Peat Depth Measurements from Peruvian Amazon Basin 2019-2020

Environmental Information Data Centre provides field data on peat depth from over 250 locations in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin, Amazonian Peru. The data were collected during campaigns in 2019 and 2020 and used to train a predictive model of peat distribution.

Use Cases

• Train a predictive model of peat distribution using the Peat_depth_cm measurements from over 250 field locations.
• Analyze spatial patterns of peat depth across the Pastaza-Marañón Basin using site location coordinates.
• Integrate this dataset with other data in the 'Carbon Storage in Amazonian Peatlands' collection, using sites with NA in Peat_depth_cm as join keys.

Strengths

• Data from over 250 distinct field locations provides a substantial sample for spatial analysis.
• Field campaigns in 2019 and 2020 offer recent, ground-truthed measurements.
• Part of a broader data collection on Amazonian peatlands, enabling integration with related studies.

Limitations

• Sample data and column definitions are unavailable, hindering immediate understanding of the data structure.
• Contains sites with NA values in the primary Peat_depth_cm column, requiring filtering or separate handling.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Collected during a series of field campaigns.

Time Range

2019-2020

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Pastaza-Marañón Basin, Amazonian Peru