Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture in China
Summary
This data set contains soil temperature and soil moisture data from nine sites in China. Temporal coverage varies by station; the earliest record is from June 1998, and the latest is from May 2002. Data from individual stations are available in tab-delimited ASCII text files. An Excel spreadsheet contains the same data compiled together in a single file. NSIDC currently provides these summary data via FTP; the full soil temperature and moisture data set is available from Ron Paetzold, USDA.
Citing These Data:
Paetzold, R., ed. 2003. Monthly Summaries of Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture at Sites in China. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital Media.
Overview Table
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Data format | Data from individual stations are available in tab-delimited ASCII text files. An Excel spreadsheet contains the same data compiled together in a single file. |
| Spatial coverage | Data were collected from nine sites in China. No data are available from a tenth site (China 6) provided with this data set. |
| Temporal coverage |
Temporal coverage varies by station; the earliest record is from June 1998, and the latest is from May 2002. |
| File naming convention | ggd625_*.txt: Data from individual stations |
| File size | File sizes range from 9 KB to 628 KB. |
| Parameter(s) |
Each site provides soil temperature (°C) and soil moisture (volumetric) data. Sites may also contain some of the following variables:
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| Procedures for obtaining data | NSIDC currently provides these summary data via FTP. The full soil temperature and moisture data set is available from Ron Paetzold, USDA. |
Table of Contents
1. Contacts and Acknowledgments2. Detailed Data Description
3. Document Information
1. Contacts and Acknowledgments:
Investigator(s) Name and Title:
Ron F. Paetzold
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Lincoln, NE 68505
Chien-Lu Ping
University of Alaska at Fairbanks
Palmer Research Center
Palmer, AK 99645
Zhao Lin
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
260 Donggang West Road
Lanzhou, Gansu 730000
People's Republic of China
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2. Detailed Data Description:
A Campbell Scientific CR10X-2M datalogger records day, time, battery (voltage), and internal temperature. A combination of the following below-ground sensors are attached to the datalogger: Vitel Hydra dielectric constant soil moisture and temperature sensors, Campbell 107 soil temperature sensors, MRC soil temperature probes, and International Thermal Instrument heat flux sensors.
Some sites have above-ground sensors at various heights, including Vaisala HMP45C air temperature and relative humidity sensors, TE525 rain gauges, EKO MR21 albedo sensors, and Epply PIR infrared sensors.
See Active-Layer Depths for a table of active-layer depths and graphs of soil temperature profiles from all nine stations.
See Soil Characteristics for a summary of soils throughout the study area.
Format:
Each of the nine station files reporting data contains average, median, standard deviation, maximum, and minimum values for the variables listed in the following documents:
China 1 (Fenghuoshan station)
China 2 (Ecology station)
China 3 (Wuli site)
China 4 (Two rivers, lower)
China 5 (Two rivers, upper)
China 6 (Kunlun basin): No data available
China 7 (Glacier station)
China 8 (Da Xi Gou, Glacier station)
China 9 (Deep borehole site)
China 10 (Shallow borehole site)
Sample Data Record:
Following is the first record from "ggd625_tworivers_lower.txt":
Two Rivers (lower) "Qinghai, China" China 4 BATT INT AIR Max Min SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T SOIL T Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel Vitel VOLT TEMP TEMP Air T Air T 1 cm 15 cm 28 cm 36 cm 50 cm 60 cm 70 cm 80 cm 90 cm 95 cm 105 cm 120 cm 3 cm 3 cm 15 cm 15 cm 28 cm 28 cm 36 cm 36 cm 50 cm 50 cm 60 cm 60 cm 70 cm 70 cm 80 cm 80 cm 90 cm 90 cm 95 cm 95 cm 105 cm 105 cm 120 cm 120 cm deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v deg C H2O v/v "October, 1999" Average 13.46 1.62 -1.67 -0.80 -2.58 2.00 1.72 1.46 1.24 0.79 0.52 0.15 0.00 -0.09 7.66 -0.07 -0.25 1.92 0.39 1.50 0.48 1.53 0.46 1.33 0.48 1.05 0.43 0.79 0.43 0.53 0.41 0.26 0.41 0.18 0.39 0.17 0.30 0.11 0.16 0.05 0.17 Median 13.20 0.65 -1.65 -0.82 -2.44 0.35 1.30 1.13 1.00 0.61 0.40 0.10 -0.03 -0.09 8.17 -0.07 -0.25 0.96 0.41 0.97 0.47 1.12 0.44 1.04 0.48 0.82 0.43 0.66 0.43 0.46 0.41 0.23 0.41 0.16 0.39 0.16 0.32 0.11 0.16 0.05 0.17 Std Dev 0.40 5.40 4.29 4.49 4.17 3.51 1.52 1.21 0.96 0.66 0.43 0.25 0.08 0.02 8.96 0.01 0.01 2.12 0.05 1.46 0.04 1.19 0.03 0.98 0.01 0.73 0.00 0.46 0.00 0.29 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 Max 14.23 13.68 8.61 10.44 7.84 14.50 5.37 3.73 2.97 1.87 1.21 0.56 0.13 -0.05 26.24 -0.04 -0.23 9.30 0.41 5.24 0.54 4.08 0.50 3.36 0.49 2.45 0.43 1.61 0.43 1.02 0.41 0.49 0.41 0.29 0.39 0.21 0.35 0.13 0.17 0.06 0.18 Min 12.96 -12.20 -15.77 -15.30 -16.37 -3.33 -0.01 0.01 0.05 -0.04 -0.03 -0.19 -0.09 -0.12 -0.23 -0.10 -0.27 -1.14 0.11 -0.04 0.43 0.19 0.42 0.18 0.47 0.16 0.43 0.23 0.43 0.16 0.41 0.08 0.41 0.09 0.36 0.13 0.22 0.08 0.14 0.03 0.16
File Naming Convention:
The following files are ASCII text versions of data from individual stations:
ggd625_da_xi_gou.txt
ggd625_deep_borehole.txt
ggd625_ecology_station.txt
ggd625_fenghuoshan.txt
ggd625_glacier_station.txt
ggd625_shallow_borehole.txt
ggd625_tworivers_lower.txt
ggd625_tworivers_upper.txt
ggd625_wuli.txt
The file "ggd625_china_soiltemp.xls" is an Excel spreadsheet of data from all stations. The file "ggd625_china_aldepth.txt" is an ASCII text file of yearly depth from all stations.
File Size:
ggd625_china_aldepth.txt: 0.87 KB
ggd625_china_soiltemp.xls: 628 KB
ggd625_da_xi_gou.txt: 9 KB
ggd625_deep_borehole.txt: 12 KB
ggd625_ecology_station.txt: 38 KB
ggd625_fenghuoshan.txt: 48 KB
ggd625_glacier_station.txt: 31 KB
ggd625_shallow_borehole.txt: 10 KB
ggd625_tworivers_lower.txt: 24 KB
ggd625_tworivers_upper.txt: 23 KB
ggd625_wuli.txt: 35 KB
Spatial Coverage:
Data were collected from nine sites in China. No data are available from a tenth site (China 6) provided with this data set. The following coordinates are averages from two or more GPS measurements:
Temporal Coverage:
The following date ranges have incomplete coverage; some stations have large gaps of data.
China 1 (Fenghuoshan station): June 1998 through November 2001
China 2 (Ecology station): August 1999 through December 2001
China 3 (Wuli site): September 1999 through December 2001
China 4 (Two rivers, lower): October 1999 through December 2001
China 5 (Two rivers, upper): October 1999 through December 2001
China 6 (Kunlun basin): No data available
China 7 (Glacier station): September 2000 through April 2002
China 8 (Da Xi Gou, Glacier station): June through September 2001
China 9 (Deep borehole site): June 2001 through May 2002
China 10 (Shallow borehole site): June 2001 through May 2002
3. Document Information:
Document Creation Date:
May 2003
Document Revision Date:
May 2003
Document URL:
http://nsidc.org/data/docs/fgdc/ggd625_soiltemp_china/index.html
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