Measuring and monitoring Scotland's peatlands, 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate

For our latest Hutton Highlights podcast, we take a journey up to 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate with some of the experts from our world-leading multidisciplinary peatland team. Up close, what looks like a relatively normal exposed and barren hill is in fact an outdoor laboratory for experiments on peatland. We take a look at what's being done here, from pins to measure peat erosion to the flux tower that measures carbon and methane flux from this important ecosystem.

Introduction and interviewer:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:

Dr Rebekka Artz, research leader
Dr Tom Parker, upland carbon ecologist
Dr Mhairi Coyle, greenhouse gas and carbon dynamics researcher
Dr James Cash, data analyst
Dr Linda Toča, geospatial researcher

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Scotland's flux tower network improved for better understanding of impact of peatland restoration | The James Hutton Institute

Aerial maps used to monitor peatland restoration on Balmoral Estate | The James Hutton Institute

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