Data for: Comparison of steady state and transient parameterization of unsaturated models for Sphagnum moss

Data were collected from the experimental Spahgnum fibre farming station in Shippagan, New Brunswick during the 2013 field season. In situ measurements of soil moisture profiles from two experimental plots of different aged Sphagnum moss in a restored cut-over peatland, measured using CS605 TDR probes. Meteorological and water table were also collected hourly.

Retention:
Samples of Sphagnum moss (n = 2 per profile) and cut-over peat (n = 1 per profile) were taken from the top 10 cm, the base of the moss profile and the cut-over peat of each plot; depths represent the midpoint of 5 cm samples. Soil water retention and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity were the determined in the laboratory (Taylor and Price, 2015) using the modified tension disk method (McCarter et al., 2017; McCarter and Price, 2014). Following that, bulk density, porosity, and saturated hydraulic conductivity were measured (Taylor and Price, 2015).

数据采集自2013年新不伦瑞克省Shippagan的实验性Spahgnum纤维种植站。在恢复性砍伐泥炭地中，对两个不同年龄的Spahgnum苔藓实验地块的土壤水分剖面进行了原位测量，测量工具为CS605 TDR探头。同时，还收集了气象数据和水位数据。保存：从每个地块的苔藓剖面顶部10厘米、苔藓剖面底部及砍伐泥炭层中各取Sphagnum苔藓样本（每个剖面2个样本）和砍伐泥炭样本（每个剖面1个样本）；样本深度代表5厘米样本的中点。土壤水分保持能力和非饱和水力传导率在实验室中通过改进的张力盘法（Taylor和Price，2015）测定（McCarter等人，2017；McCarter和Price，2014）。随后，对总密度、孔隙率和饱和水力传导率进行了测量（Taylor和Price，2015）。