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MARK5_SOIL_DESC_DAT

Comment:
This Table contains description of Mark V plot.
Principal investigator:
Gerrit Frans EPEMA
No documentation available.
The fields of the table are:
  1. GRID_ID : This column contains the name of the grid where the data was taken.
  2. GRID_ORDER : This column contains the number of the station in the grid cell.
  3. OBS_DATE : This column contains the date on which the observation was made in the format ( DD-MON-YY ).
  4. PLOT : This column contains the name of the plot.
  5. SUB_PLOT : This column contains the name of the sub-plot.
  6. SURF_ELT : This column contains the surface elements.
  7. MOISTURE_CONDITION : This column contains the moisture condition (W)et, M)iddle, D)ry.
  8. LAND_USE : This column contains the vegetation/land use.
  9. DOMINANT_HEIGHT : This column contains the dominat height ( cm ).
  10. PCT_COVERAGE : This column contains the percentage of coverage.
  11. SURF_FINE_ELT_1_PCT : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) percentage.
  12. SURF_FINE_ELT_1_COLOR : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) color, expressed from Munsell Soil Color Chart.
  13. SURF_FINE_ELT_2_PCT : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) percentage.
  14. SURF_FINE_ELT_2_COLOR : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) color, expressed from Munsell Soil Color Chart.
  15. SURF_FINE_ELT_3_PCT : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) percentage.
  16. SURF_FINE_ELT_3_COLOR : This column contains the surface fine element (clay and silt) color, based upon Munsell Soil Color Chart.
  17. SURF_SAND_1_PCT : This column contains the surface sand percentage.
  18. SURF_SAND_1_COLOR : This column contains the surface sand color, based upon Munsell Soil color chart.
  19. SURF_SAND_1_SIZE : This column contains the sand size, 1: very fine (0.063-0.125mm), 2: fine (0.125-0.2mm), 3: medium (0.2-0.63mm), 4: coarse (0.63-1.25mm), 5: very coarse (1.25-2mm).
  20. SURF_SAND_2_PCT : This column contains the surface sand percentage.
  21. SURF_SAND_2_COLOR : This column contains the surface sand color, based upon Munsell Soil color chart.
  22. SURF_SAND_2_SIZE : This column contains the sand size, 1: very fine (0.063-0.125mm), 2: fine (0.125-0.2mm), 3: medium (0.2-0.63mm), 4: coarse (0.63-1.25mm), 5: very coarse (1.25-2mm).
  23. SURF_COARSE_1_PCT : This column contains the surface coarse fragments percentage.
  24. SURF_COARSE_1_COLOR : This column contains the surface coarse fragments color, based upon Munsell Soil color chart.
  25. SURF_COARSE_1_SIZE : This column contains the coarse fragments size, 1: fine gravel (2-6mm), 2: medium gravel (6-20mm), 3: coarse gravel (2-6cm), 4: stones (6-20cm), 5: large boulders (60-200cm).
  26. SURF_COARSE_1_TYPE : This column contains the surface coarse fragments type.
  27. SURF_COARSE_2_PCT : This column contains the surface coarse fragments percentage.
  28. SURF_COARSE_2_COLOR : This column contains the surface coarse fragments color, based upon Munsell Soil color chart.
  29. SURF_COARSE_2_SIZE : This column contains the coarse fragments size, 1: fine gravel (2-6mm), 2: medium gravel (6-20mm), 3: coarse gravel (2-6cm), 4: stones (6-20cm), 5: large boulders (60-200cm).
  30. SURF_COARSE_2_TYPE : This column contains the surface coarse fragments type.
  31. SURF_COARSE_3_PCT : This column contains the surface coarse fragments percentage.
  32. SURF_COARSE_3_COLOR : This column contains the surface coarse fragments color, based upon Munsell Soil color chart.
  33. SURF_COARSE_3_SIZE : This column contains the coarse fragments size, 1: fine gravel (2-6mm), 2: medium gravel (6-20mm), 3: coarse gravel (2-6cm), 4: stones (6-20cm), 5: large boulders (60-200cm).
  34. SURF_COARSE_3_TYPE : This column contains the surface coarse fragments type.
  35. ROCK_OUTCROPS_PCT : This column contains the percentage of rock outcrops.
  36. ROCK_OUTCROPS_TYPE : This column contains the type of rock outcrops.
  37. AFFECTED_SURF_TYPE : This column contains the ??? t)ermites, a)nts, w)orm, n)one.
  38. AFFECTED_SURF_PCT : This column contains the percentage of affected surface.
  39. AVG_HEIGHT_DIFF : This column contains the average height difference over 50 cm (not biological) ( cm ).
  40. EROSION : This column contains the erosion/deposition, 1: none, 2: water erosion, 3: water deposition, 4: wind erosion, 5: wind deposition, 6: mass movement.
  41. EROSION_TYPE : This column contains the type of erosion, 1: sheet, 2:rill, 3:gully.
  42. SURF_SEALING_THICKNESS : This column contains the surface sealing thickness, 1:none, 2: moderate, 3:severe, 4:extreme.
  43. SURF_SEALING_CONSIST : This column contains the surface sealing consistency, 1:slightly hard, 2:hard.
  44. SURF_CRACKS : This column contains the surface cracks, c)urled, f)lat, n)one.
  45. SURF_CRACKS_TYPE : This column contains the surface cracks type, 1:fine (<1cm), 2: medium (1-2cm), 3:wide (2-5cm), 4:very wide (5-10cm), 5:extremely wide (>10cm).
  46. SURF_CRACKS_AVG_DIST : This column contains the average distance between cracks ( cm ).
  47. SURF_CRACKS_STRUCT : This column contains the surface cracks structure, 1:massive, 2:platy, 3:subangular blocky, 4:angular blocky, 5:other.
  48. SURF_CRUST_TYPE : This column contains the surface crust type G | DES ST2 ST3 EOL RUI | ST1 ERO DEC | TV V | (None: D)unes, L)atherite, O)other).
  49. CERT_LEVEL : This column contains the certification level for the data : T)est,C)hecked by PI, U)nchecked by PI.
  50. REV_DATE : This column contains the revision date for the data in the format DD-MMM-YY.
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