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<p>Monitoring data on water pH are presented for the period between 1972 and 2009 from the sampling stations Längden and Storgadden, at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. The overall pH in the area ranged from 9.2 to 7.4, on average 8.1, and showed a significant decreasing trend during the winter period corresponding to a median annual decrease of 0.006. The data corroborate previous findings about a seasonal effect, where pH is higher during summer than winter.</p>
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Monitoring data on water pH are presented for the period between 1972 and 2009 from the sampling stations Längden and Storgadden, at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. The overall pH in the area ranged from 9.2 to 7.4, on average 8.1, and showed a significant decreasing trend during the winter period corresponding to a median annual decrease of 0.006. The data corroborate previous findings about a seasonal effect, where pH is higher during summer than winter.

Long-term monitoring data reveal pH dynamics, trends and variability in the western Gulf of Finland

Novia University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Monitoring data on water pH are presented for the period between 1972 and 2009 from the sampling stations Längden and Storgadden, at the entrance to the Gulf...

Long-term monitoring data reveal pH dynamics, trends and variability in the western Gulf of Finland

Published Online: Aug 24, 2011

Page range: 91 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0034-3

Keywords
Baltic Sea, acidification, pH, time series

© 2011 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Long-term monitoring data reveal pH dynamics, trends and variability in the western Gulf of Finland

Published Online: Aug 24, 2011

Page range: 91 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0034-3

KeywordsBaltic Sea, acidification, pH, time series

© 2011 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Baltic Sea, acidification, pH, time series