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SeaConventionArea | Marine convention area | name of Marine Convention area. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
WaterBodyName | Water body name | name of water body in which monitoring station is located. Water body as defined / required by Water Framework Directive. A water body may contain more than one monitoring station. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
SeaAreaName | Sea area name | sea area name or identifier into which river discharges, marine water is located, or direct discharge enters. Consistent with Marine Convention nomenclature. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
SeaRegionName | Sea region name | regional sea name of which sea area is a part. Consistent with Marine Convention nomenclature. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
CatchmentName | Catchment name | catchment name at the national level. For transitional, coastal and marine waters, catchment name refers to major river catchment or basin draining into transitional or coastal water. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
Region | Region | region in which water body is located at the national level. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
WaterbodyID | Water body ID | national identification code of water body (if applicable) in which monitoring station is located. Water body as defined / required by Water Framework Directive. A water body may contain more than one monitoring station. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
Country | Country | Official short name in English | nvarchar(50) | 0 |
WaterbaseName | Waterbase name | name of the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, or the name of the groundwater body | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
NationalStationID | National station ID | national station identifier for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity monitoring station. For transitional, coastal and marine waters, 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. When calculating loads, the national station identifier used should be the same ID previously supplied to represent the (flux) river monitoring station. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
SeaDepth | Mean annual depth | mean annual depth at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in m. | float(8) | 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 |
Temperature | Mean Annual Temperature | mean annual temperature at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in degrees Celsius (oC). | float(8) | 0 |
TidalMean | Mean tidal range | mean tidal range at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in m. | 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 salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station expressed in practical salinity units (psu). | float(8) | 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 |
Longitude | Longitude | (X) international geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees. | float(8) | 0 |
Latitude | Latitude | (Y) international geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees. | float(8) | 0 |
MainlandCoast | Mainland coast | distance of marine station from nearest mainland coast expressed in km. | float(8) | 0 |
TCMMatrix | 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 |
PhysChemStatio | Physico-Chemicals category station | physico-chemical conditions monitored at station type: R = Represenatative station, I = Impact station. | varchar(1) | 0 |
HazSubsStation | Hazardous substances category station | hazardous substances monitored at station type: R = Represenatative station, I = Impact station. | varchar(1) | 0 |
StationReporting | 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 |
WaterDataset | Water data set | RV = River, LK = Lake, GW = Groundwater, TCM = Transitional, Coastal or Marine Water, QA = Water Quantity. | varchar(3) | 0 |
WaterBodyType | Water body type | RV = River, CN = Canal, T = Transitional water, C = Coastal water, M = Marine water. | varchar(2) | 0 |
WaterBodyTypeDesc | Water body type description | additional water body description, e.g. Estuary, Fjord, Coastal Lagoon, Embayment. | varchar(50) | 0 |
CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | varchar(2) | 0 |
WaterbaseID | WaterbaseID | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, or groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. GB_RV_12345). | nvarchar(200) | -1 |
DataSource | Data source | source of data: Eionet-Water, ICES. | varchar(50) | 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 |
ReferenceStation | ReferenceStation | reference station: 1 = Yes, 0 = No. | varchar(1) | 0 |
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-transitional-coastal-and-marine-waters-1/waterbase-tcm-stations or scan the QR code.
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