Soil Descriptions and Soil Chemistry for LAII/ATLAS Winter Carbon Flux Sites, Alaska, 1992 and 1998-2000

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Data Contributors PING, CHIEN-LU ROMANOVSKY, VLADIMIR MICHAELSON, GARY J. LYNN, WARREN Parameters SOILS > CARBON SOILS > NITROGEN SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER SOILS > PHOSPHORUS SOILS > POTASSIUM SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION SOILS > SOIL COLOR SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOILS > SOIL PH SOILS > SOIL STRUCTURE SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA Instruments CARBON ANALYZERS CHN ANALYZERS : CARBON, HYDROGEN, NITROGEN ANALYZERS PH METERS SOIL SAMPLER

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Soil profiles at 27 sites in northern Alaska were described and classified in order to provide baseline soils data for ARCSS/LAII/ATLAS (Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System) Winter Carbon Flux studies. The investigators collected samples and field data in the summers of 1992, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Profile descriptions include horizon depth, color, texture, and other morphological properties. Accompanying sample site descriptions provide information about landforms, vegetation cover, and soil parent material. Soils are classified according to USDA soil taxonomy guidelines. Laboratory analyses include measurements of soil water content, bulk density, texture, organic matter content, carbon storage, pH, and chemical components including carbon, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, aluminum, manganese, and iron. Profile descriptions, laboratory data, and soil pit photographs and profile sketches are available via ftp in MS Excel, MS Word, and .JPG formats.

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Ping, Chien-Lu, Vladimir Romanovsky, Gary J. Michaelson, and Warren Lynn. 2002. Soil Descriptions and Soil Chemistry for LAII/ATLAS Winter Carbon Flux Sites, Alaska, 1992 and 1998-2000. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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