Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Soil mass and chemistry in 25 Catskill headwater catchments: Catskills Soil Pit Coordinates

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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

Abstract

    Two soil pits were excavated in each of 25 small catchments in the Catskills region in the summer of 2011. One pit was located near the watershed outlet, while the other was located at an elevation approximately half way between the watershed outlet and the watershed crest. Samples were collected from the combined Oi and Oe horizons, the combined Oa and A horizons, the 0-10 cm mineral soil layer, the 10-20 cm mineral soil layer, the layer from 20 cm to bedrock or C horizon, and the C horizon where present. A “quantitive pit” approach was used to determine the mass of soil in each layer per square meter of land surface area. This allowed for the computation of element pools in the soils. Chemical analyses included total C and N, pH, exchangeable cations, organically bound Al and H, and total contents of 26 elements using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. The methods and a summary of the results may be found in Johnson (2013, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, vol. 1298, pp. 30-42). These results are expected to be useful in future monitoring efforts through resampling of the study sites.

People

  • Charles Driscoll: Principal Investigator

  • Chris Johnson: Principal Investigator

  • Mary Margaret Koppers: Content Provider

  • Chris Gianfagna: Content Provider

  • Sara Alesi: Content Provider

  • Joy Damon: Content Provider

Keywords

  • catskills, coordinates, long-term soil monitoring, new york, soil,

Organizations

  • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority NYSERDA: funder
  • Syracuse University : lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

    Data Table

    • Title: Catskills Soil Pit Coordinates
    • Start Date: 2010-06-01
    • End Date: 2014-05-31
    • Description: UTM Coordinates to the soil pits visited throughout the Catskills

    • Purpose: To provide a location for soil pits visited in the Catskills region.

    • Condensed Title: Z1279_2539_AYGGLU

    • Object Name: VMC.1279.2539

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Chris E. Johnson (2010) Catskills Soil Pit Coordinates. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/soil_mass_chemistry_in_25_catskill_headwater_catchments/dataset/catskills-soil-pit-coordinates

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/soil_mass_chemistry_in_25_catskill_headwater_catchments/dataset/catskills-soil-pit-coordinates

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Easting
      • Label: Easting
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Elevation
      • Label: Elevation
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Northing
      • Label: Northing
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Plot
      • Label: Plot
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Site
      • Label: Site
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Watershed
      • Label: Watershed
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset