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DOI 10.1002/gdj3.70053
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Titel (primär) From points to field scale: A decade of soil-Moisture monitoring in a German deciduous forest (2014–2024)
Autor Pohl, F. ORCID logo ; Schrön, M.; Rebmann, C.; Samaniego, L. ORCID logo ; Zacharias, S. ORCID logo ; Hildebrandt, A.
Quelle Geoscience Data Journal
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
Department CHS; MET
Band/Volume 13
Heft 1
Seite von e70053
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Daten-/Softwarelinks https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17531749
Abstract Long-term, spatially representative soil-moisture records are critical for characterising ecosystem responses to water availability. We present a decade-long (2014–2024) dataset of continuous soil-moisture observations from distributed in situ networks and cosmic-ray neutron sensing (CRNS) across a 1 ha temperate deciduous forest in Germany. Spatial sensor coverage varied over time and challenged the derivation of a consistent spatial average due to the persistence of soil moisture patterns. We therefore implemented a semi-automatic workflow that (i) identifies reference periods via a bootstrap-based minimum required number of sensors (MRNS) and (ii) maps point measurements to the field-scale distribution using empirical CDF transformation. The resulting record provides a coherent long-term signal suitable for ecohydrological analyses and validation of remote-sensing products. Since any decade-scale monitoring will encounter sensor losses and replacements, we emphasise the critical role of robust data integration techniques to ensure the reliability of extended soil moisture datasets.
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Pohl, F., Schrön, M., Rebmann, C., Samaniego, L., Zacharias, S., Hildebrandt, A. (2026):
From points to field scale: A decade of soil-Moisture monitoring in a German deciduous forest (2014–2024)
Geosci. Data J. 13 (1), e70053 10.1002/gdj3.70053