Soil Moisture
Soil moisture content data was collected from baseline soil samplings. The % gravimetric moisture content is calculated on a dry weight basis. The protocol used for moisture analysis can be found in the sampling protocols. These soil moistures are from the main site and the forested sites.
The
standard data use policy applies to the this dataset
Context:
Measurements of soil moisture began in 1989 for all treatments on the LTER main site and in 1993 on the successional and forest sites. Soil moisture is analyzed on the baseline soil samplings which are collected twice monthly or monthly during the growing season. The percent gravimetric moisture content is calculated on a dry weight basis. Other datasets from the baseline soil samplings include Inorganic nitrogen and Total N and Total C.
| Variate |
Description |
Units |
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Date
|
date on which the soil was sampled
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Treatment
|
experimental treatment
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Replicate
|
the field replicate
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Moisture
|
percent gravimetric moisture on a dry weight basis
|
grams/gram
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Year
|
Year in which the date occurs
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Data Excerpt
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Date
|
Treatment
|
Replicate
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Moisture
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Year
|
Comments
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2011-11-07
|
TSF
|
R3
|
13.4349
|
2011
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2011-11-07
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TSF
|
R2
|
17.4898
|
2011
|
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2011-11-07
|
TSF
|
R1
|
13.3261
|
2011
|
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2011-11-07
|
TDF
|
R3
|
18.2817
|
2011
|
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2011-11-07
|
TDF
|
R2
|
16.5669
|
2011
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