AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Hydrodynamic data from across a mangrove restoration site in the Red River Delta, Vietnam, 2022

This dataset contains acceleration data measured from 19 low-cost and open-source bottom-mounted floats called 'Mini Buoys', to identify hydrological conditions associated with thriving and failing planted mangrove patches in Thai Binh Nature Reserve in the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Data were collected between 08-09-2022 to 19-09-2022. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f88b5f8e-9715-4b61-9fb6-a2e8d0da1ee2

Tags: Current velocity, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Inundation duration, Mangrove restoration planting, Mini Buoy, Red River Delta, Vietnam, Wave orbital velocity
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Peatland stream water chemistry data from the MERLIN project, Hare Moss, Scotland, 2024-2025

This dataset comprises water chemistry data (dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total dissolved nitrogen (TdN), particulate organic carbon (POC), total phosphorus (TP), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), absorbance at 254nm (Abs 254), specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA), and dissolved CH4, CO2, N2O) collected bi-weekly from peatland streams near Penicuik, Scotland, in 2024 and 2025. Data were obtained via collection of water samples in situ, and concentrations were derived via subsequent sample processing and analysis. The objective of this dataset is to provide background data to characterise differences in the baseline period before restoration at the sampling site occurs in 2026. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/09384b41-4395-4c23-bd1e-cfe9f36d1e16

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Forth Catchment, Peatlands, water chemistry
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Seasonal denitrification rates and vegetation dynamics from Warton Bank and Old Hall saltmarshes, England, March/April 2025-September 2025

In two saltmarshes, Old Hall in the Blackwater (southeast England) and Warton Bank in the Ribble (northwest England), we took vegetation and soil samples every six to eight weeks from March/April 2025 to September 2025 to characterise seasonal denitrification and vegetation dynamics. A key ecosystem service in coastal systems is the remediation of nutrient pollution through sediment burial, vegetative uptake and microbial processing. Denitrification is a facultative anaerobic process where microbial activity transforms nitrate (NO3-), which in high concentrations can be environmentally harmful, into the environmentally benign dinitrogen gas (N2). Denitrification's magnitude is considered particularly important in saltmarsh systems compared to other habitats, although an intermediate product, nitrous oxide (N2O), can also be given off and contribute to climate change. This dataset continues the timeline started in https://doi.org/10.5285/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714 Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/fd918e24-4fd8-4e32-867a-b1a1fe74ce12

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in eggs of the northern gannet (Morus bassanus) from two UK colonies, 1977-2014

Data comprise concentrations of Perfluorinated compounds in the eggs of the marine sentinel species the Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), from colonies in Ailsa Craig in the Irish Sea (eastern Atlantic), and Bass Rock in the North Sea, United Kingdom. The study reports concentrations of eight perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and three perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSs), for 1977-2014. The data is part of the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/43487d30-ba23-424e-a2bb-d04dd121875c

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Northern gannet, perfluorinated sulfonate (PFS)
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Hydrodynamic data from the interface between expanding and eroding mangrove forests in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, June-August 2022

This dataset contains acceleration data measured from low-cost and open-source bottom-mounted floats called 'Mini Buoys', to identify hydrological tipping points between expanding and eroding mangrove edges in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, from 25-06-2022 to 31-08-2022. Acceleration data are available at three locations in the Mekong Delta: Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Soc Trang. Ca Mau contains acceleration data from 7 Mini Buoys; Kien Giang contains acceleration data from 5 Mini Buoys; Soc Trang contains acceleration data from 7 Mini Buoys. Each Mini Buoy's (for the different sites) acceleration data are stored in .csv files in three parent folders. Each .csv file contains equipment metadata and raw acceleration data at sub-minute intervals (in the format DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS). Acceleration data are measured as gravity-compensated acceleration values in g-force (G). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/2807c801-4ab0-4584-89ff-fcc325451373

Tags: Current velocity, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Inundation duration, Mangrove lateral dynamics, Mekong River Delta, Mini Buoy, Tipping points, Vietnam, Wave orbital velocity
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Hydrodynamic data from the interface between expanding and eroding mangrove forests in the Indian Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Delta, December 2021-January 2022

This dataset contains acceleration data measured from low-cost and open-source bottom-mounted floats called 'Mini Buoys', to identify hydrological tipping points between expanding and eroding mangrove edges of Lothian Island in the Indian Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Delta from 15-12-2021 to 08-01-2022. Both the East and West portions of the island were measured. The purpose of the survey was to determine the hydrological forcing around the island - where mangrove stability transitions from expanding to eroding. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9054799f-6994-427f-8d03-0c08607496f1

Tags: Current velocity, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Delta, India, Inundation duration, Lothian Island, Mangrove lateral dynamics, Mini Buoy, Tipping points, Wave orbital velocity
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Soil physicochemical properties for profiles of up to 1 m from savannah soils, Lopé National Park, Gabon, 2022-2023

[This dataset is embargoed until September 1, 2027]. The data set reports the %carbon, %nitrogen, texture, organic matter, size fractions, pyrogenic carbon, 14C, d13C, pH, bulk density throughout soil profiles in tropical savannah soils under contrasting burn frequencies. Samples were collected in 7 spatial blocks within the Lopé National Park, Gabon (0.156-0.192°S, 11.574-11.635°E) during two field campaigns in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Within each block, there were two savannahs with either frequent (annual) fire recurrence, or low fire recurrence (no more than 1 fire in past 20 years). Data were collected to understand abundance and distribution of pyrogenic carbon in frequently burned savannah soils. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/T008040/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/594c137a-e55a-47e3-8a4d-ef11fdc2d2fc

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
NH3 measurements and meteorological parameters from six miniaturized sensors and a Picarro NH3 analyzer collected at 1-minute intervals, Whim Bog, July to August 2024

This file contains 1-min resolution data for Whim Bog NH3 release system activation, wind speed and direction as well as NH3 concentrations, temperature and relative humidity (RH) (not all sensors have them) from six miniaturized NH3 sensors, five were electrochemical-based (TB600B-NH3-10, ECtox-50-NH3, PS1-10-NH3 and the AM1 LC and AM2 HC) and one chemiresistive (MELBA) measured between July 2024 and August 2024. The NH3 concentrations were compared against an spectroscopic Picarro G2103 NH3 analyzer, to assess their feasability in outdoor monitoring conditions, under both ambient and high NH3 concentration levels. This work was funded through a UKRI SBRI call, project reference number 10109717. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/941b50a7-877e-48a9-921b-13003dfc1cd5

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Whim Bog, high time resolution, miniaturized sensors
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Forest structure, canopy health and microclimate condition assessments in La Campana National Park, Chile, during 2023-2024 season

[This dataset is embargoed until March 31, 2027]. This dataset contains forest structure and microclimate measurements collected from 60 plots of 125 m² each in La Campana National Park, Chile. The forest structure data record tree identity, species, condition, canopy cover, stem and resprouting characteristics, as well as biometric variables such as perimeter, height, and diameter at breast height. Plot-level information includes elevation and tree identifiers. Microclimate data include soil moisture and temperature measured at three levels: underground, at ground level, and 30 cm above ground. These measurements provide fine-scale information on local environmental conditions within the forest. Data were collected during the 2023-2024 austral summer season using systematic field surveys and standard forestry instruments. The dataset is designed to support research into forest mortality and resilience in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, where climate stress and disturbance are key drivers of change. The resource was produced through collaboration between the University of Stirling (Scotland) and Universidad de O'Higgins (Chile), led by Prof. Alistair Jump, Dr. Sarah Greenwood, and Dr. Alejandro Venegas González. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/23f751c8-11af-4991-8f37-a9baef1961eb

Tags: Central Chile, Forest mortality, tree mortality
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Hydrological data for 20 locations spaced at 500m intervals along Caerlaverock saltmarsh (UK) between March 2021 and 2022

Raw acceleration data and images are provided for 20 locations spaced at ~500 m on the mudflat ~2 m in front of eroding or expanding edges of Caerlaverock saltmarsh, Solway Firth, Scotland. Acceleration data was gathered by the Mini Buoy (B4+ design) at rates of either 1 second (monthly redeployments) or 10 seconds (quarterly redeployments) between March 2021-2022. The data has been cleaned to remove any data gathered before/after deployment. Coordinates of each location and the status of the marsh edge (eroding or expanding), and images of the marsh edge at each Mini Buoy deployment are also present. The data is being used to identify hydrological thresholds (inundation duration, current and wave orbital velocities) that determine whether saltmarshes expand or erode. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/3845e060-2a43-4b7e-845a-726f54a4867d

Tags: Caerlaverock, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Hydrodynamics, Mini buoy, Saltmarsh, Scotland, Tipping points
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Development and calibration data of the B4+ Mini Buoy design

This dataset contains acceleration data for seven 'Mini Buoys' (low-cost open-source bottom-mounted float sensors for measuring inundation duration, current velocity, and wave orbital velocity from acceleration data) and local water levels used in a pilot study to determine the effect of weight and tether length on the sensitivity of the B4+ Mini Buoy to detecting hydrodynamics. Additional datasets provided are used for deriving near-bottom wave orbital velocities using two methods: linear wave theory and direct velocity measurements. Both methods were then used to compare calibrations between velocity and acceleration data gathered by low-cost and open-source bottom-mounted floats called 'Mini Buoys'. The dataset contains water velocity data gathered by Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters, and acceleration data gathered from the B4+ Mini Buoy design. Furthermore, a dataset is provided for Mini Buoy calibration, which uses the drag-tilt principle to infer hydrodynamics from acceleration data. The dataset contains acceleration data gathered from three 'Mini Buoy' designs ('B4', 'B4+', and 'Pendant'), alongside water level, current velocity, and wave orbital velocity measured from a range of commercially-available sensors, in order to build calibration curves for inferring hydrodynamics from acceleration data. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bdd3b831-0f66-4593-a141-dee0784145e1

Tags: Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter, Calibration, Current velocity, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Inundation duration, Linear wave theory, Low-cost sensor, Mini-buoy, Representative bottom orbital velocity, Wave orbital velocity
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Vitamin D and stable isotope data from human hair from the archaeological site, Nunalleq, Alaska

Vitamin D (25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)D3) concentrations of incrementally-sampled preserved human hair from non-mortuary contexts at the Yup’ik archaeological site of Nunalleq Alaska (~1650 AD). Multi-isotope isotope data (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, oxygen and hydrogen) for the same samples are found in accompanying files. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/8d5af777-384c-4114-af6b-69cdac239810

Tags: Archaeology, health, metabolomics, nutrition, palaeodiet, stable isotopes
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Hydrodynamic data from embankment edges of Kumirmari island, Indian Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Delta, July-August 2022

Hydrodynamics were measured at the base of embankments and foreshores at three locations around Kumirmari island, Indian GBM delta in July-August 2022. Tidal inundation, current velocity, and wave orbital velocity were measured using B4+ Mini Buoys (low-cost bottom mounted floats). Wave heights and energy were measured using RBRSolo3 D | wave sensors. Water depth in front of embankments were measured using a Garmin Aquamap device. Sediment properties were also gathered at each hydrodynamic sensor deployment. The purpose of the survey was to determine the level of hydrological forcing around the island, to provide guidance on coastal flood and erosion protection planning. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/19dd0d35-c109-481f-bd24-2e27da5fdccb

Tags: Coastal erosion, Coastal flooding, Embankments, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Delta, Hydrodynamics, India
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Non-indigenous species introduction records in UK waters 2003 to 2020

Data are the years and locations of first occurrence of marine non-indigenous 
species (NIS) in UK waters in the two OSPAR regions (Greater North Sea, Celtic 
Seas), of species that have arrived in the assessment period 2003-2020 
inclusive. These data are subject to analysis under the UK Marine Strategy 
Indicator Assessment 2024 'the number of new non-indigenous species 
introductions'.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Phenotypic data of 323 wheat genotypes under two nitrogen treatments at two locations in Pakistan, 2021-2023

The dataset contains 323 diverse wheat accessions under two N regimes (N100 and N50) across two environments over two consecutive years, 2021-2023. All 323 genotypes were planted in two different Locations: 1) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (31.4396° N, 73.0768° E), and 2) National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), Islamabad (33.6736° N, 73.1240° E). The experiments were laid down for two years; Yr1) Rabi-2021-22 and Yr2) Rabi-2022-23. Alpha lattice was used as an experimental design with 4 replications at location 1 and 3 replications at location 2. Treatments were applied as 100% of the recommended N dose at a rate of 120 kg ha-1 (N100) and 50% of the recommended dose at a rate of 60 kg ha-1(N50). Urea was used as N source and applied in three splits as basal dose, at stem elongation stage and at the heading stage. Standard irrigation and crop management practices were followed for all environments. The following parameters were measured: days to flowering, flag leaf area (cm2), peduncle length (cm), spike length (cm), plant height (cm), straw yield (g), grain yield (g) and thousand grain weight (g). The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/S009019/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7aa32225-f277-4ff6-bc73-7fe6123748cc

Tags: Pakistan, nitrogen use efficiency, wheat
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Meteorological data and ammonia concentration and deposition rates from an ammonia enhancement experiment site, Glencorse, UK, 2023-2024

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. This dataset contains information about meteorological conditions, ammonia concentration and deposition rates resulting from an experimental ammonia (NH3) enhancement setup in a Birch forest in Scotland. The experiment is designed for controlled enhancement of ambient NH3 concentration within the study plot under natural field conditions so that effects of NH3 on vegetation can be studied. This will help identify tolerance thresholds of vegetation to NH3 as an air pollutant and determine critical levels that can be incorporated into regional environmental policy. Meteorological measurements were recorded at multiple heights on a meteorological tower. Under suitable wind conditions, NH3 was released towards a vegetation monitoring transect replicating pollution from a point source, and NH3 concentrations in the air were measured using monthly passive samplers. Continuous meteorological data, NH3 release, and NH3 concentration data are provided in 15-minute intervals and this dataset relates to measurements taken in 2023 – 2024. Deposition rates were modelled using a bi-directional resistance model on a monthly timescale based on measured NH3 concentrations in the air, micrometeorology and plant physiology. This dataset provides an extension of the 2022 dataset to enable longer term analysis of NH3 deposition and its effects in a tropical forest. The work was supported by UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (Grant NE/S009019/1) and UKCEH National Capability for UK Challenges Programme NE/Y006208/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/89b48766-ab8d-40f9-b9f1-f50df6af131f

Tags: Birch forest, Meteorological geographical features, NC-UK, Scotland, compensation point, enhancement, field release, resistance modelling
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Spatial risk analysis for Phytophthora x alni infection of alder fragments in Scotland

This dataset scores the relative risks of Phytophthora x alni infection for 50034 fragments in Scotland identified as containing any of the three alder species susceptible to the pathogen (common alder, Italian alder and grey alder). Fragment risk scores integrate climate suitability (using pathogen-specific temperature-dependent growth curves and a relative humidity threshold), proximity to rivers/flooding, connectivity to other alder fragments via flood events and recent planting of alder under forestry grant schemes. Data and models used to score risk factors are variable in their time frames, but are broadly representative of the period from 2013 to 2023. Phytophthora disease of alder has been widespread in southern England since at least 1995 and became more prevalent in annual surveys between 1994 and 2003. It has been confirmed at several riparian sites in Scotland. P. x alni diseases are reported only from the alder genus. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/824f9ba8-7d1c-4a82-b5ec-a4f850f1d370

Tags: Habitats and Biotopes, Scotland
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Flower-Insect Timed Count data from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, 2017-2023

This dataset contains information on the location of the count, some environmental variables, and the number of insects of each type counted for the Flower-Insect Timed Count survey as part of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). It covers the years 2017 to 2023 (note that 2017 was a pilot year and has less data than subsequent years). The "public" FIT Count asks volunteer citizen scientists to count the number of insects, identified into broad taxon groups, seen landing on the flowers of a particular target plant within a 50 cm × 50 cm quadrat during a period of ten minutes. The "1 km square" FIT Count uses the same methodology but is carried out by PoMS volunteers and staff as part of the PoMS 1 km square survey, which takes place within a randomly allocated set of 1 km squares across the UK, and also gathers data on pan-trapped insects (see separate dataset). In 2017-2020 the 1 km square survey took place in England, Scotland and Wales only; from 2021 the survey has full UK coverage, but with limited data from Northern Ireland in 2021 which was a pilot year for that country. UK PoMS is co-ordinated by UKCEH, with the following delivery partners up to 2023: the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, British Trust for Ornithology, Buglife, Hymettus, Natural History Museum, the University of Reading and University of Leeds. PoMS Steering Group members up to 2023 were JNCC, DAERA, Defra, NatureScot, Welsh Government, All-Ireland Pollinators Plan, Natural England, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, and National Biodiversity Network. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d706088c-9d48-4be5-b156-6ed6ad5e0618

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Meteorological data and ammonia concentration and deposition rates from an ammonia enhancement experiment site, Glencorse, UK, 2021-2022

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. This dataset contains information about meteorological conditions and ammonia concentration and deposition rates resulting from an experimental setup. An NH3 enhancement experiment along with a full suite of multi-height meteorological measurements was established in a Birch woodland near Edinburgh, UK. Under suitable wind conditions measured at the meteorological tower, NH3 is released towards a monitoring transect. Along the downwind monitoring transect, NH3 concentrations in the air are measured using monthly passive samplers. Deposition rates are modelled using a bi-directional resistance model based on measured NH3 concentrations in the air, micrometeorology and plant physiology. Additionally, NH3 concentrations were measured at high temporal resolution at a fixed downwind distance from the source to achieve the target enhancement concentrations. The work was supported by UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (Grant NE/S009019/1) and NERC (Grant NE/R016429/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e30ca77b-9118-4279-8b3a-a4c7773d1c43

Tags: Meteorological geographical features, Scotland, compensation point, enhancement, field release, resistance modelling
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre