Total suspended solid dataset from the LTER-Eastern Ligurian Sea Site (Italy), 2015-2024

This repository contains marine data on Total Suspended Solids (TSS) measured in the Eastern Ligurian Sea site of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER, https://deims.org/56a6b13f-7c03-4bfa-ad4f-5f7e0f8189ca).
Since 2015, ENEA, as coordinator of the Eastern Ligurian Sea site, has collected TSS data at different depths. For each profile, the GO-FLO sampling bottle is deployed using the research vessel's winch at the measurement depth. TSS present in a seawater sample of well-known volume are collected by filtration on a special membrane filter and determined gravimetrically after drying the filter at a fixed temperature until constant weight is achieved. The equipment and procedures adopted are described in Bordone et al. (2021) and mainly refer to what is prescribed by national and international guidelines and standards.
The LTER Eastern Ligurian Sea site has as its main purpose the study of coastal ecosystems (especially coralligenous communities and long-lived benthic species in the area), hydrodynamic processes and, in the long term, the effects of climate change.
Since 2021, the monitoring is also carried out within the context of the Smart Bay S. Teresa collaboration platform (https://smartbaysteresa.com/).
The dataset will be updated periodically.