UK water bodies provide water chemistry and greenhouse gas emission measurements from 2021 and 2022. The dataset includes concentrations for dissolved organic carbon, total dissolved nitrogen, phosphorus species, absorbance metrics, and dissolved CH4, CO2, and N2O. Data were generated by the Land Ocean Carbon Transfer (LOCATE) project.
Use Cases
- Model dissolved CH4, CO2, and N2O emissions based on water chemistry variables like dissolved organic carbon and total dissolved nitrogen.
- Analyze seasonal patterns in greenhouse gas emissions across different UK water body types.
- Correlate specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) and absorbance at 254nm with dissolved organic carbon concentrations.
- Investigate relationships between soluble reactive phosphorus, total phosphorus, and greenhouse gas fluxes.
Strengths
- Includes multiple greenhouse gas species (CH4, CO2, N2O) and key water chemistry parameters.
- Data collected across the UK over two consecutive years (2021-2022).
- Gas emissions characterized using 24-hour floating chamber deployments for diurnal analysis.
Limitations
- Sample size and spatial resolution of sites are unknown from the input.
- Data is limited to a two-year period, restricting long-term trend analysis.
- Potential for geographic bias if sampling sites are not representative of all UK water body types.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- In-situ water sample collection and analysis, with 24-hour floating gas chamber deployments.
- Time Range
- 2021-2022
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United Kingdom