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Soil Temperature Sensor
Soil Temperature Sensor

Soil temperature sensors are in situ ground-based sensors used to measure and monitor soil temperature. They measure soil temperature by using thermistors or thermocouples to detect changes in resistance to calculate the temperature. Soil temperature sensors are used for agricultural purposes, environmental monitoring, and ecological research.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Temperature/Humidity
Earth Science > Agriculture > Soils
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/agriculture Indicators > Soil Temperature
Earth Science > Land Surface > Frozen Ground > Soil Temperature
Earth Science > Agriculture > Soils > Soil Temperature
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Soil Temperature
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Temperature
Subsurface - Land
Variable
Point
N/A
Currently unavailble
SMEX

Soil Moisture Experiment

2002—2005
Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
SMAPVEX

Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment

2008—2022
United States, Canada, Iowa, Maryland, Arizona, Massachusetts, Manitoba
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5 Deployments
· 25 Data Products
SMEX

Soil Moisture Experiment

2002—2005
Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico
view all deployment dates
4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products

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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/512External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/302External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/328External Link
10.5067/2ETTBINRTSKXExternal Link
10.5067/QTDS3ZGQNM95External Link