READ ME File For 'L4 benthic pelagic time series data 2009 - 2018'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1336

ReadMe Author: Saskia R�hl, University of Southampton [ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-6045]

This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS: Ruhl, S., Thompson, C., Queiros, A., Widdicombe, S.
TITLE: Decadal patterns and trends in benthic-pelagic exchange processes
JOURNAL: Journal of Marine Systems
PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2021.103595


This dataset contains:
Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Water temperature
Wave height
Wave peak period
Wave duration
Rain Fall
River flow
Phytoplankton abundance
Phytoplankton biomass
Meroplankton Abundance
Copepod Abundance
Zooplankton Abundance
Fluorescence
Chlorophyll a concentration
Critical Shear Stress
Salinity
Cohesive Sediment fraction
Mean Sedimentary Grain Size
Tidal flow
Suspended Particulate Matter
Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter
Total Organic Carbon
Particulate Organic Carbon
Total Organic Nitrogen
Particulate Organic Nitrogen
Nitrite concentration
Nitrate/Nitrite Ratio
Ammonia concentration
Silicate concentration
Phosphate concentration
Oxygen
Macrofauna Abundance 
Macrofauna Biomass
Community Bioturbation index
Community Bioirrigation index




Date of data collection: January 2009 - December 2018

Information about geographic location of data collection: 

Western Channel Observatory: 50.25N/4.22W
Looe Wave buoy (NNRCMP): 50.20N/4.25E
Gunnislake Riverflow gauge (NRFA): 50.31N/4.13E
Devonport tidal flow gauge (PSMSL): 50.37N/4.18E
Rame Head Meteorological Office (MET): 50.37N/4.15E

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International

Related projects:

R�hl, S. (2020), Temporal variability in benthic-pelagic exchanges: Seasonal cycles, inter-and multiannual variability, and long-term climate driven trends, 
PhD Thesis, University of Southampton, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science

Related grants:

This work was supported by the Natural and Environmental Research Council [NERC grant NE/L002531/1]


Date that the file was created: April, 2020