Soil Descriptions and Soil Chemistry for LAII/ATLAS Winter Carbon Flux Sites, Alaska, 1992 and 1998-2000 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS074 Summary 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 in MS Excel, MS Word, and .JPG formats. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS074 * doi:10.5065/D6HQ3X1K https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3X1K Versions 1.0 Citation Ping, C., et al. 2009. Soil Descriptions and Soil Chemistry for LAII/ATLAS Winter Carbon Flux Sites, Alaska, 1992 and 1998-2000. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3X1K Accessed 20 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Language: English Grant Code OPP 9732731 ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Arctic * Chemistry * Land Character * Soils * Sub-Surface * Surface Platforms * Field Surveys Instruments * Soil Sampler GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL COLOR * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > PHOSPHORUS Documentation * soils_descriptions.pdf [240 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41AA94E52DC/soils_descriptions.pdf Related links * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3X1K * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1992-08-19 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2000-08-01 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 71.321 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.726 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -164.632 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -155.733 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Chien-Lu Ping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/340 Additional contact information * author: Chien-Lu Ping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/340 * author: Gary J. Michaelson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/66 * author: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 * originator: Chien-Lu Ping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/340 * author: Warren Lynn https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1121 * principalInvestigator: Chien-Lu Ping https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/340 * principalInvestigator: Vladimir E. Romanovsky https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/239 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS074?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS074?format=isotc211