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Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016

This data set includes a range of physico-chemical properties measured from topsoil within a wide range of land use types across Wales, collected as part of the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP). The properties included are: soil organic matter (loss on ignition (LOI)), derived carbon concentration, total soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen, total soil phosphorous, Olsen-phosphorous (within improved land only), pH, electrical conductivity, soil bulk density of fine earth, fine earth volumetric water content when sampled and soil water repellency - water drop penetration time.

The monitoring programme was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09

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Metadata Language
English (en)
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Dataset Reference Date ()
2019-07-03
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
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Robinson, D.A., Astbury, S., Barrett, G., Burden, A., Carter, H., Emmett, B.A., Garbutt, A., Giampieri, C., Hall, J., Henrys, P., Hughes, S., Hunt, A., Jarvis, S., Jones, D.L., Keenan, P., Lebron, I., Nunez, D., Owen, A., Patel, M., Pereira, M.G., Seaton, F., Sharps, K., Tanna, B., Thompson, N., Williams, B., Wood, C.M. (2019). Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Robinson, D.A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Astbury, S.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Barrett, G.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Burden, A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Carter, H.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Emmett, B.A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Garbutt, A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Giampieri, C.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hall, J.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Henrys, P.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hughes, S.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hunt, A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Jarvis, S.
  Bangor University - Jones, D.L.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Keenan, P.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Lebron, I.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Nunez, D.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Owen, A.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Patel, M.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pereira, M.G.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Seaton, F.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sharps, K.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Tanna, B.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thompson, N.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Williams, B.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Robinson, D.A.
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
  • Soil
  • Environmental survey
  • Wales
  • Soil properties
  • Glastir
  • agri-environment scheme
  • monitoring
  • Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme
  • GMEP
  • soil organic matter
  • loss on ignition
  • LOI
  • carbon
  • soil organic carbon
  • SOC
  • nitrogen
  • phosphorous
  • Olsen-phosphorous
  • Olsen-P
  • pH
  • electrical conductivity
  • bulk density
  • volumetric water content
  • water repellency
  • water drop penetration time
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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© Crown copyright: Welsh Government licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0
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© Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae’r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0
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For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required.
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Robinson, D.A., Astbury, S., Barrett, G., Burden, A., Carter, H., Emmett, B.A., Garbutt, A., Giampieri, C., Hall, J., Henrys, P., Hughes, S., Hunt, A., Jarvis, S., Jones, D.L., Keenan, P., Lebron, I., Nunez, D., Owen, A., Patel, M., Pereira, M.G., Seaton, F., Sharps, K., Tanna, B., Thompson, N., Williams, B., Wood, C.M. (2019). Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
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Distance
10000  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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Begin date
2013-04-01
End date
2016-10-31
 
Code
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Statement

Within each of 300 x 1km sample squares, a set of soil samples were taken from 5 pre-determined randomly dispersed locations (where practically possible). The soil sample analysed for soil metrics was taken using a black plastic core ('C-core'), 15cm long, from a location co-incident with vegetation surveys.

After collection, the soil cores were refrigerated and stored until posted, usually within a couple of days, to laboratories at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Bangor and Lancaster. Analysed data were transferred to secure databases at CEH following sample analysis.

To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10km Ordnance Survey grid squares.

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0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Character set
ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1)
Resource type
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Metadata Date
2021-06-25T18:44:03
Metadata standard name
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Metadata standard version
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  Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
 
 

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