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Reference WATERBASE - Groundwater: bodies characteristic data
The Bodies table contains data on the EUROWATERNET groundwater bodies physical characteristics. Each body has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the groundwater bodies with their respective Quality and Pressure data.
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| GwBodyThickness | The approx. thickness of the groundwater body in m | float(8) | 0 | |
| GwDepthTo | Depth to groundwater is the distance from the land surface to the top of the GW-body in m | float(8) | 0 | |
| GwBodyArea | Groundwater body area in km2 | float(8) | 0 | |
| GwHorizon | Groundwater horizon in which the groundwater body is situated. 1 = top horizon etc. | int(2) | 0 | |
| WaterbaseName | Name of the groundwater body | nvarchar(200) | 0 | |
| AquiferType | Aquifer type | porous media, fractured media, karstic media | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
| CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | nvarchar(2) | 0 |
| Country | Country name (ISO 3166-1) | Official short name in English | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| WaterbaseID | Unique Waterbase Identifier | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the EWN groundwater body code | nvarchar(20) | -1 |
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Reference WATERBASE - Groundwater: chemical quality data
The Quality table contains data on chemicals, nutrients and organic matter measured at the EUROWATERNET groundwater bodies. Each body has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Quality data with their respective Bodies and Pressure data.
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| 25Percentile | 25Percentile | 25th Percentile concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 |
| Median | Median | Median concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 |
| 75Percentile | 75Percentile | 75th Percentile concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 |
| Minimum | Minimum concentration over aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
| Maximum | Maximum | Maximum concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 |
| Mean | Mean | Average concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 |
| Year | Year of measurements | range of years available: 1960 - 2001 | int(4) | 0 |
| NoOfSites | Number of sampling sites investigated in the aggregation period | int(4) | 0 | |
| Unit | Unit of measurement | As defined in meta data section "Unit" | nvarchar(8) | 0 |
| WaterbaseID | Unique Waterbase Identifier | Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the EWN groundwater body code | nvarchar(20) | -1 |
| AggregationPeriod | AggregationPeriod | Period of aggregation: Annual = aggregated over whole year, Summer = aggregated over summer months, Winter = aggregated over winter months | nvarchar(10) | 0 |
| Determinand | Determinand | Determinand name as defined in meta data section "Unit" | nvarchar(60) | 0 |
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Reference WATERBASE - Groundwater: bodies' pressures characteristic data
The Pressure table contains proxy pressure data within the area of the EUROWATERNET groundwater bodies. Each body has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Pressure data with their respective Bodies and Quality data.
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| LanduseArableLand | Arable land use as % within the area of the GW body | float(8) | 0 | |
| AnnualPrecipitation | Long term average annual precipitation over the GW body in mm/year | float(8) | 0 | |
| WaterbaseID | Waterbase ID | Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring stations for rivers or lakes or the groundwater bodies | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
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Metadata
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Units:
DO (Dissolved Oxygen): mg/l O2 Nitrate: mg/l NO3 Nitrite: mg/l NO2 Ammonium: mg/l NH4 Atrazine, Simazine, Lindane: µg/l
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Data sources
The European Topic Centre on Water (version 2, date of delivery: 08 May 2003)
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Processors:
- European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ICM)
Additional information
The data contained in this database can be accessed through a series of web pages which form part of the EEA Data Service's public web site. Pre-defined applications have been designed to assist the user to extract and analyse the data in a format that is both helpful and meaningful. Reference Waterbase contains timely, reliable and policy-relevant data collected from EEA member countries through the Eurowaternet (EWN) process. EWN selects validated, mostly aggregated, monitoring data from national databases and adds information on the physical characteristics of the water bodies being monitored and on the pressures potentially affecting water quality. Although many countries make their highly aggregated data available over the Internet, the level and form of aggregation often varies from country to country making detailed quantitative comparisons difficult. The added value of Reference Waterbase is that data collected through the EWN process are from statistically stratified monitoring stations and groundwater bodies and are comparable at European level. These data are primarily used in the production of the EEA's indicator-based factsheets. Data disclaimer: The data in Reference Waterbase are sub-samples of national data assembled for the purpose of providing comparable indicators of pressures, state and impact of waters on a Europe-wide scale and the data sets are not intended for assessing compliance with any European Directive or any other legal instrument. Information on the national and sub-national scales should be sought from other sources.
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