Site Averaged Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data from 1988 FIFE Experiment

Kansas site-averaged gravimetric soil moisture data was collected during the 1987-1989 FIFE field campaign. This dataset contains only the 1988 product, where samples were averaged first by site and then by day. The data is managed by the ORNL_CLOUD organization.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite-derived soil moisture products using ground-based gravimetric measurements.
• Analyzing daily soil moisture trends at specific field sites during the 1988 growing season.
• Calibrating or improving hydrological models for prairie ecosystems.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a major field campaign (FIFE: 1987-1989) focused on land-atmosphere interactions.
• Provides site and daily averages, reducing noise from individual sample points.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row counts are unknown across all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (1988-10-21 vs. 2026-03 12).

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Gravimetric sampling during the FIFE field experiment, averaged by site and then by day.

Time Range

1988

Freshness

2026-03-12 21:43:44.425004

Geography

FIFE experiment site, Kansas, USA.