Waterbase - TCM: Stations

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The Stations table contains the Eionet-Water transitional, coastal and marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources or Marine Conventions. Each station has been assigned a unique Waterbase identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Stations with their respective Quality and Pressures data.

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TCMMatrix	Matrix	environmental compartments measured at transitional, coastal or marine water station. B=biota, S=sediment, W=water column. Any combination allowed, listed alphabetically with no separator (e.g. BSW).	varchar(3)	0
WaterBodyType	Water body type	RV=river, CN=canal, T=transitional water, C=coastal water, M=marine water.	varchar(2)	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
PhysChemStation	Physico-Chemicals category station	physico-chemical conditions monitored at station. R=represenatative station type, I=impact station type.	varchar(1)	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
CountryCode	Country code	abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating country. ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements.	varchar(2)	0
DataSource	Data source	source of data: Eionet-Water, ICES.	varchar(50)	0
HazsubsStation	Hazardous substances category station	hazardous substances monitored at station type: R = Represenatative station, I = Impact station.	varchar(1)	0
ReferenceStation	Reference Station	reference station type, found in catchments or associated River Basin Districts with little or no human activity, natural landscape higher than 90%, and minimally impacted by inflow from adjacent coastal or marine waters. Concentrations of nutrients or hazardous substances occurring naturally would give an indication of background levels. For volatile sunthetic substances, data from these stations might be used to assess the significance of atmospheric deposition. River and lake stations can be of more than one type. 1=yes, 0=no.	int(4)	0
SeaConventionArea	Marine Convention Area	name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part.	nvarchar(255)	0
SeaRegionName	Sea region name	name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part.	nvarchar(255)	0
Remarks	Remarks	remarks, comments or explanatory notes.	nvarchar(255)	0
WaterBodyID	Water body ID	national identification code of water body (if applicable) in which station is located. Water body as required/defined by the WFD. A water body may have more than one station in it.	nvarchar(255)	0
WaterBodyName	Water body name	name of water body in which station is located. Water body as required/defined by the WFD. A water body may have more than one station in it.	nvarchar(255)	0
SeaAreaName	Sea area name	name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located. SeaAreaName may be the same as WaterBodyName.	nvarchar(255)	0
NationalStationID	National Station ID	identifier of the river or lake monitoring stations, the water quantity station, the transitional, coastal or marine flux or montoring station, all unique at the national level. A transitional, coastal or marine station should be a geographically fixed location, an area in which actual sampling locations vary from survey to survey or an area within a defined salinity range within which samples have been taken. Each station is referred to be its single, central location. For transitional, coastal or marine flux stations, the NationalStationID should be the same as that provided for the river flux station.	nvarchar(255)	0
Region	Region	national region in which water body is located.	nvarchar(255)	0
WaterbaseName	Waterbase name	national name of station or groundwater body.	nvarchar(255)	0
WaterbaseID	Waterbase ID	internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters, and water quantity, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. AT_RV_001), or the groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_EWN-Code (e.g. AT_GW_AT001).	nvarchar(255)	-1
Country	Country name	official short name in English. ISO 3166-1.	nvarchar(255)	0
CatchmentName	Catchment name	name of major catchment or basin.	nvarchar(255)	0
Temperature	Mean annual temperature	mean annual temperature at transitional, coastal or marine water station in degrees Celsius.	float(8)	0
TidalMean	Mean tidal range	mean tidal range at transitional, coastal or marine water station in m.	float(8)	0
SalinityMinimum	Minimum annual salinity	minimum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water station.	float(8)	0
SeaDepth	Mean annual depth	mean annual sea depth at transitional, coastal or marine water station in m.	float(8)	0
SeaResidence	Residence time	residence time of transitional or coastal water body in days.	float(8)	0
MainlandCoast	Mainland coast	distance of marine station from nearest mainland coast expressed in km.	float(8)	0
SalinityMaximum	Maximum annual salinity	maximum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water station.	float(8)	0
SalinityMean	Mean annual salinity	mean annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water station.	float(8)	0
ClosestCoast	Closest coast	distance of marine station from closest coast expressed in km. Only shown if different from MainlandCoast.	float(8)	0
Latitude	Latitude	(Y) international geographical co-ordinates in decimal degrees format. Latitude provided using the common geodetic datum ETS89 (rivers, lakes, groundwater, water quantity) or WGS84 (TCM). Where TCM stations represent a broader area, the central location of the area is provided.	float(8)	0
Longitude	Longitude	(X) international geographical co-ordinates in decimal degrees format. Longitude provided using the common geodetic datum ETS89 (rivers, lakes, groundwater, water quantity) or WGS84 (TCM). Negative values used for co-ordinates west of the Greenwich Meridian (0 degrees). Where TCM stations represent a broader area, the central location of the area is provided.	float(8)	0
WaterBodyTypeDesc	Water body type description	additional water body description, e.g. Bay, Coastal Lagoon, Embayment, Estuary, Fjord.	varchar(50)	0
WaterDataSet	Water data set	RV=rivers, LK=lakes, GW=groundwater, TCM=transitional, coastal or marine waters, QA=water quantity.	varchar(3)	0
StationReporting	Station reporting purpose	reporting purpose of the transitional, coastal or marine water 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