BNZ-LTER Metadata Catalog

APEX beta SE site: hourly soil temperature, soil moisture and net radiation

Cable, William L
Telephone (primary): (907) 474-5623
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Email (primary): bill.cable@alaska.edu
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Web URL: http://permafrost.gi.alaska.edu/users/wlcable
Address:
Geophysical Institute, 903 Koyukuk Dr.,407A Elvey, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Harden, Jennifer
Telephone (primary): (650) 329-4949
Telephone (secondary): (650) 329-5292
FAX: (650) 329-4920
Email (primary): jharden@usgs.gov
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Web URL: https://profile.usgs.gov/jharden
Address:
U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road, MS 962
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States

Turetsky, Merritt R
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Email (primary): merritt.turetsky@colorado.edu
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Address:
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309
United States

Waddington, J.
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This dataset contains hourly averages of soil temperature and moisture, and net radiation. This basic environmental data supports the other research that is going on at this site.

Data at this site are collected using a Campbell CR10X. Soil temperature is being measured at 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 170cm. The temperature probes were made in the lab using type EC95H303W thermistors from Thermometrics, Corp. and EPO-TEK 715 epoxy. The following moisture sensors are used: the Campbell Scientific CS616 sensor. Net Radiation is measured using a REBS Q7.1 Net Radiometer.

These sites were established to provide core soil physical (temp. and moisture) data.

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net radiation, soil moisture, soil temperature

Climate

2009-01-01 to 2012-12-31

scanned every 1 minutes and reported hourly

West Longitude: -148.320495°
North Latitude: 64.696143°
East Longitude: -148.320495°
South Latitude: 64.696143°
Datum: NAD83

Site ID: betaSE
Description: Part of a group of collapsed thermokarst features. Part of the APEX project site expansion. Lowland bog with no living trees, collapse scar formation. Daily access during the growing season.
Directions: Side road to a controlled burn adjacent to Bonanza Creek experimental forest
Site History: Site was established by Kim Wickland in 2003, and taken over by APEX in 2008. Site has been fully functional since 2008
Location: Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest- Alaska State Forest located along the Parks Highway; about 10 miles southwest of Fairbanks.

Column: 1
Variable Name: year
Description: year timestamp
Units: NA
Type: integer
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 2
Variable Name: dec. DOY
Description: decimal Day of Year
Units: day
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
Output Precision:
Calculations: Day of year and fraction there of (ex. 121.5 would be 05/01 at 12:00 noon)

Column: 3
Variable Name: NetRad
Description: Net Radiation
Units: Watts per m-2
Type: float
Measurement Scale: ratio
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
Output Precision:
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Column: 4
Variable Name: CS616_period 5cm
Description: raw period from CS616 probe at 5cm
Units: period
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 5
Variable Name: CS616_period 25cm
Description: raw period from CS616 probe at 25cm
Units: period
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 6
Variable Name: CS616_period 50cm
Description: raw period from CS616 probe at 50cm
Units: period
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 7
Variable Name: TempAvg_2cm
Description: Temperature at 2 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 8
Variable Name: TempAvg_5cm
Description: Temperature at 5 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 9
Variable Name: TempAvg_10cm
Description: Temperature at 10 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 10
Variable Name: TempAvg_25cm
Description: Temperature at 25 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 11
Variable Name: TempAvg_50cm
Description: Temperature at 50 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 12
Variable Name: TempAvg_100cm
Description: Temperature at 100 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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Column: 13
Variable Name: TempAvg_170cm
Description: Temperature at 200 cm below the soil surface.
Units: celsius
Type: float
Measurement Scale: interval
Value Codes: NA
Error Codes: NaN
Minimum Valid Value: NA
Maximum Valid Value: NA
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2012-03-18