UK Soil Solution Chemistry Records from 1992 to 2015

UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) soil solution chemistry data contains fortnightly measurements from terrestrial sites. Variables include pH, conductivity, alkalinity, aluminium, calcium, chloride, ammonium, nitrate nitrogen, phosphate phosphorous, potassium, sulphate sulphur, sodium, total nitrogen and total dissolved phosphorous. The data represent continuous records from 1992 to 2015, collected by a consortium of fourteen UK government agencies and departments.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in soil pH and alkalinity to monitor acidification or recovery from 1992 to 2015.
• Model relationships between nutrient levels like nitrate nitrogen, phosphate phosphorous, and potassium across different terrestrial sites.
• Assess seasonal and annual variability in conductivity and major ions such as calcium, chloride, and sulphate sulphur.
• Investigate correlations between aluminium concentrations and other chemical variables like pH within the fortnightly time series.

Strengths

• Provides continuous fortnightly records spanning 24 years from 1992 to 2015.
• Includes 14+ measured chemical variables per sample, such as pH, nutrients, and major ions.
• Data collected using a standard protocol by suction samplers at all ECN terrestrial sites, ensuring consistency.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and geographic site details are not provided in the input.
• Data ends in 2015, which may limit analysis of recent environmental changes.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Collected by suction samplers at UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites using a standard protocol.

Time Range

1992 to 2015

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom (ECN terrestrial sites)