GCIP/EOP Sub-Surface: ARM SWATS Data (2002/07 version): dataset description

GCIP/EOP Sub-Surface: ARM SWATS Data (2002/07 version)

Summary

The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-scale International Project (GCIP) Enhanced Observing Period (EOP) Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Southern Great Plains (SGP) Soil Water and Temperature System (SWATS) data set is provided "as is" and was not quality controlled by UCAR/JOSS. The Soil Water and Temperature System is designed to provide information about the temperature of the soil and the status of water in the soil profile. Sensors installed at various depths below the soil surface provide hourly measurements of soil temperature and estimates of soil-waterpotential and volumetric water content. SWATS systems are installed at 21 of the ARM/SGP/CART Extended Facilities (EFs). Please see the README file for more complete information, and the ARM web site.

Data access

ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Related projects: GCIP/EOP, GCIP/ESOP-96, GCIP/ESOP-97, GCIP/ESOP-98, GCIP/LSA-NW 00, GCIP/LSA-NW 99, GCIP/NESOB-96, GCIP/NESOB-97, SGP97, SGP99
Observational frequency: hourly
Spatial type: point
Categories: Sub-Surface
Platforms: DOE/ARM SWATS
Documentation: swats-2.txt [15 KB]
Related links:

info: ARM web site

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime: 1996-04-01 00:00:00, End datetime: 2001-08-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Minimum latitude: 35.250000, Minimum longitude: -99.320000
Maximum latitude: 38.310000, Maximum longitude: -95.600000

Point of contact

NCAR/EOL
EOL Data Support
E-Mail address: codiac at ucar dot edu
Homepage: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/