Monitored soil moisture and temperature in Indiana crop rotated field

<p>Soil moisture (m<sup>3</sup>/m<sup>3</sup>) and temperature (°C) were measured at 10-minute intervals at depths of 10 cm, 20 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm and 80 cm in a crop rotated field in West Lafayette, IN (40.48128°, -87.00031°). Data were collected from water years 2018 to 2020. Data were screened to ensure quality of data and no gaps in time-series. Null data values were replaced with -9999 when sensors were not recording data. For instance, sensors were turned off intermittently during harvest of the 2018 water year.</p>

<p>Soil Moisture Content (SMC) and soil temperature were collected with a Decagon (METER Group) 5TM sensor. The SMC represents the liquid content in the soil that can experience freezing. The SMC measurements range from 0.0 to 1.0 m<sup>3</sup>/m<sup>3</sup>  with a resolution of 0.0008 m<sup>3</sup>/m<sup>3</sup> from 0.0 to 0.50 m<sup>3</sup>/m<sup>3</sup>. The temperature measurements range from -40°C to +60°C with a resolution of 0.1°C. Data were stored on an Em50 data logger and offloaded weekly. </p>