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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5701-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5701-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Data description paper
| 
18 Dec 2023
Data description paper |
| 18 Dec 2023
| 18 Dec 2023
The Western Channel Observatory: a century of physical, chemical and biological data compiled from pelagic and benthic habitats in the western English Channel
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Angus Atkinson
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Ruth L. Airs
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Rachel Brittain
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Ian Brown
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Elaine S. Fileman
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Helen S. Findlay
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Caroline L. McNeill
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Clare Ostle
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Tim J. Smyth
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Paul J. Somerfield
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
deceased
Karen Tait
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Glen A. Tarran
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Simon Thomas
Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Claire E. Widdicombe
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
E. Malcolm S. Woodward
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Amanda Beesley
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
David V. P. Conway
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
James Fishwick
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Hannah Haines
Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Carolyn Harris
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Roger Harris
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Pierre Hélaouët
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
David Johns
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Penelope K. Lindeque
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Thomas Mesher
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Abigail McQuatters-Gollop
Marine Conservation Research Group, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
Joana Nunes
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Frances Perry
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Ana M. Queiros
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Andrew Rees
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Saskia Rühl
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
David Sims
The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Ricardo Torres
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Stephen Widdicombe
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Data sets
The Western Channel Observatory: a century of oceanographic, chemical and biological data compiled from pelagic and benthic habitats in the Western English Channel 1903–2022 Andrea J. McEvoy, Angus Atkinson, Ruth L. Airs, Rachel Brittain, Ian Brown, Elaine S. Fileman, Helen S. Findlay, Louise McNeill, Clare Ostle, Tim J. Smyth, Paul J. Somerfield, Karen Tait, Glen A. Tarran, Simon Thomas, Claire E. Widdicombe, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, Amanda Beesley, Dave V. P. Conway, James Fishwick, Hannah Haines, Carolyn Harris, Roger Harris, Pierre Hélaouët, David Johns, Penelope K. Lindeque, Thomas Mesher, Joana Nunes, Frances Perry, Andrew Rees, Dave Sims, and Stephen Widdicombe https://doi.org/10.17031/645110fb81749
Short summary
Western Channel Observatory is an oceanographic time series and biodiversity reference site within 40 km of Plymouth (UK), sampled since 1903. Differing levels of reporting and formatting hamper the use of the valuable individual datasets. We provide the first summary database as monthly averages where comparisons can be made of the physical, chemical and biological data. We describe the database, illustrate its utility to examine seasonality and longer-term trends, and summarize previous work.
Western Channel Observatory is an oceanographic time series and biodiversity reference site...
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