78 sampling locations provide measurements of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved black carbon (DBC) concentrations in South American river surface waters. The dataset was produced by the British Geological Survey under NERC grant NE/L002434/1 and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling riverine carbon export based on DOC and DBC concentration measurements.
- Assessing regional water quality based on dissolved carbon content.
- Comparing carbon concentration levels across different South American river basins.
Strengths
- Measurements from 78 distinct sampling locations.
- Includes two specific carbon concentration metrics: DOC and DBC.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Surface water sampling from South American rivers.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 08:41:52.549572; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- South America