USDA/NRCS Soil Moisture/Soil Temperature Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/24.004

Summary
This data set contains the USDA/NRCS Soil Moisture/Soil Temperature Network
data. Data are available only from those states within the GCIP/EOP region.
These data are provided as is and were not quality controlled by UCAR/JOSS.
Please see the README file for more complete information. These data are
PROVISIONAL and are subject to revision by the USDA/NRCS.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 24.004
 * doi:10.26023/ARQM-C2H3-Z70E
   https://doi.org/10.26023/ARQM-C2H3-Z70E

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Schaefer, G., et al. 1999. GCIP/EAOP-98: USDA/NRCS Soil Moisture/Soil
 Temperature Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/ARQM-C2H3-Z70E Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI
at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/).

Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * GCIP/EAOP-98: GCIP Large Scale Area-East EAOP-98
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project?GCIP%2FEAOP-98

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: hourly
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Sub-Surface

Platforms
 * Weather Stations

Instruments
 * Soil Moisture Probe
 * Soil Temperature Probe

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE > 24 HOUR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE > 24 HOUR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY

Documentation
 * nrcs_smst.txt [12 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/373227C/nrcs_smst.txt

Related links
 * info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/gcip-data-plans-and-reports
 * homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/gcip
 * homepage: GCIP/EAOP-98 EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/gcipeaop-98

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1997-10-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1998-09-30 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -115.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -75.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Garry L. Schaefer <gschaefer@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/186

Additional contact information
 * author: Ron F. Paetzold <ron.paetzold@usda.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/60
 * author: Garry L. Schaefer <gschaefer@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/186
 * author: Don Huffman <dhuffman@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/378
 * originator: National Water and Climate Center
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/538

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/24.004?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/24.004?format=isotc211