Soil moisture profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada
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Estop-Aragones, C.; Fisher, J.P.; Cooper, M.A.; Thierry, A.; Treharne, R.; Murton, J.B.; Phoenix, G.K.; Charman, D.J.; Williams, M.; Hartley, I.P. (2016). Soil moisture profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/189900a4-f7a9-41bd-b6f5-eef694209f87
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https://doi.org/10.5285/189900a4-f7a9-41bd-b6f5-eef694209f87
This dataset consists of soil moisture profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Soil mositure profiles were monitored during summer in 2013 and 2014 in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Monitored sites included peatland plateaus, unburnt and burnt black spruce forests, and additional sites.
Publication date: 2016-02-05
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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
2013-06-15 to 2014-09-15
Provenance & quality
Moisture was measured using a PR2 profile probe with 4 sensing elements at 10, 20, 30 and 40cm and a portable reading meter HH2 (Delta-T Devices Ltd, Cambridge, UK). Following the manufacturer instructions, access tubes were inserted in the soil using an augering kit to minimize disruption in the structure of the soil profile. The access tubes were initially placed as deep as thaw depth allowed and further inserted deeper as the active layer thickened. At time of measurement, the PR2 profile probe was connected to the reading meter, removed from the protective tube and inserted in the access tubes. Values of volumetric soil moisture (m3 m-3) were recorded from the meter using the default calibration.
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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Estop-Aragones, C.; Fisher, J.P.; Cooper, M.A.; Thierry, A.; Treharne, R.; Murton, J.B.; Phoenix, G.K.; Charman, D.J.; Williams, M.; Hartley, I.P. (2016). Soil moisture profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/189900a4-f7a9-41bd-b6f5-eef694209f87
© Natural Environment Research Council
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Correspondence/contact details
Williams, M.
University of Edinburgh
School of GeoSciences, Crew Bldg
Edinburgh
EH9 3JN
mat.williams@ed.ac.uk
Edinburgh
EH9 3JN
Authors
Estop-Aragones, C.
University of Exeter
Fisher, J.P.
University of Sheffield
Cooper, M.A.
University of Exeter
Thierry, A.
University of Edinburgh
Treharne, R.
University of Sheffield
Murton, J.B.
University of Sussex
Phoenix, G.K.
University of Sheffield
Charman, D.J.
University of Exeter
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6117-5208
Hartley, I.P.
University of Exeter
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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