a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:18:46 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Hydraulic and hydrological data from surface and subsurface soils across the Thames catchment, UK, 2021 2022-11-11 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 10.5285/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 doi: Trill, E., Blake, J.R., Robotham, J., Scarlett, P., Rameshwaran, P., Old, G., Clark, J. (2022). Hydraulic and hydrological data from surface and subsurface soils across the Thames catchment, UK, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 This dataset contains information about surface and sub-surface hydraulic and hydrological soil properties across the Thames (UK) catchment. Soil dry bulk density, estimated soil porosity, soil moisture and soil moisture retention (to 100 cm suction) were determined through laboratory analysis of soil samples collected at five depths between the surface and 100 cm below ground level (where possible). Surface soil infiltration rates were measured, and soil saturated hydraulic conductivity was calculated at 25 cm and 45 cm depths (where possible). Field scale point data were collected at seven sites in the Thames Catchment, with three sub-groups of sites under different land use and management practices. The first land management group included three arable fields in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, on shallow soils over Limestone with no grass in rotation, herbal leys in rotation or rye and clover in rotation. The second group included two arable fields in near Wantage, Oxfordshire, on free draining loamy soils over chalk with conventional management or controlled traffic. The final group included a permanent grassland and broadleaf woodland on slowly permeable soil over mudstone near Oxford, Oxfordshire. Data were collected in representative infield areas; trafficked areas (e.g. tramlines or animal tracks), and untrafficked margins. Samples and measurements were taken between April 2021 and October 2021, with repeats taken before and after harvest. Soil samples were collected using Eijkelkamp 07.53.SC sample ring kit with closed ring holder and the Edelman auger and Stony auger when required. Infiltration measurements were taken using Mini Disk Infiltrometers. Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity was measured using Guelph permeameters. Soil bulk density and porosity were calculated using oven drying methods. Soil moisture retention was calculated using an Eijelkamp Sandbox. This dataset was collected by UKCEH as part of the 'Land management in lowland catchments for integrated flood risk reduction' (LANDWISE) project. LANDWISE seeks to examine how land use and management can be used to reduce the risk of flooding for communities. LANDWISE is one of three projects comprising the Natural Environment Research Council Natural Flood Management Research Programme. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council Grant NE/R004668/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 Trill, E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-8942 ORCID record 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. information author Blake, J.R. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-4712 ORCID record 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. information author Robotham, J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-8345 ORCID record 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. information author Scarlett, P. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6242-8158 ORCID record 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. information author Rameshwaran, P. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-953X ORCID record 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. information author Old, G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4713-1070 ORCID record 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. information author Clark, J. University of Reading EMAIL NOT PROVIDED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-8824 ORCID record 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. information author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner Robotham, J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-8345 ORCID record 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. information pointOfContact Land Use Soil Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication soil hydraulics soil moisture GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Hydrology Soil Land use Agriculture Thames catchment England Soil properties Surface Sub-surface Soil moisture retention Soil bulk density Soil porosity Soil infiltration rate Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity LANDWISE Land management otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Trill, E., Blake, J.R., Robotham, J., Scarlett, P., Rameshwaran, P., Old, G., Clark, J. (2022). Hydraulic and hydrological data from surface and subsurface soils across the Thames catchment, UK, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 textTable 1000 English utf8 environment 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 -1.986 -1.3 51.57 51.8 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/a32f775b-34dd-4f31-aafa-f88450eb7a90.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset 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 2010-12-08 Soil samples were collected using Eijkelkamp 07.53.SC sample ring kit with closed ring holder and the Edelman auger and Stony auger when required. Samples were collected within representative field areas, sealed in bags and refrigerated the same day as collection, prior to laboratory analysis. Soil bulk density and porosity were calculated using oven drying methods. Surface infiltration measurements were taken using Minidisk Infiltrometers. Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity was measured using Guelph Permeameters. Soil moisture retention was calculated using an Eijelkamp Sandbox. Measurements and samples were taken at nearby but offset locations to avoid errors from soil disturbance from previous measurements. Data were quality controlled by an independent assessor to flag any transcription errors or potentially spurious readings, checking against original field and lab sheets, then either correcting or removing the data as appropriate.