Form 5a - ICP Forests

4.6.2 XX20069.SSM
Contents of datafile with soil solution measurements (mandatory)
Each data file has to start with a comment line. This line starts with an exclamation
mark:
!Sequence, plot, date_start, date_end, period, sampler, pH, conductivity, K, Ca, Mg,
N_NO3, S_SO4, alkalinity, Al, DOC, other_observations
Column Description Format Ref_Tab Item #
1 – 5 Sequence number of samples (1 to 99999) I 5
7 – 10 Observation plot number (max. 9999) I 4 (2)
12 – 17 Start date (DDMMYY) Date (53)
19 – 24 End date (DDMMYY) Date (53)
26 – 27 Period number (max. 99) I 2 (55)
29 – 30 Sampler number (see plot file) I 2 (74)
32 – 34 pH F 3
36 – 39 Conductivity (S/cm) F 4
41 – 45 K (mg/l) F 5
47 – 51 Ca (mg/l) F 5
53 – 57 Mg (mg/l) F 5
59 – 63 N-NO 3 (mg/l) F 5
65 – 69 S-SO 4 (mg/l) F 5
71 – 74 Alkalinity (µmolc/l) F 4
76 – 80 Al**) (mg/l) F 5
82 – 86 DOC (mg/l) F 5
88 – 127 Observation Text C 40 (84)
Methods and recomputations that have been used shall be described in detail in an
annex to the Data Accompanying Report on soil solution.
**) Mandatory if pH