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

Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019

Name: Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
Published: 2021-03-02
License: https://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/licences/OGL/plain

https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6 Cite this dataset

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

Format

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.

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