Climoor Soil Water Chemistry: Forest Nutrient Dynamics

Soil water chemistry data from the Climoor experimental field site in Clocaenog Forest, north-east Wales, measures nutrient and chemical determinands at two soil depths. Data collection occurred at two-week intervals from October 1998 to March 2009 using zero-tension lysimeters and ceramic cup suction samplers. The dataset includes measurements for pH, ammonium, nitrate, sulphate, dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen, and multiple cations and anions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in soil nitrogen leaching based on nitrate and ammonium measurements.
• Studying the vertical transport of nutrients in soil profiles using data from the 5cm and 20cm depths.
• Modeling dissolved organic carbon dynamics in a temperate forest ecosystem.
• Investigating the acidification response of soil water using pH and sulphate data.
• Calibrating biogeochemical models with long-term, high-frequency cation (Ca, K, Mg, Na) and anion (Cl, PO4-P) concentration data.

Strengths

• Covers a long-term observation period of over a decade (October 1998 to March 2009).
• Provides high-frequency temporal resolution with samples collected at two-week intervals.
• Includes a specific and detailed list of 14 chemical determinands measured in soil water.
• Data collection employed two distinct sampling methods (zero-tension lysimeters and suction samplers) for different soil depths.

Limitations

• The dataset has been withdrawn on all listed platforms, indicating it may no longer be accessible for download.
• Key metadata such as row count, file size, license, author, and exact column structure is unavailable.
• Platform metadata shows conflicts or missing values for last updated date, size, and rows.

Provenance

Source

Climoor field site, Clocaenog Forest, north-east Wales.

Collection Method

Soil water collected using zero-tension lysimeters at ~5cm depth and ceramic cup suction samplers at ~20cm depth.

Time Range

October 1998 to March 2009

Freshness

2026-03-11 23:41:43.001006

Geography

Clocaenog Forest, north-east Wales, United Kingdom.