Description of peatland sites included in the compilation of carbon accumulation rates (NERC grant NE/I012915/1)

Description of peatland sites included in the compilation of carbon accumulation rates, including resolution (high, low), interpolation (yes/no), contributor name, country, lon, lat, peatland type, dominant plant type, no. of dates used in the last millenium carbon accumulation rate calculation, and problems with the data. Peatland sites at northern hemisphere high and mid latitudes (260), tropical (30) and southern hemisphere high latitudes (7 sites).

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2015-12

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607084

University of Exeter - Professor Dan Charman ( College of Life Environmental Sciences )

Hatherly Building, Prince of Wales Road , Exeter , EX4 4PS , United Kingdom

University of Exeter - Dr Angela Gallego-Sala ( College of Life and Environmental Sciences )

, Rennes Drive , Exeter , EX4 4RJ ,

Maintenance and update frequency: notApplicable

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