Project title: Dissolved organic carbon concentration, soil type, and forestry activities influence the continued acidification of sensitive streams in Galloway, Southwest Scotland Journal: Hydrological Processes 40, no. 9: e70705. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70705. Authors: Michael R Muir, Lewis Robertson, Kerry Morrison, Kenny Galt, Adrian M Bass, T Edward TurnerĀ­, Emily Taylor Contact: Michael.Muir@glasgow.ac.uk Details: This file contains the raw data collected and analysed for the above project. The spreadsheet contains the following data: Date: The date samples were collected Month: The month samples were collected DistanceUpstream: The distance upstream from sample point 1 SamplePoint: The number of each sample point corresponding to the samples discussed in the manuscript pH: pH measured with Exo Sonde Abs254: Absorbace at 254 nm by UV/Vis spectroscopy DOC: The Dissolved Organic Carbon concentration in mg/L estimated from the UV/Vis spectra using the method of Carter et al, (2012). E2E3: The E2:E3 ratio - The ratio of the absorbance at 250 nm to that at 365 nm SUVA254: The Single UV Absorbance at 254 nm normalised to the concentration of DOC. S275_295: The Spectral slope between 275-295 nm. Helms et al, (2008) NO3-N: The concentration of nitrogen as nitrate in mg/L, measured by the direct UV/Vis method of Edwards, Hooda and Cook, (2001) Turbidity: The turbidity measured as the absorbance at 700nm calibrated against a Formazin Turbidity Standard AvgTemp1Day: The air temperature on the day of sampling averaged from the nearest weather stations to the sample area AvgTemp30Day: The mean air temperature for the previous 30 days before sampling averaged from the nearest weather stations to the sample area Rainfall_preceding24hours: The rainfall measured at the nearest rain gauge for the 24 hours preceding 10 am on the day sampling was conducted DystrophicBlanketPeat: The percentage of dystrophic blanket peat soil cover calculated using the Soil Survey of Scotland (partial cover) data PeatyGley: The percentage of peaty gley soil cover calculated using the Soil Survey of Scotland (partial cover) data PeatyGleyedPodzol: The percentage of peaty gleyed podzol soil cover calculated using the Soil Survey of Scotland (partial cover) data OtherMineralSoils: The percentage of the sum of other mineral soil types calculated using the Soil Survey of Scotland (partial cover) data