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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE

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SOIL TEMPERATURE  

DEFINITION

  • The temperature measured at a given soil depth, typically at 2, 4, 8, and sometimes 20 and 40 in. Many biological processes, including seed germination, plant emergence, microbial activity, and soil respiration are a function of soil temperature.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-03-10 08:57:57.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The temperature measured at a given soil depth, typically at 2, 4, 8, and sometimes 20 and 40 in. Many biological processes, including seed germination, plant emergence, microbial activity, and soil respiration are a function of soil temperature.); update Definition (American Meteorological Society Glossary of Meteorology Online. "http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary" );

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