Waterbase - TCM: Stations

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The Stations table contains the physical characteristics of the Eurowaternet transitional, coastal and marine water monitoring stations. Each station has been assigned a unique Waterbase identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Stations with their respective Quality and Pressure data.

Category

European data

Records

35154

Table definition

SeaConventionArea	Marine convention area	Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part: BSC, HELCOM, HELCOM/OSPAR, OSPAR, UNEP/MAP.	nvarchar(50)	0
WaterbaseName	Waterbase name	name of the transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.	nvarchar(200)	0
Temperature	Mean Annual Temperature	Mean annual temperature at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in degree Celsius.	float(8)	0
ClosestCoast	Closest coast	distance of marine station from closest coast expressed in km (if different from MainCoast).	float(8)	0
SalinityMean	Mean annual salinity	mean annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in practical salinity units (psu).	float(8)	0
CatchmentName	Catchment name	Catchment name at the national level, referring to major river catchment or basin draining into transitional or coastal water.	nvarchar(200)	0
Longitude	Longitude	(X) International geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees format.	float(8)	0
NationalStationID	National station ID	Identifier of the transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station, unique at the national level. Areas are recorded and reported as a discrete location, but location may relate to a station at a fixed geographical point, a broader area in which sampling locations vary from survey to survey or an area within a defined salinity range within which samples have been taken. Where national station identifiers are not available for data provided by Marine Conventions, the national station identifier will be populated with a unique value based on a combination of Convention, quality data table and co-ordinate position.	nvarchar(200)	0
SeaResidence	Residence time	residence time of transitional or coastal water body expressed in number of days.	float(8)	0
SalinityMaximum	Maximum Annual Salinity	maximum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in practical salinity units (psu).	float(8)	0
MainCoast	Mainland coast	distance of marine station from nearest mainland coast expressed in km.	float(8)	0
WaterBodyType	Water body type	T = Transitional water, C = Coastal water, M = Marine water.	varchar(1)	0
CountryCode	Country code	ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements.	varchar(2)	0
SeaAreaName	Sea area name	Name of local sea area in which station is located. WaterBodyName and SeaAreaName may be the same.	nvarchar(200)	0
StationType	Station type	type of transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station: B = Reference, R(PHYS) = Station representative of general conditions in terms of physico-chemical quality elements (organic matter and nutrients), I(PHYS) = Station impacted directly by discharges affecting physico-chemical conditions (organic matter and nutrients), R(HZ) = Station representative of general conditions in terms of hazardous substances, I(HZ) = Station impacted directly by discharges containing hazardous substances. Stations can be of more than one type, listed ordered as above, with no separator e.g. BR(PHYS)R(HZ).	nvarchar(30)	0
Region	Region	region in which water body is located at the national level.	varchar(200)	0
SeaRegionName	Sea region name	name of regional sea of which sea area is a part.	nvarchar(200)	0
WaterBodyName	Water body name	water body name as defined for the Water Framework Directive.	nvarchar(200)	0
WaterBodyTypeDesc	Water body type description	additional water body description, e.g. Estuary, Fjord, Coastal Lagoon, Embayment.	varchar(50)	0
StnReporting	Station reporting purpose	reporting purpose of the transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station: EC = European Commission, MC = Marine Conventions, N = National purposes. Station can be for more than one reporting purpose, listed alphabetically with no separator (e.g. ECN).	varchar(10)	0
StationClass	Station class	Proximity to land, defined by comparing supplied station co-ordinates with maps: Coast = within 20 km of closest land or island, Open Water = more than 20 km from closest land or island.	varchar(10)	0
SeaDepth	Mean annual depth	mean annual depth at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in m.	float(8)	0
TidalMean	Mean tidal range	mean tidal range at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in m.	float(8)	0
WaterDataset	Water data set	TCM = Transitional, Coastal and Marine water.	varchar(3)	0
WaterbaseID	Waterbase ID	Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station, in the format: CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. GB_TCM_12345).	varchar(200)	-1
Country	Country name (ISO 3166-1)	Official short name in English.	nvarchar(50)	0
SalinityMinimum	Minimum annual salinity	minimum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in practical salinity units (psu).	float(8)	0
Latitude	Latitude	(Y) International geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees format.	float(8)	0
Matrix	Matrix	Environmental compartments measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station: B = Biota, S = Sediment, W = Water column. Any combination allowed, listed alphabetically with no separator (e.g. BSW).	varchar(3)	0
Mixing	Mixing characteristics	mixing characteristics at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station: FM = Fully mixed, PM = Partially mixed, VS = Vertically stratified.	varchar(2)	0
DataSource	Data Source	Source of data: Eurowaternet, ICES.	varchar(50)	0