Soil moisture and temperature across an experimental burn severity gradient

• Main Author: Michael Loranty
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2014
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > ACTIVE LAYER; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > SOIL MOISTURE PROBE; AUTOMATIC REMOTE WEATHER STATION; POINT; 1 METER TO 30 METERS; HOURLY TO DAILY; environment; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2CF9J68N

This data set includes soil moisture, temperature, and electrical conductivity data from 2m x 2m plots that were experimentally burned in the summer of 2012. The study site is located near the Northeast Science Station, in Cherskii, Russia. Data were collected using Decagon GS-3 probes and an EM50 data logger, at hourly resolution over the entire study period. Measurements are currently ongoing and will be updated annually. Varying fuel loads were used to achieve a range of burn severities. Contact Heather Alexander at the University of Texas at Brownsville for more information on the experimental treatment.