GeoWATCH Soil Moisture Model Validation Data from Three Field Sites

Supplemental material for a field validation study of the GeoWATCH soil moisture downscaling model. The dataset includes precipitation records, site data, and ANOVA charts comparing estimated versus measured soil moisture and soil strength across three validation sites. It was authored by Shannon Hibbard and last updated on April 25, 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate soil moisture downscaling algorithms based on field measurements.
• Assess the relationship between soil moisture and soil strength predictions for mobility modeling.
• Perform statistical analysis of model performance using the provided ANOVA charts.

Strengths

• Includes field validation data from three distinct sites, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Provides both raw data (precipitation, site data) and processed statistical results (ANOVA charts).
• Released under a CC-BY-NC-4.0 license, permitting non-commercial reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• The dataset is small (603.7 KB), indicating a limited scope of observations.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field measurements and model validation study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 01:35:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data is from three unspecified field sites.