Research and data
Water quality, flows, biodiversity, climate
SEPA characterisation and monitoring
DDSFB
FRS
Macaulay
AU
SNH
River temperature data collected on the Girnock since 1967 shows an increase in mean spring temperatures and that maximum winter temperatures are increasing.
A paper led by Iain Malcolm shows differences in river temperatures between areas in the Girnock shaded by trees versus open moorland
Iain, Simon and Chris Soulsby have a phd student in his final year and his study has collected river temperatures down the Tanar and Girnock and in the main stem of the Dee for the last 2 years.
some analysis which suggests a change in the characters of flows over the last 25 years.