SoilTransectData
Description:
CSV file for Soil Transects
File:
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
- Label:
- Definition: Unique identifier for the table in the MCM LTER database - SOILS_MOSS_NUTRIENTS
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
LOCATION_NAME
- Label:
- Definition: Name of the location were the sample was acquired
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
SITE
- Label:
- Definition: The 3- or 4-letter code for the location of the moss sample
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- CS1 = Canada Stream #1
- CS3 = Canada Stream #3
- DS = Delta Stream
- GV = Garwood Valley
- GC = Green Creek
- HC1 = Huey Creek #1
- HC2 = Huey Creek #2
- LS = Lost Seal Stream
- MC = McKnight Creek
- SP1 = Snow Patch #1
- SP2 = Snow Patch #2
- SP3 = Snow Patch #3
- SP4 = Snow Patch #4
- SP5 = Snow Patch #5
- VG = Von Guerard Stream
- Missing values: None specified
TRANSECT
- Label:
- Definition: The letter representing the replicate transect at that site (A, B, or C)
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
POSITION
- Label:
- Definition: The number representing the position of the soil sample along the transect (1, 2, 3 or 3b, 4 or 4b)
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
DEPTH
- Label:
- Definition: The upper 0-2 cm soil sample (U) or lower 2-7 cm soil sample (L).
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- U = upper 0-2 cm soil sample
- L = lower 2-7 cm soil sample
- Missing values: None specified
MOSS
- Label:
- Definition: Presence/Absence of moss in the sample
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Y = Yes, there was moss present above that soil sample
- No = No, there was no moss present and the soil sample did not come from under moss.
- Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
- Label: DATE_TIME
- Definition: The date (MM/DD/YY) the moss and soil samples were collected from the field
- Type: Date/time
- Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
- Missing values: None specified
NH4
- Label: NH4
- Definition: Extractable ammonia concentration in the soil - in micrograms per gram of soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgramsPerGram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
NO3
- Label: NO3
- Definition: Extractable nitrate concentration in the soil - in micrograms per gram of soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgramsPerGram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
PO4
- Label: PO4
- Definition: Extractable phosphate concentration in the soil - in micrograms per gram of soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgramsPerGram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
SOILC
- Label: SoilC
- Definition: Total carbon content of the unacidified soil -percent by weight
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
SOILN
- Label: SoilN
- Definition: Total nitrogen content of the unacidified soil -percent by weight
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
SOILCORG
- Label: SoilCorg
- Definition: Soil organic carbon content determined as the carbon content of acidified soil -percent by weight
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
PH
- Label: pH
- Definition: The inverse of log of the hydrogen ion concentration of a 1:2 soil water paste - dimensionless number that may range from 0 to 14.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
EC
- Label: EC
- Definition: The electrical conductivity in microSiemens/cm of a 1:5 soil:deionized water solution.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microSiemensPerCentimeter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
SWC
- Label: Swc
- Definition: The gravimetric soil water content -per unit weight % g/g
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
BMASS
- Label: Bmass
- Definition: The Microbial biomass carbon in micro grams of carbon per gram of soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgramsPerGram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified