The UK Environmental Change Network datasets – integrated and co-located data for long-term environmental research (1993–2015)

Rennie, Susannah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-0436; Andrews, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-272X; Atkinson, Sarah; Beaumont, Deborah; Benham, Sue; Bowmaker, Vic; Dick, Jan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-9338; Dodd, Bev; McKenna, Colm; Pallett, Denise; Rose, Rob; Schafer, Stefanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8748-7725; Scott, Tony; Taylor, Carol; Watson, Helen. 2020 The UK Environmental Change Network datasets – integrated and co-located data for long-term environmental research (1993–2015). Earth System Science Data, 12 (1). 87-107. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-87-2020

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Abstract/Summary

Long-term datasets of integrated environmental variables, co-located together, are relatively rare. The UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) was launched in 1992 and provides the UK with its only long-term integrated environmental monitoring and research network for the assessment of the causes and consequences of environmental change. Measurements, covering a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological “driver” and “response” variables are made in close proximity at ECN terrestrial sites using protocols incorporating standard quality control procedures. This paper describes the datasets (there are 19 published ECN datasets) for these co-located measurements, containing over 20 years of data (1993–2015). The data and supporting documentation are freely available from the NERC Environmental Information Data Centre under the terms of the Open Government Licence (see paper for DOIs).

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-87-2020
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-) Pollution (Science Area 2017-) Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-) Water Resources (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1866-3508
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences Ecology and Environment Hydrology Agriculture and Soil Science Meteorology and Climatology Zoology Atmospheric Sciences Biology and Microbiology Botany Chemistry Computer Science Data and Information
Date made live:	15 Jan 2020 15:56 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526483

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