AST01 Soil temperature measured in burned, burned-clipped, and unburned plots at Konza Prairie

Summary

Short name: 

AST01

Abstract: 

Soil temperature was measured using temperature probes and dataloggers at selected depths in small plots tht were either burned annually, burned and clipped to remove aboveground biomass, or left unburned. Raw data was summarized into hourly readings and daily minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures.

DOI: 10.6073/pasta/d6df90e1fa0a858996889a0dfc98466f

Published on EDI/LTER Data Portal

Citation Suggestion: 

Blair, J. M. 2023. AST01 Soil temperature measured in burned, burned-clipped, and unburned plots at Konza Prairie . Environmental Data Initiative. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/d6df90e1fa0a858996889a0dfc98466f.

Data set ID: 

13

EML revision ID: 

14

Data sources: 

AST011.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
RecMonth
  • Label:
  • Definition: Month of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM
  • Missing values: None specified
RecDay
  • Label:
  • Definition: Day of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecTime
  • Label:
  • Definition: record time
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hhmm
  • Missing values: None specified
UB2
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, unburned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
UB10
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, unburned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
UB25
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, unburned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B2
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, burned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B10
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, burned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • 1 = Missing or Not Measured
B25
  • Label:
  • Definition: hourly readings, burned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
Comment
  • Label:
  • Definition: comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

AST012.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
RecMonth
  • Label:
  • Definition: Month of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM
  • Missing values: None specified
RecDay
  • Label:
  • Definition: Day of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecTime
  • Label:
  • Definition: record time
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hhmm
  • Missing values: None specified
UB2
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, unburned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
UB10
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, unburned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
UB25
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, unburned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B2
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, burned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B10
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, burned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B25
  • Label:
  • Definition: maximum daily temperature, burned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
Comment
  • Label:
  • Definition: comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

AST013.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
RecMonth
  • Label:
  • Definition: Month of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM
  • Missing values: None specified
RecDay
  • Label:
  • Definition: Day of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecTime
  • Label:
  • Definition: record time
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hhmm
  • Missing values: None specified
UB2
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, unburned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
UB10
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, unburned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
UB25
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, unburned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
B2
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, burned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B10
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, burned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B25
  • Label:
  • Definition: minimum daily temperature, burned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
Comment
  • Label:
  • Definition: comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

AST014.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
RecMonth
  • Label:
  • Definition: Month of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM
  • Missing values: None specified
RecDay
  • Label:
  • Definition: Day of record
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecTime
  • Label:
  • Definition: record time
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hhmm
  • Missing values: None specified
UB2
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, unburned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
UB10
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, unburned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
UB25
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, unburned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
B2
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, burned, 2cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B10
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, burned, 10cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
B25
  • Label:
  • Definition: average daily temperature, burned, 25cm depth
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = Missing or Not Measured
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
    • -99.99 = Missing or Not Measured
Comment
  • Label:
  • Definition: comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Categories

Core Areas: 

Konza Keywords: 

Dates

Date Range: 

Thursday, April 23, 1987 to Friday, October 1, 1993

Publication Date: 

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
People

Owner/Creator: 

Dr. John M. Blair

Contact: 

Konza LTER

Metadata provider: 

Konza LTER
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Methodology

Purpose: 

Monitor soil temperature at various levels in burned, unburned, and burn-clipped conditions.

Methods: 

Soil temperature was measured using temperature probes and dataloggers at selected depths in small plots that were either burned annually, burned and clipped to remove aboveground biomass, or left unburned. Raw data was summarized into hourly readings and daily minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures.

For additional metadata information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/DC.pdf

For additional methods information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/MM.pdf

Maintenance: 

complete

Additional information: 

Only data from 1987 and 1988 are complete and error free for the entire time period. In 1989, the UB25 and B25 were dropped and a burned and clipped (to simulate grazing) were added. Variable number 10 became B2CL (burned and clipped with temperatue probe at 2 cm) and variable 13 became B10CL (burned and clipped with temperature probe at 10 cm). Clipped is done at investigator descrisson and in 1989 only two clipps were done. In 1990, the plots were clipped 5th and 19th of June, 18th of July and 13 August. In 1991, the probes in the clipped plots malfunctioned and no data was collected in these two treatments. In 1992, no data was collected on clipped plots.