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

Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018

Name: Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018
Published: 2021-09-27
License: https://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/licences/OGL/plain

https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b Cite this dataset

The dataset contains peat core data from 7 sites in a 1km2 upland (RSPB Forsinard Knockfin Heights) and 7 sites in a 1km2 of lowland (Plantlife Munsary) blanket peatland within the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland. Data was obtained between October 2018 and January 2019. Also included is peat depth data from Knockfin Heights at 100m spacing and Teabag Index data to assess peat decomposition rates at 47 points.

Publication date: 2021-09-27

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type: Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system: WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent: 2018-10-01 to 2019-01-31

Provenance & quality

All data were generated by the authors. As data was generated, checks were made to ensure accuracy (instrument calibration ) and precision (repeat measurements) were within accepted limits and if necessary repeated measurements if required.

Citations

Sterk, H.P., Marshall, C., Cowie, N.R., Clutterbuck, B., McIlvenny, J., & Andersen, R.(2022). Blanket bog CO2 flux driven by plant functional type during summer drought. Ecohydrology, 16(2). Portico https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2503

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