Soil moisture datasets at five sites in the central Sierra Nevada and northern Coast Ranges, California

Data Series 1083
Prepared in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources, National Park Service, and Pepperwood Preserve
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Abstract

In situ soil moisture datasets are important inputs used to calibrate and validate watershed, regional, or statewide modeled and satellite-based soil moisture estimates. The soil moisture dataset presented in this report includes hourly time series of the following: soil temperature, volumetric water content, water potential, and total soil water content. Data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey at five locations in California: three sites in the central Sierra Nevada and two sites in the northern Coast Ranges. This report provides a description of each of the study areas, procedures and equipment used, processing steps, and time series data from each site in the form of comma-separated values (.csv) tables.

Suggested Citation

Stern, M.A., Anderson, F.A., Flint, L.E., and Flint, A.L., 2018, Soil moisture datasets at five sites in the central Sierra Nevada and northern Coast Ranges, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1083, 23 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1083.

ISSN: 2327-638X (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Future Work
  • Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Soil moisture datasets at five sites in the central Sierra Nevada and northern Coast Ranges, California
Series title Data Series
Series number 1083
DOI 10.3133/ds1083
Year Published 2018
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) California Water Science Center
Description Report: viii, 23 p.; 5 Tables
Country United States
State California
Other Geospatial Central Sierra Nevada Range, Northern Coast Range
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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