Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2021

Woodward, EMS and Harris, C 2022 Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2021. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. https://doi.org/10.5285/d6a5a863-a435-28a9-e053-6c86abc0b1f4

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Abstract/Summary

Results are reported for the analysis of water samples taken from the E1 long-term sampling station (50°02.0'N; 04°22.0'W) situated off Plymouth on the south-west coast of England, United Kingdom. The analyses are reported for Nitrate+Nitrite, Nitrite, Silicate and Phosphate concentrations. The dataset begins in 2002 and runs through till the end of 2021, and the data is an ongoing time series. In the early years the samples were taken and frozen to be batch analysed at a later date. Since 2007 the site visits have been on a more regular almost fortnightly sampling protocol, however due to the more 'offshore' nature of the site there are many sampling weeks lost due to bad weather, and in 2021 the Plymouth Quest had a serious engine problem meaning some later sampling was carried out by the MBA Sepia, but there were no samples after mid-October 2021 due to these vessel problems. There are both filtered and unfiltered sample results for a number of years. A classical picture is seen of generally summer nutrient depletion and with higher winter concentrations of Nitrate, Silicate and Phosphate.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Subjects:	Chemistry Data and Information Marine Sciences Oceanography
Divisions:	Plymouth Marine Laboratory > National Capability categories > Single Centre NC - CLASS Plymouth Marine Laboratory > National Capability categories > Western Channel Observatory
Depositing User:	Malcolm Woodward
Date made live:	22 Mar 2022 10:18
Last Modified:	16 May 2024 13:21
URI:	https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9543

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