Identification

Title

Physical and geochemical properties of saltmarsh soils from wide diameter gouge cores in Essex, UK, collected in 2019

Abstract

Physical and geochemical measurements of saltmarsh soils produced from 19 wide diameter gouge cores (60 mm in diameter) collected from 8 sites encompassing saltmarshes with different origins (natural, historic breach, managed realignment) in 2019. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1 Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/fa3f4087-528e-4c5d-90d8-6bb4675d6317

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/fa3f4087-528e-4c5d-90d8-6bb4675d6317

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/fa3f4087-528e-4c5d-90d8-6bb4675d6317.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/fa3f4087-528e-4c5d-90d8-6bb4675d6317

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

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

Essex

Blue carbon

Bulk density

Carbon

Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environments

coastal

C-SIDE

intertidal

Organic carbon

Organic matter

saltmarsh

salt marsh

Sediment

Soil

Soil texture

wetland

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-0.023

East bounding longitude

1.611

North bounding latitude

52.046

South bounding latitude

51.459

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-01-01

End position

2019-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-07-12

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Across Essex saltmarshes 19 wide diameter (60mm) soil cores were collected. The location of each coring site was recorded using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Prior to analysis the samples were stored at 4 degrees Celsius at the University of St Andrews. Upon return to the laboratory the cores were described following the Troels-Smith scheme. The cores were sub-sampled at 1cm intervals and bulk density and organic carbon analysis was undertaken using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.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

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

2023-07-18T10:51:22

Metadata language

eng