Title: Dissolved Organic Carbon characteristic data from Boreal Plains lakes in Western Canada
Citation: Pugh, E. (2021). Dissolved Organic Carbon characteristic data from Boreal Plains lakes in Western Canada [Data set]. University of Alberta Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7939/DVN/Y6OG6O
Study Site: the Utikuma Region Study Area in the Boreal Plains of Western Canada
Purpose: To measure dissolved organic carbon characteristic data from Boreal Plains lakes in Western Canada
Abstract: This dataset includes an excel file with three tabs: Readme, DOC_Chem_Lakes, and Lake_Locations. "Readme" contains descriptions of all column headers and data, and provides units of measurement for each tab. This data was collected annually (end of June/early July) from 34 lakes at the Utikuma Region Study Area in the Boreal Plains of Western Canada from 2012 to 2019. Data includes dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) concentrations, absorbance (A254) data, Fe (Total Iron), specific Ultra-Violet Absorbance, Chlorophyll a concentrations, pH values, isotopic signatures (δ18O and δ2H), electrical conductivity, and lake depth.
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research:
Further Info: Poulin, B. A., Ryan, J. N., & Aiken, G. R. (2014). Effects of iron on optical properties of dissolved organic matter. Environmental science & technology, 48(17), 10098-10106.
Weishaar, J. L., Aiken, G. R., Bergamaschi, B. A., Fram, M. S., Fujii, R., & Mopper, K. (2003). Evaluation of specific ultraviolet absorbance as an indicator of the chemical composition and reactivity of dissolved organic carbon. Environmental science & technology, 37(20), 4702-4708.
Status: Complete
Keywords:
hydrology,
Water chemistry,
DOC,
Geographical coordinates: North: 56.12627072827371, South: 55.83057365604561 East: -115.08569777284129 West: -115.70227348609085
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2012-07-01, End
Date: 2019-07-31
