Identification

Title

Manual water table measurements from experimental microcatchments in peatlands at Stalybridge, Peak District, UK, 2019-2022

Abstract

This dataset contains depth to water table measurements from ten experimental microcatchments (0.4-3.9 hectares) on Stalybridge Moor, an upland peatland in the Peak District, UK. The data extend from 2019 to 2022, covering a period before and after gully blocking took place in six microcatchments, with four microcatchment kept as a non-restored control. Monthly measurements from October-February, summer/autumn. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07.zip

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07

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

Hydrography

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.017

East bounding longitude

-1.941

North bounding latitude

53.528

South bounding latitude

53.506

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-10-16

End position

2022-02-25

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2024-07-11

date type

creation

effective date

2024-07-09

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Depth to the water table from the peat surface was measured using a blow tube in PVC dipwells which were installed in the peat surface. The height of the dipwell protrusion from the peat surface is also measured and then subtracted from the recorded depth of the blow tube to get the depth of water table from the peat surface. Within each microcatchment, there were two dipwell clusters, one near the gully edge and one far from the gully edge. Each cluster contained five individual dipwells. Each cluster had a peat anchor installed, a metal rod inserted down to the mineral layer, to serve as a vertical datum to monitor potential changes in dipwell protrusion height (E.g. accidental or intentional human interference with installed equipment).

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

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Johnston, A.R., Allott, T.E.H., Edokpa, D., Kay, M., Rees, J.L., Shuttleworth, E.L., Spencer, T., Evans, M.G. (2024). Manual water table measurements from experimental microcatchments in peatlands at Stalybridge, Peak District, UK, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e9ffe8aa-3c17-4f3a-a3e7-5ab3add0af07

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Manchester

email address

adam.johnston@manchester.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6788-0407

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