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| author | Rao, Sathyanarayan |
| author_facet | Rao, Sathyanarayan |
| contents | <p>This dataset contains high-frequency (15-minute interval) in situ observations of soil<br>hydrothermal conditions collected between January 2016 and June 2025 at an agricultural<br>field site in the Berambadi/Bechanahalli catchment, Karnataka, southern India. The monitoring<br>site is representative of semi-arid, monsoon-dominated agroecosystems on the Mysore Plateau.</p> <p>The dataset includes time-synchronized measurements of volumetric soil moisture, soil<br>temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), relative dielectric permittivity (RDP), and<br>precipitation. Measurements are available at 5 cm and 50 cm depths throughout the record,<br>with an additional intermediate depth (15 cm) introduced in 2021 to improve vertical<br>resolution.</p> <p>From 2016 to 2020, soil electrical conductivity was measured directly using EC sensors.<br>Beginning in 2021, the monitoring system transitioned to dielectric permittivity sensors.<br>The 2021 overlap period enables continuity of event-scale diagnostics across the sensor<br>transition. Electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity are reported as distinct<br>variables and should be interpreted accordingly.</p> <p>All data are provided at their native 15-minute temporal resolution without temporal<br>interpolation or gap filling. Quality control focused on physical plausibility and sensor<br>consistency, including removal of physically implausible values, identification of sensor<br>flatlining, and verification of expected depth-dependent variability. Short-lived soil<br>moisture exceedances above laboratory-derived saturation thresholds were retained and flagged,<br>as these may represent transient surface ponding during intense monsoon rainfall.</p> <p>The dataset is distributed as yearly CSV files and is intended to support analyses of<br>event-scale infiltration dynamics, vertical connectivity, thermal coupling, land–surface<br>model evaluation, and satellite soil moisture validation in monsoon-driven semi-arid systems.</p> |
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| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_18409640 |
| institution | Zenodo |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | A Decade of High-Frequency Soil Hydrothermal Observations in a Semi-Arid Monsoon Catchment (2016–2025) Rao, Sathyanarayan <p>This dataset contains high-frequency (15-minute interval) in situ observations of soil<br>hydrothermal conditions collected between January 2016 and June 2025 at an agricultural<br>field site in the Berambadi/Bechanahalli catchment, Karnataka, southern India. The monitoring<br>site is representative of semi-arid, monsoon-dominated agroecosystems on the Mysore Plateau.</p> <p>The dataset includes time-synchronized measurements of volumetric soil moisture, soil<br>temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), relative dielectric permittivity (RDP), and<br>precipitation. Measurements are available at 5 cm and 50 cm depths throughout the record,<br>with an additional intermediate depth (15 cm) introduced in 2021 to improve vertical<br>resolution.</p> <p>From 2016 to 2020, soil electrical conductivity was measured directly using EC sensors.<br>Beginning in 2021, the monitoring system transitioned to dielectric permittivity sensors.<br>The 2021 overlap period enables continuity of event-scale diagnostics across the sensor<br>transition. Electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity are reported as distinct<br>variables and should be interpreted accordingly.</p> <p>All data are provided at their native 15-minute temporal resolution without temporal<br>interpolation or gap filling. Quality control focused on physical plausibility and sensor<br>consistency, including removal of physically implausible values, identification of sensor<br>flatlining, and verification of expected depth-dependent variability. Short-lived soil<br>moisture exceedances above laboratory-derived saturation thresholds were retained and flagged,<br>as these may represent transient surface ponding during intense monsoon rainfall.</p> <p>The dataset is distributed as yearly CSV files and is intended to support analyses of<br>event-scale infiltration dynamics, vertical connectivity, thermal coupling, land–surface<br>model evaluation, and satellite soil moisture validation in monsoon-driven semi-arid systems.</p> |
| title | A Decade of High-Frequency Soil Hydrothermal Observations in a Semi-Arid Monsoon Catchment (2016–2025) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18409640 |