Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements for Horticultural Crops on UK Peat Soil 2012-2020

Time series observations of surface-atmosphere exchanges of net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange (NEE), sensible heat, latent heat, and momentum for a managed lowland deep peat soil in East Anglia, UK. The data spans from June 2012 to January 2020, covering periods of lettuce, leek, celery, sugar beet, and potato cultivation. It includes ancillary weather, soil physics, and atmospheric turbulence variables.

Use Cases

• Model net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange (NEE) dynamics using ancillary weather and soil physics observations.
• Analyze sensible heat and latent heat flux correlations with atmospheric turbulence variables across different crop cycles.
• Study momentum flux patterns in a managed peatland ecosystem for horticultural crops like lettuce and potatoes.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 7.5 years, from June 2012 to January 2020.
• Covers multiple horticultural crop cycles including lettuce, leek, celery, sugar beet, and potatoes.
• Includes ancillary data on weather, soil physics, and atmospheric turbulence quality.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and column structure limits assessment of dataset scale and granularity.
• Data is specific to a single site in East Anglia, limiting geographic generalizability.
• Temporal coverage ends in early 2020, which may not reflect recent agricultural or climatic conditions.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Measurements made using the micrometeorological eddy covariance (EC) technique.

Time Range

22 June 2012 to 1 January 2020

Freshness

Last platform update was March 2026, but underlying data collection ended in January 2020.

Geography

Managed lowland deep peat soil in the East Anglian Fens, England, UK