PARAMETER	COLUMN_NAME	UNITS	DESCRIPTION
Unique ID	UNIQUE_ID	none	a unique number for this row,to be assigned as a row is added to the data table
Project Name	PROJECT	none	the name of the project
Sites(Soil-ID)	SITE_ID	none	an site/soil identifier from the original data set
Location(Station)	LOCATION	none	an station/location identifier from the original data set
Lab#	LAB_NUMBER	none	a laboratory sample identifier
Latitude	LATITUDE	degrees	latitude of the sampling location
Longitude	LONGITUDE	degrees	longitude of the sampling location
X Location of sample	X_ALBERS	meters	East-West location using Albers projection ( as used by FGDL )
Y Location of sample	Y_ALBERS	meters	North-South location using Albers projection ( as used by FGDL )
Sampling date	DATE	date	sampling date
Type of layer	LAYER_TYPE	none	type of layer, ie,sand,mud,detritus
Vegetation	VEGETATION	none	type of vegetation found at the location
Average Depth	MEAN_DEPTH	cm	the mean depth of the sample
Top Depth	TOP_DEPTH	cm	the top depth of the sample
Bottom Depth	BOTTOM_DEPTH	cm	the bottom depth of the sample
Moisture content	MOISTURE	%	Water content of fresh sample
pH	PH	ph units	the ph of the wet sample
Bulk density	BD	g/ cm3	Dry bulk density
Ash content	ASH	%	Ash content of dried soil at 550oC
Ignition of loss	IOL	%	Percentage of weight  loss of soil ignited at 550 degree C for 4 hrs  (IOL=100-ash content)
Total Phosphorus	TP	mg/kg	Total phosphrus content of dried sample
Total Inorganic Phosphorus	TPI	mg/kg	1M HCl extractable P of dried samples
Total Organic Phosphorus	TPO	mg/kg	TP minus TPi
Bicarbonate extractable Pi	BICARB_PI	mg/kg	0.5M NaHCO3 extractable inorganic P (labile P) of wet sample
Bicarbonate extractable TP-Nonfumigate	BICARB_TP_NF	mg/kg	0.5M NaHCO3 extractable total P of wet sample without chloroform treatment
Bicarbonate extractable TP-Fumigate	BICARB_TP_F	mg/kg	0.5M NaHCO3 extractable total P  of wet sample after chloroform treatment
Microbial biomass  P	MBP	mg/kg	Microbial biomass P=NaHCO3 TP_F minus NaHCO3 TP_NF
Potentially Mineralizable Phosphorus	PMP	mg/ kg/d	Phosphorus mineralized rate during 10d incubation at 40 degree C
Total Nitrogen	TN	g/kg	Total nitrogen content of dried soil
K2SO4 extractable TKN(NF)	K2SO4TKN_NF	mg/kg	0.5M K2SO4 extractable TKN(NF) of wet sample
K2SO4 extractable TKN(F)	K2SO4TKN_F	mg/kg	0.5M K2SO4 extractable TKN(F) of fumigated wet sample
Microbial biomass N(c)	MBN	mg/kg	Microbial biomass N=(K2SO4 TKN_F minus K2SO4 TKN_NF)/0.37
Extractable NH4-N	EXT_NH4_N	mg/kg	2M KCl extractable NH4-N of wet sample
Extractable NO3-N	EXT_NO3_N	mg/kg	2M KCl extractable NO3-N of wet sample
Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen	PMN	mg/ kg/d	Nitrogen mineralized rate during 10d incubation at 40 degree C
Total Carbon	TC	g/kg	Total carbon content of dried soil
K2SO4 extractable TOC(NF)	EXT_TOC_NF	mg/kg	0.5M K2SO4 extractable TOC(NF) of wet sample
K2SO4 extractable TOC(F)	EXT_TOC_F	mg/kg	0.5M K2SO4 extractable TOC(F) of fumigated wet sample
Microbial biomass C(c)	MBC	mg/kg	Mirobial biomass C=(K2SO4 TOC_F minus K2SO4 TOC_NF)/0.42
Basal respiration (aerobic)	CO2_C	mg c/kg/d	Basal respiration -aerobic
Methanogeneses	CH4_C	mg c/kg/d	Anaerobic respiration
Soil Oxygen Demand	SOD	mg /g/h	Incubation 24 hours at 20oC
1MHCl extractable Ca	HCL_CA	mg/kg	1M HCl extractable calcium of dried sample
1MHCl extractable Mg	HCL_MG	mg/kg	1M HCl extractable magnesium of dried sample
1MHCl extractable Fe	HCL_FE	mg/kg	1M HCl extractable iron of dried sample
1MHCl extractable Al	HCL_AL	mg/kg	1M HCl extractable aluminum of dried sample
KCl Pi	KCL_PI	mg/kg	1M KCl extractable inorganic P content (labile Pi) using wet sample
NaOH extractable Pi (Fe/Al - P)	FE_AL_P	mg/kg	0.1M NaOH extractable inorganic P content (Fe/Al bound P)
0.5MHCl extractable Pi (Ca/Mg - P)	CA_MG_P	mg/kg	0.5M HCl extractable inorganic P content - Ca/Mg bound P
Total inorganic P (Sum-TPi)	IO_PFRAC_SUM_TPI	mg/kg	Sum of 1M KClPi, Fe/Al -P, and Ca/Mg -P
NaOH extractable organic P	IO_PFRAC_NAOH_PO	mg/kg	0.1M NaOH extractable organic P (FAP+HAP) content
Residue P  after inorganic extraction	IO_RESIDUE_P	mg/kg	Unextractable phosphorus content after KCl, NaOH, and 0.5MHCl extractions
Total organic P (Sum-TPo)	IO_PFRAC_SUM_TPO	mg/kg	Sum of  0.1M NaOH organic P and residue P of inorganic PFRAC
1M HCl Pi	O_PFRAC_1M_HCL_PI	mg/kg	1 M HCl extractable inorganic P content after NaHCO3 extraction
Total inorganic P (Sum-TPi)	O_PFRAC_SUM_TPI	mg/kg	Sum of  bicarb-Pi and 1M HCl extractable Pi
Bicabonate extractable Po	BICARB_PO	mg/kg	0.5M NaHCO3 extractable organic P (labile Po) of wet sample
Fulvic Acid P (FA-P)	FAP	mg/kg	TP of the supernatent of acidified 0.5 M NaOH extract - Fulvic acid P
Humic Acid P (HA-P)	HAP	mg/kg	0.5 M NaOH extractable TP minus FAP
Residue P after organic extraction	O_RESIDUE_P	mg/kg	Unextractable phosphorus content of wet sample
Total organic P (Sum-TPo)	O_PFRAC_SUM_TPO	mg/kg	Sum of  Bicarb-Po, MBP, FAP, HAP, and residue P
Alkline/Acid Phosphatese Activity	APA	ug MUF/g /hr	one of the extra-cellular microbial enzymes for degradation of organic phosphate
Beta-glucossidase Activity	B_GLUC	ug MUF/g/hr	one of the extra-cellular microbial enzymes for degradation of organic carbon compounds
CTC Formazan	CTC	mg /kg	CTC Formazan, assay for intra-cellular Dehydrogenase
Denitrifying Enzyme Activity	DEA	mg/kg/hr	Denitrifying Enzyme Activity
Peptidase	PEPTIDASE	ug MUF/g/hr	one of the extra-cellular microbial enzymes for degradation of organic nitrogen compounds
Pore Water pH	PW_PH	ph units	Porewater pH
Pore Water SRP	PW_SRP	mg /L	Porewater Soluble Reactive Phosphorus
Pore Water NH4-N	PW_NH4_N	mg /L	Porewater NH4-N
Pore Water NO3-N	PW_NO3_N	mg /L	Porewater NO3-N
Pore Water TOC	PW_TOC	mg /L	Porewater TOC
Pore Water SO4-S	PW_SO4_S	mg /L	Porewater SO4-S
Pore Water CO2	PW_CO2	mg /L	Porewater CO2-C
Pore Water CH4	PW_CH4	mg /L	Porewater CH4-C
Pore Water Ca	PW_CA	mg /L	Porewater Ca
Pore Water Mg	PW_MG	mg /L	Porewater Mg
Pore Water Fe	PW_FE	mg /L	Porewater Fe
Pore Water Al	PW_AL	mg /L	Porewater Al