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Soil Moisture Response and Temperature Data 2009

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 2009		 No comments
Black Bear
Water Year 2009		 Installed July 30, 2009
Black Pine
Water Year 2009		 • 20” depth SMR sensor data is unavailable.
• 40” depth SMR reflects perched water as sensor is near bedrock contact.
Bone Springs Divide
Water Year 2009		 No comments
Clover Meadow
Water Year 2009		 Installed July 29, 2009
Divide
Water Year 2009		 Installed July 28, 2009
Lakeview Ridge Installed July 29, 2009
Lick Creek
Water Year 2009		 20” and 40” depth SMR sensors are installed in saturated clay.
Mount Lockhart
Water Year 2009		 Entire profile is saturated or near field capacity.
Nevada Ridge
Water Year 2009		 40” depth soil temperature and SMR data is unavailable.
Sleeping Woman
Water Year 2009		 • 4”, 8”, and 20” depth SMR and soil temperature sensors have short from May 19, 2009, through end of record.
• 40” depth SMR is intermittent, and 40” depth soil temperature is valid.
Sucker Creek
Water Year 2009		 No comments
West Yellowstone
Water Year 2009		 • 40” depth SMR response zero until sensor calibration readjusted on June 17, 2009.
White Mill
Water Year 2009		 • 4” depth SMR calibration curve results in extremely low responses during frozen conditions.
• 20” and 40” depth SMR reflect perched water as sensor is near bedrock contact.

SCAN Soil Moisture Response (SMR) and Soil Temperature Metadata Notes
SCAN Site Name Comments
Conrad
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available prior to May 29, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues
Fort Assinniboine
Water Year 2009		 No Comments
Jordan
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available from December 14, 2008, through February 2, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues.
Lindsay
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available from December 12, 2008 through May 21, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues.
Moccasin
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available from December 20, 2008, through July 7, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues.
Sidney
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available from December 15, 2008 through May 22, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues.
Table Mountain
Water Year 2009		 Precipitation data is not available from October 31, 2008 through June 23, 2009, due to defective gage and potential antifreeze issues.
Violett
Water Year 2009		 No Comments

NOTE: Under frozen soil conditions, SMR readings will depress due to the fact that the sensor can only read liquid water. Sensor readings will return to normal as soil thaws.

SCAN Site Sensor Installation Notes--2009

Last Modified: 11/20/2009