SCAN
| Country | USA |
| Stations | 239 |
| Organisation | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) |
| Contacts | Melissa Webb |
| Website |
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
| Official References | Schaefer, G., Cosh, M. & Jackson, T. (2007), ‘The usda natural resources conservation service soil climate analysis network (scan)’, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology - J ATMOS OCEAN TECHNOL 24, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007JTECHA930.1; |
| Variables measured |
air temperature precipitation snow depth snow water equivalent soil moisture soil temperature |
| Depths of soil moisture measurements |
0.02 - 0.02 m 0.05 - 0.05 m 0.10 - 0.10 m 0.15 - 0.15 m 0.20 - 0.20 m 0.25 - 0.25 m 0.27 - 0.27 m 0.30 - 0.30 m 0.38 - 0.38 m 0.40 - 0.40 m 0.45 - 0.45 m 0.50 - 0.50 m 0.60 - 0.60 m 0.66 - 0.66 m 0.68 - 0.68 m 0.76 - 0.76 m 0.83 - 0.83 m 0.88 - 0.88 m 1.01 - 1.01 m 1.09 - 1.09 m 1.14 - 1.14 m 1.29 - 1.29 m 1.39 - 1.39 m 1.52 - 1.52 m 2.03 - 2.03 m |
| Soil Moisture sensors used |
n.s. Hydraprobe Analog (2.5 Volt) Hydraprobe Analog (5.0 Volt) Hydraprobe Digital Sdi-12 Thermistor (linear) Hydraprobe Digital Sdi-12 (2.5 Volt) |
| Data availability | from 1996-01-01 to 2024-11-21 |
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