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).本数据集的数据采集于2013年野外季，地点位于加拿大新不伦瑞克省希帕根的实验性泥炭藓（Sphagnum，原文笔误作Spahgnum）纤维种植站。研究区域为一处经修复的采伐泥炭地，针对两个种植年限不同的泥炭藓实验样地，采用CS605时域反射（TDR）探针完成原位土壤湿度剖面测量。同时以小时为间隔同步采集气象数据与地下水位数据。 样本采集与实验： 从每个样地的0~10 cm表层、藓类剖面底部以及采伐泥炭层采集样本，其中泥炭藓样本每份剖面采集2份，采伐泥炭样本每份剖面采集1份；采样深度为5 cm土样的中点位置。 随后在实验室中采用改良张力圆盘法（McCarter等，2017；McCarter与Price，2014）测定土壤持水性（soil water retention）与非饱和导水率（unsaturated hydraulic conductivity）（Taylor与Price，2015）。后续还测定了容重（bulk density）、孔隙度（porosity）与饱和导水率（saturated hydraulic conductivity）（Taylor与Price，2015）。