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The plots are located at the University of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural Research Station in south central Wisconsin, USA, approximately 25 km north of Madison (43°18′N; 89°21′W). The climate is cool temperate and arable crops form the present ecosystem. Monthly mean temperatures are -9.1 and 21.8°C for January and July, respectively. Mean annual precipitation totals 79.1 cm. The climate of this area normally provides 47.2 cm of precipitation and 2,570 growing degree days (50°F base) from May 1 to September 30, which closely matches the normal frost-free period of 172 days (data for 1961–1990). Meteorological data from the site (1958–1991) includes daily rain and air temperature. Daily records containing solar radiation, wind speed, relative humidity, dew point and potential ET data are provided from Madison.
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Vanotti, M.B., Bundy, L.G. (1996). Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the North American Corn Belt: The Arlington Plots. In: Powlson, D.S., Smith, P., Smith, J.U. (eds) Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Models. NATO ASI Series, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61094-3_39
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