent, C.J., Feuchtmayr, H. (2017). Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Windermere South Basin, 1945 to 2013. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e3c4d368-215d-49b2-8e12-74c99c4c3a9d
description: This is a long-term monitoring dataset of surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a from weekly or fortnightly sampling at the South Basin of Windermere in Cumbria, England that began in 1945 for some variables. The data were initially collected by the Freshwater Biological Association but have been collected by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and its predecessor Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IFE) since 1989. 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 (1945-1962), 0 to 10m (1962-1964) and 0 to 7m (1964 onwards). Measurements are made from a boat at a marked location (buoy) at the deepest part of the lake. All data are from March 1945 until the end of 2013.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Water samples are based on a sample integrated from 0 to 5m (1945-1962), 0 to 10m (1962-1964) and 0 to 7 m (1964 onwards). Measurements are made from a boat at a marked location (buoy) at the deepest part of the lake. Samples were analysed in Freshwater Biological Association/Centre for Ecology & Hydrology laboratories.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 1945-03-01
  end date: 2013-12-31
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Water quality
subject: Environmental survey
type: Dataset
available: 2017-04-25
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/e3c4d368-215d-49b2-8e12-74c99c4c3a9d
license: plain
access rights: RACC
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/e3c4d368-215d-49b2-8e12-74c99c4c3a9d
  license: plain
  access rights: RACC
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Maberly, S.C.
creator: De Ville, M.M.
creator: Fletcher, J.M.
creator: Mackay, E.B.
creator: Rhodes, G.
creator: Thackeray, S.J.
creator: Feuchtmayr, H.
language: en

Feuchtmayr, H.
type: Person
family name: Feuchtmayr
given name: H.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Maberly, S.C.
type: Person
family name: Maberly
given name: S.C.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Brierley, B.
type: Person
family name: Brierley
given name: B.
member: Freshwater Biological Association

Carter, H.T.
type: Person
family name: Carter
given name: H.T.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Clarke, M.A.
type: Person
family name: Clarke
given name: M.A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

De Ville, M.M.
type: Person
family name: De Ville
given name: M.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Fletcher, J.M.
type: Person
family name: Fletcher
given name: J.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

James, J.B.
type: Person
family name: James
given name: J.B.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Keenan, P.
type: Person
family name: Keenan
given name: P.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Kelly, J.L.
type: Person
family name: Kelly
given name: J.L.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Mackay, E.B.
type: Person
family name: Mackay
given name: E.B.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Parker, J.E.
type: Person
family name: Parker
given name: J.E.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Patel, M.
type: Person
family name: Patel
given name: M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Pereira, M.G.
type: Person
family name: Pereira
given name: M.G.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Rhodes, G.
type: Person
family name: Rhodes
given name: G.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Tanna, B.
type: Person
family name: Tanna
given name: B.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Thackeray, S.J.
type: Person
family name: Thackeray
given name: S.J.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Vincent, C.J.
type: Person
family name: Vincent
given name: C.J.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Feuchtmayr, H.
type: Person
family name: Feuchtmayr
given name: H.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Water quality
type: Concept

Environmental survey
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization