NPP Boreal Forest Site Information, September 2001
                        Table BF-2.  Elevation, Climate and Soil Type

                            Elevation  Precip.    Min. Temp.   Max. Temp.   Soil type
Site Name                     m         mm          C            C          (FAO or USDA class)

BOREAS NSA/OA               259        N/A        -25.0 (Jan)  15.7 (Jul)   clay loam
BOREAS NSA/OBS              259        N/A        -25.0 (Jan)  15.7 (Jul)   peaty-phase orthic gleysol
BOREAS NSA/OJP              255        536        -25.0 (Jan)  15.7 (Jul)   coarse sand
BOREAS SSA/OA               601        432        -19.8 (Jan)  17.6 (Jul)   loam/ clay loam
BOREAS SSA/OBS              629        477        -19.8 (Jan)  17.6 (Jul)   sphagnum/ clay
BOREAS SSA/OJP              579        405        -19.8 (Jan)  17.6 (Jul)   coarse sand
Bonanza Creek               N/A        287        -30.0 (Jan)  23.0 (Jul)   N/A
Canal Flats (White River)   1300-1380  630        N/A          N/A          loamy sand/ loamy-silty clay loam   
Central Forest Reserve      200        640        N/A          N/A          clayed weak podzol
Flakaliden                  315        600        -11.4 (Feb)  19.3 (Jul)   thin podzolic sandy glacial till   
Garpenburg                  210        N/A        N/A          N/A          podzol
Jadraas                     185        607        -9.7 (Jan    20.3 (Jul    sandy podzolic
Kuusamo                     270        500        N/A          N/A          podzol
Mississagi                  N/A        860        N/A          N/A          humo-ferric podzol/ entic haplorthod   
Saulte Sainte Marie         465-503    1242       N/A          N/A          ferro-humic podzol/ humisol
Schefferville               N/A        730        -22.0 (Jan)  12.0 (Jul)   eluviated dystric brunisol
South Karelia               80-200     650        N/A          N/A          N/A
Superior Natl Forest        430-570    604        -23.7 (Jan)  25.7 (Jul)   N/A