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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3243-2023
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© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Data description paper
| 
27 Jul 2023
Data description paper |
| 27 Jul 2023
| 27 Jul 2023
Three years of soil moisture observations by a dense cosmic-ray neutron sensing cluster at an agricultural research site in north-east Germany
Maik Heistermann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Till Francke
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Lena Scheiffele
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Katya Dimitrova Petrova
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Christian Budach
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Martin Schrön
UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Dep. Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Benjamin Trost
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Daniel Rasche
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Andreas Güntner
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Veronika Döpper
Technical University of Berlin, Geoinformation in Environmental Planning Lab, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
now at: Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Research Unit Potsdam, Telegrafenberg A43, 14773 Potsdam, Germany
Michael Förster
Technical University of Berlin, Geoinformation in Environmental Planning Lab, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Markus Köhli
Physikalisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 226, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Physikalisches Institut, University of Bonn, Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Lisa Angermann
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Nikolaos Antonoglou
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sect. Space Geodetic Techniques, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Manuela Zude-Sasse
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Sascha E. Oswald
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Data sets
Three years of soil moisture observations by a dense cosmic-ray neutron sensing cluster at an agricultural research site in north-east Germany Maik Heistermann, Till Francke, Lena Scheiffele, Katya Dimitrova Petrova, Christian Budach, Martin Schrön, Benjamin Trost, Daniel Rasche, Andreas Güntner, Veronika Döpper, Michael Förster, Markus Köhli, Nikolaos Antonoglou, Manuela Zude-Sasse, and Sascha Oswald https://doi.org/10.23728/b2share.551095325d74431881185fba1eb09c95
Short summary
Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) allows for the non-invasive estimation of root-zone soil water content (SWC). The signal observed by a single CRNS sensor is influenced by the SWC in a radius of around 150 m (the footprint). Here, we have put together a cluster of eight CRNS sensors with overlapping footprints at an agricultural research site in north-east Germany. That way, we hope to represent spatial SWC heterogeneity instead of retrieving just one average SWC estimate from a single sensor.
Cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) allows for the non-invasive estimation of root-zone soil water...
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