Oceanographic variables dataset: northeast continental shelf of the Gulf of C??diz

The dataset contains measurements of Chlorophyll-a (mg m-3), nitrate (??M) and suspended matter (???SM???, g m-3) concentrations, temperature (??C) and mesozooplankton biovolume (mL 100m-3), collected between 2002 and 2007, in a network of sampling stations (???Station_ID???) distributed across the northeast continental shelf of the Gulf of C??diz. The year and Julian day (number of days after 1 January) in which each sample was obtained are indicated, as well as their geolocation with latitude and longitude coordinates in degrees. Chlorophyll-a, suspended matter (SM), nitrate and temperature data were taken from the surface layer (<5m) of the water column. Oblique plankton hauls were conducted up to 100 meters using a Bongo net with a 40-cm mouth diameter and 200 mm mesh size, for mesozooplankton sampling.