Soil properties for samples collected in the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory

The data contains soil properties for samples collected in the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory (http://criticalzone.org/sierra/). <br>Site:San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER): Lat 37.1087º, Long -119.7313º, Elevation 405 (masl)Soaproot Saddle (SPR): Lat 37.0311º, Long -119.2563º, Elevation 1160 (masl)Providence Creek (PR): Lat 37.0673º, Long -119.1948º, Elevation 2015 (masl)Short Hair Creek (SH): Lat 37.0671º, Long -118.9871º, Elevation 2700 (masl)Pit:Site replicate identifierRep: Analytical replicate identifierLat_º: Latitude, units ºLong_º:Longitude, units ºElevation_m:Elevation, units meterMAT_ºC:Mean annual temperature, units Celsius MAP_mm:Mean annual precipitation, units milli metersVegetation: Dominant vegetationsoil_taxonomy: soil family hzn: master soil horizonhzn_designation: master and subordinate soil horizonsdepth_top:upper limit of sampled soil layer, units centimeterdepth_bottom:lowe limit of sampled soil layer, units centimeterd15N_permil:stable isotope composition, del(15)N, units per mil total_N_%:total nitrogen concentration, units percentd13C_permil:stable isotope composition, del(13)C, units per mil tot_C_%:total carbon concentration, units percentC:N:Carbon to nitrogen ratioBD_g/cm3:Bulk density, units grams per centimeter cubeRock_Frac_%:percent of soil mass that is &gt;2mm in sizethickness_cm:thickness of sampled soil layer, units centimeterC_Stock_g/cm2:Soil carbon stock, units grams per centimeter squaredN_Stock_g/cm2:Soil nitrogen stock, units grams per centimeter squared<br>