Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare
Data presented in this paper were collected from three agricultural and three forested sites along the Delmarva Peninsula, United States between March 2021 and July 2024. The six study sites border salt marsh and have experienced agricultural loss or forest loss from marsh migration driven by sea-le...
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| description | Data presented in this paper were collected from three agricultural and three forested sites along the Delmarva Peninsula, United States between March 2021 and July 2024. The six study sites border salt marsh and have experienced agricultural loss or forest loss from marsh migration driven by sea-level rise, saltwater and freshwater flooding events, and droughts. The study sites were subdivided into 4 zones each: healthy, marginal, transitional, and marsh. Hydrological monitoring equipment was installed in each zone to study space-for-time changes from healthy marsh to healthy upland. Groundwater level, conductivity, and temperature; and soil moisture, conductivity, and temperature were measured in each zone in 15-minute intervals to understand changes in the shallow aquifer and root zone soils. These high-resolution measurements capture critical processes in the shallow aquifer and root-zone soils, including shallow soil salinization during storm surges, groundwater salinization during droughts, and aquifer flushing during rainfall events. This data is crucial for understanding the drivers of marsh migration and their associated feedback mechanisms in the coastal critical zone. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-edb72cde908c4427b89237fb4f9c1a1d2025-02-06T05:11:57ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092025-04-0159111336Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI HydroshareDannielle Pratt0Rachel W. McQuiggan1Eva Snell Bacmeister2Amanda Sprague-Getsy3Holly A. Michael4Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Pierre S. Dupont Hall, 127 The green, Newark DE 19716, United StatesDelaware Geological Survey, 257 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, United StatesDepartment of Earth Sciences, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, United StatesDepartment of Earth Sciences, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, United StatesDepartment of Earth Sciences, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, United States; Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Pierre S. Dupont Hall, 127 The green, Newark DE 19716, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Earth Sciences, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE, 19716, United States.Data presented in this paper were collected from three agricultural and three forested sites along the Delmarva Peninsula, United States between March 2021 and July 2024. The six study sites border salt marsh and have experienced agricultural loss or forest loss from marsh migration driven by sea-level rise, saltwater and freshwater flooding events, and droughts. The study sites were subdivided into 4 zones each: healthy, marginal, transitional, and marsh. Hydrological monitoring equipment was installed in each zone to study space-for-time changes from healthy marsh to healthy upland. Groundwater level, conductivity, and temperature; and soil moisture, conductivity, and temperature were measured in each zone in 15-minute intervals to understand changes in the shallow aquifer and root zone soils. These high-resolution measurements capture critical processes in the shallow aquifer and root-zone soils, including shallow soil salinization during storm surges, groundwater salinization during droughts, and aquifer flushing during rainfall events. This data is crucial for understanding the drivers of marsh migration and their associated feedback mechanisms in the coastal critical zone.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234092500068XHydrologySalt marshSaltwater intrusionSea level riseTime series |
| spellingShingle | Dannielle Pratt Rachel W. McQuiggan Eva Snell Bacmeister Amanda Sprague-Getsy Holly A. Michael Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare Data in Brief Hydrology Salt marsh Saltwater intrusion Sea level rise Time series |
| title | Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare |
| title_full | Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare |
| title_short | Groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the Delmarva Peninsula, United StatesCUAHSI Hydroshare |
| title_sort | groundwater and soil moisture data collected in the coastal critical zone of the delmarva peninsula united statescuahsi hydroshare |
| topic | Hydrology Salt marsh Saltwater intrusion Sea level rise Time series |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234092500068X |
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