4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:18:02 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Freshwater particulate organic radiocarbon for four major UK catchments, 2013-2014 2020-02-13 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd 10.5285/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd doi: Adams, J., Tipping, E., Bryant, C.L., Helliwell, R.C., Quinton, J. (2020). Freshwater particulate organic radiocarbon for four major UK catchments, 2013-2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd This dataset includes radiocarbon (14C) content and d13C for river water samples collected across the UK. Samples were concentrated to four major catchments - the Ribble, Conwy, Hampshire Avon and Scottish Dee. Samples were collected at high flow. The dataset also includes suspended particulate matter concentration and % organic carbon content. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd Adams, J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1825-0537 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Tipping, E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-6512 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Bryant, C.L. NERC Radiocarbon Facility charlotte.bryant@glasgow.ac.uk author Helliwell, R.C. The James Hutton Institute Rachel.helliwell@hutton.ac.uk author Quinton, J. Lancaster University j.quinton@lancaster.ac.uk author Adams, J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication river water carbon GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Environmental survey otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Adams, J., Tipping, E., Bryant, C.L., Helliwell, R.C., Quinton, J. (2020). Freshwater particulate organic radiocarbon for four major UK catchments, 2013-2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd textTable 1000 English utf8 inlandWaters 2013-01-01 2014-12-31 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4962468f-54c4-49ff-adb8-03e9e88cffdd.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 We collected 5 litre water samples from the tidal limit of four major catchments in the UK (Ribble, Hampshire Avon, Conwy, Scottish Dee) in high-density polyethylene bottles. To minimise risk of carbon contamination, all equipment used during sampling and processing was new or acid-washed and all samples were managed in a radiocarbon tracer-free laboratory. For the Ribble, Conwy and Dee sites samples were collected during high-flow events. For the Avon, which has a much less flashy flow regime, they were taken at regular intervals throughout one year. High flow events were identified from daily river levels measured at gauging stations near the sampling sites, and made available on-line by the Environment Agency of England and Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. During the period October 2013-October 2014, four samples were taken for most of the sites, but only three each at the Gairn and Dee A sites. Additional 500 or 1000 mL samples were collected for the determination of SPMconcentration and the carbon content of the SPM.