North Wales upland grassland data contains annual soil greenhouse gas emissions following real and artificial sheep urine applications across spring and autumn seasons in 2016-2017. The dataset includes supporting meteorological data, soil chemistry, and above-ground biomass time-series measurements, collected via automated and manual chamber sampling analyzed with gas chromatography. It was used to calculate nitrous oxide emission factors for extensively grazed agroecosystems.
Use Cases
- Calculate nitrous oxide emission factors from soil greenhouse gas data following urine applications.
- Analyze correlations between meteorological data and greenhouse gas flux measurements over the study time-series.
- Model the impact of soil chemistry variables on greenhouse gas emissions from urine patches.
- Assess seasonal differences in emissions by comparing spring and autumn application data.
Strengths
- Data spans two distinct application seasons (spring and autumn) within a full annual cycle.
- Includes multiple supporting data types: greenhouse gas fluxes, meteorological data, soil chemistry, and above-ground biomass.
- Emissions data collected via two complementary methods: automated chambers and manually sampled chambers.
Limitations
- Geographic scope is limited to a single semi-improved upland grassland site in North Wales, UK.
- Temporal coverage is limited to the year 2016-2017, potentially not reflecting longer-term trends.
- Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Soil greenhouse gas data collected using automated and manually sampled chambers, analyzed via gas chromatography; supporting meteorological, soil chemistry, and biomass data collected on a time-series.
- Time Range
- 2016-2017
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Semi-improved upland grassland in North Wales, UK