diso English utf8 dataset McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ 2014-11-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - North American Profile Metadata - Data with Biological Extensions ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Diurnal Effects on Soil Moisture 2014-11-11 publication Diana Wall Colorado State University http://www.colostate.edu Johnson Hall 107 Fort Collins CO 80523 US Diana.Wall@colostate.edu http://wp.natsci.colostate.edu/walllab/ pointOfContact Ross Virginia Dartmouth College http://dartmouth.edu/ (603) 646-0192 Hinman Box 6182 Hanover NH 03755 US ross.a.virginia@dartmouth.edu http://sites.dartmouth.edu/ravirginia/ pointOfContact documentDigital Investigation of the effect of short-term variation in soil moisture and soil temperature on nematode anhydrobiosis as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The percent of anhydrobiotic nematodes with relation to soil moisture and temperature was determined. The study began at 0930 on 22 December 1997 and ended on 23 December 1997. The samples were taken at 0, 6, 12, 18, and 24 hrs. Name: Inigo San Gil Role: data manager completed McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ unknown This file was created by Pilar Tillberg on 9 May 2001, using raw data from the Excel workbook '9712diso.raw'. The file format was suggested by the LTER data manager, to conform with the relational database structure. [PT 9 May 2001]. population dynamics theme LTER Core Areas English Long Term Manipulation Experiment at South Side of Lake Hoare LTM 162.882125854492 162.882125854492 -77.632965087891 -77.632965087891 ground condition 1997-12-22 1997-12-23 https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/diso.csv diso eng; US McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER diso Data Source Definition : Comma delimited spreadsheet containing the data for the diso dataset Record Delimiter : \n Number of Header Lines : 1 Number of Footer Lines : 0 Orientation : Column Quote Character : "Field Delimiter : , false LOCATION Name of area where measurement was made DATE_TIME Date on which sample was gathered Date Time Format: mm/dd/yy SAMPLE # Sample ID SOIL WATER CONTENT (%) Percent water found in soil COMMENTS Helpful hints about the sample FILE NAME Name of file in which data was stored DBF https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/diso.csv dataset Soil was collected five times over a 24-hour period from four adjacent 1m2 plots on the south side of Lake Hoare, beginning at 0930 on 22 December 1997. Soil samples were taken for moisture content analysis as follows: Sampling bags were prepared with one sterile 'Whirlpak' bag and clean plastic scoop per sample. Very large rocks (>20 mm diameter) were excluded from the sample. The soil was shoveled into the 'Whirlpak' bag until three quarters full (about 1.5 kg soil). The soil was mixed well in the bag, then the bag was closed tightly, expelling as much air as possible. The soil samples were stored in a cooler for transportation. On return to the laboratory (within 8 hours of sampling), the soils were stored at 4C until further processing. In the laboratory, soil samples were handled in a laminar flow hood to prevent contamination. The Whirlpak bags of soil were mixed thoroughly prior to opening. A sub-sample of approximately 50g was removed and placed in a pre-weighed aluminum soil can, and weighed on a balance accurate to 0.01g. This sample was dried at 105C for 24 hours. The sample was removed, placed in a desiccator to cool down, and re-weighed. These data were used to calculate water content of the soil. Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none annually McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ pointOfContact