UK OSPAR Eutrophication Assessment Data from 1990 to 2014

Marine Environmental Data & Information Network provides chlorophyll, nutrient, and dissolved oxygen measurements used for the 3rd OSPAR Common Procedure and UK Marine Strategy Framework Directive Assessments. The data covers a 25-year period from 1990 to 2014. It was specifically used for assessing descriptor 5, which relates to eutrophication.

Use Cases

• Assessing long-term trends in marine eutrophication based on chlorophyll and nutrient measurements.
• Evaluating compliance with the UK Marine Strategy Framework Directive based on dissolved oxygen and nutrient data.
• Calibrating or validating ecological models for coastal waters using the multi-decade time series.
• Conducting regional comparisons of water quality under the OSPAR Common Procedure framework.

Strengths

• Data spans a 25-year period from 1990 to 2014, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Serves as the official basis for the 3rd OSPAR Common Procedure and UK Marine Strategy Framework Directive Assessments.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Marine Environmental Data & Information Network

Collection Method

Likely contains in-situ measurements collected for regulatory monitoring programs.

Time Range

1990 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 08:09:50.919637; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom coastal and marine waters, likely within the OSPAR region.