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Woodward, E Malcolm S; Harris, Carolyn; Al-Moosawi, Lisa (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series stations E1 and L4 in the western English Channel from 2000 to 2010 [dataset publication series]. Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771850

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Abstract:
The marine laboratories in Plymouth have sampled at two principle sites in the Western English Channel for over a century in open-shelf (station E1; 50° 02'N, 4° 22'W) and coastal (station L4; 50° 15'N, 4° 13'W) waters. These stations are seasonally stratified from late-April until September, and the variable biological response is regulated by subtle variations in temperature, light, nutrients and meteorology. Station L4 is characterized by summer nutrient depletion, although intense summer precipitation, increasing riverine input to the system, results in pulses of increased nitrate concentration and surface freshening. The winter nutrient concentrations at E1 are consistent with an open-shelf site. Both stations have a spring and autumn phytoplankton bloom; at station E1, the autumn bloom tends to dominate in terms of chlorophyll concentration. The last two decades have seen a warming of around 0.6°C per decade, and this is superimposed on several periods of warming and cooling over the past century. In general, over the Western English Channel domain, the end of the 20th century was around 0.5°C warmer than the first half of the century. The warming magnitude and trend is consistent with other stations across the north-west European Shelf and occurred during a period of reduced wind stress and increased levels of insolation (+20%); these are both correlated with the larger scale climatic forcing of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 50.152485 * Median Longitude: -4.284184 * South-bound Latitude: 50.033300 * West-bound Longitude: -4.366700 * North-bound Latitude: 50.250000 * East-bound Longitude: -4.216670
Date/Time Start: 2000-01-17T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-12-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
WCO_E1 * Latitude: 50.033300 * Longitude: -4.366700 * Date/Time Start: 1903-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-12-31T00:00:00 * Location: Western English Channel * Campaign: Western Channel Observatory * Basis: Coastal station * Method/Device: Monitoring (MON)
WCO_L4 * Latitude: 50.250000 * Longitude: -4.216670 * Date/Time Start: 1988-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-12-31T00:00:00 * Elevation: -55.0 m * Location: English Channel * Campaign: Western Channel Observatory * Basis: Coastal station * Method/Device: Monitoring (MON) * Comment: Weekly sampling has been carried out since 1988. L4 is located 10 nm south-west of Plymouth.
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  1. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2002. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771800
  2. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2003. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771801
  3. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2004. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771802
  4. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2005. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771803
  5. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2006. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771804
  6. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2007. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771805
  7. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2008. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771806
  8. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771807
  9. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentration profiles from time series station E1 in the western English Channel in 2010. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771808
  10. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2000. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771809
  11. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2001. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771810
  12. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2002. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771811
  13. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2003. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771812
  14. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2004. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771813
  15. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2005. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771814
  16. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2006. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771815
  17. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2007. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771816
  18. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2008. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771817
  19. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771818
  20. Woodward, EMS; Harris, C; Al-Moosawi, L (2011): Nutrient concentrations in surface water from time series station L4 in the western English Channel in 2010. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771819