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Soil Characterization

Following this protocol, you and your students will:

  1. expose the top 1 meter of soil
  2. describe the exposed soil profile
  3. take samples of each soil horizon
  4. prepare soil samples for lab analyses
  5. analyze the soil samples in the lab
  6. review the data to understand your soil better
  7. submit the data to GLOBE

Sample at least two sites

1. Near the Soil Moisture study site
moisture site
2. Within the Biology study site
bio site

      Field measurements are done once at each site

        Three replicate samples from each horizon are taken and reported one time for each site.

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