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connec t ion Soil Temperature Sensors Changing Starting December 1, the Mesonet will use the existing soil moisture sensors, along with new ones installed at 10 cm under sod and bare soil, to measure soil temperature. The switch will keep our total number of soil moisture and temperature measurement at eight but decrease the number of sensors we maintain down to five. “Our top priority during this change was to improve the soil temperature and moisture variables the agricultural community and Oklahoma State University focus on,” Fiebrich said. The new 10-cm bare soil temperature is a good indication of planting temperatures for plowed fields, while the 10-cm sod temperature is used in the first hollow stem model for winter wheat. Also, the 25-cm sod temperature can be used for brush control and heat flux studies. Volume 4 — Issue 11 — November 2013 www.mesonet.org SOIL MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE are important factors for plant and crop growth. Different seeds require different soil temperatures to germinate, and soil moisture is used to schedule irrigation and even help predict crop yields. The Mesonet has measured soil temperature since 1994 and soil moisture since 1996. In recent years, we have explored options to improve our sensors. “Our existing soil moisture sensors are also capable of measuring soil temperature,” said Chris Fiebrich, Manager of the Mesonet. “The Mesonet plans to switch its existing 5 and 10 cm soil temperature measurements over to the soil moisture sensors. We will also add new 25 and 60 cm soil temperature observations to our data stream. We have just completed over a year of extensive calibrations and field evaluation of soil temperature data to ensure the old data stream and the new are equivalent.” –by Stephanie Bowen
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Okla State Agency |
Climatological Survey, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code | 'CLI' |
Title | Mesonet connection, 11/2013, v.4 no.11 |
Authors |
Oklahoma Climatological Survey. |
Publication Date | 2013-11 |
Publication type | Newsletter |
Purpose | Soil Temperature Sensors Changing by Stephanie Bowen; Mesonet in Pictures: Soil Temperature 10-cm Bare; Soil Moisture Maps; Plant Available Water; Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensor; Soil moisture sensor also measures temperature by Brad Illston; Familiar Pattern Remains During October by Gary McManus; |
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Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.mesonet.org/mesonet_connection/v4i11.pdf |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2014-01-07 |
Date modified | 2014-05-05 |
OCLC number | 890227217 |
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Title | v4i11 1 |
Full text | connec t ion Soil Temperature Sensors Changing Starting December 1, the Mesonet will use the existing soil moisture sensors, along with new ones installed at 10 cm under sod and bare soil, to measure soil temperature. The switch will keep our total number of soil moisture and temperature measurement at eight but decrease the number of sensors we maintain down to five. “Our top priority during this change was to improve the soil temperature and moisture variables the agricultural community and Oklahoma State University focus on,” Fiebrich said. The new 10-cm bare soil temperature is a good indication of planting temperatures for plowed fields, while the 10-cm sod temperature is used in the first hollow stem model for winter wheat. Also, the 25-cm sod temperature can be used for brush control and heat flux studies. Volume 4 — Issue 11 — November 2013 www.mesonet.org SOIL MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE are important factors for plant and crop growth. Different seeds require different soil temperatures to germinate, and soil moisture is used to schedule irrigation and even help predict crop yields. The Mesonet has measured soil temperature since 1994 and soil moisture since 1996. In recent years, we have explored options to improve our sensors. “Our existing soil moisture sensors are also capable of measuring soil temperature,” said Chris Fiebrich, Manager of the Mesonet. “The Mesonet plans to switch its existing 5 and 10 cm soil temperature measurements over to the soil moisture sensors. We will also add new 25 and 60 cm soil temperature observations to our data stream. We have just completed over a year of extensive calibrations and field evaluation of soil temperature data to ensure the old data stream and the new are equivalent.” –by Stephanie Bowen |
Date created | 2014-01-07 |
Date modified | 2014-01-07 |