Schema information

Table of Contents

  1. Schema quick view
  2. International schema information
  3. Selection lists
    1. English
      1. fit_selection entry codes
      2. sample_location entry codes
      3. soil_id entry codes
  4. Language-independent schema details
    1. Unit framing
  5. Language-specific schema details
    1. English
  6. Schema SAIDs

Name: GHG_Flux_Data_Schema
Description: This dataset contains chamber-based measurements of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and derived flux calculations for soil N₂O. Raw concentration data are combined with environmental parameters and chamber geometry to calculate linear and quadratic flux estimates.
Classification: RDF401
Author: Michelle Gareau
Author Email: gareaum@uoguelph.ca
Schema package SAID: ENkZNNH9QYzX3mnk9YQ2s-S2Zx3ONfXTTMG4kofoFpbD

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Schema quick view

Attribute Label Description
date date of sampling date of sampling (mm:dd:yyyy)
doy doy of year day of year corresponding to the sample date (1 - 366)
sample_id sample identifier unique sample entry code (doy-sample_id-timestep)
sample_location sample location Experimental location identifier corresponding to the hexagon (hex) and lysimeter
soil_id soil type soil classification
start_time sampling start time time chambers are closed and the first sample is collected.
end_time sampling end time time the chambers are opened and no more samples are collected
time_step_h time since closure when a sample is collected Time elapsed since chamber closure (t=0 mins, 7 mins, 14 mins, 21 mins)
time_step_h2 time step sqaured Squared time step term used for quadratic flux model fitting
co2_ppm CO2 concentration Measured carbon dioxide concentration inside the chamber.
n2o_ppm N2O concentratoin Measured nitrous oxide concentration inside the chamber.
temperature_c Air temperature average air temperature during sampling
pressure_atm atmospheric pressure Atmospheric pressure measured during sampling
molar_volume molar gas volume Calculated from temperature and pressure using ideal gas law
co2_concentration CO2 concentraction COnverted from ppm to mass-based units as carbon equivalents
n2o_concentration N2O concentration Converted from ppm to mass-based units as nitrogen equivalents
n2o_linear_flux N2O linear flux Flux from linear regression of concentration vs time
n2o_linear_r2 N2O linear R2 Coefficient of determination for linear model
n2o_quadratic_slope N2O quadratic slope Instantaneous slope at time zero from quadratic model
n2o_quadratic_r2 N2O quadratic R2 Coefficient of determination for quadratic model
n2o_quadratic_coefficient N2O quadratic coefficient Second derivative indicating curvature of concentration–time relationship
n2o_quadratic_flux N2O quadratic flux Flux estimated from quadratic model scaled by chamber geometry
fit_selection Flux fit scheme Which flux scheme was selected based on R2

International schema information

Language Name Description
English GHG_Flux_Data_Schema This dataset contains chamber-based measurements of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and derived flux calculations for soil N₂O. Raw concentration data are combined with environmental parameters and chamber geometry to calculate linear and quadratic flux estimates.

Selection lists

English

fit_selection entry codes

Entry code Label
quadratic quadratic flux scheme
linear linear flux scheme

sample_location entry codes

Entry code Label
H1L1 hex 1 lysimeter 1
H1L2 hex 1 lysimeter 2
H1L3 hex 1 lysimeter 3
H1L4 hex 1 lysimeter 4
H1L5 hex 1 lysimeter 5
H1L6 hex 1 lysimeter 6
H2L1 hex 2 lysimeter 1
H2L2 hex 2 lysimeter 2
H2L3 hex 2 lysimeter 3
H2L4 hex 2 lysimeter 4
H2L5 hex 2 lysimeter 5
H2L6 hex 2 lysimeter 6
H3L1 hex 3 lysimeter 1
H3L2 hex 3 lysimeter 2
H3L3 hex 3 lysimeter 3
H3L4 hex 3 lysimeter 4
H3L5 hex 3 lysimeter 5
H3L6 hex 3 lysimeter 6

soil_id entry codes

Entry code Label
C cambridge loamy sand
E Elora silty loam

Language-independent schema details

Attribute Sensitive Unit Type Character encoding Required entry Format rule
date false   DateTime utf-8 true ^(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])/(0[1-9]|1[0-2])/\d{4}$
doy false day Numeric utf-8 true ^-?[0-9]+$
sample_id false   Text utf-8 true ^[A-Za-z]{1,50}$
sample_location false   Text utf-8 true ^[A-Za-z]{1,50}$
soil_id false   Text utf-8 false ^[A-Za-z]{0,50}$
start_time false hours Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
end_time false hours Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
time_step_h false hours Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
time_step_h2 false hours^2 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
co2_ppm false ppm Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_ppm false ppm Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
temperature_c false celcius Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
pressure_atm false atm Numeric utf-8 true ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
molar_volume false m^3 mol^-1 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
co2_concentration false ug CO2-C m^-3 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_concentration false ug N2O-N m^-3 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_linear_flux false ug N m^-3 h^-1 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_linear_r2 false   Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_quadratic_slope false ug N m^-3 h^-2 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_quadratic_r2 false   Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_quadratic_coefficient false ug N m^-3 h^-2 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
n2o_quadratic_flux false ug N m^-3 h^-1 Numeric utf-8 false ^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
fit_selection false   Text utf-8 false ^[A-Za-z]{0,50}$

Unit framing

Term Value
id UCUM
label Unified Code for Units of Measure
location https://ucum.org/
version  

Language-specific schema details

English

Attribute Label Description List
date date of sampling date of sampling (mm:dd:yyyy) Not a list
doy doy of year day of year corresponding to the sample date (1 - 366) Not a list
sample_id sample identifier unique sample entry code (doy-sample_id-timestep) Not a list
sample_location sample location Experimental location identifier corresponding to the hexagon (hex) and lysimeter hex 1 lysimeter 1, hex 1 lysimeter 2, hex 1 lysimeter 3, hex 1 lysimeter 4, hex 1 lysimeter 5, hex 1 lysimeter 6, hex 2 lysimeter 1, hex 2 lysimeter 2, hex 2 lysimeter 3, hex 2 lysimeter 4, hex 2 lysimeter 5, hex 2 lysimeter 6, hex 3 lysimeter 1, hex 3 lysimeter 2, hex 3 lysimeter 3, hex 3 lysimeter 4, hex 3 lysimeter 5, hex 3 lysimeter 6
soil_id soil type soil classification cambridge loamy sand, Elora silty loam
start_time sampling start time time chambers are closed and the first sample is collected. Not a list
end_time sampling end time time the chambers are opened and no more samples are collected Not a list
time_step_h time since closure when a sample is collected Time elapsed since chamber closure (t=0 mins, 7 mins, 14 mins, 21 mins) Not a list
time_step_h2 time step sqaured Squared time step term used for quadratic flux model fitting Not a list
co2_ppm CO2 concentration Measured carbon dioxide concentration inside the chamber. Not a list
n2o_ppm N2O concentratoin Measured nitrous oxide concentration inside the chamber. Not a list
temperature_c Air temperature average air temperature during sampling Not a list
pressure_atm atmospheric pressure Atmospheric pressure measured during sampling Not a list
molar_volume molar gas volume Calculated from temperature and pressure using ideal gas law Not a list
co2_concentration CO2 concentraction COnverted from ppm to mass-based units as carbon equivalents Not a list
n2o_concentration N2O concentration Converted from ppm to mass-based units as nitrogen equivalents Not a list
n2o_linear_flux N2O linear flux Flux from linear regression of concentration vs time Not a list
n2o_linear_r2 N2O linear R2 Coefficient of determination for linear model Not a list
n2o_quadratic_slope N2O quadratic slope Instantaneous slope at time zero from quadratic model Not a list
n2o_quadratic_r2 N2O quadratic R2 Coefficient of determination for quadratic model Not a list
n2o_quadratic_coefficient N2O quadratic coefficient Second derivative indicating curvature of concentration–time relationship Not a list
n2o_quadratic_flux N2O quadratic flux Flux estimated from quadratic model scaled by chamber geometry Not a list
fit_selection Flux fit scheme Which flux scheme was selected based on R2 quadratic flux scheme, linear flux scheme

Schema SAIDs

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Bundle: ECo5uFixUxjrww9I65Kmm6O1AE3zahjHZqBoZBCCxVYr

Package: ENkZNNH9QYzX3mnk9YQ2s-S2Zx3ONfXTTMG4kofoFpbD

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Date created: 2026-02-04 11:58:25


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