Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes with associated environmental observations from a plantation forest to bog restoration site, Talaheel, Forsinard Flows RSPB Reserve, Scotland, 2015-2022
bibliographic citation: Coyle, M., Andersen, R., Cash, J., Cowdery, E., Gilbert, P., Hill, T., Johnson-Marshall, A., Morrison, R., Vidis, M., Artz, R.R.E. (2024). Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes with associated environmental observations from a plantation forest to bog restoration site, Talaheel, Forsinard Flows RSPB Reserve, Scotland, 2015-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2922a694-fcaf-4046-b490-d80ce33b8ae8
description: This dataset contains measurements of carbon dioxide gas exchange over a site restored from plantation forest to peat in 1997/1998, in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland. It contains eddy-covariance and associated meteorological and pedological measurements from 2015-08-19 11:00 to 2022-12-31 at half-hourly intervals. The carbon dioxide time series has been gap-filled to allow the calculation of annual budgets for carbon exchange. The site reference is UK-THE ( http://www.europe-fluxdata.eu/home/sites-list )
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: The site was established in 2014 by the University of St Andrews in collaboration with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), James Hutton Institute (JHI), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Royal Society for the Protection Birds. Initially an open-path LI-7500 IRGA was used and subsequently replaced with a custom-built enclosed unit (essentially a LI-7500 open-path instrument enclosed in a box with a fan to sample the air and flow it through the chamber). The tower sits on a felled conifer plantation which was rewetted after the trees were harvested in 1997, with further furrow blocking in 2017. A little brash is still visible and although the ploughed furrows and ridges are visible, peatland vegetation has returned to the footprint. In 2018 JHI and UHI took over site operations and some instruments were replaced or refurbished in 2019 to bring the eddy-covariance measurements back to full operation. Over 2022-2024 the off-grid power system was upgraded with new panels and control system, while the radiation and soil sensors were also replaced. Measurements are made using standard instrumentation, retrieved remotely at regular intervals and processed using protocols similar to those defined by the FluxNet and and Integrated Carbon Observation Systems (ICOS) projects.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2015-08-19
  end date: 2022-12-31
contact point: Coyle, M.
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Climate and climate change
subject: Environmental survey
subject: meteorology
subject: peat
subject: blanket bog
subject: forest
subject: NEE
subject: bog
subject: carbon dioxide
type: Dataset
available: 2024-09-20
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/2922a694-fcaf-4046-b490-d80ce33b8ae8
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: RAUT
theme: Climate and climate change
theme: Environmental survey
creator: Coyle, M.
creator: Andersen, R.
creator: Cash, J.
creator: Cowdery, E.
creator: Gilbert, P.
creator: Morrison, R.
creator: Artz, R.R.E.
language: en

Coyle, M.
type: Person
family name: Coyle
given name: M.
member: The James Hutton Institute

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Andersen, R.
type: Person
family name: Andersen
given name: R.
member: University of the Highlands and Islands

Cash, J.
type: Person
family name: Cash
given name: J.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Cowdery, E.
type: Person
family name: Cowdery
given name: E.
member: The James Hutton Institute

Gilbert, P.
type: Person
family name: Gilbert
given name: P.
member: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Hill, T.
type: Person
family name: Hill
given name: T.
member: University of Exeter

Johnson-Marshall, A.
type: Person
family name: Johnson-Marshall
given name: A.
member: The James Hutton Institute

Morrison, R.
type: Person
family name: Morrison
given name: R.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Vidis, M.
type: Person
family name: Vidis
given name: M.
member: The James Hutton Institute

Artz, R.R.E.
type: Person
family name: Artz
given name: R.R.E.
member: The James Hutton Institute

Climate and climate change
type: Concept

Environmental survey
type: Concept

meteorology
type: Concept

peat
type: Concept

forest
type: Concept

bog
type: Concept

carbon dioxide
type: Concept

The James Hutton Institute
type: Organization

University of the Highlands and Islands
type: Organization

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
type: Organization

University of Exeter
type: Organization