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Estop-Aragones, C. et al

Soil dates using 210Pb in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada

https://doi.org/10.5285/3b22fba5-8429-4fdc-849c-b4c248ea744d Cite this dataset
This dataset consists of soils dated using lead-210 (210Pb) in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Soil cores were sampled during early summer in 2013 and 2014 from peatland plateaus, thawing peatland plateaus, burnt and unburnt black spruce forests in Yukon and Northwest Territories. The upper part of the soil profile was dated using 210Pb to quantify recent carbon accumulation rates.
Publication date: 2016-02-05

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

Lead-210 (210Pb) dating was used to date the upper part of the soil profile which was cut at intervals of 1 cm resolution. Samples were freeze dried and ground and the 210Pb activity was determined by alpha spectrometry following chemical extraction. Constant rate of supply models were used to assign ages in years to the soil. This data can be used to quantify recent carbon accumulation rates (refer to dataset of bulk density, carbon and nitrogen content).

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Carbon Cycling Linkages of Permafrost Systems

Correspondence/contact details

Professor Mathew Williams
University of Edinburgh
Global Change Research Institute, Crew Building, Kings Buildings
Edinburgh
EH9 3JN
UK
 mat.williams@ed.ac.uk

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
Williams, M.
University of Edinburgh
Hartley, I.P.
University of Exeter

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
Keywords
210Pb , Canada , fire , lead , lead-210 , Lead dating , peat , Peatland plateu , Permafrost , Thawing peatland
Last updated
01 March 2024 11:27

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CITE 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 dates using 210Pb in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3b22fba5-8429-4fdc-849c-b4c248ea744d

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