Identification

Title

Soil carbon data in the Conwy catchment in North Wales 2014

Abstract

The data consist of soil carbon in kilogrammes (kg) of carbon per metre squared. Soil cores were taken to a depth of 1 metre and divided into 15 cm depth increments. Soil carbon (kg carbon per metre squared) was determined for all soil depth increments. The soil samples were taken in the Conwy catchment in North West Wales. Samples were collected in the spring of 2014 across a land use intensification gradient ranging from semi-natural peatlands, acid grasslands to improved grasslands and arable fields. Soil parameters were tested across a land use intensification gradient to detect parameters that can predict aboveground biomass production across different land management types. Data were used to enhance the predictions of biomass production in the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator model (JULES). Measurements informed the improvement of the nitrogen cycle component in the model. This dataset is part of a data series where plant and soil measurements were collected together to increase our understanding of coupled aboveground and belowground processes. Measurements were undertaken by trained members of staff from Bangor University, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Exeter University. This data was collected for the NERC project 'The Multi-Scale Response of Water quality, Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration to Coupled Macronutrient Cycling from Source to Sea' (NE/J011991/1). The project is also referred to as Turf2Surf. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/dd6835bf-9c7e-4ad6-95f2-d15f24162fb3

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/dd6835bf-9c7e-4ad6-95f2-d15f24162fb3.zip

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/dd6835bf-9c7e-4ad6-95f2-d15f24162fb3

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/dd6835bf-9c7e-4ad6-95f2-d15f24162fb3

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

Soil

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Turf2Surf

T2S

Macronutrients

Conwy

North Wales

Van Walt percussion (Cobra TT) core

Elementar Vario Cube Select

Soil

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.031

East bounding longitude

-3.592

North bounding latitude

53.31

South bounding latitude

52.944

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-01-19

date type

creation

effective date

2014-06-15

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Intact soil cores were collected in spring 2014 using a Van Walt percussion (Cobra TT) core. Soil cores were taken to a depth of 1 metre and divided into 15 centimetre (cm) depth increments. Total carbon (%) was analysed using thermal oxidation measured by an Elementar Vario Cube Select. Soil water content (SWC) and bulk density (BD) were measured using standard techniques. SWC and BD were used to calculate the soil carbon in kg per metre squared. All results were entered into Excel spreadsheets. Results from all the analyses were combined into one Excel spreadsheet. Data were then exported from this combined Excel spreadsheet as .csv files for ingestion 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

publisher

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

2022-08-24T15:05:43

Metadata language

eng