[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL CLASSIFICATION']
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SAFARI 2000 SOIL PROPERTIES, MOISTURE, AND TEMP., SKUKUZA AND MONGU, 1999-2001 Entry ID: s2k_mongu_soil_prop |
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Summary
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Abstract:
Soil moisture and temperature profile sensors were deployed at flux tower sites in Mongu, Zambia and Skukuza, South Africa. In addition, thermal infrared sensors were deployed to monitor surface temperature at the sites, and soil samples were collected for physical property analysis. A heat-flux plate was also installed at 10 cm depth at the Mongu site. The data cover the period variously from August, 1999 to December, 2001.At the Mongu site, three profiles of soil moisture and temperature were obtained to a maximum depth of 125 cm. These profiles were located approximately 30 meters north of the Mongu flux tower, within the Kataba Local Forest. Surface radiometric temperature was measured by thermal infrared sensors deployed on top of the 30-meter tower and on a tree. At the Skukuza site, two profiles of soil moisture and temperature were obtained to a maximum depth of 40 cm in a Combretum stand. The radiometric temperature of the tree crown and the background surface were monitored by infrared thermocouple sensors deployed on a pole at 2.5 m and 5 m heights. Soil samples were collected at different depths in the vicinity of the soil profiles at each site and were analyzed at CSIR in Pretoria to determine bulk density, texture, and particle size distribution. The data files are stored as ASCII text files, in comma-separated-value (.csv) format. Associated with each data file is a metadata (.txt ) file. Among other information, the metadata files indicate periods of missing data.
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Geographic Coverage
| N: -15.4383 | S: -25.02 | E: 31.4678 | W: 23.2527 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
PINHEIRO, A.C.PRIVETTE, J.L.
Dataset Title: SAFARI 2000 SOIL PROPERTIES, MOISTURE, AND TEMP., SKUKUZA AND MONGU, 1999-2001 Dataset Release Date: 2005 Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center Data Presentation Form: Online Files Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/789 Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=789&term2attribut... |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1999-08-19 |
| Stop Date: 2001-12-31 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> AFRICA
> SOUTHERN AFRICA
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Science Keywords
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL BULK DENSITY [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL CLASSIFICATION [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL HEAT BUDGET [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL TEXTURE [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES >THERMAL PROPERTIES [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION |
Platform
| LABORATORY [Information] |
| FIELD INVESTIGATION [Information] |
Instrument
| TDR >Time Domain Reflectometry Probe [Information] |
| Thermistors [Information] |
| THERMOCOUPLES [Information] |
| Thermometers [Information] |
Project
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| SAFARI 2000 >The Southern African Regional Science Initiative Project [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Keywords
| SOILS |
| CANOPY |
| EOSDIS |
| FORESTS |
| SAVANNAS |
| VEGETATION |
| SAFARI 2000 |
| SOIL TEXTURE |
| SOIL MOISTURE |
| SOIL HEAT FLUX |
| SOIL PROPERTIES |
| SOIL TEMPERATURE |
| SOIL BULK DENSITY |
| SURFACE TEMPERATURE |
| SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
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THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/ Dataset ID: 789
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Personnel
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ANA
PINHEIRO Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 301-614-5689 Fax: 301-614-5808 Email: ana at hsb.gsfc.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA/GSFC Biospheric Science Branch (923) and Hydrological Sciences Branch (974) City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
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ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2005-03-08
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-17
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