e-RA:

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The latest in e-RA and the Long Term experiments

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More than 175 years of data on Winter Wheat

e-RA provides a permanent managed database for secure storage of data from Rothamsted's Long-term Experiments, the oldest, continuous agronomic experiments in the world. Together with the accompanying meteorological records, associated documentation and sample archive, it is a unique historical record of experiments that have been measured continuously since 1843.

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Sites: Rothamsted Research has experimental arable farms across four sites in England, the original and most important is at Rothamsted, Harpenden (since 1843), with others at Woburn (since 1876), Brooms Barn (since 1962) and Saxmundham (1965-2010).
Experiments: Lists the main long-term experiments, grouped by research farm. Each experiment is described extensively and has a list of all the collated datasets currently available for it, supporting documentation, site details, history and images.
Experiment Data: The collated datasets currently available for the long-term experiments. Includes advice on copyright, appropriate credits, data quality and how to access the three different types of datasets. More datasets are being created and availability will be announced on Twitter.
Meteorological Data: Daily meteorological data is recorded at three of the Rothamsted Research sites: Rothamsted, Woburn and Brooms Barn. Summary data is available for Saxmundham. This section provides information on the available collated datasets plus data collection and processing methods, advice on copyright, appropriate credits, data quality and how to access the three different types of datasets. We also provide educational activities and datasets for schools.
About: Information on the e-RA project, who to contact, how to give credit and news on Twitter.

Use our tools to search the database, publications and scanned historical documents

Types of Data

Open Access Datasets: Summary data downloadable with accompanying metadata without registration.
Registration Datasets: Selected data, at the plot or treatment level / month or year level, downloadable with accompanying metadata, requires registration.
e-RAdata: Original data downloadable from the database DET (Data Extraction Tool), no accompanying metadata, requiring registration for a password.

Please read the complete information in our "How to Access Datasets Page"

e-RA tools

e-RAdata

Access the e-RA database using the Data Extraction Tool. Contact the e-RA Data Curators for access.

e-RAdata

e-RApubs

Search e-RA publications database for publications which have used the Rothamsted Long-term Experiments.

e-RApubs

e-RAdoc

Access the e-RA scanned document archive, including annual reports, annual yield books, maps and other documents relating to the Long-Term Experiments.

e-RAdoc

For further information and assistance, please contact the e-RA curators, Sarah Perryman and Margaret Glendining using the e-RA email address: era@rothamsted.ac.uk

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