Study Number: 

1073

Project Title:

Coweeta Watershed 1 Litter and Soil Temperature for White Pine Decomposition Study.

Investigator(s):

Brian Kloeppel  E-Mail | Tel. 828.524.2128 x 127 | Biographical Sketch
Lisa Mazzarelli
Affiliated Institution(s): University of Georgia              
Address: Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
3160 Coweeta Lab Road
Otto, North Carolina 28763
Study Type: Terrestrial
Project Type: Coweeta Research
Study Period:

03/2002 - 03/2004
Status/Notes:

Type 1
Funding Sources:

National Science Foundation, DEB-9632854 (Text Version) and DEB-0218001 (Text Version) to Coweeta LTER.
Abstract: These data are the hourly readings of litter and soil temperature in the center of each litter decomposition plot..


 Resources for students about terms used in this study:
White pine - Source: USDA Forest Service
Movement of organic matter - Source: LTER Network
Location(s), Described: Watershed 1 Permanent Census Plot Locations: 14, 15, 22, 28, 62, 70, 74, 90
Location(s), Download GPS: ArcView Shape Files (shp.):  UTM, NAD83, Zone 17  |  Lat/Lon    
Location(s), Online Maps: USGS Topographic-based Maps of Research Sites
(Printable for fieldwork)
Methods/Experimental Design: The readings are collected with Hobo Pro dataloggers with rain/solar shields. Air temperature is collected at 1 m above the forest floor. The air temperature sensors were moved to the forest floor litter layer on 15 June 2002 (Julian day 165). Soil temperature is collected at 10 cm below the mineral soil / litter interface. Data are collected hourly and are downloaded at each litter bag collection date.
Sampling Frequency: Hourly.
Data Columns:

Year - Year (e.g. 2002)
Julian_Day - Julian day (e.g. 105)
Time - Values are the start of each hour when the data are collected (e.g. 2100)
Plot - Plot number - 14, 15, 22, 28, 62, 70, 74, or 90
Air_Temp - Air temperature; Celsius (C)
Soil_Temp - Soil temperature; Celsius (C)

Missing Data Codes: . (Period)
Publications:

Representative publications and research data from investigator(s) of this study:
Kloeppel - Global Search
Data Restrictions: Users must adhere to the Coweeta LTER Data Policy.
Metadata: EML Format (XML Schema) | Information about EML
Data Downloads: January - June 2002: 
Microsoft® Excel (.xls) | Text Comma Delimited (.csv) | DBase (.dbf)
July - December 2002: 
Microsoft® Excel (.xls) | Text Comma Delimited (.csv) | DBase (.dbf)

 January - June 2003: 
Microsoft® Excel (.xls) | Text Comma Delimited (.csv) | DBase (.dbf)

July - December 2003: 
Microsoft® Excel (.xls) | Text Comma Delimited (.csv) | DBase (.dbf)

 January - April 2004: 
Microsoft® Excel (.xls) | Text Comma Delimited (.csv) | DBase (.dbf)