UK Soil Solution Chemistry Records From 1992 To 2012

1992-2012 fortnightly soil solution chemistry data from the UK Environmental Change Network's terrestrial sites. The dataset includes measurements for pH, conductivity, alkalinity, aluminium, calcium, chloride, ammonium, nitrate nitrogen, phosphate phosphorous, potassium, sulphate sulphur, sodium, total nitrogen, and total dissolved phosphorous. It is a long-term monitoring program sponsored by a consortium of fourteen UK government agencies and departments.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in pH and conductivity over the 20-year fortnightly record to model soil acidification.
• Model relationships between nutrient levels like nitrate nitrogen, phosphate phosphorous, and potassium across different terrestrial sites.
• Assess seasonal and long-term variations in aluminium and calcium concentrations in soil solutions.
• Correlate sulphate sulphur and chloride measurements with environmental change factors at monitored locations.

Strengths

• Provides continuous fortnightly records spanning a 20-year period from 1992 to 2012.
• Includes 14 measured chemical variables such as pH, alkalinity, and multiple nutrients.
• Data collected using a standard protocol across all UK Environmental Change Network terrestrial sites.

Limitations

• Dataset has been withdrawn, indicating potential access or quality issues.
• Specific sample size, row count, and geographic detail for each site are not provided.
• Data ends in 2012 and may be temporally stale for current environmental modeling.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre; UK Environmental Change Network (ECN).

Collection Method

Collected by suction samplers at terrestrial sites using a standard protocol.

Time Range

1992 to 2012

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom (ECN terrestrial sites, including locations like Glensaugh, Rothamsted, Moor House-Upper Teesdale).