Instruction on soil meteorological measurements
Download the last version and the previous versions of the Instruction on Soil Meteorological Measurements, including soil temperature, soil water content and soil heat flux density. This Instruction is based on the following ICOS protocols:
- Op de Beeck et al., 2015. “Protocol on Soil-Meteorological Variables Final Version v3”
and published in: under review
The Instruction document can be cited as:
Op de Beeck, M., Sabbatini, S., & Papale, D. (2017). ICOS Ecosystem Instructions for Soil Meteorological Measurements (TS, SWC, G) (Version 20180615). ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre. https://doi.org/10.18160/1a28-gex6
Instruction document history and download
| Version |
Changes respect to the previous |
20180615
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Changed the units of SWC from m3 m-3 to %. |
| 20180123 |
Added that crop growing and management has to be mimicked manually in the additional soil meteo plot at frequently tilled stations. Added a default target heat flux to be generated during self-calibration of soil heat flux plates. Added details to the Submission section. |
| 20170825 |
Added that for TS measurements also Integrated Circuit (IC) sensors can be considered. |
| 20170704 |
Added a specific case of stations where profile probes for TS and/or SWC measurements are used. Harmonisation of the section Submission with Instructions for Meteorological Data Format and BADM System. Added a Calculations section. |
| 20161122 |
First version |
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