5TE soil sensor monitoring

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Method synopsis

Continuous automated monitoring of soil temperature, moisture, and gas concentrations at multiple depths using sensor arrays. Provides high-resolution temporal data on soil microenvironmental conditions.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 15 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023 (2025), Earth System Science Data. The protocol was originally introduced by How an environment's moisture heterogeneity affects a community's traits (2015). Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Measure soil properties and conductive flux
   Deployed 0.5m Campbell Scientific SoilVUE10 TDR sensor measuring volumetric water content, temperature, electrical conductivity and permittivity at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50cm depths. Installed conductive flux plates (Hukseflux HFP01) at 5cm depth below surface.
   Quantities: 6 depth measurements per sensor, 2 flux plates per site (KPS-A), single soil probe per siteDuration: Continuous throughout deployment periods, soil probe at KPS-A failed June 2022Conditions: Variable soil moisture and temperature conditions, some sensors affected by cable damage
   Equipment: Campbell Scientific SoilVUE10 TDR, Hukseflux HFP01
2. Install snow temperature profiling system
   Deployed Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus (SIMBA) thermistor string at AYP in second year, consisting of 1.9m length with thermistors at 2cm spacing affixed to ridged plastic support structure suspended from tripod.
   Quantities: Single string, 2cm spacing between thermistors, 1.9m total length, positioned 3m east of ASFS-50Duration: Installed 1 November 2022, operated through winter and springConditions: Snow-covered period, designed to track snow accumulation and ablation
   Equipment: SIMBA thermistor string, tripod support

Typical Equipment

• VWC EC-5 Meter Group Pullman WA sensors
• matric potential kPa Teros 21 sensors
• O2 concentration BE2-O2-50 Apogee Instruments Logan UT
• CO2 concentration F0275476 Eosense Dartmouth Canada

Output Measurements

• soil temperature
• volumetric water content
• matric potential
• O2 concentration
• CO2 concentration

Papers Using This Protocol (15)

Species Studied With This Protocol

Places Where Used