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

VL - 13

SP - 1737

EP - 1757

JO - Earth System Science Data

JF - Earth System Science Data

SN - 1866-3516

IS - 4

ER -