COSMOS-UK: national soil moisture and hydrometeorology data for environmental science research

Autor: H. M. Cooper, E. Bennett, J. Blake, E. Blyth, D. Boorman, E. Cooper, J. Evans, M. Fry, A. Jenkins, R. Morrison, D. Rylett, S. Stanley, M. Szczykulska, E. Trill, V. Antoniou, A. Askquith-Ellis, L. Ball, M. Brooks, M. A. Clarke, N. Cowan, A. Cumming, P. Farrand, O. Hitt, W. Lord, P. Scarlett, O. Swain, J. Thornton, A. Warwick, B. Winterbourn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Earth System Science Data, Vol 13, Pp 1737-1757 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1866-3508
1866-3516
DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-1737-2021
Popis: The COSMOS-UK observation network has been providing field-scale soil moisture and hydrometeorological measurements across the UK since 2013. At the time of publication a total of 51 COSMOS-UK sites have been established, each delivering high-temporal resolution data in near-real time. Each site utilizes a cosmic-ray neutron sensor, which counts epithermal neutrons at the land surface. These measurements are used to derive field-scale near-surface soil water content, which can provide unique insight for science, industry, and agriculture by filling a scale gap between localized point soil moisture and large-scale satellite soil moisture datasets. Additional soil physics and meteorological measurements are made by the COSMOS-UK network including precipitation, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, soil heat flux, wind speed and direction, and components of incoming and outgoing radiation. These near-real-time observational data can be used to improve the performance of hydrological models, validate remote sensing products, improve hydro-meteorological forecasting, and underpin applications across a range of other scientific fields. The most recent version of the COSMOS-UK dataset is publically available at https://doi.org/10.5285/b5c190e4-e35d-40ea-8fbe-598da03a1185 (Stanley et al., 2021).
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