James M. Vose

USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory 3160 Coweeta Lab Road Otto North Carolina 28763 USA

(828) 524-2128 jvose@fs.fed.us http://cwt33.ecology.uga.edu/piprofiles/pro_vose.html None Available Soil Moisture via Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) was sampled at approximately 1 month intervals using the Tektronix 1502B cable tester. TDR waveguides of 30 cm length were installed parallel to the slope at depths of 0.05 and 0.20 m., and were located in close proximity to the thermistor probes. Coweeta LTER gradient soil moisture tdr time domain reflectometry Must adhere to the Coweeta LTER Data Policy (See http://coweeta.ecology.uga.edu/webdocs/3/static/datapolicies.html). http://cwt33.ecology.uga.edu/summaries/summary1023.html WS18 and WS27 1991-08-01 1999-03-01 Coweeta LTER Information Manager

Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602 USA

(828) 524-2128 Ted Gragson

Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602 USA

tgragson@earthlink.net principalInvestigator James Vose

Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602 USA

jvose@fs.fed.us principalInvestigator Brian Kloeppel

Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602 USA

kloeppel@sparc.ecology.uga.edu principalInvestigator The Coweeta LTER Research Program has evolved since 1980 from a site-based to a site- and region-based project examining the effects of disturbance and environmental gradients on biogeochemical cycling, and the underlying watershed ecosystem processes that regulate and respond to those cycles. The objective for the 2002-2008 research is to advance scientific understanding of the spatial, temporal, and decision-making components of land use and land-use change in the southern Appalachian Mountains over the last 200 years, and forecast patterns into the future 30 years. This will be accomplished by addressing ecological and socioeconomic aspects of land-use change while continuing long-term studies of environmental gradients and natural disturbance regimes. The result will be a more complete understanding of ecological dynamics in the southern Appalachian Mountains that makes possible the development of reasonable forecasts of its future ecological state. | The guiding hypothesis for the proposed research is that the frequency, intensity, and extent of land use represents human decision-making in response to socioeconomic and bio-geophysical conditions with consequences that cascade through ecosystems. The research activities are organized into three initiatives: (1) Characterization of the Socio-Natural Template, (2) Ecosystem Responses to the Socio-Natural Template, and (3) Forecasting Ecosystem Responses to Changes in the Socio-Natural Template. The integrated scientific research will provide both a description as well as an explanation of the underlying causes of land use and the consequences of land-use change for southern Appalachian ecosystems and society. It thus recognizes the complexity of land use as a process and the research needs as defined in the LTER Program and the broader scientific community. National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. uid=cwt,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read 1023.csv 1023.csv 1 \n \n column , http://cwt33.ecology.uga.edu/data/1023.csv Year Year year when sample was collected YY . Missing Value Month Month month when sample was collected MM . Missing Value Day Day day when sample was collected DD . Missing Value Time Time time when sample was collected HHHH real . Missing Value Site Site site ID where sample was collected site ID where sample was collected . Missing Value Read5 Read5 reading at 5cm depth with Tektronix 1502B cable tester dimensionless real . Missing Value Read20 Read20 precent soil moisture calculated from Read5 dimensionless real . Missing Value Moist5 Moist5 reading at 20cm depth with Tektronix 1502B cable tester dimensionless real . Missing Value Moist20 Moist20 percent soil moisture calculated from Read20 dimensionless real . Missing Value