I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
   38 28' 17.3" N degrees latitude
   107 51' 48.2" W degrees longitude
2. Time zone: Mountain Standard
3. Biome Description: mountain
   
   Our site has a muddy-colored aroya running through it. The plant life is very dry and has little clumps of grass and sagebrush in places. There are no trees in our site. Around the aroya are tall, dead reeds.

1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

   Recording date: 3/28/97

2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
   

   	1st reading time: 9:30	2nd reading 9:45	3rd reading 9:50
   1 CM ABOVE GROUND:	5	4	6
   1 METER ABOVE GROUND:	15	12	16
   2 METERS ABOVE GROUND:	15	12	16

   High temperature for the day: 62 degrees celsius
   Low temperature for the day:: 28 degrees celsius
   

3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   
   1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 2 degrees celsius
   10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 1 degrees celsius

4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   1 CM Below surface: 5 DEGREES CELSIUS

5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
   Wind speed Beaufort Number: 3
   Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 8-12

   Wind direction:
   

   This reading was taken at 9:30

6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
   30.02 Inches of Mercury falling

   Altitude: M above sea level

7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
   Relative humidity: 34 percent

1. SOIL
   40 percent Clay
   50 percent Sand
   10 percent Silt

2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
   pH Value: 7
   Hardness: 10 grains per gallon
   Iron:
   Colloidal (bacterial iron): parts per million
   Red Water Iron: parts per million
   Clear Water Iron: parts per million

3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
   • Three most common trees:
     
     
     
     
   • Three most common plants:
     sagebrush
     grass
     reeds
     
   • Three most common birds:
     sparrow
     
     
     
   • Other common animals:
     rabbit
     beetle
     spider
     

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