Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1002/gdj3.70053 |
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| Title (Primary) | From points to field scale: A decade of soil-Moisture monitoring in a German deciduous forest (2014–2024) |
| Author | Pohl, F.
; Schrön, M.; Rebmann, C.; Samaniego, L.
; Zacharias, S.
; Hildebrandt, A. |
| Source Titel | Geoscience Data Journal |
| Year | 2026 |
| Department | CHS; MET |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Page From | e70053 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Data and Software links | 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. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31756 |
| 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 |
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