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Reinsch, S., Cagnarini, C., Cosby, B.J., Emmett, B.A., Keith, A., Lebron, I., Mason, K., Robinson, D.A. (2023). Soil water release curves and hydraulic conductivity measurements at four long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/419af5cd-8adc-4400-9a28-d8e1d48b0bd7
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Soil water release curves and hydraulic conductivity measurements at four long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England
Soil water release curves were measured for topsoil (0-5 cm) using the HYPROP system (UMS, Munich, Germany). Soil water infiltration (unsaturated hydraulic conductivity) was measured during soil sampling campaigns.
Soil hydraulic measurements in this dataset are collocated with aboveground biomass production estimates and litter layer depth measurements, soil physical, chemical and biological properties (0-1 m), and earthworm counts and identification. A file is provided to connect all co-located measurements.
This project was part of the UK-SCAPE programme which started in 2018 and was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council as National Capability (award number NE/R016429/1).
Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference systems
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WGS 84
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Provenance & quality
The soil samples (n=2-3 per grid) for measuring soil water release curves were taken using the HYPROP system (UMS, Munich, Germany) metal ring (5 cm deep, precise volume). The curves were measured using a WP4 potentiometer (Decagon devices, Pullman, Washington, USA). Data were automatically recorded by the HYPROP software and were exported as a .xlsx file which was then converted to .csv.
Soil water infiltration (cm d-1, conductivity) was measured with a Minidisk infiltrometer (n=2-3 per grid). Water volume loss over time (sec) at a relevant tension was recorded using a stopwatch in the field . Data were collected on field sheets, transferred to Microsoft Excel, and data curves were visually inspected before being transferred to a Microsoft Excel Macro to calculate conductivity.
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Correspondence/contact details
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2UW
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- environment
- INSPIRE theme
- Soil
- Keywords
- carbon , co-located measurements , grassland , hydrology , HYPROP , SOC , SOC-D , soil , soil hydrology , soil physics , subsoil , topsoil , UK-SCAPE , woodland
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R016429/1
- Last updated
- 13 May 2024 07:42
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CITE AS: Reinsch, S.; Cagnarini, C.; Cosby, B.J.; Emmett, B.A.; Keith, A.; Lebron, I.; Mason, K.; Robinson, D.A. (2023). Soil water release curves and hydraulic conductivity measurements at four long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/419af5cd-8adc-4400-9a28-d8e1d48b0bd7