NRCS-USFS Soil Moisture Measurements - Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, NC, 2022-2025

This dataset consists of soil moisture (volumetric water content and water potential), temperature, and electrical conductivity measurements at multiple depths within 12 soil pedons distributed across Watersheds 32 and 7 at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory from March 2022 to April 2025. This work is a part of a larger partnership between the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to install, monitor and generate long-term soil moisture datasets across multiple forested watersheds in the U.S. Associated data packages from both the Fernow and Hubbard Brook Experimental Forests can be found on the EDI Data Portal. Dataset contributors: Project planning led by Carlos Quintero (USFS, ORISE), with help from Amos Stead (NRCS) and Tiffany Allen (NRCS) in site selection. Scientific and logistical support from Chris Oishi (USFS), Amanda Pennino (NRCS), and Erin Rooney (NRCS). Seth Strickland (USFS), Amos Stead (NRCS), Ann Tan (NRCS), and Tiffany Allen (NRCS) assisted with site installation. Site visits, data downloading, and logger maintenance was by Seth Strickland (USFS). The dataset was curated by Emily Piché (USFS, ORISE) and Amanda Pennino (NRCS). Overall partnership initiation and project management was by Stephanie Connolly (USFS) and Skye Wills (NRCS)