GCIP/ESOP-97 Rosemount, MN Soil Moisture Data Set

1.0  General Information


     This data set was provided to UCAR/JOSS by Dr. John Baker Soil Scientist
     at the USDA/ARS and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of
     Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota.  For further
     information on these data please contact him via e-mail
     (jbaker@soils.umn.edu) or phone at (612) 625-4249.

2.0  Quality Control Information


     These data were quality assured and quality controlled at the University
     of Minnesota, UCAR/JOSS has not changed these data in any way, and has 
     conducted no quality control on this data set.

3.0  Site Location


     The Rosemount field site is located at:

              Latitude           Longitude           Elevation (msl)
            -----------         -----------         -----------------
  
          44 42' 51.50" N      93 5' 23.66" W            293.57 m

4.0  Data Set Information


     Field data measured at Rosemount, MN for the period 8 October 1996
     (Julian day 282) to 15 April 1997 (Julian day 105) can be found in the
     following comma delineated files:

1. Tdr9697.csv
     a) Time period: 282, 1996-105, 1997
     b) Information in each column: Year, Day of Year, Time of Day, Soil
        Moisture at 100 cm, 65 cm, 48 cm, 31 cm, 20 cm, 16 cm, 10 cm, 5 cm

     Field data measured at Rosemount, MN for the period 24 April 1997
     (Julian day 114) to 13 June 1997 (Julian day 164) can be found in the
     following comma delineated files:

1. Tdr97.csv
     a) Time period: 114-164, 1997
     b) Information in each column: Year, Day of Year, Time of Day, Soil
        Moisture at 100 cm, 65 cm, 48 cm, 31 cm, 20 cm, 16 cm, 10 cm, 5 cm