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Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Data (FIFE)

Creator: ORNL_CLOUD
Keywords: Hydraulic Conductivity,Soil Depth

fife_soilprop_soilhydc_107

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/107

Citation

Center/Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

multiple

Dataset Size

4.468 KB

Spatial Extent

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

Temporal Extent

1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Description

The Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Data Set contains soil hydraulic conductivity, matric flux potential, and soil depth data collected during the 1989 FIFE soil properties investigation. The purpose of the 1989 FIFE soil properties investigation was to obtain more points on the soil moisture release curves for the soils at the FIFE stations, and provide values for the saturated hydraulic conductivity for the long-term water balance studies. In-situ measurements of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity were made using the constant well head permeameter method. These measurements were made at five sites, each representing a different soil series. The constant well head method for hydraulic conductivity involves augering a hole to the desired depth and measuring the steady state flow rate of water into the hole while maintaining a constant head of water inside the hole. Six measurements were made at each of the two soil depths at each site. The hydraulic conductivity measurements were made at the same depths and close to (less than 1 m away from) the location where samples for moisture release measurements were taken.

Product Summary

Platforms

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instruments

PERMEAMETERS ,

CORING DEVICES

Spatial Extent

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31

Data Partner

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)

Concept ID

C2980620398-ORNL_CLOUD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

1994-07-24

Updated

2024-05-04

Science Keywords

Hydraulic Conductivity ,

Soil Depth

Citation

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Kanemasu, E. T. (1994). Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Data (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/107 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
SoilKsatDB: global database of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity measurements for geoscience applications	2021	Gupta, Surya, Hengl, Tomislav, Lehmann, Peter, Bonetti, Sara, Or, Dani	Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth
How can the First ISLSCP Field Experiment contribute to present-day efforts to evaluate water stress in JULESv5. 0?	2019	Williams, Karina E., Harper, Anna B., Huntingford, Chris, Mercado, Lina M., Mathison, Camilla T., Falloon, Pete D., Cox, Peter M., Kim, Joon	Soil Compaction, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Porosity, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Canopy Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Water Vapor, Photosynthesis, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Respiration Rate, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Transmittance, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth
Assessing the influence of groundwater and land surface scheme in the modelling of land surfaceatmosphere feedbacks over the FIFE area in Kansas, USA	2016	Larsen, M. A. D., Rasmussen, S. H., Drews, M., Butts, M. B., Christensen, J. H., Refsgaard, J. C.	Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Radiation, Soil Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Stage Height, Discharge/Flow, Hydropattern, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure
Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation.	1998	Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A.	Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity