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Properties and age-depth models of peat extracted from 102 locations in 12 Arctic peatlands during 2019-2022

Dataset title Properties and age-depth models of peat extracted from 102 locations in 12 Arctic peatlands during 2019-2022
Dataset creators Josie Handley, University of Exeter
Angela Gallego-Sala, University of Exeter
Richard Fewster, University of Exeter
Thomas Sim, University of Exeter
Sophie Hodson, University of Exeter
Rebecca Parker, University of Exeter
Holly Addis, University of Exeter
Dan J. Charman, University of Exeter
Matt Amesbury, University of Exeter
Karen Anderson, University of Exeter
Katherine Crichton, University of Exeter
Michelle Garneau, University of Quebec in Montreal
Esther Levesque, University of Quebec in Trois-Riviéres
Minna Valiranta, University of Helsinki
Graeme Swindles, Queens University Belfast
Maarten Blaauw, Queens University Belfast
David Beilman, University of Hawaii
Xavier Comas, Florida Atlantic University
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract Peat properties data and age depth models for 102 peat cores extracted and analysed for the Increased Carbon Accumulation in Arctic Peatlands (ICAAP) project (Grant NE/S001166/1). Peat cores were extracted from 12 peatland sites from four regions of the Arctic: Svalbard, Norwegian and Finnish Lapland, Nunavut, Canada and Quebec, Canada.

Data originates from the analysis of Arctic peat cores for changes in rates of lateral expansion and vertical peat accumulation during recent centuries. Specifically, peat cores were analysed for moisture content (%), dry bulk density (g cm-3), C/N content (%), 210Pb activity levels (bq/kg), and 14C radiocarbon age (yr BP).
Dataset content dates 15/08/2022 - 15/02/2024
Dataset spatial coverage Svalbard:
Colesdalden (78.09065 N 14.98407 E)
Blomstrand (78.98595 N, 11.98246 E)
Stuphallet (78.95872 N, 11.68331 E)
Sassendalen (78.3328 N, 16.69287 E)

Lapland:
Karlebotn (70.11876 N, 28.48351 E), Kevo (69.80659 N, 27.19732 E), Suossjavri (69.38787 N, 24.24123 E)

Salluit, Quebec, Canada:
Iqalutuut (62.165681 N, 75.915017 W)
Kissuujaaluk and Kissuujaaluk Low (62.123168 N, 75.769467 W)
Peat Qilaliariak (62.157355 N, 75.607301 W)

Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada:
Salmon River (72.655515 N, 78.061646 W)
Pond Inlet East (72.694207 N, 77.864603 W)

Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada:
Angela's Paradise (73.13028 N, 80.022987 W)
Glacial Nirvana (73.19367 N, 79.899287 W)
Dataset supply format MS Excel CSV
Dataset language English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre
Dataset publication date February 2026
Dataset digital object identifier (DOI) 10.5285/c5e0e2be-5e67-426f-b2e0-8ac5b0b33c36
Dataset citation text Handley, J., Gallego-Sala, A., Fewster, R., Sim, T., Hodson, S., Parker, R., Addis, H., Charman, D. J., Amesbury, M., Anderson, K., Crichton, K., Garneau, M., Levesque, E., Valiranta, M., Swindles, G., Blaauw, M., Beilman, D., Comas, X. (2024). Properties and age-depth models of peat extracted from 102 locations in 12 Arctic peatlands during 2019-2022. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/c5e0e2be-5e67-426f-b2e0-8ac5b0b33c36
Constraints and terms of use Data under embargo until the associated papers are published. Data will be available under Open Government Licence once the embargo has been lifted.
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