Database

Database templates and guidelines

For the database files the format has been chosen that is used in the Carboeurope IP project. Information below is taken from CarboeuropeIP Ecosystem Component Database Website (Instruction on data delivery has been modified). It consists of a set of Excel files for the data and guidelines for the different vegetation types. The guidelines also list which measurements are Mandatory and which are Optional.

Guidelines / protocols  
Forest guidelines Description minimum datasets for forest sites
Grasslands guidelines Description minimum datasets for grassland sites
Cropland guidelines Description minimum datasets for cropland sites
Wetlands guidelines Description minimum datasets for wetlands sites
Protocol biomassa bepalingen How to measure biomass during the growing season (crop/grass)
Protocol bepalen hydroconductivity Field measurement of hydraulic conductivity of soil below the water table
Syllabus Practical Hydrology and Water Quality WUR HWM-22306
   
Templates  
Instruction on data delivery Instructions
Fluxes template Excel sheet for continuous T/H2O/CO2/N2O/CH4 flux measurements
Meteorological template Excel sheet for continuous meteorological measurements
Soil Respiration template Excel sheet for continuous soil respiration measurements
N2O-CH4 template Excel sheet for intermittent N2O/CH4/CO2 (chamber) flux measurements
General template Excel sheet for site characteristics, management, fertilisation, ...
Management info akkerbouw Help for enquiring the farmer, data go to general template
Management info grasland Help for enquiring the farmer, data go to general template
File / Site names

For file naming convention, format, etc. see "Instruction on data delivery".

Proposal for site names:

Cabauw NL-Cab1*
Haarweg NL-Haa
Horstermeer NL-Hor
Langerak NL-Cab2*
Loobos NL-Loo*
Lutjewad NL-Lut
Molenweg NL-Mol
Oukoop NL-Ouk
Stein NL-Ste

* = already in use



Data submission

Proposed is to send the data to Alterra for central archiving