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Vermont Long-Term Soil Monitoring Program: Soil sample descriptions

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

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    Long-term monitoring of forest soils is necessary to understand the effects of continued environmental change, including climate change, atmospheric deposition of metals, and recovery from acidic precipitation. A monitoring program was initiated in 2002 at five protected forest sites in Vermont, three in Mt. Mansfield State Forest and two in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area. Every 5 years at each site, ten soil pits are dug and sampled from subplots in a 50 × 50-m plot.

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  • Joshua Halman: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Carl Waite: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Sandra Wilmot: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Nancy Burt: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Jamie Shanley: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Deane Wang: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Sean Lawson: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Thomas Villars: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Scott Bailey: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Donald Ross: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • James Duncan: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Jennifer Wright: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Angelica Quintana: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

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  • forest health, long-term soil monitoring, soil horizons, soils,

Organizations

  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) : partner
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service: partner
  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : partner
  • University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: partner
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests: partner

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    • -73.059551667, 43.05681667
    • -72.79543333, 43.05681667
    • -72.79543333, 44.53525
    • -73.059551667, 44.53525
    • -73.059551667, 43.05681667

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  • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Soil sample descriptions
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2002-06-01
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Soils were described using NRCS procedures referenced in the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, version 2.0, September, 2002. The following soil physical properties were described, and the numbers in parentheses refer to page numbers in the Field Book referencing that property: Horizon Designation and lower Boundary (pgs 2-2 to 2-6).; Depth of horizon (upper and lower) in centimeters; Matrix color, moist, Munsell notation; Texture (pgs 2-29 to 2-31); Percent rock fragments by volume (shape- pg 2-40, note basic Percent Chart on page 2-9 – some Munsell color books also have a Percent Chart); structure; grade, size, and type (pgs 2-41 to 2-48); consistence, moist (also referred to as Rupture Resistance, pgs 2-49 to 2-50); Redoximorphic features; quantity, size, contrast – and Munsell color (pgs 2-14 to 2-17; see also quantity, size and contrast charts under Mottles on pgs 2-9 to 2-12); Roots (pgs 2-56 to 2-58); other features such as: organic streaks and stains, type of organic material, moisture status, slope percent, aspect and horizons sampled. Soil chemical properties (such as pH) was not recorded in the field since these were analyzed more accurately in the lab at a later date.

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  • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0161_2469_W04IX1

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.161.2469

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, University of Vermont, USDA Forest Service, Green Mountain National Forest and Northern Research Station, and US Geological Survey (2018) Soil sample descriptions. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-soil-monitoring/dataset/soil-sample-descriptions

  • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/long-term-soil-monitoring/dataset/soil-sample-descriptions

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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: BedrockReached
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Bedrock Reached
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: BedrockReached field was added in 2017 to account for situations where bedrock was not reached during the soil examination. This was flagged in excel through records showing + next to the bottom depth. 1 for yes bedrock assumed reached. 0 for no bedrock was not reached.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: BottomDepth
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Bottom Depth
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Bottom depth of sample relative to soil-air interface. A value of -999 indicates that there was either a mistake and the depth was never recorded or bedrock was never reached.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: centimeter
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Boundary
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Boundary
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Boundary at the bottom of the horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Describer
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Describer
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Consistence
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Consistence
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Resistence of soil peds to rupture in moist conditions
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureColor1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureColor1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Munsell color of the most common feature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureColor2
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureColor2
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Munsell color of the second most common feature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureColor3
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureColor3
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Munsell color of the third most common color
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureDescription1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureDescription1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Description of the most common feature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureDescription2
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureDescription2
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Description of the second most common feature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FeatureDescription3
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: FeatureDescription3
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Description of the third most common feature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: FieldHorizon
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Field Horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Field-designated horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: fkSampleID
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: fkSampleID
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Sample ID
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: LabHorizon
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Lab Horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Lab-designated horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: MatrixColor
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: MatrixColor
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Munsell color - dominant color of the horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Notes
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Notes
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Notes on this horizon
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: RockFragments
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Rock Fragments
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Visual estimate of the percent soil in certain size
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: percent
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Roots
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Roots
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Percentage of fine to very fine roots
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    • Unit: percent
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Structure
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Structure
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Shape and prevalence of soil aggregates
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Texture
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Texture
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Texture of the soil according to USDA classification
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: TopDepth
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Depth
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top depth of sample relative to soil-air interface
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: centimeter

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