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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 |
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-transitional-coastal-and-marine-waters/waterbase-tcm-stations or scan the QR code.
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