Soil dates using 210Pb in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada
This dataset consists of soils dated using lead-210 (210Pb) in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Soil cores were sampled during early summer in 2013 and 2014 from peatland plateaus, thawing peatland plateaus, burnt and unburnt black spruce forests in Yukon and Northwest Territories. The upper part of the soil profile was dated using 210Pb to quantify recent carbon accumulation rates. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/3b22fba5-8429-4fdc-849c-b4c248ea744d
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environment
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2006-01-01
Lead dating
Peatland plateu
Thawing peatland
Fire
Permafrost
lead-210
210Pb
-137
-112
64
60
2013-06-15
2014-09-15
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2016-02-05
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2016-01-01
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Lead-210 (210Pb) dating was used to date the upper part of the soil profile which was cut at intervals of 1 cm resolution. Samples were freeze dried and ground and the 210Pb activity was determined by alpha spectrometry following chemical extraction. Constant rate of supply models were used to assign ages in years to the soil. This data can be used to quantify recent carbon accumulation rates (refer to dataset of bulk density, carbon and nitrogen content).
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2010-12-08
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Estop-Aragones, C., Fisher, J.P., Cooper, M.A., Thierry, A., Treharne, R., Murton, J.B., Phoenix, G.K., Charman, D.J., Williams, M., Hartley, I.P. (2016). Soil dates using 210Pb in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/3b22fba5-8429-4fdc-849c-b4c248ea744d
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