Sedimentological and organic carbon data from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, Scotland, 2018

The dataset comprises of physical property and biogeochemical measurements of saltmarsh soil collected using the hammer coring technique from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh in the North of Scotland. The site was chosen to represent northern, loch head marshes and to test different coring techniques in organic rich soils. The data provides a quantitative measure of the dry bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon content present within the soils of the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh. A total of four cores were collected, 39 samples were collected at 10 cm intervals down the length of each core. The samples were processed for bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon content which was quantified through elemental analysis. The data were collected to help create a detailed picture of saltmarsh carbon storage in the soils of UK saltmarsh and test different coring approaches. The cores were collected by the data authors in November 2018. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1 Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55

Date (Publication): 2021-02-25

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55

Citation identifier: doi: / 10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55

Other citation details: Smeaton, C., Rees-Hughs, L., Barlow, N.L.M., Austin, W.E.N. (2021). Sedimentological and organic carbon data from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, Scotland, 2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Custodian
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Publisher
University of St. Andrews	Smeaton, C.	cs244@st-andrews.ac.uk	Point of contact
University of St Andrews	Smeaton, C.	cs244@st-andrews.ac.uk	Author
University of Leeds	Rees-Hughs, L.	EMAIL NOT PROVIDED	Author
University of Leeds	Barlow, N.L.M.	EMAIL NOT PROVIDED	Author
University of St Andrews	Austin, W.E.N.	EMAIL NOT PROVIDED	Author
The University Court of the University of St Andrews		court@st-andrews.ac.uk	Owner

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Kyle of Tongue

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bulk density
carbon
loss on ignition
Scotland
Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE)
LOI

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Smeaton, C., Rees-Hughs, L., Barlow, N.L.M., Austin, W.E.N. (2021). Sedimentological and organic carbon data from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, Scotland, 2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55

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Begin date: 2018-11-25

End date: 2018-11-25

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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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

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Soil cores were collected using the hammer coring technique, where a PVC pipe was manually driven into the soil. The location of the cores was recorded using DGPS. Prior to analysis, the cores were split, the soil profile described using the Troel-smith scheme and fixed volumetric (4 cm^3) samples collected at 10 cm intervals down the length of each core. Dry bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon data was produced using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.

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Date stamp: 2025-11-13T16:15:40

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