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NERC Land Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) River-Atmosphere-Coast Study (RACS) data off the east coast of England (from 1992)

Entry ID: BODC_NERC_LOIS_RACS

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Summary

Abstract: The River-Atmosphere-Coast Study (RACS) of the Natural Environment
Research Council (NERC) of the United Kingdom studies land-sea
interactions in the coastal zone and the major exchanges (physical,
chemical & biological) between rivers and estuaries and the
atmosphere.

The east coast of Britain between Berwick-on-Tweed and Great Yarmouth
is the chosen site for RACS. The coastal marine study ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Land Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) website at the British
Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 56.0

S: 50.0

E: 3.0

W: -2.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > UNITED KINGDOM > Great Britain > England > East Coast

CONTINENT > EUROPE

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CARCINOGENS > PCB

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Project

LOIS > Land Ocean Interaction Study

Ancillary Keywords

BENTHIC FAUNA

BRITISH COAST

Originating Center

BODC

Data Center

British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom

Data Center URL: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROY K. LOWRY, DR. Phone: +44 151 795 4895 Email: enquiries at bodc.ac.uk Contact Address: British Oceanographic Data Centre Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street City: Liverpool Postal Code: L3 5DA Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Personnel

MELANIE F. MEAUX

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-13

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