Datasets › AL24
7. In-situ validation
LIMNADES — LIMnology and remote sensing Network dataset
GloboLakes / University of Stirling
Specification
- Code
AL24- Reliability
- D In-situ
- Variables delivered
- In-situ lake chlorophyll-a, phycocyanin, TSM, CDOM, Rrs
- Resolution
Point- Cadence
- Per sample
- Coverage
- 1980s → present
- Cost
- FREE (data-sharing agreement)
- Login required
- YES — registration + agreement
- Latency
- weeks
- CSV direct?
- On approval
Applicability by site
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH — the largest phycocyanin in-situ archive · essential if you pursue cyanobacteria
Access
- Route
- Request via portal
- Endpoint / asset ID
limnades.stir.ac.uk- Pipeline step
- 6 Validate
- Documentation
- https://limnades.stir.ac.uk/
No automated route. This source is fetched manually:
(request - portal).
What to watch for
VALIDATION STATUS
Community-curated, widely used
KNOWN LIMITATION
Requires a data-sharing agreement and contributions are encouraged in return.