Western Channel Coastal Observatory
The Western Channel Observatory (WCO), established in 2005, essentially brought under one umbrella the time-series stations at L4 (50° 15?N, 4° 13.2?W; 50 m depth) which is situated 13 km off Plymouth, and E1 (50° 02?N, 4° 23?W; 75 m depth) situated 40 km offshore (see Fig. 1), together with modelling and remote sensing expertise (see http://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk). The inner site L4 is dynamic and tidally influenced, receiving periodic floodwater influence from the nearby rivers...