Description:	This dataset includes root-zone and surface soil moisture measurements from a heterogeneous grazed pasture site (containing both Solonetzic (sodic) and Chernozemic (non-sodic) soil) located within the Brightwater Creek watershed (central Saskatchewan). Surveys of surface soil moisture (0–6cm) were conducted on four different measurement days ranging from extreme wet to extreme dry conditions. On each survey, moisture was measured over a 500m by 500m area at a grid spacing of 20m resulting in 625 points. Root-zone soil moisture (0–110cm) was monitored at 21 locations, primarily with 50m spacing along 2 transects. Measurements were taken at 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100cm depth by neutron probe; bi-weekly in 2012–2013 and monthly in 2014. At each monitoring location, the potential controls on soil moisture were measured. This included elevation, vegetation type, maximum snow water equivalent, bulk density, and the exchangeable sodium percentage. This data is suitable for examining the spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture and its controlling factors, as well as testing upscaling techniques.
Authors:	Peterson, Amber; University of Saskatchewan; 0000-0002-9341-1452 Helgason, Warren; University of Saskatchewan; 0000-0002-7068-5717 Ireson, Andrew; University of Saskatchewan; 0000-0003-1957-7355
Keywords:	soil moisture root-zone pasture variability sodic soil
Field of Research:	Earth and related environmental sciences > Hydrology > Soil hydrology
Publication Date:	2018-04-16
Publisher:	Federated Research Data Repository / dépôt fédéré de données de recherche
URI:	https://doi.org/10.20383/101.025
Related Identifiers:	This dataset is cited by https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023329 This dataset cites https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1373-2016
Geographic Coverage:	Place Name Brightwater Creek Province / Province / Territory Saskatchewan Territory   Country Canada
Geographic Point:	Latitude 51.38167 Longitude -106.41583
Appears in Collections:	Global Water Futures