Environmental monitoring data from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
https://doi.org/10.5285/1be4eef2-0591-4073-bae2-e00b6ff4462f
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The datasets contains monthly environmental data from HOBO dataloggers which were used to measure precipitation, air temperature, Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR), soil moisture, soil temperature and water level relative to surface from 6 points in 1km2 of upland (RSPB Forsinard Knockfin Heights) and 6 points in a 1km2 of lowland (Plantlife Munsary) blanket peatland within the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland.
Data was obtained every 15 mins between September 2017 and November 2018 covering the 2018 European Drought Event.
Data was obtained every 15 mins between September 2017 and November 2018 covering the 2018 European Drought Event.
Publication date: 2021-04-29
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
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Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Spatial resolution
100 metres
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2017-09-01 to 2018-11-30
Provenance & quality
All data were generated by the authors. As data was generated, checks were made to ensure accuracy and calibration.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Cite this dataset as:
Marshall, C.; Large, D.J.; Andersen, R.; Gilbert, P.; Sterk, H.P. (2021). Environmental monitoring data from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1be4eef2-0591-4073-bae2-e00b6ff4462f
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Rights holder
University of the Highlands and Islands
Chris.Marshall@uhi.ac.uk