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Avercamp, J.; Marshall, C.; Sterk, H.P.; Gilbert, P.; Andersen, R.; Marsh, S.; Large, D.J.

Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018

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https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b
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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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

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

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

Correspondence/contact details

Marshall, C.
University of the Highlands and Islands
 Christopher.Marshall@nottingham.ac.uk

Authors

Avercamp, J.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Marshall, C.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Sterk, H.P.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Gilbert, P.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Andersen, R.
University of the Highlands and Islands
Marsh, S.
University of Nottingham
Large, D.J.
University of Nottingham

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of the Highlands and Islands
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
INSPIRE theme
Soil
Keywords
Ash Content , Bulk Density , Flow Country , Peat depth , TPI
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/P014100/1
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:15