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Cross-site Study of Soil Nitrification and Stream Nitrate Export: Lye Brook Nitrate Flux

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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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    Examine the link between soil nitrification and stream nitrate export.

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  • John Campbell: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Nancy Burt: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Jamie Shanley: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Hal Bell: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Scott Bailey: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Donald Ross: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Beverley Wemple: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Kathleen Donna: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Greg Lawrence: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

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  • nitrate, soil chemistry, stream discharge,

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Lye Brook Nitrate Flux
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2002-10-01
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2006-09-30
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Nitrate flux and runoff measurements

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Determine if watershed-wide measures of nitrification rates predict stream nitrate export.

    • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0163_NitrateFlux

    • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.163.368

    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Donald Ross. 2006. Lye Brook Nitrate Flux. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/soil-nitrification-stream-export/dataset/lye-brook-nitrate-flux

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/soil-nitrification-stream-export/dataset/lye-brook-nitrate-flux

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      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Date
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Date
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
      • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: MM/DD/YYYY
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: NO3Flux
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Nitrate Flux
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Rate of nitrate
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: customMilligramsPerSquareMeterPerDay
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.0001
      • Unit: MilligramsPerSquareMeterPerDay
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Runoff
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Runoff
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Volume of runoff
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: customMillimetersPerDay
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.00000001
      • Unit: MillimetersPerDay
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

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    • dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
      • Sites
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2002-10-01
          dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2006-09-30
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: 10 headwater catchments were sampled for nitrogen flux.

      • Chemical analysis sampling
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2002-10-01
          dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2006-09-30
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Weekly sampling was used for chemical analysis at Cone Pond and HBEF W7. At the other sites sampling was flow based using automated samplers but also included weekly to monthly grab samples.

      • Stream stage monitoring
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2002-10-01
          dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2006-09-30
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Stream stage was continuously monitored using V notch weirs at Cone Pond, HBEF W7, Brush Brook, Buck North and Sleepers River, and natural controls at the other sites. Stage was converted to discharge for sites with natural controls.

      • Nitrate flux calculation
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2002-10-22
          dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2006-09-30
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Daily water flux and weekly NO3 concentrations were used to calculate annual NO3 export at Cone Pond and HBEF W7. Nitrate flux at Sleepers River, Brush Brook and Lye was computed using concentration models based on instantaneous flow, antecedent flow, and seasonal terms.

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    • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: Lye Brook Wilderness watershed near Branch Pond