MLE soil characterization (pit samples) — GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment

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Soil chemistry at sites of GLBRC marginal land experiment.

This datatable is part of the Marginal Land Experiment dataset.

Data for the Michigan GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment.

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Experiment: GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment
Data available from: January 2017
Dataset: KBS105
Datatable ID: KBS105-009.95
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Variate Description Units
year sampling year
sampling date sampling date
site GLBRC MLE site
campaign
top depth cm top depth of soil sampling
bottom depth cm bottom depth of soil sampling
pH pH value of soil sample (1:1 soil:water)
lime index
p ppm phosphorus (Bray P1 extraction) µg/L
k ppm potassium µg/L
ca ppm calcium µg/L
mg ppm magnesium µg/L
na ppm sodium µg/L
cec estimated cation exchange capacity (cmol/kg) cmolc/kg
base saturation base saturation (percent)
inorganic carbon percentage %
organic carbon percentage %
nitrogen percentage %
bulk density bulk density (g/cm^3)
estimated porosity percent porosity
minimal porosity percent porosity
sand percent sand %
silt percent silt %
clay percent clay %
texture category of soil texture
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Data Excerpt

year site sample_date campaign top_depth_cm bottom_depth_cm ph lime_index p_ppm k_ppm ca_ppm mg_ppm na_ppm est_cec base_saturation inorganic_carbon_percentage organic_carbon_percentage nitrogen_percentage bulk_density estimated_porosity minimum_porosity sand silt clay texture
2017 Michigan North - Escanaba 2017-10-07 MLE soil pit sample 0 23 7.0 0.0 14.0 43.0 1305.0 151.0 16 10.0 27.0 0.0 1.7257 0.1513 1.2611065 52.411076 28.307709 57.136 27.712 15.152 Sandy Loam
2017 Michigan North - Escanaba 2017-10-07 MLE soil pit sample 23 44 7.4 0.0 3.0 34.0 822.0 96.0 12 5.0 30.0 0.0 0.3779 0.0298 1.2967924 51.064438 21.563477 55.136 28.712 16.152 Sandy Loam
2017 Michigan North - Escanaba 2017-10-07 MLE soil pit sample 44 55 7.6 0.0 1.0 63.0 1480.0 212.0 14 10.0 32.0 0.35363403 0.506866 0.0551 1.0108957 61.85299 21.044785 49.136 23.712 27.152 Sandy Clay Loam
2017 Michigan North - Escanaba 2017-10-07 MLE soil pit sample 55 70 8.1 0.0 1.0 43.0 4074.0 138.0 25 7.0 88.0 2.7015269 -0.12452697 0.0122 1.2531415 52.71164 19.4194 55.136 25.712 19.152 Sandy Loam
2017 Michigan North - Escanaba 2017-10-07 MLE soil pit sample 70 108 8.1 0.0 1.0 44.0 4116.0 133.0 17 5.0 100.0 3.1488397 -0.09013965 0.0148 1.2963982 51.079315 16.815536 55.136 25.712 19.152 Sandy Loam
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