========================================================== ASSH (Automatic Station for Soil Hydrology ) : Dataset documentation ---------------------------------------------------------- 1.TITLE CAMP-Mongolia / ASSH LEVEL 1 DATA. 2. INVESTIGATOR(S) 2.1 Investigator(s) Name And Title Ichirow Kaihotsu (Hiroshima University) 2.2. Title of Investigation. AMPEX-MASR/AMSR-E(ADEOS II Mongolian Plateau Experiment for Ground Truth) CEOP(Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period)/ CAMP(CEOP related Asian Monsoon Experiment)-Tibet 2.3 Contacts (For Data Production Information) =============================================================================== | Contact --------------+-------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.1 Name | Ichirow kaihotsu --------------+-------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.2 Address | Depertment of Natural Environmental Sciences, | Sougoukagaku-bu, Hiroshima University | 1-7-1 Higashi-hiroshima,Hiroshima,739-8521, Japan --------------+-------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.3 Tel.No. | +81-824-24-6497 --------------+-------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.4 Fax.No. | +81-824-24-0758 --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.5 E-mail. | kaihotu@hiroshima-u.ac.jp ============================================================================== 3. OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE 1) To obtain ground truth data for validation of soil moisture measurement algorithm of AMSR and AMSR-E. 2) To clarify the energy and water cycle in the Mongolian Plateau. 3) To know sub-surface water resouces 4. EQUIPMENT 4.1 Platform Ground 4.2 Calibration. Standard calibration of the model presented by the probe maker. 5. THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS Soil moisture: TDR Soil temperature: Platinum resistance thermometer 6. STATION AND DATA INFORMATION Station name | Lat. | Long. | Alt. |Temporal Coverage | Resolution | File name | (deg.) | (deg.) | (m) | | | ---------------+--------------+--------------+------+-------------------------+------------+----------- E2 45ß55'22.5'' 106ß46'47.2'' 1422 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH01.dat A3 46ß00'46.2'' 106ß15'52.1'' 1502 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH02.dat E4 46ß06'10.0'' 106ß46'47.2'' 1318 01.Jul. to 17.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH03.dat G6 46ß16'57.6'' 107ß02'13.1'' 1350 01.Jul. to 17.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH04.dat GUS 46ß03'14.2'' 107ß29'20.3'' 1472 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH05.dat H7 46ß33'08.9'' 107ß25'22.0'' 1383 01.Jul. to 17.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH06.dat D0' 45ß44'23.4'' 106ß39'05.5'' 1342 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH07.dat F0 45ß44'34.9'' 106ß54'30.2'' 1332 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH08.dat A6 46ß16'57.6'' 106ß15'52.1'' 1407 01.Jul. to 19.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH09.dat C2 45ß55'22.5'' 106ß31'21.2'' 1422 01.Jul. to 18.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH10.dat C4 46ß06'10.0'' 106ß31'21.2'' 1383 01.Jul. to 19.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH11.dat D7 46ß33'08.9'' 106ß39'04.2'' 1357 01.Jul. to 20.Sep. 2001 1 hour ASSH12.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.8 Spatial Coverage Point mesurement 6.9 Spatial Resolution N/A 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 7.1. Type of Data. ==================================================================== 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.4 Parameter/Variable | Range | Units | Source Description | | | -------------------+---------+--------+---------------------------- Soil moisture | 0 - 95 | % | Trime IT -------------------+---------+--------+---------------------------- Soil temperature |-50 - 50 | degC | thermomater ==================================================================== 7.2. Missing Value Identify "NaN" 7.3. Time Stamp MSTS:(Mongolian Standard Time in Summer) 7.4. Sample Database Data Record (+). ID,year, day, time, ST1(degC ),ST2(degC ),SM1(%),SM2(%) 101,2001,157,2400,20.18,20.25,0.133,0.133 7.5. Data Format (-). site ID, ID year,Yr day.DOY time,MSTS ST1(degC ),'soil temperature at the 3 cm depth' ST2(degC ), 'soil temperature at the 10 cm depth' SM1(%),'soil volumetric water content at The 3 cm depth' SM2(%),'soil volumetric water content at the 10 cm depth' 8. NOTES 8.1. Known Problems With The Data. N/A 8.2. Other Relevant Information. N/A 9. GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ASSH : Automatic Station for Soil Hydrology MSTS : Mongolian Standard Time in Summer (UT = MSTS - 9(hours)) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------