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The objectives of this study were to collect soil survey information from the FIFE study area, determine the soil types at the FIFE sites, and characterize the physical and chemical properties of the soils. The Soil Properties Reference Information Data Set provide a description of the soils and their properties at the FIFE study sites as described by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Five stations representative of the Clime, Benfield, Dwight, Florence, and Tully soil types were selected, and a detailed description of the soil profile at each of these five sites was made. Soil samples from the surface down to bedrock were collected from the horizons and analyzed for bulk density, particle size distribution, moisture retention at 1/3 and 15 bar suctions, cation exchange capacity, and other chemical and physical properties, using standard procedures (Soil Survey Staff 1984).

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS ,
CORING DEVICES
Spatial Extent

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2980668840-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Organic Matter ,
Soil Color ,
Soil Horizons/Profile ,
Soil Structure

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Huemmrich, K. F., & Levine, E. R. (1994). Soil Survey Reference (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/115 Date Accessed: 2026-05-04

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How can the First ISLSCP Field Experiment contribute to present-day efforts to evaluate water stress in JULESv5. 0? Williams, Karina E., Harper, Anna B., Huntingford, Chris, Mercado, Lina M., Mathison, Camilla T., Falloon, Pete D., Cox, Peter M., Kim, Joon Soil Compaction, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Porosity, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Canopy Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Water Vapor, Photosynthesis, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Respiration Rate, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Transmittance, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth
Assessing the influence of groundwater and land surface scheme in the modelling of land surfaceatmosphere feedbacks over the FIFE area in Kansas, USA Larsen, M. A. D., Rasmussen, S. H., Drews, M., Butts, M. B., Christensen, J. H., Refsgaard, J. C. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Radiation, Soil Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Stage Height, Discharge/Flow, Hydropattern, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure
Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation. Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A. Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity
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