| Attribute Name -- Attribute Label |
Unit |
Attribute definition |
datetime
--
Date and Time
|
not mapped |
The date and time |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
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|
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1
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Title
:
|
Date daily (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|
Description
:
|
Date daily (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|
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PlotID
--
ID of the plot
|
no unit |
ID of the plot |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
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1
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Title
:
|
Plot ID in NUMEX |
|
Description
:
|
Plot ID in NUMEX |
|
|
PlotTreat
--
Treatment of the plot
|
no unit |
Treatment of the plot with respect to experiments |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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Title
:
|
Treatment in NUMEX |
|
Description
:
|
Treatment in NUMEX plots (control, N, P, NP, Ca) |
|
|
Horizon_symbol
--
horizon symbol of the soil
|
no unit |
horizon symbol of the soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
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1
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Title
:
|
Soil description according to FAO/WRB |
|
Description
:
|
Soil profile description according to FAO (2006): Guidelines for soil description, Rome, and IUSS Working Group WRB (2006): World Reference base for Soil Resources. 2nd Ed.,World Soil Resources Reports 103, Rome. |
|
|
Horizon_thickness
--
Thickness of the horizon
|
Meter |
Thickness of the horizon |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
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Title
:
|
Thickness of soil horizons |
|
Description
:
|
Thickness of soil horizons in meter. |
|
|
Bd
--
Bulk density
|
Gram per cubic centimeter |
Bulk density |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of bulk density |
|
Description
:
|
Measurement of bulk density in soils with undisturbed cores and in the organic layer with metal frames. |
|
|
PHs_H2O
--
pH of soil H2O
|
Unitless |
pH of soil measured in water |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of soil pH in water |
|
Description
:
|
Measurement of soil pH in ultrapure water (10 g soil in 50 mL) |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: pH Meter
|
Vendor: WTW
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Glass electrode for handheld pH meter
|
Instrument: Glass electrode
|
Vendor: WTW
|
|
|
|
PHs_KCl
--
pH of soil KCl
|
Unitless |
pH of soil measured in potassium chloride solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of soil pH im KCl |
|
Description
:
|
Measurement of soil pH values in 1 M KCl solution (5 g soil in 50 mL). |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: pH Meter
|
Vendor: WTW
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Glass electrode for handheld pH meter
|
Instrument: Glass electrode
|
Vendor: WTW
|
|
|
|
TCs
--
Total carbon of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total carbon of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of CNS in soil |
|
Description
:
|
Milling with planetary ball mill followed by elemental analysis by thermal combustion. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Planetary ball mill with agate or zirconium oxide grinding jars.
|
Instrument: Planetary ball mill
|
Vendor: Retsch
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental nalysis by thermal combustion of C, N, S in solid samples.
|
Instrument: Elemental Analyzer
|
Vendor: Elementar
|
|
|
|
TNs
--
Total nitrogen of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total nitrogen of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
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|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of CNS in soil |
|
Description
:
|
Milling with planetary ball mill followed by elemental analysis by thermal combustion. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Planetary ball mill with agate or zirconium oxide grinding jars.
|
Instrument: Planetary ball mill
|
Vendor: Retsch
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental nalysis by thermal combustion of C, N, S in solid samples.
|
Instrument: Elemental Analyzer
|
Vendor: Elementar
|
|
|
|
TSs
--
Total Sulphur of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Sulphur contents in soil (gravimetric) |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of CNS in soil |
|
Description
:
|
Milling with planetary ball mill followed by elemental analysis by thermal combustion. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Planetary ball mill with agate or zirconium oxide grinding jars.
|
Instrument: Planetary ball mill
|
Vendor: Retsch
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental nalysis by thermal combustion of C, N, S in solid samples.
|
Instrument: Elemental Analyzer
|
Vendor: Elementar
|
|
|
|
TPs
--
Total phosphorus soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total phosphorus soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_K
--
Total element Potassium of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Potassium of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Na
--
Total Na
|
Milligram per kilogram |
Total elements Sodium (HF-HClO4-HNO3) |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Mg
--
Total element Magnesium of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Magnesium of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Ca
--
Total element Calcium of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Calcium of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Fe
--
Total element Iron of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Iron of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Mn
--
Total element Manganese of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Manganese of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Al
--
Total element Aluminum of soil
|
Gram per kilogram |
Total element Aluminum of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
TE_Zn
--
Total Zn
|
Milligram per kilogram |
Total elements Zinc (HF-HClO4-HNO3) |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring total elements in soil with ICP-OES |
|
Description
:
|
An aliquot of dried soil was ground to
analyze the total amount of elements (e.g.: Al, Ca, Fe,K, Mg, P, Cu) by acid (HNO3, HF, HClO4) digestion
and subsequent ICP-OES(CIROS, Spectro) measurements. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
|
|
|
Delta_13C
--
Delta 13C signature
|
Promille |
Delta 13C signature |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of d13C isotopes |
|
Description
:
|
Milling with planetary ball mill followed by elemental analysis by thermal combustion and continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Planetary ball mill with agate or zirconium oxide grinding jars.
|
Instrument: Planetary ball mill
|
Vendor: Retsch
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental analysis followed by IRMS measurements calibrated against IAEA reference materials (d13C: VPDB, d15N: Air)
|
Instrument: EA-IRMS (Detla V Advantage)
|
Vendor: ThermoFisher
|
|
|
|
Delta_15N
--
Delta 15N signature
|
Promille |
Delta 15N signature |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of d15N isotopes |
|
Description
:
|
Milling with planetary ball mill followed by elemental analysis by thermal combustion and continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Planetary ball mill with agate or zirconium oxide grinding jars.
|
Instrument: Planetary ball mill
|
Vendor: Retsch
|
|
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental analysis followed by IRMS measurements calibrated against IAEA reference materials (d13C: VPDB, d15N: Air)
|
Instrument: EA-IRMS (Detla V Advantage)
|
Vendor: ThermoFisher
|
|
|
|
ECEC_K
--
extractable K
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable K by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
ECEC is calculated. After adding of 0.5 M NH4Cl and 2 hours of shaking the sample is filtered the next day. Later on it is analyzed with the ICP. |
|
Description
:
|
ECEC is calculated. After adding of 0.5 M NH4Cl and 2 hours of shaking the sample is filtered the next day. Later on it is analyzed with the ICP. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description: Inductivity-Coupled-Plasma Method
|
Instrument: ICP atomic absorption spectrometer
|
Vendor: PerkinElmer
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Chemical compounds
|
Unit: Milligram per liter
|
Resolution:
|
Dimension: -
|
Error: -
|
Size: -
|
|
|
|
ECEC_Na
--
extractable Na
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable Na by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: sodium Na: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: sodium Na: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
|
ECEC_Mg
--
extractable Mg
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable Mg by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: magnesium Mg: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: magnesium Mg: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
|
ECEC_Ca
--
extrectable Ca
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable Ca by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: calcium Ca: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: calcium Ca: with atomic absorption spectrometer (Unknown) |
|
|
ECEC_Al
--
extractable Al
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable Al by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring aluminium with atomic absorption spectrometer |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring aluminium with atomic absorption spectrometer |
|
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Atomic absorption spectroscopy
|
Instrument: Atomic absorption spectrometer
|
Vendor: Unknown
|
|
|
|
ECEC_Fe
--
extractable Fe
|
Microequivalent per gram |
extractable Fe by 0.5mol NH4Cl-solution |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: iron Fe: inductivily coupled plasma method with ICP atomic absorption spectrometer (PerkinElmer) |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring chemical compounds: iron Fe: inductivily coupled plasma method with ICP atomic absorption spectrometer (PerkinElmer) |
|
|
ECEC
--
effective cation exchange capacity
|
Microequivalent per gram |
effective cation exchange capacity |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
ECEC is calculated. After adding of 0.5 M NH4Cl and 2 hours of shaking the sample is filtered the next day. Later on it is analyzed with the ICP. |
|
Description
:
|
ECEC is calculated. After adding of 0.5 M NH4Cl and 2 hours of shaking the sample is filtered the next day. Later on it is analyzed with the ICP. |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description: Inductivity-Coupled-Plasma Method
|
Instrument: ICP atomic absorption spectrometer
|
Vendor: PerkinElmer
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Chemical compounds
|
Unit: Milligram per liter
|
Resolution:
|
Dimension: -
|
Error: -
|
Size: -
|
|
|
|
BS
--
Base saturation of soil
|
Percent |
Base saturation of soil |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Calculated |
|
Description
:
|
Calculated |
|
|
Clay
--
Soil texture clay content
|
Unitless |
Soil texture clay content |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Soil texture Köhn method
|
Vendor: Köhn
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Soiltexture
|
Unit: Percent
|
Resolution: 0.0
|
Dimension: 0
|
Error: 0.0
|
Size:
|
|
|
|
Silt
--
Soil texture silt content
|
Unitless |
Soil texture silt content |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Soil texture Köhn method
|
Vendor: Köhn
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Soiltexture
|
Unit: Percent
|
Resolution: 0.0
|
Dimension: 0
|
Error: 0.0
|
Size:
|
|
|
|
Sand_fine
--
Fine Sand
|
no unit |
Soil texture: fine sand content |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Soil texture Köhn method
|
Vendor: Köhn
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Soiltexture
|
Unit: Percent
|
Resolution: 0.0
|
Dimension: 0
|
Error: 0.0
|
Size:
|
|
|
|
Sand_medium
--
Medium sand
|
no unit |
Soil texture: medium sand content |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Soil texture Köhn method
|
Vendor: Köhn
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Soiltexture
|
Unit: Percent
|
Resolution: 0.0
|
Dimension: 0
|
Error: 0.0
|
Size:
|
|
|
|
Sand_coarse
--
Coarse sand
|
no unit |
Soil texture: coarse sand content |
|
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
|
--- Step
1
---
|
|
Title
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Description
:
|
Measuring soil texture by Köhn |
|
Instrumentation:
|
measurementheight=0.0
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Soil texture Köhn method
|
Vendor: Köhn
|
Measurement:
Measurement type: Soiltexture
|
Unit: Percent
|
Resolution: 0.0
|
Dimension: 0
|
Error: 0.0
|
Size:
|
|
|
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