Soil moisture data obtained from prototype neutron probes at a centre-pivot irrigation site, Bahia state, Brazil, 2023
https://doi.org/10.5285/a2c87e47-6f85-4bee-9a54-ecb1bb5b3573
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Stowell, P.; Torre-Neto, A.; Kamienski, C. (2025). Soil moisture data obtained from prototype neutron probes at a centre-pivot irrigation site, Bahia state, Brazil, 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a2c87e47-6f85-4bee-9a54-ecb1bb5b3573
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This dataset contains daily soil moisture estimates using prototype cosmic ray neutron sensors. The sensors were deployed in a centre-pivot irrigation site in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and measurements were taken hourly between June and December, 2023.
The dataset includes daily averages of volumetric water containment, which have been corrected for environmental effects.
This dataset was created to study the potential for using distributed cosmic ray sensors to support data driven irrigation optimisation and is supported by NERC (NE/W004364/1).
The dataset includes daily averages of volumetric water containment, which have been corrected for environmental effects.
This dataset was created to study the potential for using distributed cosmic ray sensors to support data driven irrigation optimisation and is supported by NERC (NE/W004364/1).
Publication date: 2025-06-30
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WGS 84
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Temporal extent
2023-06-01 to 2023-12-30
Temporal resolution
daily
Provenance & quality
Soil moisture data collected on a prototype FiWare sensing platform. Corrections for background cosmic ray variations, air humidity and temperature were applied using weather station data from a co-deployed environmental monitoring station before being averaged over each day.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Stowell, P.; Torre-Neto, A.; Kamienski, C. (2025). Soil moisture data obtained from prototype neutron probes at a centre-pivot irrigation site, Bahia state, Brazil, 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a2c87e47-6f85-4bee-9a54-ecb1bb5b3573
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Stowell, P.
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
UNITED KINGDOM
p.stowell@sheffield.ac.uk
Sheffield
S10 2TN
UNITED KINGDOM
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Durham University
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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08 July 2025 09:40