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USGS Soil Carbon Research @ Menlo Park

protocols

Running a sample on IRMS

Processing a gas sample for ¹³C content on a isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Click on this photo for an enlarged image.

lab protocols

Loss on ignition (LOI)
Incubation Methods
Moss cover - area determination (photo based)
Mineral soil - grinding
Organic soil - grinding
pH of soil (lab based measurement)

field protocols

Bulk density (using H-ring, a 5.2 cm diameter ring)
Moss NPP
Soil descriptions - cheatsheet
Soil descriptions - field sheet with VonPost
Soil descriptions - field sheet without VonPost

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