Table 1. Main characteristics of the mooring station Warp.

Variable	Value
Latitude – Longitude	51.31 N - 1.02 E
Monitoring years	2001– present
Water depth (m)	15
Tidal range (m)*	4.3
Salinity (-)	33.7 (w) –34.3 (s)
SPM (mg L−1)	33.6 (w) –17.3 (s)
Temperature (°C)	6.1 (w) –18.6 (s)

Winter-averaged values (w) of salinity, SPM and temperature are based on mooring data of January – February; summer-averaged values (s) on July – August.

^*measured at the nearby station Sheerness.