Journal Article

FZJ-2016-06132

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The integrated water balance and soil data set of the Rollesbroich hydrological observatory

Qu, W. ; Bogena, H. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Huisman, J. A.FZJ* ; Schmidt, M.FZJ* ; Kunkel, R.FZJ* ; Weuthen, A.FZJ* ; Schiedung, H.FZJ* ; Schilling, B.FZJ* ; Sorg, J.FZJ* ; Vereecken, H.FZJ*

2016
Copernics Publications Katlenburg-Lindau

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/12773  doi:10.5194/essd-8-517-2016

Abstract: The Rollesbroich headwater catchment located in western Germany is a densely instrumented hydrological observatory and part of the TERENO (Terrestrial Environmental Observatories) initiative. The measurements acquired in this observatory present a comprehensive data set that contains key hydrological fluxes in addition to important hydrological states and properties. Meteorological data (i.e., precipitation, air temperature, air humidity, radiation components, and wind speed) are continuously recorded and actual evapotranspiration is measured using the eddy covariance technique. Runoff is measured at the catchment outlet with a gauging station. In addition, spatiotemporal variations in soil water content and temperature are measured at high resolution with a wireless sensor network (SoilNet). Soil physical properties were determined using standard laboratory procedures from samples taken at a large number of locations in the catchment. This comprehensive data set can be used to validate remote sensing retrievals and hydrological models, to improve the understanding of spatial temporal dynamics of soil water content, to optimize data assimilation and inverse techniques for hydrological models, and to develop upscaling and downscaling procedures of soil water content information.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Agrosphäre (IBG-3)

Research Program(s):

1. 255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction (POF3-255) (POF3-255)

Appears in the scientific report 2016

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