Soil
Moisture and Temperature Equipment
A
suite of soil moisture and temperature sensors was deployed behind the
TRC in the test mode on December 20, 2008. The purpose is
two-fold: (1) to test several options for sensors for wider deployment
around the watershed; (2) to deploy the instruments generating data
required as input for the water vapor calculations together with eddy
covariance data. Documentation of the set-up and experiences
with
the equipment to date will be posted in spring 2009.
A pdf file documenting our experiences with the probe installation and
maintenance can be found here.
  Depiction of vertical profile of soil moisture and temperature sensors deployed behind the TRC. |
 Test-plot set up. |