Volume 33, Issue 14 pp. 2037-2043
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Towards estimating root-zone soil moisture using surface multispectral and thermal sensing: A spectral and hydrometeorological dataset from the Dookie experiment site, Victoria, Australia

Venkata Radha Akuraju

Corresponding Author

Venkata Radha Akuraju

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

ICRISAT Development Centre, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India

Correspondence

Venkata Radha Akuraju, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.

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Dongryeol Ryu

Dongryeol Ryu

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Andrew William Western

Andrew William Western

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Rodger Ian Young

Rodger Ian Young

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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First published: 09 April 2019
Citations: 1

Abstract

This paper describes surface hydrometeorological and spectral datasets collected from two tower sites located in the University of Melbourne's Dookie experimental farm, Victoria, Australia. The datasets were collected from different vegetation types including wheat, canola, and grazed pasture during the 2012, 2013, and 2014 cropping seasons. The dataset includes 30-min frequency latent and sensible heat flux measurements and layer-average soil moisture data at profile depths of 0–5, 0–30, 30–60, 60–90, and 90–120 cm. Air temperature, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, precipitation, and incoming and outgoing longwave and shortwave radiation data were also collected from two locations in the study area. The dataset described in this paper is available online.

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

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