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At Bodie Island, hourly air and soil temperatures at two depths on the front of a foredune were recorded in 1971. In 1972 hourly soil temperatures at three depths (20, 40, and 60 cm) on the front, top, and back of the foredune, plus air temperatures at the top of the dune were recorded at the same site. Data were also collected approximately monthly during 1971 and 1972 on soil moisture at 20, 40, and 60 cm, sand movement and soil cation levels (K, Na, Ca, and Mg) at the surface and at 20, 40, and 60 cm on the front, top, and back of the foredune. The Bodie Island Ranger Station (about 100 m away) collected daily maximum and minimum air temperatures, rainfall data, and data on wind speed and direction.
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van der Valk, A.G. The macroclimate and microclimate of coastal foredune grasslands in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Int J Biometeorol 21, 227–237 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01552876
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