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Meteorological and soil data from Whim Bog, Scotland, UK, 2003–2023

This dataset contains information about meteorological conditions, soil parameters and water table depth at Whim Bog, an ombrotrophic heather-dominated bog near Edinburgh, Scotland. Meteorological measurements were recorded at a height of 2 m above the bog on a meteorological mast which is a part of a peatland nitrogen pollution experiment established in 2002. The measurements are recorded using a wide range of automatic sensors recording continuous meteorological data reported in this dataset at 15-minute intervals. This dataset relates to measurements taken from 2003 till 2023. This long-term dataset provides a comprehensive outlook of meteorological conditions in southern Scotland over the past two decades and can help identify changing climatic trends and anomalies. The work was supported by UKCEH National Capability for UK Challenges Programme NE/Y006208/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ba9ecad2-1740-41e6-8f73-b308340d49fe

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Date (Publication)
2025-08-26
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ba9ecad2-1740-41e6-8f73-b308340d49fe
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/ba9ecad2-1740-41e6-8f73-b308340d49fe
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Leeson, S.R., Deshpande, A.G., Levy, P.E., Harvey, D., van Dijk, N., Sheppard, L.J., Leith, I.D., Crossley, A., Jones, M.R. (2025). Meteorological and soil data from Whim Bog, Scotland, UK, 2003–2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/ba9ecad2-1740-41e6-8f73-b308340d49fe
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Deshpande, A.G.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2095-1271
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Leeson, S.R.
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3132-3473
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Deshpande, A.G.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2095-1271
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Levy, P.E.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-1901
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Harvey, D.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - van Dijk, N.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sheppard, L.J.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Leith, I.D.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Crossley, A.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Jones, M.R.
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Meteorological geographical features
Keywords
  • Climate and climate change
  • meteorology
  • Scotland
  • climate and climate change
  • peatland
  • bog
  • NC-UK
  • soil
  • water table
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Leeson, S.R., Deshpande, A.G., Levy, P.E., Harvey, D., van Dijk, N., Sheppard, L.J., Leith, I.D., Crossley, A., Jones, M.R. (2025). Meteorological and soil data from Whim Bog, Scotland, UK, 2003–2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ba9ecad2-1740-41e6-8f73-b308340d49fe
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Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Begin date
2002-01-01
End date
2023-12-13
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
Meteorological parameters such as air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, leaf wetness, wind speed, wind direction, net radiation, total solar radiation and photosynthetically active radiation were measured above the bog. Additionally, soil moisture, temperature and water table depth were measured. All instruments measured data every 20 seconds and the average was calculated over 15-minute intervals by a data logger. The data was checked visually, and any obvious errors introduced by instrument malfunctioning, datalogger programming issues and power cuts were removed. Some gaps were also introduced during the time taken to replace faulty sensors or restore power to the sensors.
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Date stamp
2025-11-13T16:22:29
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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