Soil temperature, soil moisture, air temperature and relative humidity for vegetation at Siksik Creek, North West Territories, Canada

Data comprise soil temperature, air temperature, soil volumetric moisture content, relative humidity, and surface wetness data from Onset Microstation Data Loggers at 5 locations (within the main vegetation types) at SikSik creek catchment, Trail Valley Creek, NWT, Canada.

The data were collected under Project HYDRA, a NERC funded UK research project linking Heriot Watt University, the Universities of Durham, Aberdeen and Stirling, and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Edinburgh. Project HYDRA is part of the UK Arctic Research Programme. Project HYDRA studies sites in Arctic Canada to investigate the biological, chemical and physical controls on the release of greenhouse gases from permafrost into melt water and to the atmosphere and how these emissions will influence global warming. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/10839b38-cc29-4a07-999a-ac32e3f70609

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2016-06-09

Dataset Reference Date (): 2013-08-02

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/10839b38-cc29-4a07-999a-ac32e3f70609

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/10839b38-cc29-4a07-999a-ac32e3f70609

Other citation details: Street, L., Wookey. P. (2016). Soil temperature, soil moisture, air temperature and relative humidity for vegetation at Siksik Creek, North West Territories, Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/10839b38-cc29-4a07-999a-ac32e3f70609

Heriot Watt University - Dr. Lorna Street

Heriot-Watt University - Street, L.

Heriot-Watt University - Wookey. P.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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lichen
logger
temperature
humidity
volumetric water content
soil
air
Siksik catchment

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Street, L., Wookey. P. (2016). Soil temperature, soil moisture, air temperature and relative humidity for vegetation at Siksik Creek, North West Territories, Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/10839b38-cc29-4a07-999a-ac32e3f70609

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Distance: 100 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

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Environment

Begin date: 2013-08-02

End date: 2015-08-21

Code: WGS 84

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Methods:

Soil temperatures were measured at 5 cm depth (below the ground surface) using Onset 12-bit Temperature Smart sensors.

Air temperature and/or relative humidity (RH) were measured at approximately 0.5 m above the ground surface and shielded from radiation using the Onset solar radiation screen. If air temperature alone was measured, this was using Onset 12-bit Temperature Smart sensors, otherwise air temperature/RH were measured using Onset 12-bit Temperature/Relative Humidity Smart sensors. Surface wetness was measured at the lichen heath location using Onset Leaf wetness smart sensor. Volumetric water content (VWC) was also measured at 5 cm depth (from the ground surface) using ECH2O EC-5 volumetric moisture sensors using factory calibration - where possible in both hummock and inter hummock positions. All measurements were made at 10 minute intervals. Data are continuous with no gap-filling.

Not all variables were measured at each location:

Logger 1: soil temperature, air temperature, RH, soil VWC

Logger 2: soil temperature, air temperature, RH, soil VWC (in Sphagnum moss), soil VWC (under willow shrub)

Logger 3: soil temperature (hummock), air temperature, RH, soil VWC (hummock), soil VWC (interhummock)

Logger 4: soil temperature (hummock), air temperature, RH, soil VWC (hummock), soil VWC (interhummock)

Logger 5: soil temperature (hummock), surface wetness, soil VWC (hummock), soil VWC (interhummock).

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Metadata Date: 2023-03-21T12:51:11

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