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Capability of PlantCare Mini-Logger technology for monitoring of soil water content and temperature in forest soils. Test results of 2015
New technology always offers new perspectives for science. Accurate measurement of soil moisture is more difficult than it seems, especially if continuous measurements are required within for example monitoring programmes. Fortunately, one can always measure gravimetrical soil water content of a soil sample taken at a given time, location and depth which can act as the real reference (golden standard) for soil moisture measurements performed by other techniques and methods. This report is the result of a parallel investigation on soil moisture monitoring on 5 selected UN/ECE ICP Forests intensive monitoring sites in Flanders, Belgium, which are part of the European Level II network. The main investigation aims at validation and –if necessary- in situ recalibration of soil water content reflectometers (FDR) installed and continuously operating since 2010 on the 5 test sites. The main goal is to determine status and trends of soil moisture evolution in forest soils since the start of the continuous measurements on these sites in the year 2000. Strongly linked with the climatic changes we observe, we want to see their impact on soil water balance and related hydrological and nutrient fluxes through these reference forest ecosystems.
Lees de publicatie
- Publicatiedatum
- Augustus 2016
- Publicatietype
- Onderzoeksrapport
- Auteur(s)
- Bruno De Vos
- Reeks
- Report ID 12107469