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Daily Summary of Soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream water temperature, stream stage and discharge data from Soil Moisture Station 01, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC

Soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream water temperature, stream stage and discharge data from Soil Moisture Station 02, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC, 2021-2025

Measurements of soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream temperatue, and stream stage/discharge were collected as part of a long-term monitoring project at the Highlands Biological Station, Western Carolina University, Highlands, North Carolina. The sensor station is located in a remnant old-growth Canada Hemlock Forest (typic subtype) community dominated by an understory of Rhododendron maximum and an overstory of Tsuga canadensis, the majority of which are still alive and have been treated with systemic insecticides to protect against infestations of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Other trees include Betula alleghanensis, Acer rubrum, and Quercus rubra. The pressure transducer is located in the thalweg of Coker Creek, a second order stream that flows into Lindenwood Lake.

Daily Summary of Soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream water temperature, stream stage and discharge data from Soil Moisture Station 02, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC, 2021-2025

Soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream water temperature, stream stage and discharge data from Soil Moisture Station 03, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC, 2021-2025

Measurements of soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream temperatue, and stream stage/discharge were collected as part of a long-term monitoring project at the Highlands Biological Station, Western Carolina University, Highlands, North Carolina. The sensor station is located in an acidic cove forest (high elevation subtype) dominated by an understory of Rhododendron maximum and an overstory of Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghanensis, and Tsuga canadensis, the latter of which has several trees that have succombed to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, though living trees have been treated with a systemic insecticide. The pressure transducer is located in a second order stream known as Station Branch.

Daily Summary of Soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream water temperature, stream stage and discharge data from Soil Moisture Station 03, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC, 2021-2025

Measurements of soil moisture, soil temperature, air temperature, stream temperatue, and stream stage/discharge were collected as part of a long-term monitoring project at the Highlands Biological Station, Western Carolina University, Highlands, North Carolina. The sensor station is located in an acidic cove forest (high elevation subtype) dominated by an understory of Rhododendron maximum and an overstory of Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghanensis, and Tsuga canadensis, the latter of which has several trees that have succombed to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, though living trees have been treated with a systemic insecticide. The pressure transducer is located in a second order stream known as Station Branch.

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Soil moisture and soil properties in Watershed 1 of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, 2016–2020

Soil water content was measured at 0–30 cm and 0–60 cm depth at 54 sites within a 10-ha north-facing forested slope of Watershed 1 on 14 dates from August 2016–October 2017. Soil properties were measured at 13 soil moisture sites during the summer of 2017. Soil properties include bulk density, percent sand, percent clay, percent silt, gravimetric rock content, volumetric water content at field capacity, volumetric water content at turgor loss point, and saturated hydraulic conductivity at 15 and 45 cm depth. Total soil depth and resistance to penetration were also measured at 38 sites using a dynamic cone penetrometer. Volumetric water content (VWC) and soil water potential were recorded every 30 min at 9 locations in Watershed 1. VWC sensors were installed at 5, 50, and 100 cm and soil water potential were installed at 50 cm at each location.

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Baltimore Ecosystem Study: Soil moisture and temperature along an urban to rural gradient, 2011 - present

Soil temperature and soil moisture have been measured at multiple locations in and around Baltimore Maryland to provide data on these variables in forests and lawns across an urban to rural gradient. In July 2011, we installed one Decagon Em50 Datalogger with five 5TM VWC/Temperature probes at four established forested, upslope, 20 x 20-m plots, two rural (ORU1, ORU2) and two urban (LEA1, LEA2), at 2 forested riparian sites at two transects along a stream (ORUR, ORLR), and two lawn plots on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus (UMBC1, UMBC 2). Probes were buried horizontally at 10cm depth (except UMBC1 and UMBC2 where the five probes are mounted horizontally at a single location at depths of 50, 40, 30, 20 and 10 cm depth). At the upslope forested plots, the five probes are replicates. At the two riparian sites, probes are deployed in either "hummocks (drier, higher)" or in "hollows (lower, wetter)". Soil temperature and soil moisture were measured at hourly intervals on these plots beginning in July 2011. In March 2017, an additional data logger was installed at Hillsdale Park (HD1) in a forested urban area. The five probes at HD1 were buried horizontally at 10cm depth and are replicates. Earlier soil moisture data were collected monthly (1999-2011), and can be found in https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-bes&identifier=417

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Eight Mile Lake Research Watershed, Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR): Half-hourly soil moisture and temperature data, 2008-2024

The Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR) project addresses the following questions: 1) Does ecosystem warming cause a net release of C from the ecosystem to the atmosphere?, 2) Does the decomposition of old C that comprises the bulk of the soil C pool influence ecosystem C loss?, and 3) How do winter and summer warming alone, and in combination, affect ecosystem C exchange? We are answering these questions using a combination of field and laboratory experiments to measure ecosystem carbon balance and radiocarbon isotope ratios at a warming experiment located in an upland tundra field site near Healy, Alaska in the foothills of the Alaska Range. This data set includes half-hourly values of surface moisture content (gravimetric, 0-5cm), depth-integrated soil moisture (volumetric, 0-20 cm), and soil temperature in winter warming, summer warming, and control treatment plots at CiPEHR.

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Eight Mile Lake Research Watershed, Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating and Drying Research (DryPEHR): Half-hourly soil moisture and temperature data, 2010-2022

This drying and warming experiment addresses the following questions: 1) Does ecosystem drying, warming and permafrost thaw cause a net release or uptake of C from the ecosystem to the atmosphere?, 2) Does the decomposition of old C that comprises the bulk of the soil C pool influence ecosystem C loss? 3) How do drying and warmign affect plant communities and ecosystem properties? We are answering these questions using a combined warming and drying experiment (DryPEHR), which is situated with the Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR) project and located in an upland tundra field site near Healy, Alaska in the foothills of the Alaska Range. Warming treatment here refers to growing season air temperature warming (~1C) using open top chambers (OTC) combined with soil 'warming' using snow fences during the snow covered months. Drying is achieve using an automated pumping system that lowers the water table in the dry plots. Soil warming began in 2008; OTCs and drying in 2011.This data set includes half-hourly values of surface moisture content (gravimetric, 0-5cm), depth-integrated soil moisture (volumetric, 0-20 cm), and soil temperature in winter warming and summer warming, drying, and control treatment plots at DryPEHR.

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Eight Mile Lake Research Watershed, Thaw Gradient: half-hourly soil moisture 2010-2024

In this larger study, we are asking the question: Is old carbon that comprises the bulk of the soil organic matter pool released in response to thawing of permafrost? We are answering this question by using a combination of field and laboratory experiments to measure radiocarbon isotope ratios in soil organic matter, soil respiration, and dissolved organic carbon, in tundra ecosystems. The objective of these proposed measurements is to develop a mechanistic understanding of the SOM sources contributing to C losses following permafrost thawing. We are making these measurements at an established tundra field site near Healy, Alaska in the foothills of the Alaska Range. Field measurements center on a natural experiment where permafrost has been observed to warm and thaw over the past several decades. This area represents a gradient of sites each with a different degree of change due to permafrost thawing. As such, this area is unique for addressing questions at the time and spatial scales relevant for change in arctic ecosystems. This data set includes soil moisture intergrate over a 20cm soil profile at different locations within gradient of sites described.

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Soil moisture along an elevation gradient at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 2010 - ongoing

Soil temperature and soil moisture have been measured at multiple locations at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), as part of a study of the relationships between snow depth, soil freezing and nutrient cycling (http://www.ecostudies.org/people_sci_groffman_snow_summary.html). In October 2010, we established 6, 20 x 20-m plots (intensive plots) and 14 10 x 10-m plots (extensive plots) along an elevation gradient, with eight of the plots on north-facing slopes and twelve on south-facing slopes. Soil temperature and soil moisture were measured at hourly intervals on these plots beginning in November 2010. Six locations were discontinued in September 2012 (E04, E05, E06, E11-B, E13, and E14). Previous versions of this dataset included both temperature and moisture. These data are now available as moisture(this dataset) and temperature (https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=315]. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

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Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Droughtnet soil moisture, temperature and soil water potential

The forest drought experiment prototype at Hubbard Brook was constructed in 2015, as part of the International Drought Experiment (IDE) coordinated by the DroughtNet Research Coordination Network. The throughfall exclusion experiment was designed to simulate a 1-in-100-year drought during an average precipitation year by diverting ~50% of forest throughfall from each treatment plot starting in May 2015 (Asbjornsen et al., 2018). Throughfall was intercepted by reinforced polyethylene troughs and diverted passively to the downslope side of each plot. Each throughfall exclusion plot was 15 x 15 meters in area. TFE plots were designated with the labels 7 and 8 to avoid any confusion with the nearby CCASE plots (which are labeled 1-6). Plots were not trenched to isolate them from the surrounding soil. In May 2019 throughfall removal was increased to approximately 95% (i.e. full coverage but with stemflow not fully excluded). Throughfall exclusion treatments ended in February 2020. Recovery and return to baseline conditions were monitored during 2020 (when a natural drought occurred) and 2021 (a more normal year). These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the C-CALI NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's C-CALI NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, and air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the C-GRAV NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's C-GRAV NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, and air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the C-SAND NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's C-SAND NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; average and total solar incoming and reflectance; average albedo; average net radiation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m, and solar at approximately 3m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the G-BASN NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's G-BASN NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, and air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the G-IBPE NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's G-IBPE NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; average and total solar incoming and reflectance; average albedo; average net radiation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m, and solar at approximately 3m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the G-SUMM NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's G-SUMM NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, and air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the M-NORT NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's M-NORT NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and total precipitation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Air temperature and relative humidity is measured at approximately 2.5m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.

Meteorology and soil moisture data collected at multiple frequencies from the M-RABB NPP site automated monitoring stations: Jornada Basin LTER, 2013 - ongoing

This dataset contains summary data collected at the Jornada Basin LTER program's M-RABB NPP site weather station and associated soil substation at several temporal scales. Precipitation data are collected at 1-second frequency during rain events, air temperature and wind at 5-minute frequency, and all sensors are measured at 30-minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Observed values include average/maximum/minimum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed; average wind direction; total precipitation; average and total solar incoming and reflectance; average albedo; average net radiation; soil moisture, temperature and conductivity. These are measured and calculated based on 1-second scan rate of all sensors located at an automated weather station, and a nearby soil substation, installed at the site. Wind speed is measured at 75 cm, 150 cm, and 300 cm, wind direction at approximately 3m, air temperature and relative humidity at approximately 2.5m, and solar at approximately 3m. Soil sensors are installed at approximately 10, 20 and 30cm depths.