Mesoscale Monitoring of Soil Moisture across a Statewide NetworkSource: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2008:;volume( 025 ):;issue: 002::page 167Author:Illston, Bradley G.
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Basara, Jeffrey B.
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Fiebrich, Christopher A.
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Crawford, Kenneth C.
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Hunt, Eric
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Fisher, Daniel K.
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Elliott, Ronald
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Humes, Karen
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA993.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Soil moisture is an important component in many hydrologic and land?atmosphere interactions. Understanding the spatial and temporal nature of soil moisture on the mesoscale is vital to determine the influence that land surface processes have on the atmosphere. Recognizing the need for improved in situ soil moisture measurements, the Oklahoma Mesonet, an automated network of 116 remote meteorological stations across Oklahoma, installed Campbell Scientific 229-L devices to measure soil moisture conditions. Herein, background information on the soil moisture measurements, the technical design of the soil moisture network embedded within the Oklahoma Mesonet, and the quality assurance (QA) techniques applied to the observations are provided. This project also demonstrated the importance of operational QA regarding the data collected, whereby the percentage of observations that passed the QA procedures increased significantly once daily QA was applied.
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| contributor author | Illston, Bradley G. | |
| contributor author | Basara, Jeffrey B. | |
| contributor author | Fiebrich, Christopher A. | |
| contributor author | Crawford, Kenneth C. | |
| contributor author | Hunt, Eric | |
| contributor author | Fisher, Daniel K. | |
| contributor author | Elliott, Ronald | |
| contributor author | Humes, Karen | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:20:41Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T16:20:41Z | |
| date copyright | 2008/02/01 | |
| date issued | 2008 | |
| identifier issn | 0739-0572 | |
| identifier other | ams-66156.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4207461 | |
| description abstract | Soil moisture is an important component in many hydrologic and land?atmosphere interactions. Understanding the spatial and temporal nature of soil moisture on the mesoscale is vital to determine the influence that land surface processes have on the atmosphere. Recognizing the need for improved in situ soil moisture measurements, the Oklahoma Mesonet, an automated network of 116 remote meteorological stations across Oklahoma, installed Campbell Scientific 229-L devices to measure soil moisture conditions. Herein, background information on the soil moisture measurements, the technical design of the soil moisture network embedded within the Oklahoma Mesonet, and the quality assurance (QA) techniques applied to the observations are provided. This project also demonstrated the importance of operational QA regarding the data collected, whereby the percentage of observations that passed the QA procedures increased significantly once daily QA was applied. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Mesoscale Monitoring of Soil Moisture across a Statewide Network | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 25 | |
| journal issue | 2 | |
| journal title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/2007JTECHA993.1 | |
| journal fristpage | 167 | |
| journal lastpage | 182 | |
| tree | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2008:;volume( 025 ):;issue: 002 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |