| Definition | Japanese fiscal year of sampling (from April to March). | Identification number of plot. | Alphanumeric code for plot. | Identification number of subplot in each plot. | Identification number of setting occasion in each plot and fiscal year. | Start date of field exposure. | End date of field exposure. | Duration of field exposure | Alphabetical code for layer where cellulose paper was installed. | Identification number of cellulose paper in each setting occasion, subplot and layer. | Dry weight of cellulose paper at the start of field exposure (including the weight of laminated polyethylene layer). | Dry weight of cellulose paper at the end of field exposure (including the weight of laminated polyethylene layer). | Identification number of melting pot. | Dry weight of melting pot without burned ash of cellulose paper. | Dry weight of melting pot with burned ash of cellulose paper. | Weight of burned ash of cellulose paper, calculated as difference between [mp_ash] and [mp].
When [mp_ash] < [mp], [ash] was set to 0. | Mass loss rate of cellulose paper during field exposure, calculated as follows:
[decomp] = 1 – ([paper_fin] – [ash]) / [paper_ini]
When [decomp] < 0, [decomp] was set to 0. | Notes |