Peatland restoration greenhouse emissions and uncertainties under multiple emission metrics from a modelling case-study in the UK

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This dataset contains greenhouse gas emission estimates for illustrative scenarios of peatland restoration from a case-study with The Wildlife Trusts in the UK. Initial management information was provided by individual Wildlife Trusts, from which a representative simulation case-study was designed. Emissions are estimated assuming peatlands are initially in a degraded state, initially restored by wetting, and finally restored further to 'near-natural' conditions. Emissions are reported for individual gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide), and aggregated under multiple metrics: the 100-year Global Warming Potential, the 100-year Global temperature Change Potential and 'GWP*', to provide insight into temporal dynamics. Uncertainties are also shown, with data from a large number of Monte Carlo Simulation runs. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/W004976/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a295a07f-613d-4787-a933-48174db301be

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2026-03-10
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Lynch, J., Zhang, X. (2026). Peatland restoration greenhouse emissions and uncertainties under multiple emission metrics from a modelling case-study in the UK. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a295a07f-613d-4787-a933-48174db301be
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Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
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