Marine Sediment Organic Carbon Measurements around England and Wales 1996-2017

Sediment particulate organic carbon and nitrogen data from marine samples collected between 1996 and 2017 around England and Wales. Measurements include the less than 2mm and less than 63 micron sediment fractions, silt/clay percentage, and sample weight. These data were collated from multiple sources including CSEMP and MPA monitoring to support the Cefas/Defra project 'Operational indicators of seafloor integrity'.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbon sequestration in coastal sediments based on particulate organic carbon measurements.
• Assessing seafloor integrity and health based on sediment fraction and silt/clay percentage data.
• Analyzing long-term trends in marine sediment composition based on the 21-year sampling period.
• Calibrating monitoring indicators for fishing pressure and marine protected areas based on the collated survey data.

Strengths

• Data spans a 21-year period from 1996 to 2017, providing a long-term view.
• Includes measurements for multiple sediment fractions (less than 2mm and less than 63 micron).
• Collated from multiple authoritative monitoring and research programs (e.g., CSEMP, NERC shelf seas).

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.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Collated from CSEMP monitoring, nephrops monitoring, fishing pressures research, and the NERC shelf seas programme.

Collection Method

Marine sample collection and laboratory analysis.

Time Range

1996 to 2017

Freshness

Data includes samples up to 2017; last platform update date is unknown.

Geography

Marine sediments around England and Wales