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Ore estuary (Orefjarden), Umea Marine Sciences Centre (LTER) - Sweden
Resource ID
25effb98-34c9-11ed-a28d-0242ac140006
Title
Ore estuary (Orefjarden), Umea Marine Sciences Centre (LTER) - Sweden
Date
Sept. 15, 2022, 7:36 a.m., Publication
Abstract
Umeå Marine Sciences Centre produces long term marine time series in the coastal and off-shore environments of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Ore estuary is proposed as the primary study area for the LTER initiative. This is a particularly intensively studied brackish water body with records back to the 1980´s. The estuary is 71.2 km^2 with an average depth of 10 m and maximum depth of 32 m. Salinity is between 1-3 g/kg. The Ore river discharge into the estuary and long term ecological time series i available also from the river. The watershed is dominated by boreal forest and mires.
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Responsible
johan.wikner@umu.se
Point of Contact
Wikner
johan.wikner@umu.se
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
monthly
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
None
License
CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike International Public License)
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
Jan. 1, 1985, midnight
End
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Extent
  • x0: 19.723562614527
  • x1: 19.897517384961
  • y0: 63.460227415329
  • y1: 63.595774386574
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
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Category
None
Regions
Sweden