Identification

Title

Soil state and environmental parameters across geo-linked sampling locations on grassland, UK (2016)

Abstract

Data are presented for soil state and environmental parameters of soil samples collected from paired intensive and extensive grassland systems, including low and high pH parent soils, from 32 sites across the United Kingdom. The samples were collected during winter and spring 2015-2016 by project staff experienced in soil core collection. Samples were subdivided for subsequent analysis of total Nitrogen, total Carbon, total organic Carbon, total Phosphorus, soil pH, soil moisture, loss on ignition, sand, silt, clay texture, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra and bulk density. The data were collected to help understand soil functional change in a variety of management and climatic scenarios as part of NERC U-GRASS (Understanding and enhancing soil ecosystem services and resilience in UK grass and croplands) award (NERC Reference NE/M017125/1) part of the NERC Soil Security Programme. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/2a817dbf-097f-45b4-85bd-745f4e78e656

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/2a817dbf-097f-45b4-85bd-745f4e78e656

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/2a817dbf-097f-45b4-85bd-745f4e78e656.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/2a817dbf-097f-45b4-85bd-745f4e78e656

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

U-GRASS

Understanding and enhancing soil ecosystem services and resilience in UK grass and croplands

Soil

Grassland

Land use

Physical parameters

Chemical parameters

Paired

total nitrogen

total carbon

total organic carbon

totalphosphorus

soil pH

soil moisture

loss on ignition

LOI

sand

silt

clay texture

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.828

East bounding longitude

0.797

North bounding latitude

56.249

South bounding latitude

50.437

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-06-15

End position

2016-06-15

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-09-11

date type

creation

effective date

2018-11-15

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Soil samples were collected from 32 grassland sites across the United Kingdom and stored frozen at –20 degrees Celsius prior to subsequent processing for chemical, physical, molecular and functional characteristics. Analysis was carried out for total Nitrogen, total Carbon, total organic Carbon, total Phosphorus (CEH Lancaster), soil pH, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra, bulk density (CEH Wallingford) , soil moisture, loss on ignition (CEH Lancaster and Wallingford), sand, silt, clay texture (NRM Laboratories). Results were returned from the laboratories compiled into an Excel spreadsheet. The compiled data set was exported as a comma separated value file for deposition into the EIDC.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Griffiths, R.I., Puissant, J., Dos Santos Pereira, G., Goodall, T.I. (2019). Soil state and environmental parameters across geo-linked sampling locations on grassland, UK (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/2a817dbf-097f-45b4-85bd-745f4e78e656

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T12:37:43

Metadata language

eng