ITEX Circumarctic CO2 Flux Survey: Soil Temperatures

Data File Structure

soil_temperature.xls

Variable Description
YEAR Year of measurement
DATE Date of data collection
SITE Abisko, Toolik, or Svalbard
GROUP STEPPS, Latnjajaure, or Paddus (Abisko, Sweden); Imnavait or Toolik Lake (Alaska, USA); Svalbard (Norway)
PLOT Individual plot identifier
TREAT Controlled or fertilized annually (with N and P)
PHASE Measurement series (round of measurement within each year)
td_1 Thaw depth, replicate 1 (cm)
td_2 Thaw depth, replicate 2 (cm)
td_3 Thaw depth, replicate 3 (cm)
td_4 Thaw depth, replicate 4 (cm)
td_5 Thaw depth, replicate 5 (cm)
td_mean Thaw depth, mean (cm)
temp5_1 Soil temperature at 5 cm, replicate 1 (0.1°C)
temp5_2 Soil temperature at 5 cm, replicate 2 (0.1°C)
temp5_3 Soil temperature at 5 cm, replicate 3 (0.1°C)
temp5_4 Soil temperature at 5 cm, replicate 4 (0.1°C)
temp5_5 Soil temperature at 5 cm, replicate 5 (0.1°C)
temp_mean Soil temperature at 5 cm, mean (0.1°C)
temp10_1 Soil temperature at 10 cm, replicate 1 (0.1°C)
temp10_2 Soil temperature at 10 cm, replicate 2 (0.1°C)
temp10_3 Soil temperature at 10 cm, replicate 3 (0.1°C)
temp10_4 Soil temperature at 10 cm, replicate 4 (0.1°C)
temp10_5 Soil temperature at 10 cm, replicate 5 (0.1°C)
temp10_mean Soil temperature at 10 cm, mean (0.1°C)
VWC_1 Volumetric soil water content, replicate 1 (%)
VWC_2 Volumetric soil water content, replicate 2 (%)
VWC_3 Volumetric soil water content, replicate 3 (%)
VWC_4 Volumetric soil water content, replicate 4 (%)
VWC_5 Volumetric soil water content, replicate 5 (%)
VWC_mean Volumetric soil water content, mean (%)
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