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The gravimetrical soil moisture data were collected from many stations spread over the FIFE study area. These data were collected to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of moisture content of the soils over this area during and between the FIFE Intensive Field Campaigns. The aim of the FIFE soil moisture work was to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of soil moisture at the FIFE site, to validate and calibrate remote sensing measurements of soil water, and to evaluate alternative methods of measuring soil moisture both from the air and on the ground. A further goal was to develop techniques for comparing point and spatially continuous measurements of soil moisture. The FIFE soil moisture research was designed to advance the technology for characterizing soil moisture and contribute useful data to other FIFE investigations.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
CORING DEVICES ,
BALANCE
Spatial Extent

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1987-05-20 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2980751536-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1924
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Moisture/Water Content

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Nelson, A. K., & Harbers, G. (1994). Soil Moisture Gravimetric Data (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/110 Date Accessed: 2026-05-02

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Equilibrium Evaporation and Positive Evaporation-Surface Temperature Relationships Across a Grassland Qualls, Russell J., Wagstaff, Mark, Crago, Richard D. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone
Modeling of Energy, Water, and CO<SUB>2</SUB> Flux in a Temperate Grassland Ecosystem with SiB2: May-October 1987. Colello, G. D., Grivet, C., Sellers, P. J., Berry, J. A. Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Reflectance, Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Leaf Characteristics, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover
Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation. Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A. Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity
Modeling biophysical controls on land surface temperature and reflectance in grasslands Morrow, N., A. Friedl, M. Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Reflectance, Soil Moisture/Water Content
Comparison of the Evaporative Fraction and the Priestley-Taylor for Parameterizing Daytime Evaporation Crago, Richard D. Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Longwave Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Linking Boundary-Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part I: Observational Analysis. Smith, Eric A., Wai, Mickey M-K., Cooper, Harry J., Rubes, Michael T., Hsu, Ann Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature
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