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 |
| Core Areas | Disturbance |
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| Last Updated | 2025-03-24 |
| Variate | Description | Units |
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| 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_R1_D3_C | 2025-11-19 03:00:00 +0000 | 0.338 | 0.051 | 3.233 | 19.38 | 3.29 | 1.148 | 4917146 | 0 | |
| mcse-rex | T7_R1_D3_S | 2025-11-19 03:00:00 +0000 | 0.33 | 0.051 | 2.643 | 18.75 | 3.24 | 1.153 | 4917146 | 9 | |
| mcse-rex | T7_R1_OC_W | 2025-11-19 03:00:00 +0000 | 0.348 | 0.037 | 2.845 | 20.2 | 3.247 | 1.11 | 4917146 | 4 | |
| mcse-rex | T7_R1_D2_C | 2025-11-19 03:00:00 +0000 | 0.331 | 0.026 | 2.733 | 18.9 | 3.207 | 1.078 | 4917146 | 1 | |
| mcse-rex | T7_R1_OR_W | 2025-11-19 03:00:00 +0000 | 0.275 | 0.034 | 2.881 | 14.96 | 3.002 | 1.101 | 4917146 | c |