soil

Dataset:

Horizontal sand mass flux data Derived from 5-stage BSNE collectors at 15 NPP sites and Geomet site

Data set ID:

12345

Abstract:

Collections of airborne sand are obtained at the 15 NPP sites and the Geomet site. The collections are taken using BSNE collectors. The collectors are turned into the wind with wind vanes. The amount of material collected corresponds to the horizontal flux at the height of the collector and the opening area of the collector and the duration of the sampling time. The five heights of the BSNE collectors above the soil surface are 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 centimeters for every location where samples are taken. The hypothesis of the experiment is that the vertical flux of the particles smaller than 10 micrometers is a constant ratio of the horizontal sand flux. The objectives of the experiment are to find patterns of sand flux rates as affected by soil and vegetation.

Data sources:

data_BSNE_18_sites

LTER Core Area(s):

Disturbance

Keywords:

Dataset:

Soil Particle Size Analysis at Permanent Quadrat Locations, Jornada Experimental Range, 2001

Study number:

351

Data set ID:

210351003

Abstract:

This completed dataset, collected in 2001, contains soil particle size analysis (PSA) and sand fractionation data from soil cores collected at 116 quadrat locations that are part of the Jornada Experimental Range's long-term Permanent Quadrats study. The goal of this effort was to help characterize plant-scale factors related to vegetation dynamics observed in the Permanent Quadrats. At each quadrat location, 4 cores were collected at 2 depths (0-5cm and 5-20cm) and assessed for percent sand, silt and clay. The sand fraction, if large enough, was then separated into 5 sand size classes (53-106 micrometers, 106-250 micrometers, 250-500 micrometers, 500-1000 micrometers, 1000-2000 micrometers) to measure the percent fraction of each.

Composition of Sand Fraction at 116 Permanent Quadrats: https://jornada.nmsu.edu/sites/jornada.nmsu.edu/files/files/data/Quadrats_Sand_Fractionation_0.jpg

Soil Particle Size Analysis at 116 Permanent Quadrats: https://jornada.nmsu.edu/sites/jornada.nmsu.edu/files/files/data/Quadrats_PSA_0.jpg

Soil PSA