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.
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.
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.
