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Soil Moisture Response and Temperature Data 2008

With Corresponding Graphs from the Montana Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) and SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) Sites

SNOTEL Soil Moisture Response (SMR) and Soil Temperature Metadata Notes
SNOTEL Site Name Comments
Big Goose
Water Year 2008 		8” depth soil temperature and 20” depth soil temperature sensors appear to be swapped.
8” depth SMR and 20” depth SMR sensors appear to be swapped.
Black Pine
Water Year 2008		 40” depth appears to be responding to temporal perched water in pit bottom as sensor is near bedrock contact. ≈May 01, 2008 through Jun 20, 2008
Mount Lockhart
Water Year 2008		 Entire profile is saturated or near field capacity.
Nevada Ridge
Water Year 2008		 40” depth soil temperature and 40” depth SMR sensors fail on Jul 2002 (data deleted through end of record).
Sleeping Woman
Water Year 2008		 8” depth SMR sensor nonresponsive (flat line, soil temperature okay); 40” depth SMR reflects perched water as sensor is near bedrock contact. 40” depth SMR response deleted May 06, 2008 through May 15, 2008 due to erratic response.
West Yellowstone
Water Year 2008		 40” depth SMR sensor response (zero SMR) feasible in this climatic zone.

SCAN Soil Moisture Response (SMR) and Soil Temperature Metadata Notes
SCAN Site Name Comments
Conrad
Water Year 2008		 4” depth soil temperature and SMR sensors results invalid (bad wiring), Oct 04, 2007 through Jun 06, 2008
Fort Assinniboine
Water Year 2008		 No comments
Jordan
Water Year 2008		 No comments
Lindsay
Water Year 2008		 8” depth SMR sensor response ≈Mar 01, 2008 appears to reflect thawing soil near sensor. 20” depth SMR SSE sensor failed on Sep 16, 2008.
Moccasin
Water Year 2008		 No comments
Sidney
Water Year 2008		 Data currently not available from Oct 01, 2007 through Dec 11, 2007. Periodic missing data.
Table Mountain
Water Year 2008		 No comments
Violett
Water Year 2008		 40” depth SMR sensor installed in dry soil Oct 2007; no response (wetting) until late Apr 2008.
SCAN Site Sensor Installation Notes--2008

Last Modified: 11/20/2009