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UKCCSRC Call 2 Project: Quantifying Residual and Dissolution Trapping in the CO2CRC Otway Injection Site

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a promising means of directly lowering CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. However, concerns about the possibility of CO2 leakage are contributing to slow...

FGS Target Area - CSGN Additional Contribution Area

This dataset defines the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) Core and Fringe zone contribution areas. This forms part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014 - 2020 Forestry...

Habitat point records from 1969 Gage Lochs Etive, Creran and Lochnell Bay sublittoral survey

The vertical distribution of the benthic fauna associated with soft sediments in sealochs was investigated by divers taking pairs of core samples at a series of depth levels along a transect from...

Species point records from 1969 Gage Lochs Etive, Creran and Lochnell Bay sublittoral survey

The vertical distribution of the benthic fauna associated with soft sediments in sealochs was investigated by divers taking pairs of core samples at a series of depth levels along a transect from...

Structure and function assessment of macrobenthic communities from north of the Dogger Bank, the Oyster Ground and at Sean Gas Field, in 2007

Four infaunal replicate samples were collected at each site using 0.1 m2 Nioz corers (diameter of approximately 30 cm) were sieved on a 1mm mesh sieve, the sieve remains were then sorted and...

Structure and function assessment of macrobenthic communities from north of the Dogger Bank, the Oyster Ground and at Sean Gas Field, in 2007

Four infaunal replicate samples were collected at each site using 0.1 m2 Nioz corers (diameter of approximately 30 cm) were sieved on a 1mm mesh sieve, the sieve remains were then sorted and...

2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Canna survey for fan mussels and other MPA search features

The purpose of this benthic survey in the Sound of Canna was to conduct a detailed survey of seabed MPA search features within the sound, with particular emphasis on the population of fan mussels...

Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (CBESS) macrofaunal biomass in mudflat and saltmarsh habitats

The dataset details macrofaunal biomass across 6 intertidal sites in the winter and summer of 2013. The data provide a quantitative measure of the biomass of individual invertebrate species present...

Model estimates of topsoil invertebrates [Countryside Survey]

Countryside Survey topsoil invertebrate data is representative of 0 - 8 cm soil depth and includes Total catch, Mite:Springtail ratio, Number of broad taxa and Shannon diversity. For invertebrate...

Soil physical, chemical and biological measurements in the Conwy Catchment (North Wales) 2013 and 2014

The data consist of general physical, biological and chemical parameters for soil samples taken in the Conwy catchment in North West Wales. Samples were collected between 2013 and 2014 across a...

Soil carbon data in the Conwy catchment in North Wales 2014

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...

Model estimates of topsoil moisture [Countryside Survey]

Topsoil moisture data - gravimetric moisture content (%). Data is representative of 0 - 15 cm soil depth. Cores from 1098 plots within 256 1km by 1km squares were measured in 1998 and 2614 plots...

Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (CBESS) macrofaunal abundance in mudflat and saltmarsh habitats

The dataset details macrofaunal abundance across 6 intertidal sites in the winter and summer of 2013. The data provide a quantitative measure of the invertebrate species present within the top 10cm...

Soil profile descriptions, biomass data and vegetation species from a joint sampling event at Sourhope, Scotland, 2000 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

This dataset includes: biomass data for roots, shoots and litter in soil core samples, vegetation species abundance data for sampled soil blocks, and soil profile descriptions (horizon types &...

Microplastic contamination data from mussels from the UK in 2022

This dataset records microplastic (MP) contamination in mussels from the UK (7 stations around England and Wales) collected in November 2022. Data includes MP load per mussel, recorded per...

Sulphides - Economically important geochemical messengers from the mantle (NERC Grant NE/L010828/1)

The project is aimed at understanding how a number of economically and geologically important chemical elements partition themselves between the silicates of the outer parts of the Earth and...

Electron microprobe trace element data apatite and rutile, Zambian Copperbelt

Trace element geochemistry, using Electron Microprobe Analyses, of rutile and apatite from the Zambian Copperbelt, includes standards, and accuracy and precision. Apatite grains from Arkose , Kitwe...

Supporting data for the paper 'Small-scale capillary heterogeneity linked to rapid plume migration during CO2 storage' by S.J. Jackson and S. Krevor 2020 (NERC Grant NE/N016173/1)

Supporting data for the paper 'Small-scale capillary heterogeneity linked to rapid plume migration during CO2 storage'. We supply experimental, analytical and numerical simulation data used in the...

Nanoindentation of shales from the Horn River Basin, North West Canada (NERC Grant NE/R018057/1, NE/R017840/1, NE/R017565/1)

This dataset contains results from nanoindentation testing of five shale samples from the Horn River Basin (core from wells A100B/94 and D94A/94). The samples are from the following formations: A3...

Geospatial Data Catalogue: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Working with the Geospatial Commission, the Geo6 organisations have produced a simplified common data catalogue providing core information on the geospatial datasets that they hold and manage. ...