"Attribute_Name"	"ORDER"	"Storage_Type"	"Measurement_Scale"	"Number_Type"	"UNITS"	"DESCRIPTION"	"CODES"
"hist_trt"	1	"a"	"nominal"	"n/a"	"n/a"	"resource addition that occurred in the early 1970"	"sw, n, c, or nw"
"sp"	2	"a"	"nominal"	"n/a"	"n/a"	"species codes"	"bogr = Boutloua gracilis;agsm=Agropyron smithii; arfr=Artemisia frigida; ca=Carex;ko=Kochia scoparia; stco=Stipa comata; arlo=Aristida longiseta"
"loc"	3	"i"	"nominal"	"integer"	"dimensionless"	"location along the transect where sampling took place"	"1, 2, 3 or 4"
"rep"	4	"i"	"nominal"	"integer"	"dimensionless"	"repetition of each sample at each location"	"1 or 2"
"roasfwt"	5	"f"	"ratio"	"real"	"gramsPerSquareMeter"	"root ash-free dry weight "	""
"stembase"	6	"f"	"ratio"	"real"	"gramsPerSquareMeter"	"stembase ash-free dry weight"	""
