Data Repository for Peatland Organic Matter Quality Varies with Latitude as Confirmed from FTIR and Ramped Pyrolysis Oxidation

Data information:

This is the dataset for a study by Sparrow et al. comparing the organic matter quality of peat cores in four climates (tropical, subtropical, boreal, and polar) using multiple analytical approaches. Data for 16 samples (samples from 4 depths in each of the 4 cores) are presented in the study and all relevant and necessary data are published in this repository:

14C content and d13C results for 1) bulk and 2) ramped pyrolysis oxidation splits and standard materials

Elemental analysis results (%C, %N, C:N)

FTIR spectra from 650-4000 cm-1

Ramped pyrolysis oxidation run data (time, sample oven temperature, baseline-corrected CO2 concentration)

Sample information:

The Tropical peat samples were collected from a core obtained in November 2011, “MDM11-2A,” (4.3727°N, 114.3550°E) in the Ulu Mendaram Conservation Area in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalem, northwest Borneo.

The Subtropical peat samples were collected from the “Lox3” core (26.597°N, 80.357°W) in October 2015 from the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.

The Boreal peat samples were collected from the “T3F” core (47.5063°N, 93.4527°W) from S1 Bog in July 2012 from the Marcell Experimental Forest, near Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

The Polar peat samples were collected from the “CPP” core (68.3531°N, 19.0473°E) in June 2012 from Stordalen Mire, a peat plateau underlain by discontinuous permafrost near Abisko, Sweden.