Carbon and Nitrogen Flux Data from a Managed Scottish Grassland 2002-2010

Environmental Information Data Centre provides measured daily values of precipitation, air and soil temperature, soil water content, and net ecosystem exchange (NEE) fluxes from a grazed, cut, and fertilized temperate grassland in southeast Scotland. The dataset contains data collected between January 2002 and December 2010, including one-off soil carbon and nitrogen measurements from 2004 and 2010.

Use Cases

• Model net ecosystem exchange (NEE) using daily precipitation and soil temperature data to assess grassland carbon balance.
• Analyze relationships between nitrogen input from fertiliser and measured fluxes of nitrous oxide from static chambers.
• Correlate soil water content with measured nitrogen and carbon leaching rates to understand hydrological drivers.
• Investigate the impact of livestock density on methane flux measurements from the managed grassland site.

Strengths

• Nine-year temporal coverage from January 2002 to December 2010.
• Includes multiple flux measurements: NEE, methane, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
• Data collected as part of three European projects (GREENGRASS, NitroEurope, CarboEurope), ensuring methodological rigor.

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to a single grassland site in southeast Scotland, limiting generalizability.
• Soil carbon and nitrogen data are only available as one-off measurements from 2004 and 2010, not a continuous time series.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Measured daily values via eddy covariance, static chambers, automatic chambers, and soil sampling; calculated fluxes using an online tool.

Time Range

January 2002 to December 2010

Freshness

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Geography

Managed grassland (Easterbush) in South East Scotland, 03°02'W, 55°52' N, 190 m a.s.l.