COSMOS-UK: national soil moisture and hydrometeorology data for environmental science research
Cooper, Hollie M. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-3407; Bennett, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7398-9268; Blake, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-4712; Blyth, Eleanor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-238X; Boorman, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-5266; Cooper, Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1575-4222; Evans, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-1416; Fry, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-4039; Jenkins, Alan; Morrison, Ross ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1847-3127; Rylett, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7426-1153; Stanley, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-2969; Szczykulska, Magdalena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-7093; Trill, Emily; Antoniou, Vasileios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-4075; Askquith-Ellis, Anne; Ball, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-5958; Brooks, Milo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7439-0393; Clarke, Michael A.; Cowan, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-7916; Cumming, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5704-9006; Farrand, Philip; Hitt, Olivia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-4904; Lord, William; Scarlett, Peter; Swain, Oliver; Thornton, Jenna; Warwick, Alan; Winterbourn, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-5281.
2021
COSMOS-UK: national soil moisture and hydrometeorology data for environmental science research.
Earth System Science Data, 13 (4).
1737-1757.
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-1737-2021
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Abstract/Summary
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).
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-1737-2021 |
| UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-) Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-) Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-) Water Resources (Science Area 2017-) Directors, SCs Unaffiliated |
| ISSN: | 1866-3508 |
| Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: | Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link. |
| Additional Keywords: | soil moisture, environmental monitoring, field observations |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Hydrology |
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| Date made live: | 10 May 2021 13:06 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530189 |
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