Saltmarsh Soil Physical and Biogeochemical Measurements from Scotland, 2018

Four sediment cores from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh in Scotland provide 39 samples analyzed for dry bulk density, water content, porosity, and organic carbon content. Data were collected in November 2018 by the NERC C-SIDE program to quantify soil carbon storage and test coring techniques.

Use Cases

• Model relationships between organic carbon content and physical properties like dry bulk density and porosity across 39 soil samples.
• Analyze vertical profiles of water content and organic carbon content at 10 cm intervals down four sediment cores.
• Quantify carbon storage potential in northern loch head saltmarshes using measured organic carbon content and bulk density data.

Strengths

• Data includes 39 discrete soil samples from four distinct sediment cores.
• Each sample provides four quantitative measurements: dry bulk density, water content, porosity, and organic carbon content.
• Samples were collected at standardized 10 cm intervals, enabling vertical profile analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 39 total observations limits statistical power for broad generalization.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single saltmarsh site in northern Scotland.
• Data represents a single time point (November 2018), lacking temporal dynamics.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Soil samples collected via hammer coring technique and processed with elemental analysis.

Time Range

November 2018

Freshness

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Geography

Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, North of Scotland