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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
Keywords cosmic-ray neutron sensing; long-term monitoring; soil moisture; upscaling
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.
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