a4418585ed325c4890a6088e878c6bcf English dataset Polly Hadžiabdić British Oceanographic Data Centre Head of the BODC Requests Team Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool Merseyside L3 5DA United Kingdom enquiries@bodc.ac.uk https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ pointOfContact 2026-03-16T16:42:45 MEDIN 3.1.1 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP Estuaries Research Programme Phase 1 (ERP1) Estuaries database 2003 British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048097 2018-05-18 publication 2010-10-01 creation 2026-03-16 revision EDMED212 http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ The dataset contains a diverse range of environmental data ranging from estuary properties including geomorphology, water depth and habitat characterisation to detailed time series of parameters such as salinity and chemical and nutrient concentrations. The data are stored in a database containing a directory of existing data sources for estuaries; data for the broad properties of 79 UK estuaries; and detailed hydrodynamic, bathymetric, and sedimentary information for six estuaries: Blackwater, Humber, Mersey, Ribble, Southampton Water and Tamar. The data range from 1965 to 2002 and include both historic datasets and those collected during a recent effort (1997-2002) to enhance our knowledge of estuaries. Data collection employed a variety of instrumentation and techniques, including water, biota and sediment sample collection and analysis and the deployment of hydrographic instruments such as sea level, temperature, salinity and optical backscatter recorders. The Estuaries Research Programme (ERP) began in 1997 with the EMPHASYS project, which aimed to improve our understanding of processes operating in estuaries and use this knowledge to enhance broad scale modelling techniques that can be applied to estuarine processes. This work was funded by the Environment Agency/Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Flood and Coastal Defence Research and Development Programme. The data are managed by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) and are available on CD-ROM. Unknown Royal Holloway, University of London, School of Biological Sciences Unknown Egham Surrey TW20 0EX United Kingdom biologicalsciences-webmaster@rhul.ac.uk http://www1.rhbnc.ac.uk/biological-sciences/ owner Unknown Royal Holloway, University of London, School of Biological Sciences Unknown Egham Surrey TW20 0EX United Kingdom biologicalsciences-webmaster@rhul.ac.uk http://www1.rhbnc.ac.uk/biological-sciences/ originator Unknown Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1502 562244 Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 OHT United Kingdom datamanager@cefas.co.uk http://www.cefas.co.uk/ owner Unknown Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)1502 562244 Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 OHT United Kingdom datamanager@cefas.co.uk http://www.cefas.co.uk/ originator 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 Unknown HR Wallingford Group Ltd. Unknown +44 (0) 1491 835381 HR Wallingford Ltd. Howbery Park Oxon OX10 8BA United Kingdom info@hrwallingford.co.uk http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/ owner Unknown HR Wallingford Group Ltd. Unknown +44 (0) 1491 835381 HR Wallingford Ltd. Howbery Park Oxon OX10 8BA United Kingdom info@hrwallingford.co.uk http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/ originator Unknown Associated British Ports Unknown +44 (0) 20 7430 1177 150 Holborn London EC1N 2LR United Kingdom info@abports.co.uk http://www.abports.co.uk/ owner Unknown Associated British Ports Unknown +44 (0) 20 7430 1177 150 Holborn London EC1N 2LR United Kingdom info@abports.co.uk http://www.abports.co.uk/ originator Unknown Southampton Oceanography Centre Unknown University of Southampton Waterfront Campus European Way Southampton Hampshire SO14 3ZH United Kingdom inapplicable owner Unknown Southampton Oceanography Centre Unknown University of Southampton Waterfront Campus European Way Southampton Hampshire SO14 3ZH United Kingdom inapplicable originator Unknown Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)151 653 8633 Bidston Observatory Bidston Hill Prenton Merseyside CH43 7RA United Kingdom inapplicable http://www.pol.ac.uk owner Unknown Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Unknown +44 (0)151 653 8633 Bidston Observatory Bidston Hill Prenton Merseyside CH43 7RA United Kingdom inapplicable http://www.pol.ac.uk originator Unknown Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Unknown Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR United Kingdom helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs owner Unknown Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Unknown Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR United Kingdom helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs originator Unknown Environment Agency Head Office Unknown Rio House Waterside Drive Aztec West Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4UD United Kingdom enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk owner Unknown Environment Agency Head Office Unknown Rio House Waterside Drive Aztec West Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4UD United Kingdom enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk http://www.environment-agency.gov.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 Spectral wave data parameters Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Wave height and period statistics Terrestrial mapping Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Sediment grain size parameters Temperature of the water column Coastal geomorphology Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column Sea level Habitat extent River flow and discharge Habitat characterisation Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column Radioactivity in biota Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Metal concentrations in biota Radioactivity in water bodies Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column Turbulence in the water column Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column Sediment water content, porosity and surface area Bathymetry and Elevation Geological sample radioactivity Salinity of the water column Optical backscatter SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Habitats and biotopes Soil Geology Mineral resources Human health and safety Hydrography Elevation Atmospheric conditions Oceanographic geographical features Orthoimagery GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision unknown SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres MEDIN metadata record availability 2012-01-11 revision otherRestrictions No limitations apply Data are freely available for teaching and research, providing due acknowledgment in any publication produced, following agreement to the terms and conditions of the British Oceanographic Data Centre Data Licence. The licence terms and conditions are available via https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/documents/nodb/267795/ otherRestrictions Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence English inlandWaters elevation environment oceans biota geoscientificInformation -5.00 1.00 50.00 54.00 SeaVoX water bodies 2025-08-07 revision North Sea SeaVoX water bodies 2025-08-07 revision Irish Sea SeaVoX water bodies 2025-08-07 revision English Channel 1965 2002 Database https://www.bodc.ac.uk/about/contact_us/contact_details/ Enquiries contact details BODC's address, telephone and fax numbers for general enquiries offlineAccess 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. Submissions (as received) are placed in a long-term accession and stored in triplicate across multiple sites. Appropriate data are transferred into a standard internal format with source variable names mapped to controlled vocabularies, documentation assembled, and metadata loaded into BODC databases. Access to these data is through direct request, the BODC website and through partner repositories such as SeaDataNet. Access control is attained by assigning a data policy to each set of data and this policy is used to administer access when data are requested. Discovery metadata is aligned with EU INSPIRE (through MEDIN) and SeaDataNet community standards. Data are converted to open community formats including Ocean Data View ASCII and SeaDataNet NetCDF, with data described using terms from the NERC vocabulary server. BODC submission agreements are documented on the BODC website and customer service is assured with a dedicated requests team that serve data following local regulations including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004. true This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record and provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre for long term archive and management.Instrument(s) used to collect data: sea level recorders; current meters; optical backscatter sensors; single-beam echosounders; nutrient analysers; benthos samplers; discrete water samplers; laser altimeters; manual biota samplers; salinity sensor; sediment grabs.