Groundwater table and soil-hydrological properties datasets of Indonesian peatlands

Muh Taufik; Marliana Tw; Awaluddin; Abdul Karim Mukharomah; Budiman Minasny

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.107903

Groundwater table and soil-hydrological properties datasets of Indonesian peatlands

Data Brief. 2022 Feb 2:41:107903. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.107903. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Muh Taufik¹, Marliana Tw¹, Awaluddin², Abdul Karim Mukharomah^{3

4}, Budiman Minasny⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, IPB University, Jalan Meranti Wing 19 Lvl 4 Darmaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
² Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Gedung B.J. Habibie Jalan M.H. Thamrin Nomor 8, Jakarta Pusat 10340, Indonesia.
³ Badan Restorasi Gambut, Jl. Teuku Umar No.17, Gondangdia, Jakarta 10350, Indonesia.
⁴ Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Jakarta 13410, Indonesia.
⁵ School of Life and Environmental Science, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.

Abstract

This article describes daily groundwater depth data of peatlands in Indonesia. The data were recorded from eight in-situ stations spread over two peatland regions in Indonesia, namely Batanghari and Kubu Raya in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This article also presents experimental data describing soil water retention in the region. Water retention of peats determines the groundwater table's contribution to rewetting the soil surface. The datasets represent peatlands utilized for agriculture. Furthermore, the groundwater table of peatlands is a key variable controlling peat fire vulnerability, as described in the research article entitled 'An improved drought-fire assessment for managing fire risks in tropical peatlands' Taufik et al. (2022) and assessing the success of peat restoration projects. The groundwater datasets can be used as a benchmark for studies on modeling of hydrology and peat fire mitigation action.

Keywords: Drought-fire; Field monitoring; Peat moisture; Water retention.