SBC LTER: Pore water constituents and residence times (Radon activity) from Santa Barbara beaches, 2012-2013

Constituents of beach pore water and parameters for calculating residence times are reported for two beaches in the Santa Barbara area, Isla Vista Beach and East Campus Beach, from July 2012 to June 2013. This dataset reports beach pore water concentrations of ammonium and nitrate, total dissolved Nitrogen and Carbon, particulate Nitrogen and Carbon, Radon, salinity, conductance, Oxygen and water temperature. Residence time ("Tau") can be calculated from Radon-222 activities in nearshore seawater, in pore water and at equilibrium, which are presented in a second table (also available in published paper). Results from these data were reported in: Goodridge, B. M. and J. M. Melack. 2014. Temporal evolution and variability of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in beach pore water revealed using radon residence times. Environmental Science and Technology, 48: 14211-14218. DOI:10.1021/es504017j