Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
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Marshall, C. ; Large, D.J.; Andersen, R.; Gilbert, P.; Sterk, H.P. (2021). Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6
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https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6
The datasets contains monthly Leica LS15 precise levelling data which is used to measure monthly peat surface motion from 49 points in 1km2 of upland (RSPB Forsinard Knockfin Heights) and 49 points in a 1km2 of lowland (Plantlife Munsary) blanket peatland within the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland. Data was obtained between August 2017 and February 2019 covering the 2018 European Drought Event. Also included are loop closures and measurement standard deviation data.
Publication date: 2021-03-02
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2017-08-01 to 2019-02-28
Provenance & quality
All data were generated by the authors. As precise levelling data was generated, checks were made to ensure accuracy (fixed benchmark stability, level calibration) and precision (repeat measurements and loop closures) were within accepted limits and if necessary repeated measurements if required. Values were post corrected to correct for loop closure errors using Leica Infinity software.
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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). Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6
University of Highlands and Islands
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Citations
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 Environmental Information Data Centre
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