Estuaries Research Programme Phase 1 (ERP1) Estuaries database 2003
The dataset contains a diverse range of environmental data ranging from estuary properties including geomorphology, water depth and habitat characterisation to detailed time series of parameters such as salinity and chemical and nutrient concentrations. The data are stored in a database containing a directory of existing data sources for estuaries; data for the broad properties of 79 UK estuaries; and detailed hydrodynamic, bathymetric, and sedimentary information for six estuaries: Blackwater, Humber, Mersey, Ribble, Southampton Water and Tamar. The data range from 1965 to 2002 and include both historic datasets and those collected during a recent effort (1997-2002) to enhance our knowledge of estuaries. Data collection employed a variety of instrumentation and techniques, including water, biota and sediment sample collection and analysis and the deployment of hydrographic instruments such as sea level, temperature, salinity and optical backscatter recorders. The Estuaries Research Programme (ERP) began in 1997 with the EMPHASYS project, which aimed to improve our understanding of processes operating in estuaries and use this knowledge to enhance broad scale modelling techniques that can be applied to estuarine processes. This work was funded by the Environment Agency/Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Flood and Coastal Defence Research and Development Programme. The data are managed by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) and are available on CD-ROM.
INSPIRE
Identification
- File identifier
- a4418585ed325c4890a6088e878c6bcf XML
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
Encoding
Projection
- code
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Classification of data and services
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Oceans
- Environment
- Elevation
- Geoscientific information
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Keywords
- INSPIRE themes
- SeaDataNet PDV
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- Bathymetry and Elevation
- Optical backscatter
- Spectral wave data parameters
- Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
- Terrestrial mapping
- Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
- Metal concentrations in biota
- Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column
- Coastal geomorphology
- Salinity of the water column
- Sea level
- Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
- Habitat extent
- Turbulence in the water column
- Geological sample radioactivity
- Habitat characterisation
- Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
- Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples
- Radioactivity in biota
- Radioactivity in water bodies
- Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
- River flow and discharge
- Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column
- Wave height and period statistics
- Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
- Temperature of the water column
- Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
- Sediment grain size parameters
- Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
- Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks
- Vertical Coverages
- MEDIN metadata record availability
Geographic coverage
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Temporal reference
Temporal extent
- Begin
- 1965
- End
- 2002
Temporal extent
- Date (Publication)
- 2018-05-18
- Date (Creation)
- 2010-10-01
- Date (Revision)
- 2017-02-01
Quality and validity
- Lineage
- Instrument(s) used to collect data: sea level recorders; current meters; optical backscatter sensors; single-beam echosounders; nutrient analysers; benthos samplers; discrete water samplers; laser altimeters; salinity sensor; sediment grabs; manual biota samplers.
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Restrictions on access and use
- Access constraints
- Data are freely available for use in teaching and research, providing due acknowledgment in any publication produced, following agreement to the terms and conditions of the British Oceanographic Data Centre Data Licence. The licence terms and conditions are available via https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/documents/nodb/267795/
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- Environment Agency Head Office
- Organisation name
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Organisation name
- Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
- inapplicable
- Organisation name
- Southampton Oceanography Centre
- inapplicable
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- Associated British Ports
- info@abports.co.uk
- Organisation name
- HR Wallingford Group Ltd.
- info@hrwallingford.co.uk
- Organisation name
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- forinfo@pml.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
- sarah.turner@cefas.co.uk
- Organisation name
- Royal Holloway, University of London, School of Biological Sciences
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- Environment Agency Head Office
- Organisation name
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Organisation name
- Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
- inapplicable
- Organisation name
- Southampton Oceanography Centre
- inapplicable
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- Associated British Ports
- info@abports.co.uk
- Organisation name
- HR Wallingford Group Ltd.
- info@hrwallingford.co.uk
- Organisation name
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- forinfo@pml.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory
- sarah.turner@cefas.co.uk
- Organisation name
- Royal Holloway, University of London, School of Biological Sciences
Metadata information
Contact for the metadata
- Organisation name
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- enquiries@bodc.ac.uk
- Date stamp
- 2018-05-18T15:37:44
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
SDS
Conformance class 1: invocable
Access Point URL
Endpoint URL
Technical specification
Conformance class 2: interoperable
Access constraints
Limitation
Use constraints
Limitation
Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
Overviews
Spatial extent
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W
Provided by
Associated resources
Not available