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GCIP/EOP Sub-Surface: Illinois Soil Moisture Data

Summary

This data set consists of total soil moisture measured at 19 stations in the state of Illinois, USA, from 1981 to November 2001, measured with the neutron probe technique, calibrated with gravimetric observations. The data are measured for the top 10 cm of soil, and then for 20 cm layers (e.g., 10-30 cm, 30-50 cm, ...) down to a depth of 2 m. The vegetation at all stations is grass, except for one station with bare soil measurements, at the same location as a grass-covered station. The measurements are at approximately monthly intervals.

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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/21.079
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Related projects	GCIP/EAOP-99: GCIP Large Scale Area-East EAOP-99 GCIP/ESOP-98: GCIP Large Scale Area-North Central ESOP-98 GCIP/ESOP-97: GCIP Large Scale Area-North Central ESOP-97 GCIP/EAOP-98: GCIP Large Scale Area-East EAOP-98 GCIP/EOP: GCIP Enhanced Observing Period
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	monthly
Language	English
Categories	Sub-Surface
Instruments	Soil Moisture Probe
GCMD Science Keywords	SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT Expand keywords
Documentation	ill_soilmoist.txt [4 KiB]

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1981-02-19 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-11-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.28, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.45
Minimum (West) Longitude: 88.10, Maximum (East) Longitude: 90.73

Primary point of contact information

Steven Hollinger <hollingr@uiuc.edu>

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

Hollinger, S. 2006. GCIP/EOP Sub-Surface: Illinois Soil Moisture Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/21.079. Accessed 09 Aug 2020.

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