009c88a7480356bc983bba707ade8d05 English dataset Tim Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory Principle Investigator +44 (0)1752 633 100 Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth England PL1 3DH United Kingdom forinfo@pml.ac.uk http://www.pml.ac.uk pointOfContact 2025-03-14T15:04:10 MEDIN 3.1.1 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Hydrographic and biological time series data from the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) UK, from 1988 onwards, predominantly at stations L4 and E1 British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1053054 2017-10-03 publication 2022-12-21 creation 2022-12-21 revision EDMED732 http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ The data set comprises measurement of physical and biological oceanographic parameters from the Western English Channel, initially collected as part of the Plankton Monitoring Programme at Station L4 from 1988 onwards. L4 is one of a series of hydrographic stations in the Western English Channel which have also been the basis of a series of hydrographic surveys carried out during the 20th Century by scientists at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth. In May 2002 sampling expanded to include Station E1, approximately 25 nautical miles south-west of Plymouth. Plankton Monitoring began through the work of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) Zooplankton Group. Other stations include Rame head, Jennycliff, Plmouth Deep and Cawsand. A long-term time-series of weekly observations has been established by exploiting the activities of small boats (Sepia, Squilla and Plymouth Quest) in an opportunistic way as by-product of their other sampling activities, for example the collection of live plankton, sea-water, trawling for fish and squid. Initially no formal research programme or long-term funding for the Plankton Monitoring existed but the series was included in NERC Oceans 2025 funding as a Sustained Observatory and continues to be funded under NERC National Capability. Funding has been provided over different time periods under various names but the programme is commonly referred to as the Western Channel Observatory (WCO), with additional funding allowing additional data collection to take place, taking advantage of the core measurements. Although every attempt has been made to standardise methodology and achieve data consistency it is important to recognize that the varied personnel and research objectives that have contributed to this dataset may impact on the nature of the data set. The core datasets are made available through the westernchannelobservatory.org website. Data are also submitted to BODC where it is archived and published with a DOI at finer granules. At BODC further meta(data) checks take place and metadata are enriched and served through BODC systems with PML originators informed of any changes to data. Unknown Plymouth Marine Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1752 633 100 Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth England PL1 3DH United Kingdom forinfo@pml.ac.uk http://www.pml.ac.uk owner Unknown Plymouth Marine Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1752 633 100 Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth England PL1 3DH United Kingdom forinfo@pml.ac.uk http://www.pml.ac.uk originator British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ custodian British Oceanographic Data Centre Director Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ distributor asNeeded Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Variable fluorescence parameters Density of the water column Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Temperature of the water column Raw fluorometer output Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Concentration of other organic contaminants in the atmosphere Atmospheric humidity Salinity of the water column Wind strength and direction Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column Air pressure Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Light absorption in the water column Optical backscatter Electrical conductivity of the water column Concentration of alkanes in the water column Bathymetry and Elevation Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies Raw light meter output Air temperature Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output Urea concentration parameters in the water column Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column Ocean colour and earth-leaving visible waveband spectral radiation Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies Solar Radiation Zooplankton egg hatch proportion Sound velocity and travel time in the water column Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Atmospheric conditions Orthoimagery Species distribution Energy resources Hydrography Meteorological geographical features Elevation Oceanographic geographical features GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres data.gov.uk Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 revision unknown SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision otherRestrictions No limitations apply Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence otherRestrictions Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence English environment climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota oceans -5.00 -4.00 50.00 51.00 SeaVoX water bodies 2024-12-11 revision English Channel 1988-01-01 2025-03-14 Delimited Network Common Data Form Ocean Data View http://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk/ Western Channel Observatory web site information https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/bodc_database/nodb/data_collection/732/ BODC online data delivery service National Oceanographic Database data delivery service; pre-filtered for the data collection. order https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/3979e595-a2d2-4c93-a317-9e84858cfc7a/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/3979e595-a2d2-4c93-a317-9e84858cfc7a Fishwick J. (2012). CTD profiles (depth, pressure, temperature, salinity, potential temperature, density, fluorescence, transmissance, downwelling PAR, dissolved oxygen concentration) binned to 0.5 m and 0.25 m at sites L4 and E1 in the Western English Channel between January 2002 and December 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mp6. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/de04ea05-ea51-4191-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/de04ea05-ea51-4191-e044-000b5de50f38 Tarran G. (2013). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/ndn. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/aa8a7d00-8d7c-11e2-ab1c-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/aa8a7d00-8d7c-11e2-ab1c-1803734a77fb Tait K. (2013). PML Benthic Survey microbial gene abundance data from four sites (Jennycliff, Cawsand, Rame and L4) in the Western English Channel surveyed bimonthly from July 2008 to May 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqr. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/de41931f-54b8-73ba-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/de41931f-54b8-73ba-e044-000b5de50f38 Kitidis V.; Hardman-Mountford N. (2013). Underway pCO2 - Western English Channel Observatory (2007-2009). British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/ndj. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/25f891f0-8d7a-11e2-941d-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/25f891f0-8d7a-11e2-941d-1803734a77fb Fishwick J. (2013). CTD profiles (depth, pressure, temperature, salinity, potential temperature, density, fluorescence, transmissance, downwelling PAR, dissolved oxygen concentration) binned to 0.5 m and 0.25 m at sites L4 and E1 in the Western English Channel between January 2002 and December 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mp7. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/ad314fa1-7118-11e2-938c-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/ad314fa1-7118-11e2-938c-1803734a77fb Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2013). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqh. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/8c34ed9e-711f-11e2-95a8-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/8c34ed9e-711f-11e2-95a8-1803734a77fb McEvoy A. (2013). Calanus helgolandicus weekly egg production at site L4 (50 15'N, 4 13'W) in the Western English Channel from 1992 to 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqf. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/075f8000-7114-11e2-907f-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/075f8000-7114-11e2-907f-1803734a77fb Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2013). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqn. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/de027cbd-c490-2d56-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/de027cbd-c490-2d56-e044-000b5de50f38 Rees A.; Cummings D. (2013). PML Benthic Survey primary production and chlorophyll-a at 4 different study sites off Plymouth, South West England, between 2008 and 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/ndm. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/de04ea05-ea55-4191-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/de04ea05-ea55-4191-e044-000b5de50f38 Beesley A.; Woodward E.M.S. (2013). PML Benthic Survey sediment nutrient flux rates data from a benthic flux survey experiment at 4 different study sites off Plymouth, South West England, between 2008 and 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/ndk. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/0ad59521-712e-11e2-824b-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0ad59521-712e-11e2-824b-1803734a77fb Dashfield S.; McNeill C.L. (2013). Plymouth Marine Laboratory Benthic Survey macrofauna abundance and biomass data set from four sites in the Western English Channel surveyed bimonthly from 2008 to 2010 containing the data from the samples analysed as at December 2012. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqc. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/ea6e6cee-8d7d-11e2-bbe0-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/ea6e6cee-8d7d-11e2-bbe0-1803734a77fb Woodward E.M.S.; Beesley A. (2013). PML Benthic Survey nutrient concentration data from a benthic flux survey experiment at 4 different study sites of Plymouth, South West England, between 2008 and 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqq. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b3fe4c0f-8d7a-11e2-93c8-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b3fe4c0f-8d7a-11e2-93c8-1803734a77fb Frickers T.; Dashfield S. (2013). PML Benthic Survey redox measurements from four sites (Cawsand, L4, Rame and Jennycliff) in the Western English Channel surveyed bimonthly from January 2010 to May 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqs. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/ed97f20f-8d7e-11e2-b183-1803734a77fb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/ed97f20f-8d7e-11e2-b183-1803734a77fb Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Tait K. (2013). PML Benthic Survey water column nutrient concentrations from 4 different benthic study sites off Plymouth, South West England, between 2008 and 2011. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mqp. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/1ec0cae5-071d-16e1-e053-6c86abc07d47/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/1ec0cae5-071d-16e1-e053-6c86abc07d47 Cummings D.; Dashfield S.; Nunes J.; Brown I.; Fishwick J.; Findlay H.S. (2015). Inorganic carbon and total alkalinity at the Western Channel Observatory from the L4 site from 2008 to 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/7dj. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/156ca1c9-3c59-6c1a-e053-6c86abc04c33/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/156ca1c9-3c59-6c1a-e053-6c86abc04c33 Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2015). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/42d. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/15026a5a-ffbe-09df-e053-6c86abc007cb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/15026a5a-ffbe-09df-e053-6c86abc007cb Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2015). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/42f. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/116a5210-2d58-5ceb-e053-6c86abc0d420/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/116a5210-2d58-5ceb-e053-6c86abc0d420 Tarran G.A. (2015). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/2wb. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/089dc5c5-1c47-37be-e053-6c86abc05e11/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/089dc5c5-1c47-37be-e053-6c86abc05e11 Airs R.; Cummings D.; Martinez-Vicente V.; Cook I.; de Menezes A.; Llewellyn C. (2014). Western Channel Observatory HPLC pigment measurements from CTD bottle samples from site E1 for 2002 to 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/xcc. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/03167d6f-a9ce-2e1a-e053-6c86abc0753b/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/03167d6f-a9ce-2e1a-e053-6c86abc0753b Fishwick J. (2014). CTD profiles (depth, pressure, temperature, salinity, potential temperature, density, fluorescence, transmissance, downwelling PAR, dissolved oxygen concentration) binned to 0.5 m and 0.25 m at sites L4 and E1 in the Western English Channel between January 2002 and December 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/vrp. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/03167d6f-a9cd-2e1a-e053-6c86abc0753b/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/03167d6f-a9cd-2e1a-e053-6c86abc0753b Dashfield S.; McNeill C.L. (2014). PML Benthic Survey macrofauna abundance and biomass data from five sites (Cawsand, L4, Rame, Eddystone and E1) and megafauna from one site (L4) in the Western English Channel surveyed between 2008 to 2013 containing data from samples analysed up to and including September 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/vq6. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/fd200bb3-308e-7c0b-e043-6c86abc01ef5/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/fd200bb3-308e-7c0b-e043-6c86abc01ef5 Airs R.; Barnes M.; Cook I.; Cummings D.; Fishwick J.; Llewellyn C.; de Menezes A.; Martinez-Vicente V. (2014). Western Channel Observatory HPLC pigment measurements from CTD bottle samples from site L4 for 1999 to 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/tk5. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/f1968a39-26c1-55fe-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/f1968a39-26c1-55fe-e044-000b5de50f38 Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C. (2014). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/rf6. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/f1968a39-26bf-55fe-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/f1968a39-26bf-55fe-e044-000b5de50f38 Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C. (2014). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/rf5. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/f014becf-d6d6-3bb9-e044-000b5de50f38/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/f014becf-d6d6-3bb9-e044-000b5de50f38 Tarran G.A. (2014). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2013. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/rf8. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/1b0ebfb2-42ba-3c96-e053-6c86abc02677/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/1b0ebfb2-42ba-3c96-e053-6c86abc02677 Cummings D. (2016). Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen (CHN) and fluorometric chlorophyll analysis from the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) at the L4 site, from 1992 to 2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bhsn download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/42723b62-b6fb-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/42723b62-b6fb-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2016). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bt7h. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/42723b62-b6fc-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/42723b62-b6fc-2cb3-e053-6c86abc056ad Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2016). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bt6b. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/27670ec3-27a0-66e8-e053-6c86abc08dbd/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/27670ec3-27a0-66e8-e053-6c86abc08dbd Tarran G.A. (2016). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bv6k. Landing Page=https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/27670ec3-27a0-66e8-e053-6c86abc08dbd/ ShortDOI=10/bv6k. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/45412eb5-9dc2-373b-e053-6c86abc0951f/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/45412eb5-9dc2-373b-e053-6c86abc0951f Fishwick J. (2017). CTD profiles (depth, pressure, temperature, salinity, potential temperature, density, fluorescence, transmissance, downwelling PAR, dissolved oxygen concentration) binned to 0.5 m and 0.25 m at sites L4 and E1 in the Western English Channel between January 2002 and December 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bwpr. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/47147f8f-44c6-207a-e053-6c86abc0dc21/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/47147f8f-44c6-207a-e053-6c86abc0dc21 Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2017). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bzjf. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/50bb1181-960e-58b4-e053-6c86abc0e44f/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/50bb1181-960e-58b4-e053-6c86abc0e44f Findlay H.S.; Cummings D.; Dashfield S.; Nunes J.; Brown I.; Fishwick J.; (2017). Inorganic carbon and total alkalinity at Western Channel Observatory station E1 (2010 - 2014). British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/b726 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/626f2fa6-1595-5de6-e053-6c86abc0645d/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/626f2fa6-1595-5de6-e053-6c86abc0645d Tarran G.A. (2018). Plankton abundance measured by flow cytometry from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2014 to 2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/ch57 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/6293f443-2670-59be-e053-6c86abc05dea/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/6293f443-2670-59be-e053-6c86abc05dea Tarran G.A. (2018). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/ch74 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/54a76594-09a8-4acb-e053-6c86abc02dc5/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/54a76594-09a8-4acb-e053-6c86abc02dc5 Cummings D. (2018). Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen (CHN) and fluorometric chlorophyll analysis from the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) at the L4 site, from 1992 to 2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/cmt9. download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/47147f8f-44c7-207a-e053-6c86abc0dc21/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/47147f8f-44c7-207a-e053-6c86abc0dc21 Woodward E.M.S.; Harris C.; Al-Moosawi L. (2017). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/bzjg download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/54820666-b5df-266e-e053-6c86abc02283/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/54820666-b5df-266e-e053-6c86abc02283 Fishwick J. (2018). CTD profiles (depth, pressure, temperature, salinity, potential temperature, density, fluorescence, transmissance, downwelling PAR, dissolved oxygen concentration) binned to 0.5 m and 0.25 m at sites L4 and E1 in the Western English Channel between January 2002 and December 2015. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/cm63 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/77294815-9c69-338b-e053-6c86abc070db/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/77294815-9c69-338b-e053-6c86abc070db Dixon J., Hopkins F.E., Stephens J. (2018). DMS, DMSP and DMSO for Western Channel Observatory (WCO) from the L4 site (2 and 50m) from 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/cvp3 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/77294815-9c6a-338b-e053-6c86abc070db/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/77294815-9c6a-338b-e053-6c86abc070db Dixon J., Hopkins F.E., Stephens J. (2018). DMS, DMSP and DMSO for Western Channel Observatory (WCO) from the L4 site (2 and 50m) from 2016. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/cvp4 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/7f7f661b-29c4-4a95-e053-6c86abc05200/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/7f7f661b-29c4-4a95-e053-6c86abc05200 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2019). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2017. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c2rb download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/819dc50c-dc34-2031-e053-6c86abc0cd01/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/819dc50c-dc34-2031-e053-6c86abc0cd01 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2019). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2017. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c2rc download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/908f84ec-d20c-7c88-e053-6c86abc08fda/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/908f84ec-d20c-7c88-e053-6c86abc08fda Tarran G.A., May R. (2019). Abundance of phytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacteria through the water column at time series station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2007-2017. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c93x download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/90c6703c-08ad-155d-e053-6c86abc0b870/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/90c6703c-08ad-155d-e053-6c86abc0b870 Tarran G.A., May R. (2019). Plankton abundance measured by flow cytometry from the long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2014 to 2017. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c93z download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/99e479eb-68a0-409a-e053-6c86abc05313/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/99e479eb-68a0-409a-e053-6c86abc05313 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2019). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2018. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/dg96 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/99e479eb-68a1-409a-e053-6c86abc05313/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/99e479eb-68a1-409a-e053-6c86abc05313 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2019). Nutrient concentration profiles from long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2018. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/dg97 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b83fe065-8374-7924-e053-6c86abc01d7c/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b83fe065-8374-7924-e053-6c86abc01d7c Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2021). Micromolar nutrient concentration profiles from CTD Niskin bottles sampled at the long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2019. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fqgq download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b83fe065-8375-7924-e053-6c86abc01d7c/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b83fe065-8375-7924-e053-6c86abc01d7c Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2021). Micromolar nutrient concentration profiles from the long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2019. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fqgs download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b6c08649-22af-3468-e053-6c86abc0c980/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b6c08649-22af-3468-e053-6c86abc0c980 McEvoy A., Beesley A., Atkinson A. (2021). Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2019. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fqkg download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/bc3cf5ce-d18c-1f42-e053-6c86abc02e29/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/bc3cf5ce-d18c-1f42-e053-6c86abc02e29 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2021). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2020. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fxz8 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/bc3cf5ce-d18d-1f42-e053-6c86abc02e29/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/bc3cf5ce-d18d-1f42-e053-6c86abc02e29 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2021). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2020. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fx2d download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/c9386b5c-b459-782f-e053-6c86abc0d129/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/c9386b5c-b459-782f-e053-6c86abc0d129 Widdicombe C.E., Harbour D. (2021). Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance and biomass time-series at Plymouth Station L4 in the Western English Channel, 1992-2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi: 10/grks download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/caeb879f-776a-2757-e053-6c86abc0efbb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/caeb879f-776a-2757-e053-6c86abc0efbb Somerfield P., Gilbert J.A., Tait K. (2021). 16S rRNA gene V6 sequence data from station L4 in the Western English Channel, 2003 - 2008. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi: 10/gthg download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/caeb879f-776f-2757-e053-6c86abc0efbb/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/caeb879f-776f-2757-e053-6c86abc0efbb McEvoy A., Beesley A., Atkinson A. (2021). Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi: 10/gzh6 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/d61b955c-93b2-681f-e053-6c86abc0378e/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/d61b955c-93b2-681f-e053-6c86abc0378e Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2022). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2021. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10/hd4w download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/d6a5a863-a435-28a9-e053-6c86abc0b1f4/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/d6a5a863-a435-28a9-e053-6c86abc0b1f4 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2022). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2021. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10/hfh9 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/d7fb6ce3-7bc9-307b-e053-6c86abc0671b/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/d7fb6ce3-7bc9-307b-e053-6c86abc0671b McEvoy A., Beesley A., Atkinson A. (2022). Subset of zooplankton abundance and biomass time series from net hauls at site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10/hg5b download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/d9f44202-b0d4-646c-e053-6c86abc018c6/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/d9f44202-b0d4-646c-e053-6c86abc018c6 Mesher T., McNeill C.L. (2022). Benthic Survey Macrofauna Abundance and Biomass Data, as part of the Western Channel Observatory, UK, between 2008 and 2019. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10/hn9z download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/e28496a4-0c72-0e7a-e053-6c86abc0d7c7/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/e28496a4-0c72-0e7a-e053-6c86abc0d7c7 McEvoy A., Beesley A., Atkinson A. (2022). Calanus helgolandicus weekly egg production time series between 1992-2021, using females from the Western English Channel site L4. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/e28496a4-0c72-0e7a-e053-6c86abc0d7c7 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/e785f2f7-05d5-2f47-e053-6c86abc08bee/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/e785f2f7-05d5-2f47-e053-6c86abc08bee McEvoy A., Atkinson A., Beesley A. (2022). Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2021. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/e785f2f7-05d5-2f47-e053-6c86abc08bee download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/062bf324-63b9-464a-e063-6c86abc07749/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/062bf324-63b9-464a-e063-6c86abc07749 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2023). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2022. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/062bf324-63b9-464a-e063-6c86abc07749 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/062bf324-63ba-464a-e063-6c86abc07749/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/062bf324-63ba-464a-e063-6c86abc07749 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2023). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2022. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/062bf324-63ba-464a-e063-6c86abc07749 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/0a1cac9c-1217-247e-e063-6c86abc0507c/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0a1cac9c-1217-247e-e063-6c86abc0507c Wilkinson B., Jones O., Rees A., Fishwick J. (2023). Fluorometric Chlorophyll-a measurements from CTD niskin collected from depth profiles at station L4 in the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) from 1992 up until end of 2022. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0a1cac9c-1217-247e-e063-6c86abc0507c download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/0b4e44aa-cef8-4c86-e063-6c86abc04a36/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0b4e44aa-cef8-4c86-e063-6c86abc04a36 Findlay H.S., Beesley A., Nunes J., Brown I.J., Kitidis V., Fishwick J., Smyth T. (2023). Inorganic carbon and total alkalinity at the Western Channel Observatory from the L4 site from 2008 to 2022 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0b4e44aa-cef8-4c86-e063-6c86abc04a36 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/0fd7cc03-9b99-492c-e063-6c86abc0e52b/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0fd7cc03-9b99-492c-e063-6c86abc0e52b McEvoy A., Atkinson A., Beesley A. (2024). Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at Western Channel Observatory site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2022. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0fd7cc03-9b99-492c-e063-6c86abc0e52b download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/285d5ae7-934f-f7c4-e063-7086abc031fc/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/285d5ae7-934f-f7c4-e063-7086abc031fc McEvoy A., Atkinson A., Beesley A. (2024). Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at Western Channel Observatory site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2023. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/285d5ae7-934f-f7c4-e063-7086abc031fc download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/288540bf-2e1d-d6be-e063-7086abc0ea05/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/288540bf-2e1d-d6be-e063-7086abc0ea05 Wihsgott J.U., Netting J., Palmer M.R. (2024). Realtime Quality Controlled OceanGliders Trajectory File from the SyncED-Ocean project in the Western English Channel, UK, from August to September 2024. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/288540bf-2e1d-d6be-e063-7086abc0ea05 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/263bdd6c-43db-f51c-e063-7086abc035ec/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/263bdd6c-43db-f51c-e063-7086abc035ec Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2024). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station E1 in the Western English Channel from 2002 to 2023. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/263bdd6c-43db-f51c-e063-7086abc035ec download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/28d84bdd-0c56-ba6b-e063-7086abc0ee42/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/28d84bdd-0c56-ba6b-e063-7086abc0ee42 Woodward E.M.S., Harris C. (2025). Micromolar Nutrient concentration profiles from the long-term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2000 to 2023 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/28d84bdd-0c56-ba6b-e063-7086abc0ee42 download https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/2ffe4911-3fb8-ed73-e063-7086abc030a0/ Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2ffe4911-3fb8-ed73-e063-7086abc030a0 Tarran G.A. (2025). Plankton abundance measured by flow cytometry from long term time series at Station L4 in the Western English Channel from 2024 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2ffe4911-3fb8-ed73-e063-7086abc030a0 download dataset COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication BODC protocols are based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model enabling BODC to iterate towards compliance with the on-going evolution and development of community requirements including FAIR (Findable,Accessible,Interoperable,Reusable), TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User community, Sustainability, Technology) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics). Data managers quality assure submissions and assemble the metadata necessary for curation. 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