Soil Moisture Measurements at Cabauw from 2003 to 2010

Volumetric soil moisture content was measured daily between 6 November 2003 and 19 August 2010 at the Cabauw site. Measurements were taken at midnight local time using a calibrated TDR array with sensors placed at six depths between 5 and 73 cm below the soil surface. The data was collected by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties.

Use Cases

• Calibrate or validate hydrological models based on the multi-depth, multi-year time series.
• Analyze soil moisture trends and variability based on the daily measurements spanning nearly seven years.
• Study the performance of TDR sensor arrays in field conditions based on the described calibration with soil samples.

Strengths

• Data collection spans nearly seven years, from November 2003 to August 2010.
• Measurements were taken at six specific depths (5 to 73 cm) using a calibrated TDR setup.
• Sensors were positioned with a defined spatial layout on a 9-meter diameter circle.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Daily measurements with a TDR array, calibrated using six undisturbed soil samples analyzed in a lab.

Time Range

2003-11-06 to 2010-08-19

Geography

Cabauw, Netherlands