North Desert Village Experiment - a landscaping experiment in neighborhoods of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area: 2003-2014
Author(s):
- David Casagrande, Lehigh University
- Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University
- Diane Hope
- Chris Martin, Arizona State University
Abstract:
Keywords:
Temporal Coverage:
2003-02-12 to 2014-06-09Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: CAP LTER study areaBounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-111.6814 to -111.677181
Latitude:33.31442 to 33.30959
Contact:
Data Manager, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University,PO Box 875402,Tempe
Methods used in producing this dataset: Show
Data Files (17) :
Tabular: 628_electricMeter_6f37788ff0008432f3fb81b5d95c4882.csv
Description: electric meter readings of dwellings in mesic and common landscaping treatment neighborhoods of the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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dwelling_id | id of the specific dwelling in that treatment area |
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reading_date | date of meter reading |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
meter_reading | meter reading |
kilowattHour | |
notes | reading notes |
Tabular: 628_waterMeter_a6c7e0f4907a22bf6b8aece84d99c4fd.csv
Description: water-meter readings that reflect water application to the landscape of the common area, and area around dwellings in neighborhoods of the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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site_id | landscaping treatment |
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reading_date | date of meter reading |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
meter_reading | meter reading |
gallon | |
notes | reading notes |
Tabular: 628_micromet_a07a430e6e138f901204c7c6c59bbf7c.csv
Description: micrometeorological and subsurface readings in common landscaping treatment areas of the CAP LTER North Desert Village
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | neighborhood landscape type |
Enumeration:
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sample_date | date of measurement |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
sample_time | time of measurement |
Format: HH:MM:SS | |
battery_voltage | battery voltage |
volt | |
panel_temp | temperature of logger |
celsius | |
air_temp | air temperature at 2-m height |
celsius | |
soil_temp1 | soil temperature at 30-cm depth (one of two sensors) |
celsius | |
soil_temp2 | soil temperature at 30-cm depth (one of two sensors |
celsius | |
volum_water1 | volumetric water content |
dimensionless | |
volum_water2 | volumetric water content |
dimensionless | |
soil_heat_flux1 | soil heat flux at 30-cm depth (one of two sensors) |
wattsPerMeterSquared | |
soil_heat_flux2 | soil heat flux at 30-cm depth (one of two sensors) |
wattsPerMeterSquared | |
surf_temp_mean | mean (5-min readings averaged hourly) soil-surface temperature recorded by an infrared thermometer at 2-m height |
celsius | |
surf_temp_max | maximum (5-min readings averaged hourly) soil-surface temperature recorded by an infrared thermometer at 2-m height |
celsius | |
surf_temp_min | minimum (5-min readings averaged hourly) soil-surface temperature recorded by an infrared thermometer at 2-m height |
celsius | |
battery_flag | data quality flag corresponding to logger battery |
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panel_temp_flag | data quality flag corresponding to logger temperature |
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air_temp_flag | data quality flag corresponding to air temperature reading |
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soil_temp1_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil temperature reading (one of two sensors) |
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soil_temp2_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil temperature reading (one of two sensors) |
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volum_water1_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil moisture reading (one of two sensors) |
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volum_water2_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil moisture reading (one of two sensors) |
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soil_heat_flux1_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil head flux reading (one of two sensors) |
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soil_heat_flux2_flag | data quality flag corresponding to soil head flux reading (one of two sensors) |
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surf_temp_mean_flag | data quality flag corresponding to mean surface temperature reading |
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surf_temp_max_flag | data quality flag corresponding to maximum surface temperature reading |
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surf_temp_min_flag | data quality flag corresponding to minimum surface temperature reading |
Tabular: 628_baseline_density_pH_cond_ec4fc7387194718c672ec03c543c36ef.csv
Description: bulk density, pH, and conductance values of soil core samples (4.8-cm interior diameter, 10-cm depth) collected at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
core_height | depth of the soil core |
centimeter | |
soil_FW | fresh weight of soil sample used for analysis |
gram | |
lt2mm_DW | dry weight of soil fraction less than 2 mm in size |
gram | |
gt2mm_DW | dry weight of soil fraction greater than 2 mm in size |
gram | |
veg_DW | dry weight of plant matter in soil sample |
gram | |
soil_DW | sum of dry weight of soil fractions less than 2 mm (lt2mm_DW) and greater than 2 mm (gt2mm_DW) |
gram | |
bulk_density | measure of the weight of the soil per unit volume |
gramsPerCubicCentimeter | |
notes | sample or processing notes |
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pH | pH value of soil |
dimensionless | |
conductance | conductance value of soil |
millisiemenPerCentimeter |
Tabular: 628_baselineTexture_0a9bc523b565d01f8712349e130bb9ce.csv
Description: soil texture values of soil core samples (4.8-cm interior diameter, 10-cm depth) collected at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments. This method used here is from: Gee, G.W., and J.W. Bauder 1986. Particle size analysis. p. 383-411. In: A. Klute (ed.) Methods of soil analysis, part 1. Physical and Mineralogical Methods. 2nd ed. Agron. Monogr. 9 ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI. (2ed edition)
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
analysis_date | date of sample analysis |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
batch | batch of samples analyzed (for associating lab blanks) |
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soil_texture_FW | sample weight of soil for texture analysis |
gram | |
temperature | initial temperature reading |
celsius | |
R0.5 | hydrometer reading of soil solution at 30 seconds |
dimensionless | |
R1 | hydrometer reading of soil solution at 1 minute |
dimensionless | |
T1 | temperature reading at 1 minute |
celsius | |
R90 | hydrometer reading of soil solution at 90 minutes |
dimensionless | |
T90 | temperature reading at 90 minutes |
celsius | |
R1440 | hydrometer reading of soil solution at 24 hours |
dimensionless | |
T1440 | temperature reading at 24 hours |
celsius | |
ratio_DWFW | soil moisture correction factor from the ratio of dry weight to fresh weight |
dimensionless | |
sample_note | notes pertaining to the sample |
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processing_note | notes pertaining to sample processing |
Tabular: 628_baselineNitrogen_762bde35456e8026d5d1418812bb9706.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to extractable soil nitrogen concentrations at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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top_bottom | top or bottom layer of the 1-inch soil core |
Enumeration:
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
soil_N_FW | fresh weight of soil sample for analysis |
gram | |
pan | weight of pan used for sample analysis |
gram | |
pan_plus_FW | weight of pan and fresh soil subsample |
gram | |
pan_plus_DW60 | weight of pan and dry soil subsample dried at 60-degrees celsius |
gram | |
ratio_DWFW | soil moisture correction factor from the ratio of dry weight to fresh weight |
dimensionless | |
soil_N_DW | dry weight of soil sample for analysis as determined by the product of the fresh weight of the the soil sample (soil_N_FW) and the soil moisture correction factor (ratio_DWFW) |
gram | |
NO3_N | nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) concentration of soil KCl extraction (50 mL) |
milligramsPerLiter | |
NH4_N | ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) concentration of soil KCl extraction (50 mL) |
milligramsPerLiter | |
soilNO3_N | ratio of mass of soil NO3-N to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract NO3-N concentration (NO3_N) and the extract volume (50 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_N_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram | |
soilNH4_N | ratio of mass of soil NO4-N to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract NO4-N concentration (NO4_N) and the extract volume (50 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_N_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram |
Tabular: 628_baselinePhosphorus_da892a41164423d7cf30f551f73c1d37.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to extractable soil phosphorus concentrations at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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top_bottom | top or bottom layer of the 1-inch soil core |
Enumeration:
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
soil_P_DW | dry weight of soil sample for analysis |
gram | |
PO4_P | phosphate-phosphorus concentration of soil sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) extraction (40 mL); concentration is blank-corrected based on an average blank value = 0.08 |
milligramsPerLiter | |
soilPO4_P | ratio of mass of soil PO4_P to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract PO4_P concentration (PO4_P) and the extract volume (40 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_P_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram |
Tabular: 628_baselineMoistureOrganicMatter_ddd82eeebb18c12d13cf1a03bcc0d574.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to soil moisture and organic matter at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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top_bottom | top or bottom layer of the 1-inch soil core |
Enumeration:
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
pan | weight of pan used for sample analysis |
gram | |
pan_plus_FW | weight of pan and fresh soil subsample |
gram | |
pan_plus_DW60 | weight of pan and dry soil subsample dried at 60-degrees C |
gram | |
pan_plus_AW | weight of pan and ashed soil subsample dried at 500-degrees Celsius |
gram | |
soil_FW | fresh weight of soil sample before processing |
gram | |
percent_moisture | dimensionless |
dimensionless | |
percent_organic | dimensionless |
dimensionless |
Tabular: 628_baselineTotalNitrogenCarbon_2a3423c8319ec09d7f37a10bd6f15ccc.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to soil total nitrogen and carbon species at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site prior to the installation of landscape treatments
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type and the dwelling number corresponding to that yard or COMMON in the case of the common area |
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top_bottom | top or bottom layer of the 1-inch soil core |
Enumeration:
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sample_id | sample location relative to the dwelling or a replicate number only in the case of common area samples |
Enumeration:
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the baselineSoilSamplingLocations shapefile |
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sample_date | date of sample collection |
Format: YYYY-MM-DD | |
percent_total_n | percentage of total nitrogen |
dimensionless | |
percent_total_c | percentage of total carbon |
dimensionless | |
percent_inorg_c | percentage of inorganic carbon |
dimensionless |
Tabular: 628_moistureOrganicMatter2009_65f2ab4cf57867834864a010d4e8e1ed.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to soil moisture and organic matter collected in 30-cm cores at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site in May 2009
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type, habitat code, and replicate number |
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habitat | general habitat from which the sample was collected |
Enumeration:
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replicate | sample replicate number |
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the soilSamplingLocations2009 shapefile |
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pan | weight of pan used for sample analysis |
gram | |
pan_plus_FW | weight of pan and fresh soil subsample |
gram | |
pan_plus_DW60 | weight of pan and dry soil subsample dried at 60-degrees C |
gram | |
pan_plus_AW | weight of pan and ashed soil subsample dried at 500-degrees Celsius |
gram | |
ratio_DWFW | soil moisture correction factor from the ratio of dry weight to fresh weight |
dimensionless | |
percent_moisture | dimensionless |
dimensionless | |
percent_organic | dimensionless |
dimensionless |
Tabular: 628_totalNitrogenCarbon2009_ffecbab1f6e19fea659ecf845b221901.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to soil total nitrogen and carbon species collected in 30-cm cores at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site in May 2009
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type, habitat code, and replicate number |
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habitat | general habitat from which the sample was collected |
Enumeration:
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replicate | sample replicate number |
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the soilSamplingLocations2009 shapefile |
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percent_total_n | percentage of total nitrogen |
dimensionless | |
percent_total_c | percentage of total carbon |
dimensionless | |
percent_inorg_c | percentage of inorganic carbon |
dimensionless |
Tabular: 628_phosphorus2009_85a6f095454150e5b45c824361af8c02.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to soil phosporus collected in 30-cm cores at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site in May 2009
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type, habitat code, and replicate number |
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habitat | general habitat from which the sample was collected |
Enumeration:
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replicate | sample replicate number |
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the soilSamplingLocations2009 shapefile |
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soil_P_DW | dry weight of soil sample for analysis |
gram | |
PO4_P | phosphate-phosporus (PO4-P) concentration of soil sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) (40 mL); concentration is not blank-corrected as the average value of lab blanks was negative |
milligramsPerLiter | |
soilPO4_P | ratio of mass of soil PO4-P to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract PO4-P concentration (PO4-P) and the extract volume (40 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_P_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram |
Tabular: 628_nitrogen2009_cf4292a970ecfa63606b058bc28ed984.csv
Description: sample and analysis details related to extractable soil nitrogen collected in 30-cm cores at the CAP LTER North Desert Village experiment site in May 2009
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
Enumeration:
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sample | sample location in the form of the first letter of the treatment type, habitat code, and replicate number |
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habitat | general habitat from which the sample was collected |
Enumeration:
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replicate | sample replicate number |
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gps_id | soil sampling location id in the soilSamplingLocations2009 shapefile |
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soil_N_FW | fresh weight of soil sample for analysis |
gram | |
ratio_DWFW | soil moisture correction factor from the ratio of dry weight to fresh weight |
dimensionless | |
soil_N_DW | dry weight of soil sample for analysis as determined by the product of the fresh weight of the the soil sample (soil_N_FW) and the soil moisture correction factor (ratio_DWFW) |
gram | |
NO3_N | nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) concentration of soil KCl extraction (50 mL); concentration is not blank-corrected as the average value of lab blanks was negative |
milligramsPerLiter | |
NH4_N | ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) concentration of soil KCl extraction (50 mL); concentration is blank-corrected based on an average blank value = 0.059 |
milligramsPerLiter | |
soilNO3_N | ratio of mass of soil NO3-N to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract NO3-N concentration (NO3_N) and the extract volume (50 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_N_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram | |
soilNH4_N | ratio of mass of soil NO4-N to dry mass of soil from the product of the extract NO4-N concentration (NH4_N) and the extract volume (50 mL) over the dry weight of the soil sample (soil_N_DW) |
milligramPerKilogram |
Spatial Vector: baselineSoilSamplingLocations
Description:
This zipped file contains a shapefile of fall and winter 2003 soil sampling locations in treatment areas of the CAP LTER North Desert Village Experiment.
Horizontal Coordinate System:GCS_WGS_1984
Geometry Type: Point
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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ID | residence dwelling number |
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SOILSAMPLE | sample id in the form of the first letter of the landscaping treatment + general sampling location + replicate number or position relative to dwelling |
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xcoord | original easting (prior to repositioning of points) |
dimensionless | |
ycoord | original northing(prior to repositioning of points) |
dimensionless | |
xmod | revised easting (post repositioning of points) |
dimensionless | |
ymod | revised northing(post repositioning of points) |
dimensionless | |
Vert_prec | Vertical Precision |
meter | |
Horz_prec | Horizontal Precision |
meter | |
Std_dev | the spread of positions averaged for the point feature |
meter | |
Point_ID | record identifier |
number |
Spatial Vector: soilSamplingLocations2009
Description:
This zipped file contains a shapefile of May 2009 soil sampling locations in treatment areas of the CAP LTER North Desert Village Experiment.
Horizontal Coordinate System:GCS_WGS_1984
Geometry Type: Point
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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treatment | type of landscaping characteristic of that site |
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comment | sample id in the form of habitat(plant (p), interplant (ip) turf) + replicate number |
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gps_id | sample id in the form of the first letter of the treatment + underscore + habitat(plant (p), interplant (ip), turf) + replicate number |
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GPS_height | elevation |
meter | |
Vert_prec | Vertical Precision |
meter | |
Horz_prec | Horizontal Precision |
meter | |
Std_dev | the spread of positions averaged for the point feature |
meter | |
Point_ID | record identifier |
number |
File: 628_metStationPrograms_f4c685907483c32b61d31d2573268fd87273d93b.zip
Description:
This zipped file contains the programs that run the Campbell Scientific CR1000 data loggers that are continuously recording data about micrometeorological and subsurface conditions at the CAP LTER North Desert Village Experiment. Sensors and loggers are positioned in the common area of four mini-neighborhoods each refleting a unique landscaping treatment.
File: 628_metStationAndSensorLocations_08db161da806f53845b31f84654015e35689ad07.zip
Description:
This zipped file contains cartoons that detail the approximate location of micromet stations and soil sensors that are continuously recording data about micrometeorological and subsurface conditions at the CAP LTER North Desert Village Experiment. Sensors and loggers are positioned in the common area of four mini-neighborhoods each refleting a unique landscaping treatment.