Identification

Title

Carbon and nitrogen content of permafrost soils from the North West Territories and Yukon, Canada, 2019-2020

Abstract

This dataset contains information on the carbon and nitrogen content of varying permafrost soil types and layers sampled from the North West Territories and Yukon, Canada in 2019 and 2020. Samples analysed include turbels, orthels and histels from drained lakes, non-lake (alluvial and till) and yedoma deposits including active layer and both organic and mineral permafrost (where appropriate). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/54e9d93f-bacb-41e4-a66a-0cdcbdd02101

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/54e9d93f-bacb-41e4-a66a-0cdcbdd02101

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/54e9d93f-bacb-41e4-a66a-0cdcbdd02101.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/54e9d93f-bacb-41e4-a66a-0cdcbdd02101

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-141.064

East bounding longitude

-101.777

North bounding latitude

68.943

South bounding latitude

62.121

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-01-01

End position

2020-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-09-08

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

The soil samples were collected by digging soil pits, coring or horizontal drill holes into thaw slumps and recording the sampling location via GPS. Frozen soil samples were shipped to Exeter where they were defrosted, manually homogenised by mixing, subsampled and oven dried, then ground and weighed out for CN elemental analysis in June 2021. The elemental standard and check standard used was EDTA every ten samples.

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: Friggens, N.L., Hugelius, G., Kokelj, S.V., Murton, J.B., Opel, T., Phoenix, G.K., Hartley, I.P. (2023). Carbon and nitrogen content of permafrost soils from the North West Territories and Yukon, Canada, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/54e9d93f-bacb-41e4-a66a-0cdcbdd02101

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

n.lindstrom-friggens@exeter.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

n.lindstrom-friggens@exeter.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-6312

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

gustaf.hugelius@natgeo.su.se

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-1594

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Northwest Territories Geological Survey

email address

Steve_Kokelj@gov.nt.ca

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-2605

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

j.b.murton@sussex.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9469-5856

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

thomas.opel@awi.de

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-8256

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

g.phoenix@sheffield.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-8107

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

i.hartley@exeter.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-6617

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

n.lindstrom-friggens@exeter.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

name: EIDC website

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

function: information

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-21T09:33:40

Metadata language

eng