Nitrous oxide fluxes and associated soil measurements from a mixed livestock farm in central Scotland (2012-2013)
bibliographic citation: Cowan, N.J., Levy, P.E., Skiba, U.M. (2019). Nitrous oxide fluxes and associated soil measurements from a mixed livestock farm in central Scotland (2012-2013). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/54edbdcf-086e-40a7-b2cc-c1e4fcbfbbbc
description: This data set includes over 500 individual flux measurements of nitrous oxide (N2O) from a mixed livestock farm, carried out in 2012 and 2013 using a high-precision flux chamber method. Measurements of soil properties are also reported for each individual flux measurement. Soil pH, temperature moisture content, bulk density and ammonia and nitrate concentrations (extracted via the KCl method) are reported in the data. The data represents arable and grazed fields (cattle and sheep) as well as other sources of N2O from agricultural lands such as barns, manure heaps and silage storage. This data was used to assess farms scale emissions of N2O from a variety of sources over four seasons.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Flux measurements were made using a high-precision closed chamber system where air was circulated between the chamber and an Aerodyne quantum cascade laser instrument measuring mixing ratios at 1 Hz. Fluxes were calculated from the concentration change in each chamber by linear and non-linear regression using the R package HMR which also provided the 95 % confidence interval in dc/dt. Soil samples were collected and frozen to - 18 ˚C within six hours of collection. Analysis of soils was carried out within 2 months of sampling. NH4+ and NO3- was extracted from the soil samples using 50 ml of 1 M KCl solution for 15 g of soil. The mixture was filtered using 2.5 µm filter paper (Fisherbrand, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA) and the solution was stored and frozen in 20 ml plastic vials. Concentrations of NH4+ and NO3- were measured using a Bran and Luebbe AutoAnalyser (SPX Flow Technology, Norderstedt, Germany) by the analytical department at the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh. A sub sample of the dried soils was taken to be ground (via ball milling) for elemental analysis of total carbon and nitrogen content of the soil (vario EL cube, Elemaentar, Hanau, Germany), also by the analytical department at the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2012-09-24
  end date: 2013-07-10
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Agriculture
subject: Climate and climate change
subject: Soil
subject: livestock farming
subject: nitrogen oxides
type: Dataset
available: 2019-06-17
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/54edbdcf-086e-40a7-b2cc-c1e4fcbfbbbc
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright Crown Copyright and Database Right (2019) Defra
access rights: UNRS
theme: Agriculture
theme: Climate and climate change
theme: Soil
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/54edbdcf-086e-40a7-b2cc-c1e4fcbfbbbc
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright Crown Copyright and Database Right (2019) Defra
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Levy, P.E.
language: en

Cowan, N.
type: Person
family name: Cowan
given name: Nicholas
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

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

Levy, P.E.
type: Person
family name: Levy
given name: P.E.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Skiba, U.M.
type: Person
family name: Skiba
given name: U.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Agriculture
type: Concept

Climate and climate change
type: Concept

Soil
type: Concept

livestock farming
type: Concept

nitrogen oxides
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization