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

  • ALPINE/TUNDRA
  • CARBON
  • NITROGEN
  • ORGANIC MATTER
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • POTASSIUM
  • SOIL BULK DENSITY
  • SOIL CHEMISTRY
  • SOIL CLASSIFICATION
  • SOIL COLOR
  • SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE
  • SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
  • SOIL PH
  • SOIL STRUCTURE
  • SOIL TEXTURE

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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Data Citation

C.L. Ping, V. Romanovsky, G.J. Michaelson, and W. Lynn. 2002. Soil descriptions and soil chemistry for LAII/ATLAS Winter Carbon Flux Sites, Alaska, 1992 and 1998-2000. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.



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Sample site locations, polar perspective     Sample site locations, Alaska perspective

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