TY - JOUR
T1 - COSMOS-UK: national soil moisture and hydrometeorology data for environmental science research
AU - Cooper, Hollie M.
AU - Bennett, Emma
AU - Blake, James
AU - Blyth, Eleanor
AU - Boorman, David
AU - Cooper, Elizabeth
AU - Evans, Jonathan
AU - Fry, Matthew
AU - Jenkins, Alan
AU - Morrison, Ross
AU - Rylett, Daniel
AU - Stanley, Simon
AU - Szczykulska, Magdalena
AU - Trill, Emily
AU - Antoniou, Vasileios
AU - Askquith-Ellis, Anne
AU - Ball, Lucy
AU - Brooks, Milo
AU - Clarke, Michael A.
AU - Cowan, Nicholas
AU - Cumming, Alexander
AU - Farrand, Philip
AU - Hitt, Olivia
AU - Lord, William
AU - Scarlett, Peter
AU - Swain, Oliver
AU - Thornton, Jenna
AU - Warwick, Alan
AU - Winterbourn, J. Ben
PY - 2021/4/28
Y1 - 2021/4/28
N2 - The COSMOS-UK observation network has been providing field-scale soil moisture and hydrometeorological measurements across the UK since 2013. At the time of publication a total of 51 COSMOS-UK sites have been established, each delivering high-temporal resolution data in near-real time. Each site utilizes a cosmic-ray neutron sensor, which counts epithermal neutrons at the land surface. These measurements are used to derive field-scale near-surface soil water content, which can provide unique insight for science, industry, and agriculture by filling a scale gap between localized point soil moisture and large-scale satellite soil moisture datasets. Additional soil physics and meteorological measurements are made by the COSMOS-UK network including precipitation, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, soil heat flux, wind speed and direction, and components of incoming and outgoing radiation. These near-real-time observational data can be used to improve the performance of hydrological models, validate remote sensing products, improve hydro-meteorological forecasting, and underpin applications across a range of other scientific fields. The most recent version of the COSMOS-UK dataset is publically available at https://doi.org/10.5285/b5c190e4-e35d-40ea-8fbe-598da03a1185 (Stanley et al., 2021).
AB - The COSMOS-UK observation network has been providing field-scale soil moisture and hydrometeorological measurements across the UK since 2013. At the time of publication a total of 51 COSMOS-UK sites have been established, each delivering high-temporal resolution data in near-real time. Each site utilizes a cosmic-ray neutron sensor, which counts epithermal neutrons at the land surface. These measurements are used to derive field-scale near-surface soil water content, which can provide unique insight for science, industry, and agriculture by filling a scale gap between localized point soil moisture and large-scale satellite soil moisture datasets. Additional soil physics and meteorological measurements are made by the COSMOS-UK network including precipitation, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, soil heat flux, wind speed and direction, and components of incoming and outgoing radiation. These near-real-time observational data can be used to improve the performance of hydrological models, validate remote sensing products, improve hydro-meteorological forecasting, and underpin applications across a range of other scientific fields. The most recent version of the COSMOS-UK dataset is publically available at https://doi.org/10.5285/b5c190e4-e35d-40ea-8fbe-598da03a1185 (Stanley et al., 2021).
U2 - 10.5194/essd-13-1737-2021
DO - 10.5194/essd-13-1737-2021
M3 - Article
SN - 1866-3516
VL - 13
SP - 1737
EP - 1757
JO - Earth System Science Data
JF - Earth System Science Data
IS - 4
ER -