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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
   45 north degrees latitude
   96 west degrees longitude
2. Time zone: central
3. Biome Description: grassland
   
   There is dead grass & there is very little snow. There is water unthawing and trees are still bare. There is new grass coming in. There are ducks & geese flying overhead.

1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

   Recording date: 04/01/97

2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
   

   	1st reading time: 10:58	2nd reading	3rd reading
   1 CM ABOVE GROUND:	14
   1 METER ABOVE GROUND:	13
   2 METERS ABOVE GROUND:	11

   High temperature for the day: 14 degrees celsius
   Low temperature for the day:: 2 degrees celsius
   

3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   
   1 CM BELOW SURFACE: -7 degrees celsius
   10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 0.5 degrees celsius

4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   1 CM Below surface: 2 DEGREES CELSIUS

5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
   Wind speed Beaufort Number: 4
   Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 20-28

   Wind direction:
   

   This reading was taken at 1039

6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
   29.8 Inches of Mercury falling

   Altitude: 351.5 M above sea level

7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
   Relative humidity: 20 percent

1. SOIL
   23 percent Clay
   35 percent Sand
   42 percent Silt

2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
   pH Value: 7
   Hardness: 11 grains per gallon
   Iron:
   Colloidal (bacterial iron): N/A parts per million
   Red Water Iron: none parts per million
   Clear Water Iron: less than1 parts per million

3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
   • Three most common trees:
     cottonwood
     willow
     oak
     
   • Three most common plants:
     goldenrod
     broam
     bluegrass
     
   • Three most common birds:
     Can. geese
     Redwingbla
     mangerds
     
   • Other common animals:
     deer
     raccoon
     skunk
     

4. ROCK ANALYSIS
   granite
   basalt
   chalcocite
   
   
   Site collection took place in the following areas: