Hourly volumetric soil moisturements from the REX experiment — Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)

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We installed CS655 probes in the footprints of the REX experiment. All probes represent the 0 to 15 cm depth.

This datatable is part of the Rainout Experiment dataset.

Data from the Rainout Experiment (REX)

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Experiment: Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)
Data available from: July 2021 to September 2023
Dataset: KBS140
Datatable ID: KBS140-001.24
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Last Updated 2025-03-24
Variate Description Units
experiment Experiment name
plot Plot name
sample datetime Time and dates of the measurements (UTC)
vwc Volumetric water content m^3/m^3
ec Electrical Conductivity dS/m
temperature Soil temperature in the top 15 cm C
permittivity dielectric permittivity of the soil (in C2N-1m-2) divided by the dielectric permittivity of a vacuum (8.85E-12 C2N-1m-2).
period µS
voltage ratio Volt/Volt
sample id unique sample_id for the measurement.
comment note about the observation
address The sensor address (nternal use)
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Data Excerpt

experiment plot sample_datetime vwc ec temperature permittivity period voltage_ratio sample_id comment address
mcse-rex T7_R4_OR_C 2025-04-01 14:00:00 +0000 0.018 0.001 0.616 2.562 1.816 1.003 4769344 e
mcse-rex T7_R4_OR_W 2025-04-01 14:00:00 +0000 0.002 0.0 0.973 1.907 1.689 1.001 4769344 f
mcse-rex T7_R3_IR_C 2025-04-01 14:00:00 +0000 0.077 0.009 0.651 4.868 2.141 1.027 4769303 3
mcse-rex T7_R3_VR_F 2025-04-01 14:00:00 +0000 0.013 0.0 0.842 2.351 1.792 1.0 4769303 a
mcse-rex T7_R5_IR_C 2025-04-01 14:00:00 +0000 0.009 0.0 6.499 2.214 1.766 1.0 4769323 a
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