AirMOSS Hourly Soil Moisture Profiles from Seven North American Sites

Hourly volumetric soil moisture profiles from 2011 to 2015 were collected at seven North American sites for the Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS) project. Data originates from in-ground sensors installed in three profiles per site, sampling at seven depths from 2 cm to 80 cm. This dataset was created to calibrate and validate airborne radar estimates of root-zone soil moisture.

Use Cases

• Calibrating and validating airborne radar-derived root-zone soil moisture estimates.
• Analyzing temporal and vertical soil moisture dynamics at multiple depths (2 cm to 80 cm).
• Studying soil moisture profiles across different North American ecosystems.
• Supporting hydrological modeling and water cycle research with in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution temporal data with hourly measurements from 2011 to 2015.
• Offers detailed vertical resolution with seven sampling depths per sensor profile.
• Data was collected for a specific calibration/validation purpose within the AirMOSS project.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row counts are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2015-12-31 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS) project.

Collection Method

Collected from in-ground sensors installed in three profiles per site, each sampling at seven depths.

Time Range

2011-09 to 2015-12

Freshness

2026-03-13 18:52:16.071007

Geography

Seven sites across North America.