Description: The dataset includes observations of distinct surface-water properties and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) collected between 2024 and 2026 from the Tana (Teno/Tenojoki) River estuary and adjoining tributaries in Northern Finland and Northeastern Norway.
This investigation aims to assess seasonal and spatial variability in surface-water physicochemical parameters and dynamics across hydrological phases: snowmelt, ice breakup, spring freshet peak, and summer flow. Consecutive field campaigns were carried out over three years (2024-2026), covering distinct phases of Arctic Hydrological transition spanning 28 May–26 August 2024, 9 May–5 August 2025, and 21 May–22 August 2026.
This investigation is aimed at understanding the mobilisation, transport pathways and spatio-temporal variability of suspended particulate matter in the tributaries, main river channel, estuarine reaches and lower Tana River section into the fjord system. The dataset comprises observations from the Tana River and its tributaries.
The dataset consists of field-based measurements and laboratory analyses of the acquired samples:
• Physico-chemical properties: Water temperature (°C), electrical conductivity (𝜇S/cm), salinity, pH, and turbidity (FNU);
• Laboratory-based SPM measurement via gravimetric analysis;
• Spatially distributed observations acquired during snowmelt, ice breakup, spring freshet, thaw season conditions, and later summer.
These observations help evaluate the seasonal and spatial dynamics of SPM concentration, turbidity response, and hydrological impacts on sediment mobilization and transport. The dataset includes 2024–2026 campaigns in 6 different Excel workbooks with 172 physicochemical measurements and 105 SPM measurements, for a total of 277 measurement records.
The dataset chronicles how suspended particulate matter changes in response to seasonal changes in hydrology within a Sub-Arctic river–estuary continuum. It provides a foundation for examining sediment transfer from tributary to main channel, spatial variability through the Tana estuary, turbidity–SPM relationships, and calibration and validation of satellite data-derived SPM models.