Publication - Progress report
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 5 Number 1: UK Ocean Acidification Coastal Monitoring Network - Expanding the Network - Defra Contract C5801/ME5309
The UK Ocean Acidification Programme (UKOA) funded a baseline study of carbonate chemistry parameters in UK waters. This report presents the results of the project.
Table
Table 1
DIC concentrations (µM/kg) of moored and discrete samples collected as part of the feasibility study. ∆ is difference between the samplers.
| Sampling time |
Rosette sampler |
Moored sampler |
∆ |
∆ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-May-13 |
DIC uM/Kg |
DIC uM/kg |
uM/kg |
% |
| 12:00 |
2129 |
2021 |
108 |
5.0 |
| 13:00 |
2285 |
2168 |
117 |
5.1 |
| 13:30 |
2266 |
2148 |
118 |
5.2 |
| 14:00 |
2275 |
2207 |
68 |
3.0 |
| 14:30 |
2314 |
2324 |
-10 |
-0.4 |
| 15:00 |
2344 |
2354 |
-10 |
-0.4 |
| 15:30 |
2363 |
2373 |
-10 |
-0.4 |
| 16:00 |
2334 |
2314 |
20 |
0.8 |
| 16:30 |
2275 |
2266 |
9 |
0.4 |
| 17:00 |
2305 |
2217 |
88 |
3.8 |
| 17:30 |
2285 |
2275 |
10 |
0.4 |
| 18:00 |
2324 |
2266 |
58 |
2.5 |
| 18:30 |
2275 |
2256 |
19 |
0.9 |
| 19:00 |
2275 |
2227 |
48 |
2.1 |
| 19:30 |
2285 |
2275 |
10 |
0.4 |
| 20:00 |
2246 |
2168 |
78 |
3.5 |
| 20:30 |
2217 |
2139 |
78 |
3.5 |
| 21:00 |
2119 |
2158 |
-39 |
-1.8 |
| 21:30 |
2148 |
2080 |
68 |
3.2 |