Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018
https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b
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The dataset contains peat core data from 7 sites in a 1km2 upland (RSPB Forsinard Knockfin Heights) and 7 sites in a 1km2 of lowland (Plantlife Munsary) blanket peatland within the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland. Data was obtained between October 2018 and January 2019. Also included is peat depth data from Knockfin Heights at 100m spacing and Teabag Index data to assess peat decomposition rates at 47 points.
Publication date: 2021-09-27
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Spatial resolution
1000000 metres
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2018-10-01 to 2019-01-31
Provenance & quality
All data were generated by the authors. As data was generated, checks were made to ensure accuracy (instrument calibration ) and precision (repeat measurements) were within accepted limits and if necessary repeated measurements if required.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Cite this dataset as:
Avercamp, J.; Marshall, C.; Sterk, H.P.; Gilbert, P.; Andersen, R.; Marsh, S.; Large, D.J. (2021). Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b
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Citations
Sterk, H.P., Marshall, C., Cowie, N.R., Clutterbuck, B., McIlvenny, J., & Andersen, R.(2022). Blanket bog CO2 flux driven by plant functional type during summer drought. Ecohydrology, 16(2). Portico https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2503
Marshall, C., Sterk, H.P., Gilbert, P.J., Andersen, R., Bradley, A.V., Sowter, A., Marsh, S., & Large, D.J.(2022). Multiscale Variability and the Comparison of Ground and Satellite Radar Based Measures of Peatland Surface Motion for Peatland Monitoring. Remote Sensing, 14(2), 336. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020336
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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University of the Highlands and Islands