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Description

The gravimetrical soil moisture data were collected from many stations spread over the FIFE study area. These data were collected to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of moisture content of the soils over this area during and between the FIFE Intensive Field Campaigns. The aim of the FIFE soil moisture work was to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of soil moisture at the FIFE site, to validate and calibrate remote sensing measurements of soil water, and to evaluate alternative methods of measuring soil moisture both from the air and on the ground. A further goal was to develop techniques for comparing point and spatially continuous measurements of soil moisture. The FIFE soil moisture research was designed to advance the technology for characterizing soil moisture and contribute useful data to other FIFE investigations.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
BALANCE,
CORING DEVICES
Spatial Extent
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1987-05-20 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2980751536-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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NELSON, A. K., & HARBERS, G. (1994). Soil Moisture Gravimetric Data (FIFE). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/110 Date Accessed: 2025-06-25

Additional Citation

Nelson, A., and G. Harbers. 1994. Soil Moisture Gravimetric Data (FIFE). Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Also published in D. E. Strebel, D. R. Landis, K. F. Huemmrich, and B. W. Meeson (eds.), Collected Data of the First ISLSCP Field Experiment, Vol. 1: Surface Observations and Non-Image Data Sets. CD-ROM. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A. (available from http://www.daac.ornl.gov). doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/110

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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